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Deserts Trivia Quiz

What do you know about the world's deserts?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
minch

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
21,712

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
4 / 5

Plays
5751

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: bradncarol (5/5), Guest 204 (5/5), Guest 152 (3/5).

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Question 1 of 5

1. Which of these is a desert? Hint

a place that has little or no rain

a place that is very hot

a place where the sun never shines

a place that is a long way from the sea

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Question 2 of 5

2. What is the name of the largest desert in Africa? Hint

Gobi

Sahara

Great Sandy

Kalahari

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Question 3 of 5

3. What animal is very useful for people who travel in the desert? Hint

camel

donkey

horse

elephant

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Question 4 of 5

4. Deserts are always sandy. True or false?

True

False

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Question 5 of 5

5. Which of these plants often grows in deserts? Hint

rose

cactus

cabbage

blackberry bush

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is a desert?

Answer: a place that has little or no rain

A desert is a place that gets less than ten inches of rain a year.
Not all deserts are hot. Antarctica is a desert because it gets very little rain or snow.

2. What is the name of the largest desert in Africa?

Answer: Sahara

The Sahara in North Africa is 3,500,000 square miles in area. It is also the largest desert in the world.

3. What animal is very useful for people who travel in the desert?

Answer: camel

The camel can carry both people and loads through desert areas. It can go for several days without water and can get nutrition from its hump.

4. Deserts are always sandy. True or false?

Answer: False

Deserts can be rocky or icy places.

5. Which of these plants often grows in deserts?

Answer: cactus

The spiny cactus can live in dry regions as it can store water in its fleshy stems.

Source: Author minch

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