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Quiz about Unusual Suspects
Quiz about Unusual Suspects

Unusual Suspects Trivia Quiz


Scotland Yard have been stumped by some peculiar evidence left at the scene of a number of unsolved crimes.

A photo quiz by AcrylicInk. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
AcrylicInk
Time
3 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
392,537
Updated
May 27 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1288
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: matthewpokemon (9/10), MargW (10/10), Guest 73 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Detective Small recorded the shape of some footprints left in a patch of mud near a stash of stolen gold. This animal has four clawed toes on each foot. The tracks look similar to a dog's, but are slightly narrower - they're about 4cm wide. Which creature left these tracks? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Mrs Versace gave this description of a woman she saw fleeing the scene of a robbery. Which black and white mammal was beneath the old lady disguise? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. The tech guys managed to uncover this grainy CCTV footage of a serial shoplifter. It's thought that the criminal can store food items in a pouch. Which animal is it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The hideout of a mysterious art forger has been uncovered. There was a lot of paint on the floor with these tiny, multi-legged tracks pressed into them. The prints look like they come in groups of four. Which animal made them? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Detective Rahman is looking for a criminal's accomplice. Someone supplied Nasty Nigel with poison for his blowgun. He couldn't give a name, but he did give this description of an animal whose English name derives from the weapon it contributed to. Which South American animal is the murderer's supplier? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. The UK Border Force has spotted a group illegally landing on a beach in Scotland. What are these villainous individuals? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Mr Kowalski claims this shady character is spying on him in his back garden. She frequently sits in the trees and its almost as if there's nothing there at all. Which insect is spying on Mr Kowalski? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. There have been reports of a creature going out in public with a dangerous weapon! Someone sent in this picture taken from a boat in the Mediterranean Sea. Who is this weapon-wielding monster? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. There's been a murder but the Australian police are stumped. The crime scene is covered in fingerprints, but they don't match any human on record. Which of these other animals has discernible fingerprints? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. A priceless statue of a Hindu god was stolen from a museum last night. The thief was careless, however, and left a green and blue feather behind. Which bird does this feather belong to? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Detective Small recorded the shape of some footprints left in a patch of mud near a stash of stolen gold. This animal has four clawed toes on each foot. The tracks look similar to a dog's, but are slightly narrower - they're about 4cm wide. Which creature left these tracks?

Answer: A red fox

Fox tracks are roughly shaped like a diamond and sometimes their claw marks are visible at the end of each toe. Although they are similar to dog footprints, fox prints are usually narrower. Dogs also tend to move around erratically, whereas foxes travel in straight lines. Red foxes live in a range of habitats around the world. From forests to deserts, they can adapt to almost any environment. Foxes have a reputation for being cunning and resourceful - lock up your gold!
2. Mrs Versace gave this description of a woman she saw fleeing the scene of a robbery. Which black and white mammal was beneath the old lady disguise?

Answer: A giant panda

Pandas don't normally wear glasses and scarves, but they do have black fur on their ears and around their eyes. A panda's bamboo diet doesn't generate enough energy for them to hibernate like other mammals. As a result, pandas are adapted to the changes in the environment around them.

Their white fur helps them to camouflage in snowy Chinese winters, while their black arms and legs keep them hidden in shady areas. The black markings around their eyes help them to recognise other pandas, too.
3. The tech guys managed to uncover this grainy CCTV footage of a serial shoplifter. It's thought that the criminal can store food items in a pouch. Which animal is it?

Answer: A brown pelican

Brown pelicans have long bills with a stretchy pouch in their throat. As seabirds, they usually use the pouch for catching fish (though that wasn't the case for this shoplifter caught on camera!). The featherless skin on the pelican's throat is called the gular pouch. Pelicans are not the only birds to have a gular pouch. Cormorants and frigatebirds have them, too, but for a different purpose.

In those birds, the pouch is used during courtship.
4. The hideout of a mysterious art forger has been uncovered. There was a lot of paint on the floor with these tiny, multi-legged tracks pressed into them. The prints look like they come in groups of four. Which animal made them?

Answer: Chilean rose hair tarantula

Like most arachnids, tarantulas have eight legs: four on the left, four on the right. Their prints appear in two clusters of four with a gap between them that is the width of their body. That's up to 15cm for the Chilean rose hair tarantula. These tarantulas live in deserts and scrubland in Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina. Tarantulas can leave their footprints in the sand - an easy clue for a knowledgeable detective.
5. Detective Rahman is looking for a criminal's accomplice. Someone supplied Nasty Nigel with poison for his blowgun. He couldn't give a name, but he did give this description of an animal whose English name derives from the weapon it contributed to. Which South American animal is the murderer's supplier?

Answer: A poison dart frog

Poison dart frogs got their common name from the weapon their poison was used in. The indigenous Colombian Embera tribe used the frogs' poison on the tip of their darts, which were used in a blowgun for hunting. Poison dart frogs range from 1.5cm-6cm long, but contain enough poison to kill ten men.

Although they are incredibly dangerous, their bodies warn predators through aposematism. Most poison dart frogs have bright red or yellow skin, warning animals who may want to eat them.
6. The UK Border Force has spotted a group illegally landing on a beach in Scotland. What are these villainous individuals?

Answer: Grey Seals

A large proportion of the world's grey seal population lives around the rocky shores of Scotland. They can, however, be found on many coastlines in the North Atlantic. Pregnant females often return to the same breeding sites to give birth. Grey seals don't actually need a passport to come ashore in Britain. In 1970 they were protected in Britain under the Conservation of Seals Act.
7. Mr Kowalski claims this shady character is spying on him in his back garden. She frequently sits in the trees and its almost as if there's nothing there at all. Which insect is spying on Mr Kowalski?

Answer: Praying mantis

Mr Kowalski needs to be careful. There are over 2,400 species of mantis and most of them are ambush predators. If a mantis is stationary, chances are it's waiting for something to kill. They eat live insects, like locusts and flies, though, so Mr K. will probably be OK with a praying mantis in the garden. Some female mantises also eat their mates after fertilisation.
8. There have been reports of a creature going out in public with a dangerous weapon! Someone sent in this picture taken from a boat in the Mediterranean Sea. Who is this weapon-wielding monster?

Answer: A swordfish

That 'dangerous weapon' is the one coming out of the swordfish's snout. Marlins have rounded swords, but swordfish have flat ones. They are used to slash at prey, rather than stab them. Swordfish appears on menus around the world, but concerns around over-fishing have been raised.

The species has been added to Greenpeace's seafood red list, meaning that the fisheries they are sourced from have a very high risk of being unsustainable.
9. There's been a murder but the Australian police are stumped. The crime scene is covered in fingerprints, but they don't match any human on record. Which of these other animals has discernible fingerprints?

Answer: Koalas

Humans aren't the only animals with fingerprints. Many primates have ridges and whorls to provide grip when climbing. Koalas, though they are not primates, are also adapted for climbing in this way. Their fingerprints are almost indistinguishable from human prints.

As a result, it is possible that police work in Australia has been affected by koala prints at crime scenes, which have been mistaken for human ones.
10. A priceless statue of a Hindu god was stolen from a museum last night. The thief was careless, however, and left a green and blue feather behind. Which bird does this feather belong to?

Answer: Indian peafowl

Peafowl play an important role in Hindu mythology and the species is the national bird of India. Males are known as peacocks. They have bright blue bodies and a long train of feathers which end with colourful eyespots. Female peahens have green necks and brown tails. Even though they have huge tails, peafowl can still fly. Maybe that's how they escaped from the museum...
Source: Author AcrylicInk

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