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Animal Names Trivia Quiz

Male, female and baby animals have many different names. Do you know what these ones are called?

A multiple-choice quiz by funnytrivianna. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
funnytrivianna

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
270,136

Updated
Jun 11 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7445

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: egads53 (8/10), Guest 79 (5/10), Guest 86 (7/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. What is a male goose called?
Hint

gander

gaggle

goose

fae

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is a female fox called?
Hint

hob

vixen

leveret

foxtrot

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a female sheep called?
Hint

ewe

ma ma

sheep

ram

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a male swan called?
Hint

polliwog

cob

gander

jake

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a male duck called?
Hint

drake

drone

duck

daddy

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is a name for a female donkey?
Hint

jenny

nanny

jill

mare

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is a female heron called?
Hint

sow

pen

flyer

hen

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is a male weasel called?
Hint

hob

mare

joey

brute

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a female squirrel called?
Hint

peahen

doe

colt

molly

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is a male gnu called?
Hint

boar

tercel

bull

tom

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a male goose called?

Answer: gander

Male: gander
Female: goose
Baby: gosling

Goose is the female. Gaggle is a group of geese on the ground. Fae is a female wolf.

2. What is a female fox called?

Answer: vixen

Male: reynard, dog, fox or tod
Female: vixen
Baby: kit, cub, pup

Hob is a male ferret. Leveret is a baby hare. Foxtrot is a dance.

3. What is a female sheep called?

Answer: ewe

Male: ram, buck
Female: ewe, dam
Baby: lamb, lambkin, cosset

Sheep is one or many sheep. Ma ma might be the sound sheep make. Ram is a male sheep.

4. What is a male swan called?

Answer: cob

Male: cob
Female: pen
Baby: cygnet, flapper

A polliwog is a baby frog. A gander is a male goose. A jake is a young male turkey.

5. What is a male duck called?

Answer: drake

Male: drake
Female: duck
Baby: duckling

Duck is a female duck. Drone is a bee. You know what daddy is!

6. What is a name for a female donkey?

Answer: jenny

Male: jack
Female: jenny or jennet
Baby: foal

Jill is a female ferret, nanny is a female goat, mare is a female horse.

7. What is a female heron called?

Answer: hen

Male: cock
Female: hen
Baby: chick

A sow is a female pig, a flyer is a female kangaroo and a pen is a female swan.

8. What is a male weasel called?

Answer: hob

Male: dog, buck, jack or hob
Female: doe, jill
Baby: kit

A joey is a baby wombat, a mare is a female horse and a brute is a male wolf.

9. What is a female squirrel called?

Answer: doe

Male: buck
Female: doe
Baby: pup, kit, kitten

A peahen is a female peacock, a colt is a baby male horse, a molly is a female mule.

10. What is a male gnu called?

Answer: bull

Male: bull
Female: cow
Baby: calf

A tercel is a male falcon, a tom is a male cat, a boar is a male pig

Source: Author funnytrivianna

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