Animal Trivia Quiz

1) Too cute! The tiniest animals in the world are what kind of creatures?

a. mice
b. moles
c. shrews
d. bats

2) What blood-thirsty creature was the inspiration for the movie Jaws?

a. velociraptor
b. bear
c. great white shark
d. leprechaun

3) What creature is considered yucky in many parts of the world but sacred in India?

a. termites
b. rats
c. spiders
d. pigeons

4) In the Dr. Seuss book Horton Hatches the Egg, what kind of creature is Horton?

a. goat who thinks he's a chicken
b. chicken who thinks he's President of the United States
c. elephant
d. fly

5) What's the fastest land animal?

a. antelopes
b. lions
c. cheetahs
d. gazelles

6) What picky eaters feed entirely on one kind of food? (Hint: eucalyptus leaves)

a. vegetarians
b. emus
c. koalas
d. panda bears

7) What animal’s eyes are the size of dinner plates?

a. African elephant
b. north Atlantic giant squid
c. blue whale
d. whale shark

8) Which animals play dead so convincingly that they actually lose consciousness and begin to smell?

a. wallabies
b. raccoons
c. opossums
d. iguanas

9) In which species is the male is the one to have the babies?

a. seahorses
b. kangaroos
c. sting rays
d. spider monkeys

ANSWERS: 1) d, 2) c, 3) b, 4) c, 5) c, 6) c, 7) b, 8) c, 9) a