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Wonderful Wombats Trivia Quiz

Everyone knows about koalas and kangaroos but what do you know about Australia's lovable wombats?

A multiple-choice quiz by Tizzabelle. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Tizzabelle

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,530

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1157

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 193 (8/10), Guest 83 (6/10), Guest 147 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. There are three types of wombat in Australia. There are the northern and southern hairy-nosed wombats and which other type of wombat? Hint

Giant wombat

Eastern wombat

Common wombat

Hairless wombat

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Question 2 of 10

2. When European settlers first discovered wombats in Australia it was thought they were a type of which animal? Hint

Raccoon

Badger

Armadillo

Beaver

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the wombat's nearest relative? Hint

Kangaroo

Bilby

Numbat

Koala

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where do wombats make their home? Hint

In burrows in the ground

In a tree hollow

On the branches of trees

In a nest on the ground made of twigs and leaves

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is different about a wombat's pouch when compared to most other marsupials? Hint

It's on the wombat's back rather than the underside

It has two segments for twin births

It faces backwards

It can accommodate up to four wombat babies simultaneously

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is a baby wombat called? Hint

Cub

Kitten

Joey

Pup

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Question 7 of 10

7. Wombats' teeth are different from other marsupials. They resemble the teeth of what other group of animals? Hint

Cats

Dogs

Rodents

Horses

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Question 8 of 10

8. What diet does the wombat live on? Hint

Carnivorous

Herbivorous

Omnivorous

Eucalyptus leaves only

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the scientific name for the common wombat? Hint

Phascolarctos cinereus

Atrax robusta

Vombatus ursinus

Macropus rufus

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Question 10 of 10

10. The hairy-nosed wombat is the faunal emblem of which Australian state? Hint

Western Australia

South Australia

New South Wales

Victoria

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There are three types of wombat in Australia. There are the northern and southern hairy-nosed wombats and which other type of wombat?

Answer: Common wombat

The common wombat is found on the eastern coast of Australia and Tasmania. In contrast, the northern hairy-nosed wombat is only found in a small national park in Queensland.

2. When European settlers first discovered wombats in Australia it was thought they were a type of which animal?

Answer: Badger

The first settlers to Australia thought wombats were badgers or related to them. The towns of Badger Creek in Victoria and Badger in Tasmania were named after these supposed badgers.

3. What is the wombat's nearest relative?

Answer: Koala

Their faces aren't dissimilar and of course both have pouches. Wombats don't climb trees though.

4. Where do wombats make their home?

Answer: In burrows in the ground

Wombats can have several burrows over their home territory and use which ever suits their needs best at any given time. The entrances to their burrows are hazardous to horse riders and horses as a hoof can land in the burrow causing the horse to fall. They are nocturnal animals, sleeping in their burrows during the day.

5. What is different about a wombat's pouch when compared to most other marsupials?

Answer: It faces backwards

The pouch on a wombat opens backwards so the baby wombat isn't pelted with dirt when the mother wombat is digging its burrow or digging up roots to feast upon.

6. What is a baby wombat called?

Answer: Joey

A baby wombat is called a joey just like baby koalas and kangaroos.

7. Wombats' teeth are different from other marsupials. They resemble the teeth of what other group of animals?

Answer: Rodents

The wombat's diet chiefly consists of tough, stringy grasses. Their teeth are worn down as they eat and continuously grow in the same fashion as a beaver or rabbit.

8. What diet does the wombat live on?

Answer: Herbivorous

Wombats tend to prefer tender, young grass shoots and mosses but will eat bark, mushrooms, leaves and other vegetation.

9. What is the scientific name for the common wombat?

Answer: Vombatus ursinus

Atrax robusta is the scientific name for Sydney's funnel-web spider, a lethal arachnid in Sydney and surrounds. Macropus rufus is the red kangaroo, largest of all kangaroos, and phascolarctos cinereus is a koala.

10. The hairy-nosed wombat is the faunal emblem of which Australian state?

Answer: South Australia

The wombat has been South Australia's faunal emblem since 1970.

Source: Author Tizzabelle

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