Animals Quiz: Animal Groups: 10 Questions | Miscellaneous Animal Trivia

Answer: Fish

Fish also come in schools.

Answer: Kangaroos

Kangaroos travel in very large groups, bounding over the Australian grasslands. It's thus easy to see how a kangaroo group got its name!

Answer: Whales

Whale groups are also called herds and sometimes schools.

Answer: Foxes

The term brings to mind a sly and slinking fox.

Answer: Bears

This is a very old term.

Answer: Crows

The black crow has a very sinister reputation, no doubt leading to this term.

Answer: Hounds

A brace is technically 2 hounds.

Answer: Larks

So called because of their habit of flying and singing at the same time.

Answer: Owls

This term probably has its roots in the supposed wiseness of owls. I also received a note from player lindzbar that stated,"Chaucer penned a poem entitled "A Parliament of Fowls" which is possibly about the marriage of of Richard II to Anne of Bohemia.

This is a theory that has incurred much debate, however each bird in the poem takes on certain traits, and the owl is, in some respects, a harbinger of death. The argument could be made that as a representation of Death, the owl acts as final judge for those who are crossing over into the afterlife. In the Riverside Chaucer, the owl appears in line 343 of the poem. "The oule ek, that of deth the bode bryngeth;""

Answer: Quail

Partridge and other small game birds also come in coveys.