World of Animals

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What is the name given to hill kangaroos? Wallaroos Wallabies Rat kangaroos Rock kangaroos

2. How many species of armadillo are there? 30 40 10 20

3. The antlion is a type of anteater, closely related to the aardvark. True False

4. How do glass snakes get their name? Their scales reflect light, like mirrors They make their homes in discarded bottles They make a noise like glass breaking Their tails break off easily

5. By what other name is the chevrotain, a small cloven-hoofed ruminant from West Africa and Southern Asia, known? Rat deer Mouse deer Weasel deer Cat deer

6. The collared lemming is the only rodent that turns white in winter. Yes No

7. The tenrec family of insect-eating mammals is only found in which two places? The West Indies and Indonesia The Galapagos Islands and Indonesia Madagascar and the Comoro Islands The Arctic and the Antarctic

8. What colour are live Atlantic lobsters? Red Dark blue-green Light blue-green Pink

9. The quelea has been identified as being the world's most common wild bird. True False

10. Which member of the deer family has a name that means 'shoveller'? Caribou Munjacs Moose Reindeer