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Quiz about Ralph the Llamas Andean Friends
Quiz about Ralph the Llamas Andean Friends

Ralph the Llama's Andean Friends Quiz


The Revenge of the Llama's mascot, Ralph the llama, has left his English home to visit his friends in his old neighbourhood, high in the Andes. Can you answer these questions about Andean animals that he meets?

A multiple-choice quiz by Team Revenge of the Llamas. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
PDAZ
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
323,590
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
993
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Top 20% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. As Ralph the llama is flying over the Andes, he sees one of his friends, Filiberto, accompanying the plane. Filiberto has brought along several hundred of his yellow-legged flock, and they form a large pink "V" in the sky. What kind of bird is Filiberto? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Ralph the llama got a little cold while he was on the plane and pulled out one of his knitted waistcoats to keep him warm. The stewardess rushed up to tell him that he couldn't wear the waistcoat when the plane landed as only Inca royalty were allowed to wear garments made from that wool. Ralph look pained. "The animals the fine wool comes from," he explained carefully, "are small relatives of mine." Which relative of the llama produces the finest wool? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Continuing on his Andean adventure, Ralph the llama now plans to meet Nervy Norman atop a lofty peak. Ralph is warned that he should approach Nervy Norman very carefully, as he has a tendency to throw himself off cliffs when feeling under threat. What type of creature is Ralph most likely to meet? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Ralph the llama remembers having seen Paddington Bear, who claimed to be from 'Darkest Peru', on television before starting his trip. Of what bear species, native to Peru, might Ralph meet a member who could be a relative of Paddington? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. These fluffy rodents, while native to the Andes mountains, have also been kept as domestic pets in other countries. They are particularly notable for their use in the fur industry, but Ralph and the other Andean animals tend to shy away from that topic. Which of these animals is described? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Ralph the llama was happy to see Vince and Vivian, old friends, up in the sky above his native land. They are very proud because they are featured in the coat of arms, as well as being the national bird, of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. To which near-endangered species do they belong? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Ralph the llama is surprised to meet Clive. Clive is a solitary creature, in fact Ralph has never met another like him. Clive is about the size of a small domestic cat and has a distinctive long, thick, banded tail. His family are among the rarest species of cat in the world and they have no subspecies. What type of feline is Ralph's new friend? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. As Ralph the llama anxiously approaches Sid the snake - a primitive tree boa found in the tropical Andes - he is informed that this slithery chap is of particular significance to the evolutionary theory. What feature of Sid's can be taken as evidence that snakes evolved from a family of lizards? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Ralph is back in an aeroplane and he's in trouble. He was so pleased to see another old friend, Diego, that he slashed out with his hoof and carved a "Z" in the back of the seat in front of him. This was because Diego is which of these animals? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Ralph the llama returns home to England after his trip to the Andes. He brings with him a new friend who he knows will be able to survive the brutal English winters. Thanks to its unique thermoregulation system, which little critter in the genus Liolaemus did Ralph find scampering around the Andes? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. As Ralph the llama is flying over the Andes, he sees one of his friends, Filiberto, accompanying the plane. Filiberto has brought along several hundred of his yellow-legged flock, and they form a large pink "V" in the sky. What kind of bird is Filiberto?

Answer: Andean flamingo

Like other flamingos, the Andean flamingo is grey at birth. It develops its pink plumage from the beta carotene in its diet of algae and plankton. The Andean flamingo lives near the lakes of the high Andes, along with another flamingo species, the James flamingo. The main difference between the two is that the Andean flamingo is larger and has yellow legs; it is actually the only flamingo species with yellow legs.

Crafted by PDAZ, the Phoenician pheasant
2. Ralph the llama got a little cold while he was on the plane and pulled out one of his knitted waistcoats to keep him warm. The stewardess rushed up to tell him that he couldn't wear the waistcoat when the plane landed as only Inca royalty were allowed to wear garments made from that wool. Ralph look pained. "The animals the fine wool comes from," he explained carefully, "are small relatives of mine." Which relative of the llama produces the finest wool?

Answer: Vicuna

Vicunas are the smallest of the camelids and produce very fine and expensive, wool. They live on the grasslands of the Andes, at about 12,000 - 18,000 feet, and their fine wool coats protect them from nighttime temperatures that fall below zero. Vicuna wool is rare as an individual animal produces less than one pound of wool a year - unlike alpacas that produce over 15 pounds. The vicuna is the national animal of Peru.

The dromedary, often called the Arabian camel, is found across North Africa and the Middle East where it has been domesticated for several thousand years. The only truly wild dromedaries live in Australia where animals introduced to carry cargo across the Outback escaped and formed a feral population. Bactrian camels are found in the rocky Gobi Desert and on the grassy plains (steppes) of Asia. Apart from a small population of wild Bactrian camels in Northern China and Mongolia, Bactrian camels are also domesticated. Dromedary camels have one hump, Bactrian camels have two.

Despite its name, the Hippocamelus is actually a deer and not related to the camel family at all. However, they do live in the Andes.

Crafted by flopsymopsy, the lagomorph llama
3. Continuing on his Andean adventure, Ralph the llama now plans to meet Nervy Norman atop a lofty peak. Ralph is warned that he should approach Nervy Norman very carefully, as he has a tendency to throw himself off cliffs when feeling under threat. What type of creature is Ralph most likely to meet?

Answer: A pebble toad

This tiny amphibian is only a few inches long and is therefore vulnerable to the many predators which dwell in the Andes. Being so small, it cannot hop or run very fast, nor can it fight or hop very far due to its small, weak limbs. This particular creature therefore has adapted the odd quality of tensing up and letting go of the rock on which it sits when it encounters even the slightest threat. Because the pebble toad is usually found on the steep cliffs of the Andes, the result of this action is a seemingly suicidal fall. However, due to its tiny size, the knocks and bumps it receives from the harsh rock on its way down deal it little to no damage.

Crafted by doublemm - the border-crossing binturong
4. Ralph the llama remembers having seen Paddington Bear, who claimed to be from 'Darkest Peru', on television before starting his trip. Of what bear species, native to Peru, might Ralph meet a member who could be a relative of Paddington?

Answer: Spectacled bear

Paddington was originally going to be from 'Darkest Africa', until it was pointed out that there were no bears native to the African continent, but Peru had the spectacled bear (also known as the Andean bear from its distribution in the wild) to offer. The last remaining species of short-faced bear, and the only surviving South American bear, the spectacled bear has black fur with a distinctive light-brown pattern across its face resembling (you're way ahead of me on this) spectacles. Their survival is related to their excellent tree-climbing ability, but their population is under current pressure from habitat loss, hunting by farmers who fear they will harm livestock despite their basically-vegetarian diet, and capture to obtain their gall bladders for use in Chinese medicine.

Crafted by Looney_tunes, the Melbourne marsupial
5. These fluffy rodents, while native to the Andes mountains, have also been kept as domestic pets in other countries. They are particularly notable for their use in the fur industry, but Ralph and the other Andean animals tend to shy away from that topic. Which of these animals is described?

Answer: Chinchilla

While certain pet stores around the world may house these cuddly, little rodents, they're originally from Peru and other Andean countries. However cute they may be, their notoriety comes from the fur industry which, at one point, has used chinchilla fur in astounding amounts causing their hunting in the wild to be banned.
The culpeo is a fox-like animal from the western regions of South America, the oncilla is akin to an ocelot and it inhabits the more Equatorial regions of South America, and the jaguarundi is a wildcat that can be seen as far north as Texas and as far south as Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ralph and Co. may have met all of these animals before, considering their location.

Crafted by Kyleisalive, Torontonian tiger
6. Ralph the llama was happy to see Vince and Vivian, old friends, up in the sky above his native land. They are very proud because they are featured in the coat of arms, as well as being the national bird, of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. To which near-endangered species do they belong?

Answer: Andean condor

The Andean condor is the largest flying land bird of North and South America. It is known throughout the Andes Mountains for its wingspan which can measure up to 10 feet. A captive breeding program has kept the Andean condor off of the endangered species list, but its breeding habits of mating for life and only producing one or two eggs every other year makes its situation precarious when added to local farmers seeing it as a threat to livestock. The Andean condor is a scavenger who seeks out larger carcasses to feed on. The Andean condor was associated with the Sun God and seen as a ruler of the upper world in the mythology of the region.

Crafted by maninmidohio - the buckeye homo sapien
7. Ralph the llama is surprised to meet Clive. Clive is a solitary creature, in fact Ralph has never met another like him. Clive is about the size of a small domestic cat and has a distinctive long, thick, banded tail. His family are among the rarest species of cat in the world and they have no subspecies. What type of feline is Ralph's new friend?

Answer: Andean mountain cat

The Andean cat is one of the least known and most endangered small cats in the world. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
Along with the Pampas cat, Andean mountain cats were considered sacred by some Andean cultures as their skins were considered powerful and associated with abundance. In some parts of Bolivia and Chile, a belief that when a person encountered a mountain cat they must kill it to avoid bad luck may have contributed to the species decline. Other reasons for the diminishing population include habitat loss and human encroachment, which causes barriers and creates population pockets.

Crafted by EmmaF2008, the Irish iguana.
8. As Ralph the llama anxiously approaches Sid the snake - a primitive tree boa found in the tropical Andes - he is informed that this slithery chap is of particular significance to the evolutionary theory. What feature of Sid's can be taken as evidence that snakes evolved from a family of lizards?

Answer: A pair of vestigial hind limbs

Some view snakes simply as limbless lizards, but it is untrue to say that no snakes possess limbs. Whilst no snakes are known to possess any traces of pectoral limbs, some species, such as boas and pythons, do possess tiny spurs located near their pelvic girdle. These large constrictors are therefore seen as "less advanced" than other snakes, such as the pit viper, which is seen as the "most advanced".

These functionless limbs have therefore provided evidence that snakes share a common ancestor with other reptiles, such as lizards. Other evidence, such as the presence of a moveable quadrate bone and the absence of a quadratojugal bone in their skulls, has led scientists to link snakes with a particular family of lizards from the age of the dinosaurs.

Crafted by doublemm - the border-crossing binturong
9. Ralph is back in an aeroplane and he's in trouble. He was so pleased to see another old friend, Diego, that he slashed out with his hoof and carved a "Z" in the back of the seat in front of him. This was because Diego is which of these animals?

Answer: Grey zorro

The grey zorro aka the chilla aka the Patagonian fox aka the South American gray fox is a member of the family of so-called false foxes. It is one of the few animals to be found in Chile's Atacama desert, the world's driest desert. Zorro is the Spanish for fox.

Zebras and zorillas (aka striped polecats) are both found in Africa rather than South America. There is no such animal as a zooople zip zap but I wish that there was.

The real name of the fictional Zorro was Don Diego Vega.

Crafted by glenda-the-cat.
10. Ralph the llama returns home to England after his trip to the Andes. He brings with him a new friend who he knows will be able to survive the brutal English winters. Thanks to its unique thermoregulation system, which little critter in the genus Liolaemus did Ralph find scampering around the Andes?

Answer: Lizard

You might not expect to see lizards in the Andes, but there are actually more than 200 species of the genus Liolaemus living in the Andean region of South America, with recorded sightings at 16,000 feet (5,000 meters). They are members of the Iguanidae family and vary in appearance and size, with some resembling tree lizards and others looking decidedly more iguana-like. They survive at the high elevations by having the ability to absorb solar radiation and raise their body temperature to 95 degrees F (35 C) even in cold weather.

Crafted by PDAZ, the Sonoran lizard
Source: Author PDAZ

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