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Quiz about Those Cute Baby Animals
Quiz about Those Cute Baby Animals

Those Cute Baby Animals Trivia Quiz


We just got a new puppy (so cute!) and it made me think about other baby animals. Hope you'll have fun with this!

A multiple-choice quiz by catamount. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
catamount
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
188,147
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
18925
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following is not called a kitten? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A lamb can be called a cosset.


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these baby animals is called a pluteus? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. A baby turkey is called a cria.


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following babies is NOT called a calf? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. One name for a baby swan is "flapper".


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the name for a baby eel? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these baby animals are called "joeys"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What kind of baby animal is a puggle? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which baby animal is called a squab? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following is not called a kitten?

Answer: Lion

I guess once they're over a certain size they're cubs.
2. A lamb can be called a cosset.

Answer: True

Cosset also means "to pamper".
3. Which of these baby animals is called a pluteus?

Answer: Star fish

They are called this in the free-swimming stage, same as sand dollars and sea urchins.
4. A baby turkey is called a cria.

Answer: False

A cria is a baby llama. A baby turkey is called a poult or chick.
5. Which of the following babies is NOT called a calf?

Answer: Armadillo

A baby armadillo is a pup.
6. One name for a baby swan is "flapper".

Answer: True

Of course the more usual name is cygnet.
7. What is the name for a baby eel?

Answer: Elver

It's hard to think of some of these animals as babies. A nymph is a baby cockroach (also some other insects are called nymphs) and an ephyna is a baby jellyfish.
8. Which of these baby animals are called "joeys"?

Answer: All of them

A koala "bear" is not a bear at all but a marsupial, like a kangaroo.
9. What kind of baby animal is a puggle?

Answer: Echidna

The echidna is one of only two oviparous mammals; the other one is the platypus. The echidna lays a single egg in the mother's pouch. The baby hatches after ten days and gets milk from a gland in the pouch. Within a few weeks the baby grows sharp spines and must leave the pouch.
10. Which baby animal is called a squab?

Answer: Dove

It originally meant "a very young bird".
Source: Author catamount

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