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This quiz evaluates your knowledge of the young of animals, along with a few other bits of animal trivia.

A multiple-choice quiz by doublemm. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
doublemm

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
301,492

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5511

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. A goat is most likely to give birth to which of these? Hint

Leveret

Nestling

Yeanling

Cub

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these will not grow into a cock or a hen? Hint

The young of a lobster

Parr

Whelp

Fledgling

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which animal's young cannot be called "kits"? Hint

Ferret

Owl

Skunk

Fox

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Question 4 of 10

4. The large birds of prey the falcon and the hawk both produce offspring known by what name? Hint

Cygnet

Cheeper

Eyas

Squab

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Question 5 of 10

5. The young of a zebra is commonly known as a what? Hint

Pup

Foal

Runt

Kit

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these would you not find in a shoal? Hint

A smolt

A sprat

A keet

A brit

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which word links the young of beavers and squirrels? Hint

Nymph

Infant

Kitten

Bitten

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Question 8 of 10

8. If a frog was to produce offspring, what would be an incorrect name for them? Hint

Froglets

Polliwogs

Froglings

Tadpoles

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the young of an alligator known as? Hint

Wriggler

Allgit

Hatchling

Elver

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which two names both refer to the young of a rat? Hint

Nestling and Pinkie

Pinkie and Squab

Kitten and Peachick

Kit and Chick

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A goat is most likely to give birth to which of these?

Answer: Yeanling

A billy (male) and nanny (female) are described as being "caprine" or "hircine".

2. Which of these will not grow into a cock or a hen?

Answer: Whelp

A parr (young salmon), fledgling (general young of a bird) and the offspring of a lobster all grow to be either a cock (male) or a hen (female).
A whelp is the young of a wolf or dog.

3. Which animal's young cannot be called "kits"?

Answer: Owl

The young of an owl is called an "Owlet". Many owls make a "parliament".

4. The large birds of prey the falcon and the hawk both produce offspring known by what name?

Answer: Eyas

A cheeper is the young of a grouse/partridge/quail. A squab is the young of a pigeon. A cygnet is the young of a swan.

When was the last time you saw a squab?

5. The young of a zebra is commonly known as a what?

Answer: Foal

The young of a zebra is also sometimes known as a calf.
Every zebra has a unique pattern of stripes. Although a zebra's stripes make it one of the world's most recognisable animals, the stripes actually help to camouflage the zebra by breaking up its appearance.

6. Which of these would you not find in a shoal?

Answer: A keet

Unlike a sprat (cod), a brit (herring) and a smolt (salmon), a keet is the young of guinea fowl, and so are more likely to be part of a "confusion".

7. Which word links the young of beavers and squirrels?

Answer: Kitten

The young of a beaver and the young of a squirrel can also be called a "kit" or a "pup".
An "infant" can refer to the young of a baboon.
A "bitten" can refer to the young of a bat.
A "nymph" can refer to the young of a cockroach.

8. If a frog was to produce offspring, what would be an incorrect name for them?

Answer: Froglings

Frogs are known for their ability to drink and breathe through their skin.

9. What is the young of an alligator known as?

Answer: Hatchling

An "elver" is the young of an eel.
A "wriggler" is the young of a mosquito.
An "allgit" doesn't exist.

10. Which two names both refer to the young of a rat?

Answer: Nestling and Pinkie

A baby rat can also be called a "Kitten" and "Pup".

Source: Author doublemm

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