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Splitting Hares Trivia Quiz

What are the differences between rabbits and more active hares?

A multiple-choice quiz by Cher40. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Cher40

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,198

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2564

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (7/10), Guest 72 (9/10), Guest 86 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which animals generally have longer ears? Hint

Hares

Neither has ears

Rabbits

Both always have the same size ears

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which has larger hind feet and longer legs? Hint

Rabbits

Hares

Both have feet the same size

Either one could have larger feet and legs.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which has males called bucks and females called does? Hint

Both rabbits and hares

Hares

Rabbits

Neither rabbits nor hares

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which has babies called kittens? Hint

Hares

Neither rabbits nor hares

Both rabbits and hares

Rabbits

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which eats primarily vegetation? Hint

Both hares and rabbits

Hares

Neither hares nor rabbits

Rabbits

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which is more likely to hide and take cover when threatened, rather than to try to out-run their predators? Hint

Hare

Rabbit

Both rabbits and hares

Neither rabbits nor hares

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which are born with fur and with eyes open? Hint

Hares

Both hares and rabbits

Rabbits

Neither hares nor rabbits

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is more often kept as a pet? Hint

Neither hares nor rabbits

Hares

Rabbits

Both hares and rabbits

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Question 9 of 10

9. What are cottontails? Hint

Hares

Rabbits

Both rabbits and hares

Neither rabbits nor hares

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is a jackrabbit? Hint

Neither rabbit nor hare

Rabbit

Hare

Both rabbit and hare

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which animals generally have longer ears?

Answer: Hares

Hares generally have longer ears than rabbits,and are more likely to have black markings on their fur. Both are classified in Order Lagomorpha, along with pikas, and in Family Leporidae.

2. Which has larger hind feet and longer legs?

Answer: Hares

With their larger hind feet and longer legs, hares are superior jumpers. Hares can move at speeds in excess of 40 miles per hour, and may leap up to 20 feet in a single bound.

3. Which has males called bucks and females called does?

Answer: Both rabbits and hares

Bucks and does are terms used to describe the males and females of many species of animals, including deer and antelopes, some rodents such rats, mice, gerbils and hamsters, and even goats, kangaroo, and weasels. Historically, hares were called jacks and jills but this has dropped out of use.

4. Which has babies called kittens?

Answer: Rabbits

Baby rabbits are called kittens or kits. Baby hares are called leverets.

5. Which eats primarily vegetation?

Answer: Both hares and rabbits

Both hares and rabbits are herbivores and eat a variety of vegetation, like grasses and leaves. The type of vegetation preferred by each species of rabbit or hare depends upon its environment. Like the front teeth of rodents, the teeth of rabbits and hares grow continually and are worn down by chewing plant material.

6. Which is more likely to hide and take cover when threatened, rather than to try to out-run their predators?

Answer: Rabbit

With their smaller bodies and shorter legs and ears, rabbits are better able to hide in dense areas with lots of undergrowth. Hares, in their more open prairie environments, will be more likely to attempt to out-run a predator with their powerful legs and bodies.

7. Which are born with fur and with eyes open?

Answer: Hares

While hares are born with fur and eyes open, rabbits are born naked with their eyes closed. Rabbits are more likely to be born in sheltered burrows underground, while hares are more likely to born without the protection and safety of the burrow and so need the ability to take care of themselves sooner after birth.

8. Which is more often kept as a pet?

Answer: Rabbits

Rabbits may be kept as pets. Hares have not been domesticated and do not make good pets.

9. What are cottontails?

Answer: Rabbits

Cottontails are rabbits because they have shorter ears, smaller feet, and short legs. They hide when threatened. When born, cottontails are naked and have their eyes closed.

10. What is a jackrabbit?

Answer: Hare

A jackrabbit is a hare because it has longer ears, large hind feet, and long legs for jumping, and because it is born with fur and with its eyes open.

Source: Author Cher40

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