Who's the Cute Critter? Trivia Quiz

I want you guys to learn a thing or two, so I will give you the name of an animal or its offspring and you give me the name the baby animal is called, or the name of the adult animal.

A multiple-choice quiz by sweetysmart05. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sweetysmart05

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
276,261

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3288

Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (10/10), Guest 70 (9/10), xchasbox (8/10).

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1. What do you call a baby koala? Hint

Calf

Larva

Pup

Joey

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2. This is a water animal. What do you call baby sharks? Hint

Pups

Frys

Sharklets

Spats

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3. What do you call a baby ape? Hint

Apeling

Kitten

Pup

Baby

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4. What is a baby hedgehog called? Hint

Hoglet

Calf

Kid

Chick

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5. Here is a reptile. What do you call a baby snake? Hint

Hatchling

Tadpole

Chick

Boar

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6. What animal is commonly known as a 'hatchling' or a 'juvenile' as a baby? Hint

Horse

Frog

Bee

Dinosaur

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7. What do you call a baby deer? Hint

Calf

Fawn

Nymph

Fry

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8. What do you call a baby grasshopper? Hint

Nymph

Pup

Gander

Chick

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9. What animal is known as a 'kit' as a baby? Hint

Skunk

Shark

Bat

Hog

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10. What animal is called a 'spat' as a baby? Hint

Eagle

Fish

Oyster

Crocodile

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What do you call a baby koala?

Answer: Joey

Koalas live in gum trees and eat the leaves of the trees. They are also not really bears.

2. This is a water animal. What do you call baby sharks?

Answer: Pups

Baby sharks are called pups. Female sharks can sometimes be bigger than males. The whale shark is the biggest fish in the ocean.

3. What do you call a baby ape?

Answer: Baby

Apes resemble humans. The gorilla is the largest type of ape. The gibbon and the siamang are two of the rarest types of apes.

4. What is a baby hedgehog called?

Answer: Hoglet

A hedgehog is called a hoglet, and sometimes it's called a kit. Hedgehogs have spikes covering the upper portion of their body, using them mainly for protection and intimidation. They live in a range of environments like deserts, forests, and plains.

5. Here is a reptile. What do you call a baby snake?

Answer: Hatchling

Snakes are found on every continent except for Antarctica. Snakes have no eyelids, nor do they have any legs. To move around, they use the strong muscles that inhabit their entire body. They also shed their skin on a regular basis. The King Cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world.

6. What animal is commonly known as a 'hatchling' or a 'juvenile' as a baby?

Answer: Dinosaur

Dinosaurs were around during the Mesozoic Era, 65 million years ago. That era was known as the 'Age of Reptiles'. They were a dominant force for 165 million years. The most accepted theory of why the dinosaurs went extinct all those years ago is that an asteroid that came crashing to earth causing climate changes that dinosaurs couldn't adapt to.

7. What do you call a baby deer?

Answer: Fawn

A deer can live in all types of environments. Only male deer grow antlers. They shed them each year and re-grow again next year. Deer's coats change color each year for the changing seasons.

8. What do you call a baby grasshopper?

Answer: Nymph

There are male and female grasshoppers. The males are the ones that rub their legs together to create a chirping noise. Grasshoppers eat plants.

9. What animal is known as a 'kit' as a baby?

Answer: Skunk

Skunks can stink! Skunks produce an oily, yellow liquid from under their tail, and they can spray this up to 10 feet. This spray is so strong it will repel most enemies. Skunks are generally black and white.

10. What animal is called a 'spat' as a baby?

Answer: Oyster

The shape of the oyster shell varies depending on how crowded the oyster bed is. Whelks, sea stars, and people are really the only predator to an oyster.

Source: Author sweetysmart05

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