Sir David Attenborough Trivia Quiz

Answer: Younger brother

David Frederick Attenborough was born on the 8 May 1926, the son of Frederick and Mary Attenborough. His father was a school administrator. Richard Samuel Attenborough was born 29 August 1923. Frederick and Mary's other son, John, ran a chain of garages.

Answer: Navy

David joined the Navy in 1947. After his two year service he went to work for a publishing company before joining the BBC in 1952.

Answer: His teeth were too big

David had interviewed Olympic runner Gordon Pirie. Unfortunately Gordon answered most of the questions David put to him with an one syllable reply. It wasn't until several decades later that David actually stumbled across the note.

Answer: Jane

Sir David married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel in 1950. She died on the eve of their 47th wedding anniversary. In his autobiography Sir David says "The focus of my life, the anchor, had gone. Jane had always been there. She had been at the airport, unfailingly, every time I came back from a trip.

She had supported me in everything I had done. Indeed, most of the things I had done were, in actuality, joint enterprises. I could not have led the life I had, were it not for her unwavering support. Now, I was lost."

Answer: Rats

Sir David has also said he doesn't love animals, but he is fascinated by them. When pressed about what was his favourite animal he eventually said Birds of Paradise (if he excluded humans).

Answer: False

Sir David has no moral problem with eating meat because he says that evolution designed humans to be omnivores, not vegetarians.

Answer: Life Under the Microscope

Other series include "The Life of Birds" (1998), "The Trials of Life" (1990) and "The Life of Mammals" (2002). After completing "Life of Mammals," Sir David started work on "Life in the Undergrowth."

Answer: 256,000 miles

This is equivalent to going around the world 10 times, and that was the distance traveled for just one series!

Answer: Life on Air

Its full title is "Life on Air: Memoirs of a Broadcaster." He rarely talks about his private life in the book, preferring to write about his professional life instead. He talks about his early "Zoo Quest" series, the time he spent as director of programming for the BBC, and of course, the later series that made him renowned.

Answer: 1985

He was previously honoured with a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 1974.