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Butterflies Trivia Quiz

I made this quiz because my little sister was doing a project on butterflies and I didn't want the information to go to waste. So this quiz should be fairly easy provided you are well read.

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

Author
ohlavash

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
229,765

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2405

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Question 1 of 10

1. Approximately how fast can the fastest butterfly fly? Hint

15 miles per hour

25 miles per hour

30 miles per hour

20 miles per hour

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Question 2 of 10

2. Most butterflies can only ____________ if their body temperature is over 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Hint

hunt

mate

eat

fly

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Question 3 of 10

3. Butterflies belong to which order of classification? Hint

Lepidoptera

Canis lupus pallipes

Felis cactus

Leptotyphlops dulcis

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Question 4 of 10

4. Butterflies' bodies are covered entirely with __________. Hint

feathers

silk

scales

tiny sensory hairs

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Question 5 of 10

5. What covers a butterfly's wings? Hint

skin

hairs

scales

feathers

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do butterflies eat? Hint

small insects

nectar

leaves

dew

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Question 7 of 10

7. How do butterflies communicate? Hint

taste

sound

sight

touch

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Question 8 of 10

8. How do butterflies maintain their body temperature? Hint

they regulate it inside their body

basking in the sun

moving

constantly eating

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Question 9 of 10

9. Butterflies fly at night.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Butterflies always have knobbed antennae.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Approximately how fast can the fastest butterfly fly?

Answer: 30 miles per hour

The speed varies among butterflies (the poisonous butterflies are slower than non-poisonous butterflies). The fastest butterflies can fly at 30 miles per hour or faster. Slow butterflies fly about 5 mph.

2. Most butterflies can only ____________ if their body temperature is over 86 degrees Fahrenheit.

Answer: fly

When butterflies fly they travel in a figure eight shape. When it gets too cold butterflies must find shelter. For most butterflies, if their body temperature drops below the middle eighties they will fall from the sky.

3. Butterflies belong to which order of classification?

Answer: Lepidoptera

Butterflies and moths both belong to the order Lepidoptera. "Lepidos" means scales and "ptera" means wing.

4. Butterflies' bodies are covered entirely with __________.

Answer: tiny sensory hairs

Butterflies use these hairs to feel the environment and get information about the wind while they are flying.

5. What covers a butterfly's wings?

Answer: scales

Butterflies have two pairs of large wings covered with iridescent scales in rows too small to see.

6. What do butterflies eat?

Answer: nectar

Adult butterflies have a proboscis, which is suited for obtaining liquid food, which is mostly nectar from flowers.

7. How do butterflies communicate?

Answer: sight

Butterflies use sight primarily to find mates. Butterflies can also see ultraviolet light (humans can't).

8. How do butterflies maintain their body temperature?

Answer: basking in the sun

Butterflies use solar radiation to elevate their body temperature. If their temperature drops below 86 degrees Fahrenheit they will fall from the sky.

9. Butterflies fly at night.

Answer: false

Butterflies fly during the day; only moths fly at night. Since butterflies regulate their temperature with the sun they can't fly at night or they would fall from the sky.

10. Butterflies always have knobbed antennae.

Answer: true

Butterflies always have knobbed antennae; moths however do not. You may have to use a microscope to see these tiny knobs but they are there nonetheless. Moths have variable antennae: straight, crooked, narrow or thick but they never have knobs that butterflies have.

Source: Author ohlavash

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