Fractured Birds of the World Trivia Quiz

Answer: Emperor Penguin

The emperor penguins are the largest of all penguins. Their average weight is 75 pounds and their average height is 3 ft 9 in. The movie "March of the Penguins" documents the journey and struggle that emperor penguins endure to raise their baby chicks.

Answer: Crow

Crows are some of the world's most intelligent birds. Crows are thought to be to birds what humans are to mammals in terms of intelligence. In some circles, crows symbolize impending death or doom and a group of them is referred to as a murder.

Answer: Ostrich

Ostriches, standing six to nine feet and weighing over 200 pounds, are the largest birds in the world. They inhabit Africa and can run at speeds up to 40 miles per hour. Despite common mythology and descriptions by Pliny the Elder in his "Naturalis Historia", ostriches do NOT bury their heads in the sand when they sense danger.

Answer: Falcon

All of the species of the falcon belong to the genus Falco. One species of falcon, the peregrine falcon, is the fastest animal on Earth. It is able to reach speeds of up to 217 miles per hour when diving.

Answer: Chicken

The chicken is the most prevalent bird in the world with a population of approximately 24 billion. Chickens are omnivorous animals and their typical diet consists of herbs, leaves, seeds, insects, and grubs.

Answer: Sparrow

Sparrows are classified into two groups: the Old World sparrows and the New World sparrows. The Old World sparrows belong to the family Passeridae of which there are 35 species of birds. The New World sparrows, commonly called American sparrows, belong to the family Emberizidae.

Answer: Wood Duck

The wood duck is one of the most colorful of the duck species. They inhabit the western United States as well as parts of the eastern seaboard.

Answer: Great Blue Heron

The great blue heron is a wading bird and it averages four feet in height and seven feet in wingspan. Having lived in Florida (in the U.S.A.) my whole life, I have been privileged to view this beautiful bird in the wild.

Answer: Parrot

Large numbers of parrots reside in Australia, Southeast Asia, South America, and Central America. The Carolina parakeet, extinct since 1918, is the only parrot other than the thick-billed parrot to inhabit the United States in the wild (without human interference).

Answer: Macaw

Macaws have the greatest length and wingspan of the parrot family. Macaws are very colorful birds that can have a lifespan of up to 75 years.

Answer: Cormorant

Cormorants are large seabirds that inhabit coastal waters all over the world. They are excellent at catching fish and when they dry their wings they appear to be making a cross shape.

Answer: Bald Eagle

There are an estimated 100,000 bald eagles on the Earth and half of these live in the state of Alaska. The females, slightly larger than the males, have a wingspan of 7 feet and weigh 13 pounds. The bald eagle is also the national bird of the United States.

Answer: Kiwi

The kiwi, native to New Zealand, is the smallest of the flightless birds (called ratites) in the world. Recent DNA testing has suggested that the kiwi is more closely related to the emu and the cassowary than New Zealand's other ratite, the moa.

Answer: Cassowary

The cassowary, a large flightless bird, lives in New Guinea and Australia. The southern cassowary is the third largest bird in the world after the ostrich and emu.

Answer: Burrowing Owl

Burrowing owls are most prevalent in the United States and Canada. Although their name implies that they burrow (dig) their own nest, most of them simply take over a nest previously used by a prairie dog or other animal.