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What Animal Am I? Trivia Quiz

Figure out from these rhymes what animal is speaking. Questions range in difficulty.

A multiple-choice quiz by tsukitenshi. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tsukitenshi

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
212,265

Updated
Jan 02 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
21857

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: wwwocls (9/10), Guest 86 (8/10), Guest 166 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. My fur is either gray or brown,
I often hang in a tree upside-down.
Of toes I have only two or three,
Which of these animals could I be? Hint

Koala

Chimpanzee

Anteater

Sloth

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Question 2 of 10

2. At hiding I am really swell,
I blend in with my surroundings well.
I'm a lizard of many colors;
if I don't like one, I can change to others! Hint

Komodo dragon

Anole

Chameleon

Iguana

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Question 3 of 10

3. I have a horn with which I scare,
but it's really made of matted hair!
Although my gray skin may be bland,
I'm the second heaviest animal on land. Hint

Elephant

Rhinoceros

Hippopotamus

Triceratops

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Question 4 of 10

4. With my big legs I like to hop,
My joey I will never drop.
In my pouch I safely keep him,
You can see his head peeking over the brim. Hint

Kangaroo

Opossum

Wombat

Tasmanian devil

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Question 5 of 10

5. My favorite food is bamboo,
I am white, but I'm black, too.
China is where I can be found,
Either in a tree or on the ground. Hint

Gibbon

Koala

Panda

Shrew

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Question 6 of 10

6. My beautiful fur is thick and red.
I am sly (or so it is said).
I admit I steal the occasional hen
To take back to my kits in our den. Hint

Wolf

Fox

Bobcat

Cougar

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Question 7 of 10

7. I am black with stripes of white.
When in danger, I don't fight;
I lift up my bushy tail,
And they retreat, without fail. Hint

Badger

Raccoon

Skunk

Zebra

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Question 8 of 10

8. I have a bill and lay eggs like a bird,
But I'm a mammal- warm-blooded and furred.
I like to swim with my webbed feet,
And my fat-storing tail is really neat! Hint

Platypus

Otter

Echidna

Capybara

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Question 9 of 10

9. I'm a bird who likes to preen,
My feathers are the longest ever seen!
When searching for my future bride,
I fan my tail feathers out wide. Hint

Emu

Quail

Peacock

Kiwi

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Question 10 of 10

10. Here's a question with a twist;
I'm an animal who doesn't exist!
I'm a mix of animals, three.
Part of a manticore is part of me.
Part goat, part snake,
I would be dangerous if I wasn't fake! Hint

Hippocampus

Nemean lion

Gryphon

Chimera

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. My fur is either gray or brown, I often hang in a tree upside-down. Of toes I have only two or three, Which of these animals could I be?

Answer: Sloth

Sloths are South American mammals that live in trees. They have gray or brown fur, and two or three toes on each foot.

2. At hiding I am really swell, I blend in with my surroundings well. I'm a lizard of many colors; if I don't like one, I can change to others!

Answer: Chameleon

Chameleons are lizards which can change color in order to communicate with other chameleons or to hide from predators (camouflage).

3. I have a horn with which I scare, but it's really made of matted hair! Although my gray skin may be bland, I'm the second heaviest animal on land.

Answer: Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros horns are indeed made of matted hair- more specifically, a substance known as keratin. The white rhino is the second largest (weight-wise) land animal, the elephant being the first.

4. With my big legs I like to hop, My joey I will never drop. In my pouch I safely keep him, You can see his head peeking over the brim.

Answer: Kangaroo

Kangaroos are marsupials, which means that they carry their young in a pouch. A baby kangaroo is called a joey.

5. My favorite food is bamboo, I am white, but I'm black, too. China is where I can be found, Either in a tree or on the ground.

Answer: Panda

Pandas live in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam. They eat mainly bamboo shoots (99% of their diet is bamboo!).

6. My beautiful fur is thick and red. I am sly (or so it is said). I admit I steal the occasional hen To take back to my kits in our den.

Answer: Fox

"Sly as a fox" is a well-known saying that you have probably heard. Foxes usually have red fur, and their children are known as kits. They live in dens.

7. I am black with stripes of white. When in danger, I don't fight; I lift up my bushy tail, And they retreat, without fail.

Answer: Skunk

Skunks defend against predators by spraying them with musk from two glands located beneath their tails.

8. I have a bill and lay eggs like a bird, But I'm a mammal- warm-blooded and furred. I like to swim with my webbed feet, And my fat-storing tail is really neat!

Answer: Platypus

The platypus, also called the duck-billed platypus, is one of the only two mammals that lay eggs (the other is the echidna). It has a bill similar to a duck's, and webbed feet. It also has a flat tail (sort of like a beaver's) which stores fat so that the platypus doesn't lose energy in the winter, when food is scarce.

9. I'm a bird who likes to preen, My feathers are the longest ever seen! When searching for my future bride, I fan my tail feathers out wide.

Answer: Peacock

Peacocks, which are the males of the species (the females are called peahens), show off their tails in order to attract a mate.

10. Here's a question with a twist; I'm an animal who doesn't exist! I'm a mix of animals, three. Part of a manticore is part of me. Part goat, part snake, I would be dangerous if I wasn't fake!

Answer: Chimera

A chimera is part goat, part serpent, and part lion. A manticore has the body of a lion and the head of a man.

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Source: Author tsukitenshi

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