About our Quizzes: Notes for Teachers and Parents
This is the last in a series of quizzes on mammals of the world. Each quiz focused on animals beginning with a certain letter. These are the four letters that are left and a mix of animals that go with them. |
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Do you like living dangerously? These world cities were built on or around a volcano and not all of them were extinct... 
Okay, everyone knows the ostrich is the biggest bird around, but there are some other hefty birds out there. See how many you can identify! |
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Or, in English, 'islands of Wales'. Wales is home to several islands, some fairly well-known, others more obscure. This quiz is about ten of them. 
A trip to the zoo with my grandson to pet the stingrays has prompted some questions about these smooth animals! Let's see what you know! |
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Clouds are some of the most interesting meteorological phenomena. Besides looking good, or ominous, some can predict the weather days in advance. See how you score on this quiz that will go right over your head! 
This quiz is about the appendix! |
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The national home of the American President is the White House. It has also been the home of many dogs. This quiz offers some information - with photos - about the breeds of those dogs who were lucky enough to share the White House with the first family. 
One of the world's least visited countries, the Pacific island nation of Nauru was named "Pleasant Island" by British sea captain John Fearn when he first sighted the island in 1798. What else do you know about this lesser-known Oceanic microstate? |
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Last winter I took my first trip to Washington D.C. Can you guess some of the sites I saw? |
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Beatrix Potter wrote endearing stories with animals as anthropomorphized characters. See what you know about the wonderful works of Beatrix Potter. 
Can you identify these colourful birds from the images shown? 
The words 'organic chemistry' may send a chill down the undergraduate spine but you needn't be an expert to have a go at this quiz. Use the photos to discover some of the common functional groups that make up the organic chemist's bread and butter. 
Join in me in a bit of space exploration. Together we will visit, among other things, planets, constellations and galaxies. |
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Keep your eyes peeled while you travel; you wouldn't want to forget the amazing places you might visit on a journey around the globe. In this photo quiz, see if you can determine where you are. Good luck! |
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Many national governments have adopted a single bird to represent their country. How many of these official national birds of South America can you sort? 
A nebula is an interstellar cloud. Astronomers who discover them often name them according to how the clouds' shapes appear to them. Can you see what the astronomers see? |
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