Amazing Animals

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Black eggs called caviar come from which fish? Cod Salmon Sturgeon Pike

2. What is Australia's tallest bird? Emu Ostrich Cassowary Kiwi

3. This flightless bird had no natural predators as it lived in a remote place. When Europeans came they brought rats, pigs and monkeys which ate its eggs and by 1680 they were extinct. Its name means 'Stupid' in Portuguese? Elephant Bird Great Auk Moa Dodo

4. Name the strongest insect which can lift and support more than 800 times its own weight. Termite Army ant Goliath beetle Rhinoceros beetle

5. Name the largest living animal, which can grow to an average weight of 26 tonnes by the age of twelve months? Blue whale African elephant Whale shark Humpback whale

6. Which is the biggest fish? Whale shark Grouper Barracuda Great white shark

7. Name the largest rodent? Porcupine Capybara Red squirrel Marmot

8. Name the largest member of the cat family? Leopard Siberian tiger Jaguar Lion

9. Which of the following is the longest? Komodo dragon Black caiman Nile crocodile Saltwater crocodile

10. Where would you find the world's smallest bird, the male bee hummingbird? Galapagos Islands Cuba New Guinea Japan

11. The cheetah is the fastest land mammal over a short distance of up to 600 yards but which animal is the fastest land mammal over long distances sustaining a speed of 35 m.p.h. for four miles? Lion Springbok Thomson's gazelle Pronghorn antelope

12. A type of boxfish has two spines above its eyes which give its name to which fish? Sailfish Sunfish Cowfish Angler fish

13. Fossils show that coelacanths lived more than 300 million years ago and thought to have died out with the dinosaurs, 65 million years ago. In the 1930's they were discovered living in which ocean? Arctic Pacific Atlantic Indian

14. Name the fish that has lacy fan-shaped fins which looks delicate but their spines can jab deadly poison? Lion fish Sunfish Flying gurnard Sailfish

15. Name the fish which lives in shallow water among weed and rocks or partly buried in sand. If someone accidently steps on one, the small spines on its back contain one of the most powerful venoms in the whole animal kingdom? Garfish Tigerfish Toadfish Stone fish

16. Why do many frogs and toads blow up their chin skin like a balloon? To cool down To help breathe out of water To frighten adversaries To make their calls louder

17. Where in the world can the smallest fish, dwarf gobies be found? Philippine Islands Cayman Islands Galapagos Islands Great Barrier Reef

18. Name the fish whose thick coating of slime protects it from the stinging paralyzing tentacles of sea anemones? Moray eel Tigerfish Viperfish Clown fish

19. What is the largest monkey? Gorilla Mandrill Baboon Spider monkey

20. Sloths spend two-thirds of their time asleep. They feed on fruit and leaves while hanging from trees by long, hooked claws. How long does a meal take to pass through its body? Week Month 3 hours Two weeks

21. Which lizard runs so fast that it can even move for short distances over water because its long toes are supported by the skin-like film on the surface? Basilisk Anole Agama Skink

22. Which male bird has a bright red balloon-like skin pouch on his throat which he blows up to attract a female? Flamingo Frigatebird Scarlet ibis Africa darter

23. Which land animal has the biggest eyes? Ostrich Bushbaby Tarsier Aye-aye

24. Which fish spends more time walking than swimming? Ratfish Batfish Cowfish Toadfish

25. Which fish each night makes a bag-like cocoon of mucus slime around its body to protect it from predators while it sleeps? Sea horse Butterfly fish Damsel fish Parrot fish