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Animal Stuff Trivia Quiz

A quiz which includes real animals (land, sea and air), toy animals and animal characters in books.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,277

Updated
May 21 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4910

Last 3 plays: TinkerBuddy (6/10), Guest 8 (4/10), Guest 211 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote about Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger in a 'windy' book? Hint

Roald Dahl

Alan Alexander Milne

Beatrix Potter

Kenneth Grahame

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote about Peter Rabbit? Hint

Roald Dahl

Lewis Carroll

Beatrix Potter

A.A. Milne

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote about a 'Snark' and a 'White Rabbit'? Hint

Kenneth Grahame

Roald Dahl

Beatrix Potter

Charles L. Dodgson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these four types of snakes has a characteristic 'hood' or 'head-cover'? Hint

rattlesnake

taipan

anaconda

cobra

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Question 5 of 10

5. What animal is 'technically' known as "Panthera leo" ? Hint

the spotted panther

the leopard

the black panther

the lion

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is the only 'real' animal? Hint

a wino

a gecko

a wacko

a weirdo

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Question 7 of 10

7. What type of snake is the anaconda a subcategory of? Hint

python

boa

adder

cobra

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Question 8 of 10

8. What larger animal are the alpaca and llama related to? Hint

the yak

the camel

the buffalo

the giraffe

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these civilisations left traces behind of "bull-leaping" as either a sport or a ritual activity? Hint

the Mycenian civilisation in Greece

the nuraghe people in Sardinia

the Etruscans in Italy

the Minoan civilisation in Crete

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Question 10 of 10

10. Parus major is the scientific name for which bird species? Hint

Long-tailed tit

Blue tit

Great tit

Coal tit

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote about Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger in a 'windy' book?

Answer: Kenneth Grahame

These characters appeared in 'The Wind in the Willows'. Kenneth Grahame was born 8 March, 1859 in Edinburgh and died at Pangbourne, Berkshire on 6 July 1932. Milne wrote about Christopher Robin and his toy-animals Pooh Bear, Piglet and Eeyore in books such as 'Winnie-the-Pooh' (1926).

2. Who wrote about Peter Rabbit?

Answer: Beatrix Potter

Together with the Tailor of Gloucester 1903 , The Tale of Peter Rabbit was one of the very successful children's books written by Beatrix Potter.- Potter was born on July 28, 1866, South Kensington. Died December 22, 1943 , Sawrey , now in Cumbria.- Other famous characters are: Jemima Puddle-Duck {;} Mrs. Tiggy - Winkle {;} Jeremy Fisher.

3. Who wrote about a 'Snark' and a 'White Rabbit'?

Answer: Charles L. Dodgson

The Snark was an imaginary creature. The White Rabbit lived in a rather surrealistic world too, in 'Alices' Adventures in Wonderland'. Its creator was Lewis Carroll aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

4. Which of these four types of snakes has a characteristic 'hood' or 'head-cover'?

Answer: cobra

The word cobra means snake in Portuguese and was named by Portuguese explorers 'cobra de capello' translating to snake with a hood.

5. What animal is 'technically' known as "Panthera leo" ?

Answer: the lion

6. Which of these is the only 'real' animal?

Answer: a gecko

7. What type of snake is the anaconda a subcategory of?

Answer: boa

The giant anaconda, or 'Eunectus marinus', is also called the great water boa. The yellow anaconda is much smaller.

8. What larger animal are the alpaca and llama related to?

Answer: the camel

Both varieties of animal were probably domesticated by the Indians of the Andes Mountains of South America. They are both members of the Camelidae family. The alpaca has a rounded, rather than squarish body.The llama holds its tail erect.- Yak and buffalo are bovids.

9. Which of these civilisations left traces behind of "bull-leaping" as either a sport or a ritual activity?

Answer: the Minoan civilisation in Crete

10. Parus major is the scientific name for which bird species?

Answer: Great tit

Source: Author flem-ish

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