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Quiz about AZ of Collective Animal Nouns

A-Z of Collective Animal Nouns Quiz

Words to describe groups of animals are referred to as collective nouns. The question in this quiz is the animal and the multiple choice answers are the 'collective'!

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Engadine

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,408

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
12 / 25

Plays
2913

Last 3 plays: Guest 80 (11/25), andymuenz (7/25), Guest 72 (9/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Avocets Hint

Colony

Army

Herd

Shrewdness

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Question 2 of 25

2. Buzzards Hint

Rabble

Flange

Wake

Sleuth

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Question 3 of 25

3. Crocodiles Hint

Glaring

Parcel

Pack

Bask

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Question 4 of 25

4. Ducks Hint

Drove

Rangale

Raft

Bunch

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Question 5 of 25

5. Elephants Hint

Swarm

Parade

Gang

Mob

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Question 6 of 25

6. Finches Hint

Cast

Charm

Business

Colony

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Question 7 of 25

7. Grasshoppers Hint

Tower

Cluster

Implausability

Horde

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Question 8 of 25

8. Hounds Hint

Clan

Array

Kindle

Mute

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Question 9 of 25

9. Iguanas Hint

Mess

Colony

Herd

Rabble

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Question 10 of 25

10. Jays Hint

Fluther

Smack

Party

Husk

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Question 11 of 25

11. Kangaroos Hint

Mob

Circus

Kindle

Concentration

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Question 12 of 25

12. Lemurs Hint

Leap

Group

Herd

Sault

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Question 13 of 25

13. Martens Hint

Mischief

Richness

Barren

Troop

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Question 14 of 25

14. Nightingales Hint

Gam

Pod

Kettle

Watch

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Question 15 of 25

15. Orioles Hint

Stare

Pitch

Bed

Romp

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Question 16 of 25

16. Polar Bears Hint

Nye

Prickle

Coterie

Aurora

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Question 17 of 25

17. What collective noun beginning with 'b' do you give to a group of quails?

Answer: (One word - starts with 'b' - four letters)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Ravens Hint

Rabble

Unkindness

Nursery

Drove

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Question 19 of 25

19. Skunks Hint

Trip

Dray

Surfeit

Shiver

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Question 20 of 25

20. Tapirs Hint

Candle

Raffle

Turn

Creep

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Question 21 of 25

21. What is the collective noun used to describe unicorns?

Answer: (Starts with 'b' - eight letters - associated with priests)

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Question 22 of 25

22. Vicunas Hint

Den

Bed

Wake

Herd

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Question 23 of 25

23. Weasels Hint

Warren

Rout

Sneak

Sounder

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Question 24 of 25

24. Yak Hint

Run

Colony

Herd

School

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Question 25 of 25

25. What is one of the collective nouns for a group of zebras?

Answer: (One word - begins with 's' - six letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Avocets

Answer: Colony

A herd of antelope
An army of ants
A shrewdness of apes

2. Buzzards

Answer: Wake

A flange of baboons
A sleuth of bears
A rabble of butterflies

3. Crocodiles

Answer: Bask

A glaring of cats
A pack of coyotes
A parcel of crows

4. Ducks

Answer: Raft

A rangale of deer
A drove of donkeys

5. Elephants

Answer: Parade

A swarm of eels
A gang of elk
A mob of emus

6. Finches

Answer: Charm

A cast of ferrets
A business of flies
A colony of frogs

7. Grasshoppers

Answer: Cluster

A tower of giraffes
An implausability of gnus
A horde of gnats

8. Hounds

Answer: Mute

A clan of hyenas
A kindle of hares
An array of hedgehogs

9. Iguanas

Answer: Mess

A herd of ibex
A colony of ibises
A rabble of insects

10. Jays

Answer: Party

A smack or fluther of jellyfish
A husk of jackrabbits

11. Kangaroos

Answer: Mob

A kindle of kittens
A circus of keas (a New Zealand bird)
A concentration of kingfishers

12. Lemurs

Answer: Group

A leap of leopards
A herd of llamas
A sault of lions

13. Martens

Answer: Richness

A mischief of mice
A barren of mules
A troop of monkeys

14. Nightingales

Answer: Watch

A gam or pod of narwhals
A kettle of nighthawks

15. Orioles

Answer: Pitch

A stare of owls
A bed of oysters
A romp of otters

16. Polar Bears

Answer: Aurora

A nye of pheasants
A coterie of prairie dogs
A prickle of porcupines

17. What collective noun beginning with 'b' do you give to a group of quails?

Answer: Bevy

Also a covey.

18. Ravens

Answer: Unkindness

A rabble of rats
A nursery of raccoons
A drove of rabbits

19. Skunks

Answer: Surfeit

A dray of squirrels
A shiver of sharks
A trip of sheep

20. Tapirs

Answer: Candle

A turn of turtles
A raffle of turkeys
A creep of tortoises

21. What is the collective noun used to describe unicorns?

Answer: Blessing

22. Vicunas

Answer: Herd

A den or bed of vipers
A wake of vultures

23. Weasels

Answer: Sneak

A rout of wolves
A sounder of boars
A warren of wombats

24. Yak

Answer: Herd

A colony of yellow jackets (a type of wasp)
A school or run of yellow belly (a type of fish)

25. What is one of the collective nouns for a group of zebras?

Answer: Stripe

Also a crossing or herd of zebras!

Source: Author Engadine

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