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Animal Animania! Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about animals around the world. Have fun and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Maple_Freakz12. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Maple_Freakz12

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
243,877

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3515

Last 3 plays: Guest 202 (8/10), Guest 173 (10/10), Guest 112 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is another name for the piked whale? Hint

humpback whale

sei whale

minke whale

bowhead whale

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year was the megamouth shark discovered? Hint

1089

2001

1976

1922

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which one of these does NOT give birth to live young? Hint

Pliohippus

Merychippus

Hyracotherium

Tuatara

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which one of these animals is NOT a type of horse? Hint

Suffolk punch

Arab

Percheron

alticamelus

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which one of these is NOT a bird? Hint

Arctic tern

tarsier

cassowary

nightingale

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of these dinosaurs is a carnivore? Hint

Gorgosaurus

Styracosaurus

Diplodocus

Lambeosaurus

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of these whales is the longest? Hint

pacific grey whale

bowhead whale

fin whale

dwarf sperm whale

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which one of these is NOT a type of tack for a horse? Hint

stirrup

bridle

girth

onager

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Question 9 of 10

9. A male donkey is also known as a _______. Hint

rein

mare

jackass

mongol

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Question 10 of 10

10. There are about how many species of bats in the world? Hint

500

1000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is another name for the piked whale?

Answer: minke whale

The minke or piked whale is the smallest of the rorqual group. They are very curious about boats and up to 1,000 of these whales are sometimes found in a single area in Antarctic waters, feeding on both plankton and fish.

2. What year was the megamouth shark discovered?

Answer: 1976

It was discovered when a survey ship found one of them caught on its anchor. The megamouth shark lives in the Pacific Ocean at depths of around 200 meters, and only rises to the surface at night.

3. Which one of these does NOT give birth to live young?

Answer: Tuatara

The Pliohippus, Hyracotherium and Merychippus are types of horses that were the size of hares and lived millions of years ago, while the Tuatara is a reptile that can only be found in New Zealand, and are the only survivors of a group that first lived 170 million years ago.

4. Which one of these animals is NOT a type of horse?

Answer: alticamelus

A camel once had a relative that looked like a giraffe! The alticamelus was four meters tall and its name means 'high camel'. The arab can be traced back to about 3000BC in the deserts of Yemen in Arabia.

5. Which one of these is NOT a bird?

Answer: tarsier

A cassowary is a type of flightless bird and can be up to 1.6 meters tall! Cassowaries can be found in New Guinea and Australia. The dwarf cassowary is considered one of the most dangerous birds in the world! Before nesting, the female spots any creature nearby and kills it.

6. Which one of these dinosaurs is a carnivore?

Answer: Gorgosaurus

The name 'Gorgosaurus' means 'gorgon lizard'. It was very clumsy in its movements and most of its meals consisted of carcasses of dinosaurs that were already dead.

7. Which one of these whales is the longest?

Answer: fin whale

The Pacific grey whale's length can be up to 15.3 meters, the bowhead whale up to 20 meters, dwarf sperm whale up to 2.7 meters and the fin whale up to 25 meters long!

8. Which one of these is NOT a type of tack for a horse?

Answer: onager

An onager is a type of wild ass. 2000 years ago, they were used for chariot racing, especially by the Assyrians.

9. A male donkey is also known as a _______.

Answer: jackass

The offspring of a jackass and a mare (female horse) is known as a mule. A female donkey is known as a jennet or a jenny.

10. There are about how many species of bats in the world?

Answer: 1000

And as you know, they don't transform into vampires and they are actually not blind. They use echo-location to 'see' in the dark. Hope you had fun! Bye!

Source: Author Maple_Freakz12

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