Miracle Max's Mixed Animal-Associated Quiz

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. A mule deer is the predominant species of deer in which of these states? Florida Michigan Utah Missouri

2. This salamander is toxic when handled, and the most deadly on earth when ingested. rough-skinned newt hellbender axolotl red-backed salamander

3. Which of these groups of animals are you most likely to see in Arizona? white-tailed deer, cougar roadrunner, coyote mule deer, grizzly bear sidewinder, otter

4. On June 22, 2006, two whooping crane chicks hatched at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin. This historic event marks what? the first hatchlings from the last known remaining pair of whooping cranes nothing--whooping cranes are plentiful a milestone in human-engineered hatch sites the first time in over 100 years that a whooping crane has hatched in the wild in the Midwest

5. Which one of these fish is largest? bull trout rainbow trout brown trout lake trout

6. Which of these animals is most likely to be found in a forest of conifers? pronghorn antelope Kaibab squirrel lion mountain goat

7. A wolverine sprays its food with a stinky musk to make it taste better keep other animals from eating it keep it from spoiling quickly mark it for its young

8. These birds can be found scavenging at various places, including city parks. They don't, however, have the capacity to imitate human speech. crows gulls ravens magpies

9. Which area of the world has the most species of rattlesnakes? Death Valley, California The Sonoran Desert, including parts of Arizona, California, and northern Mexico Desert regions of Texas and New Mexico The "Four Corners" region

10. This animal, thought extinct for half a century, is still reported as being seen, though none of the sightings has been confirmed. English wolf Steller's sea cow Tasmanian wolf quagga

11. Which of these is the highest flying bird? Andean condor Ruppell's vulture whooper swan bar-tailed godwit

12. The short-horned lizard of the Great Basin, eats a diet mainly composed of? crickets darkling beetles grasshoppers ants

13. I can always escape a grizzly bear by climbing a tree. True False

14. The slowest land animal (not counting invertebrates) is: desert tortoise three-toed sloth black Angus cow hippopotamus

15. How many chambers does an elk's stomach have? two one four three