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World of Animals Trivia Quiz

Ten questions, some easy some not so easy, about animals from all around the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by kizlode. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kizlode

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
165,963

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4221

Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners (10/10), wjames (8/10), Guest 98 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name given to hill kangaroos? Hint

Rat kangaroos

Rock kangaroos

Wallabies

Wallaroos

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many species of armadillo are there? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. The antlion is a type of anteater, closely related to the aardvark.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. How do glass snakes get their name? Hint

Their scales reflect light, like mirrors

Their tails break off easily

They make a noise like glass breaking

They make their homes in discarded bottles

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Question 5 of 10

5. By what other name is the chevrotain, a small cloven-hoofed ruminant from West Africa and Southern Asia, known? Hint

Rat deer

Mouse deer

Weasel deer

Cat deer

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Question 6 of 10

6. The collared lemming is the only rodent that turns white in winter.

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. The tenrec family of insect-eating mammals is only found in which two places? Hint

The Galapagos Islands and Indonesia

The West Indies and Indonesia

The Arctic and the Antarctic

Madagascar and the Comoro Islands

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Question 8 of 10

8. What colour are most live Atlantic lobsters? Hint

Dark blue-green

Light blue-green

Red

Pink

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Question 9 of 10

9. The quelea has been identified as being the world's most common wild bird.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which member of the deer family has a name that means 'shoveller'? Hint

Reindeer

Moose

Caribou

Muntjacs

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name given to hill kangaroos?

Answer: Wallaroos

Wallaroos live among rocky outcrops on the Australian plains. They grow to about 4ft tall and are more sturdily built than the more common gray or red kangaroos.

2. How many species of armadillo are there?

Answer: 20

The species range in size from ones as small as a rat to ones about the size of a pig.

3. The antlion is a type of anteater, closely related to the aardvark.

Answer: False

It is actually a large-winged insect that looks a lot like a dragonfly. They are called antlions because the larvae lie in wait for ants, and other prey, which fall into specially dug pits.

4. How do glass snakes get their name?

Answer: Their tails break off easily

Glass snakes are not really snakes but are actually legless lizards. You can tell the difference by the fact that they have ears and their jaws do not expand as a snakes do.

5. By what other name is the chevrotain, a small cloven-hoofed ruminant from West Africa and Southern Asia, known?

Answer: Mouse deer

They only grow to about 1ft high and have no antlers, although the males have upper canine tusks.

6. The collared lemming is the only rodent that turns white in winter.

Answer: Yes

Lemmings are normally brown but in the winter the collared lemming changes to white; also during the winter extra claws grow on their forefeet to allow them to dig in the snow more easily.

7. The tenrec family of insect-eating mammals is only found in which two places?

Answer: Madagascar and the Comoro Islands

There are about 20 species; some resemble hedgehogs while others look like shrews or moles. Most species are nocturnal and live in burrows.

8. What colour are most live Atlantic lobsters?

Answer: Dark blue-green

The lobster is part of a group of crustaceans known as decapods, which includes all of the crustaceans that we eat.

9. The quelea has been identified as being the world's most common wild bird.

Answer: True

It is a small, red-billed, gray-brown bird of the weaverbird family that lives in the African grasslands. Its numbers have been estimated at 10,000 million.

10. Which member of the deer family has a name that means 'shoveller'?

Answer: Caribou

The caribou is a type of wild reindeer. The name comes from the Micmac Indians of northern Canada, from the way they use their hooves to dig in the snow for food in the winter.

Source: Author kizlode

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