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Animal Parents Trivia Quiz

Sometimes a mother (female) or father (male) animal has a special name. Which of these special names do you know?

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

Author
minch

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,052

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
27506

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: ChrisUSMC (10/10), Guest 166 (9/10), mermie316 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is a female deer called? Hint

vixen

buck

doe

heifer

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is a female peacock known as? Hint

peahen

fledgling

pen

duck

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a male cat sometimes known as? Hint

catkin

tim

tom

caterpillar

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the male goose called? Hint

gander

cygnet

gosling

grander

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a male duck called? Hint

gander

cygnet

rooster

drake

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the female donkey known as? Hint

jenny

jill

penny

mare

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is one name for a female goat? Hint

billy

nanny

vixen

kid

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is a adult female horse known as? Hint

sow

stallion

mare

foal

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a male sheep called? Hint

ewe

ram

lamb

dam

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is a male pig known as? Hint

boar

bore

sow

ram

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a female deer called?

Answer: doe

A buck is the male deer. A heifer is a young female cow and a vixen is a female fox.

2. What is a female peacock known as?

Answer: peahen

A pen is a female swan. A fledgling is a young bird.

3. What is a male cat sometimes known as?

Answer: tom

4. What is the male goose called?

Answer: gander

A gosling is a baby goose and a cygnet is a baby swan.

5. What is a male duck called?

Answer: drake

A gander is a male goose and a rooster is the father in a chicken family.

6. What is the female donkey known as?

Answer: jenny

A mare is a female horse.

7. What is one name for a female goat?

Answer: nanny

Another name for a female goat is doe. A billy goat is the male goat and a baby goat is a kid. The vixen is a female fox. The male goat is also known as a buck.

8. What is a adult female horse known as?

Answer: mare

A stallion is the adult male horse. A foal is a baby horse and a sow is a mother pig.

9. What is a male sheep called?

Answer: ram

A female sheep is a ewe, a young sheep is a lamb, and a foal is a baby horse.

10. What is a male pig known as?

Answer: boar

A sow is a female pig and a ram is a male sheep. A bore is a person who doesn't say anything interesting.

Source: Author minch

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