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Collectively Speaking Trivia Quiz

There are some weird and wonderful collective nouns used to describe groups of animals, here are ten of them. All questions are multi-choice.

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

Author
DoveHouse

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,347

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
816

Last 3 plays: rossian (10/10), Jane57 (10/10), BBallCoach21 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which beautiful birds come in a 'lamentation'? Hint

Geese

Gulls

Partridges

Swans

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Question 2 of 10

2. How is a group of woodcocks described? Hint

A Fall

A Wisp

A Flight

A Brace

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Question 3 of 10

3. How are wild boars collectively known? Hint

A Band

A Lodge

A Sounder

A Company

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which lofty animal group is known as a 'tower'? Hint

Elks

Donkeys

Elephants

Giraffes

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Question 5 of 10

5. How could a group of rhinoceroses be known? Hint

A Stubbornness

A Team

A Thunder

A School

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Question 6 of 10

6. How would you describe a lot of mosquitoes? Hint

An Army

A Colony

A Cloud

A Scourge

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Question 7 of 10

7. What noisy amphibians or reptiles would a 'rhumba' describe? Hint

Rattlesnakes

Dragons

Toads

Cobras

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Question 8 of 10

8. What voracious fish would come in a 'battery'? Hint

Cod

Barracudas

Eels

Swordfish

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Question 9 of 10

9. What word looks likely to describe a group of raccoons? Hint

A Trip

A Romp

A Gaze

A Group

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, what long horned animal would be described in a 'cluster'? Hint

A Skunk

A Hedgehog

An Antelope

A Buffalo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which beautiful birds come in a 'lamentation'?

Answer: Swans

Geese come in a 'wedge' or 'gaggle'.
Partridges can be a 'covey' or a 'bevy'.
Gulls flock in a 'colony'.

2. How is a group of woodcocks described?

Answer: A Fall

A 'flight' is of goshawks.
A 'wisp' is a group of snipe.
A 'brace' is of grouse or pheasants.

3. How are wild boars collectively known?

Answer: A Sounder

A 'lodge' is a family of beavers.
A 'company' is the name for a group of moles.
A 'band' is a pack of coyotes.

4. Which lofty animal group is known as a 'tower'?

Answer: Giraffes

Elks are known as a 'gang'.
Elephant families are know as a 'parade'.
Donkey herds are known as a 'drove'.

5. How could a group of rhinoceroses be known?

Answer: A Stubbornness

A 'thunder' describes hippopotami.
A 'team' describes a herd of oxen.
A 'school' describes whales, dolphins and some fish.
'Crash' is another name for a group of rhinos.

6. How would you describe a lot of mosquitoes?

Answer: A Scourge

An 'army' is of ants or caterpillars.
A 'cloud' describes grasshoppers and gnats.
A 'colony' is the name for termites or wasps.

7. What noisy amphibians or reptiles would a 'rhumba' describe?

Answer: Rattlesnakes

Toads are known as a 'knot'.
Dragons are known as a 'weyr'.
Cobras are known as a 'quiver'.

8. What voracious fish would come in a 'battery'?

Answer: Barracudas

Cod would be classed as a 'school'.
Eels congregate in a 'swarm'.
Swordfish gather together in a 'flotilla'.

9. What word looks likely to describe a group of raccoons?

Answer: A Gaze

A 'romp' is a group of otters.
A 'group' describes a band of guinea pigs.
A group of goats comes in a 'trip'.

10. Finally, what long horned animal would be described in a 'cluster'?

Answer: An Antelope

An 'array' is the collective term for hedgehogs.
Buffalo come in a 'gang'.
Groups of skunks are known as a 'surfeit'.

Source: Author DoveHouse

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