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Quiz about Animal Stories
Quiz about Animal Stories

Animal Stories Trivia Quiz


Are you an animal lover who also loves to read? This quiz is for bookworms and other human 'animals.' Something for everyone...

A multiple-choice quiz by bilingualpoet. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
2,037
Updated
Mar 08 24
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
9044
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (14/15), Luckycharm60 (15/15), Guest 209 (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. In Dr. Seuss's 'Horton Hears a Who', what kind of animal was Horton? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What animal was one of the characters in 'The Wind in the Willows'? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Who wrote the book 'The Black Stallion'? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. You probably know that Hans Christian Andersen wrote 'The Ugly Duckling', but what is the correct term for a baby swan? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. In 'The Yearling', a young boy becomes emotionally attached to an orphaned animal. Name the type of animal he raises.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 15
6. Author Anne McCaffrey writes of flying magical animals - which ones? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. In the book 'Born Free', which big cats play the starring role? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. 'All Animals are equal but some are more equal than others' is a famous quote from 'Animal Farm'. What type of animal was featured most prominently in this book? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Who wrote the children's book about Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Let's veer away from books for just a bit... In the charming movie 'Babe' (based on Dick King-Smith's 1983 novel 'The Sheep-Pig'), which animals do NOT make appearances? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. The book 'Watership Down' was about what animal? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. In 'Alice in Wonderland', what animal falls asleep in his cup during the Mad Hatter's tea party? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Poor Alice also played a game of croquet where the fuzzy balls would walk away before being whacked and then curl back up again. Her ball was a hedgehog, but what kind of animal was the long-handled croquet stick ? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Astrologers use animals as symbols in their writings. What animal represents Aries? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. And finally what is the name of the depressed donkey in 'Winnie the Pooh'? (Watch your spelling!)

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In Dr. Seuss's 'Horton Hears a Who', what kind of animal was Horton?

Answer: elephant

2. What animal was one of the characters in 'The Wind in the Willows'?

Answer: Toad

Mole and Ratty are also main characters. Toad lived at Toad Hall.
3. Who wrote the book 'The Black Stallion'?

Answer: Walter Farley

Anna Sewell wrote Black Beauty', and Mary O'Hara wrote 'My Friend Flicka'.
4. You probably know that Hans Christian Andersen wrote 'The Ugly Duckling', but what is the correct term for a baby swan?

Answer: cygnet

A young swan is called a cygnet. A swain is a lover.
5. In 'The Yearling', a young boy becomes emotionally attached to an orphaned animal. Name the type of animal he raises.

Answer: Deer

6. Author Anne McCaffrey writes of flying magical animals - which ones?

Answer: dragons

In her series of books including 'The Dragon Riders of Pern', McCaffrey tells stories of airborne dragons who protect another planet.
7. In the book 'Born Free', which big cats play the starring role?

Answer: lions

Reared from cubs, lions are released back into the African wild in this true story.
8. 'All Animals are equal but some are more equal than others' is a famous quote from 'Animal Farm'. What type of animal was featured most prominently in this book?

Answer: pigs

George Orwell wrote this satire about class-conscious pigs.
9. Who wrote the children's book about Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig?

Answer: E. B. White

'Charlotte's Web' also featured a helpful rat. A.A. Milne wrote 'Winnie the Pooh,' James Heriot wrote about a vet's practice, and Jack London wrote about dogs.
10. Let's veer away from books for just a bit... In the charming movie 'Babe' (based on Dick King-Smith's 1983 novel 'The Sheep-Pig'), which animals do NOT make appearances?

Answer: a dancing turkey

Babe is a small pig adopted by a mother border collie. The only dancing in the film is when his owner, the farmer, does a jig to cheer up his sick porker.
11. The book 'Watership Down' was about what animal?

Answer: rabbits

Richard Adams wrote about a colony of rabbits living on the 'downs,' which means a grassy, sandy slope.
12. In 'Alice in Wonderland', what animal falls asleep in his cup during the Mad Hatter's tea party?

Answer: dormouse

And since I wasn't really sure what exactly a dormouse was, I looked it up. Apparently they are small, furry-tailed mouse-like rodents.
13. Poor Alice also played a game of croquet where the fuzzy balls would walk away before being whacked and then curl back up again. Her ball was a hedgehog, but what kind of animal was the long-handled croquet stick ?

Answer: flamingo

They were flamingos, but I do rather like the idea of pelican croquet sticks!
14. Astrologers use animals as symbols in their writings. What animal represents Aries?

Answer: a ram

Sagittarians are symbolized by centaurs (which are half-man and half-horse), fish represent Pisces, Leo is a lion.
15. And finally what is the name of the depressed donkey in 'Winnie the Pooh'? (Watch your spelling!)

Answer: Eeyore

Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Piglet and Owl all lived with Pooh who said, 'I am a Bear of Very Little Brain and Long Words Bother Me.'
Source: Author bilingualpoet

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