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45 animals and nature trivia questions and answers

Blue whales, spiders and tadpoles first, then migration, fungi, camouflage and survival tricks.

45 questions · Animals and nature trivia questions and answers · answers included

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Animals and nature trivia questions and answers

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Questions 1–20

  1. 1

    What is the largest animal alive today?

    easy

    Answer

    The blue whale

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale?oldid=1364714839#Size

  2. 2

    Which mammals can truly fly rather than just glide?

    easy

    Answer

    Bats

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat?oldid=1363692147#Wings%2C_skin%2C_and_flight

  3. 3

    Which insects are mostly herbivorous as caterpillars and nectar-feeding as adults?

    easy

    Answer

    Butterflies and moths

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidoptera?oldid=1365282564

  4. 4

    How many legs does a spider have?

    easy

    Answer

    Eight

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider?oldid=1364088427#Locomotion

  5. 5

    Which birds are flightless, semi-aquatic, and live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere?

    easy

    Answer

    Penguins

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin?oldid=1366050922

  6. 6

    What is a baby frog called?

    easy

    Answer

    A tadpole

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadpole?oldid=1355101489

  7. 7

    What do female kangaroos have so joeys can complete postnatal development?

    easy

    Answer

    A pouch

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo?oldid=1359742626

  8. 8

    What sweet liquid do flowers produce to attract pollinators?

    easy

    Answer

    Nectar

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectar?oldid=1354827975#Etymology

  9. 9

    What kind of animals are dolphins?

    easy

    Answer

    Marine mammals

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin?oldid=1362237439#Impacts_of_climate_change

  10. 10

    What nut does an oak tree bear?

    easy

    Answer

    An acorn

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak?oldid=1365963308

  11. 11

    What is the fastest land animal?

    easy

    Answer

    The cheetah

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah?oldid=1365632542

  12. 12

    Which black-and-white bear mainly eats bamboo?

    easy

    Answer

    Giant panda

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda?oldid=1365397413#Diet

  13. 13

    How is an animal that eats both plants and meat classified?

    easy

    Answer

    An omnivore

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore?oldid=1360714649

  14. 14

    Which rainforest layer contains trees that grow above the general canopy?

    hard

    Answer

    The emergent layer

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest?oldid=1351535519#Emergent_layer

  15. 15

    What are groups of lions called?

    easy

    Answer

    Prides

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion?oldid=1362805420

  16. 16

    Which came first in a frog’s life cycle: tadpole or froglet?

    easy

    Answer

    Tadpole

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog?oldid=1363064175#Metamorphosis

  17. 17

    How does an octopus usually move quickly through water?

    medium

    Answer

    Water jet propulsion

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus?oldid=1354721353

  18. 18

    Which hard body structures are especially useful in preserving organisms?

    medium

    Answer

    Exoskeletons

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton?oldid=1355792955#Paleontological_significance

  19. 19

    Which animal builds dams that reshape streams?

    easy

    Answer

    Beaver

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver?oldid=1365293999#Infrastructure

  20. 20

    Migrating birds travel twice a year between which two kinds of places?

    easy

    Answer

    Breeding and wintering grounds

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_migration?oldid=1365677065

Questions 21–40

  1. 21

    What kind of animal is a Komodo dragon?

    easy

    Answer

    A monitor lizard, the largest living lizard

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon?oldid=1362735935

  2. 22

    How many hearts does an octopus have?

    medium

    Answer

    Three

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus?oldid=1354721353#Circulatory_system

  3. 23

    A queen, workers, drones, and a hive all point to what kind of bees?

    easy

    Answer

    Honey bees

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee?oldid=1364236029#Sexes_and_castes

  4. 24

    Which living birds lay the largest eggs?

    medium

    Answer

    Common ostriches

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich?oldid=1365340313

  5. 25

    Is a camel's hump full of water?

    hard

    Answer

    No: a series of physiological adaptations, not a water tank, lets camels go long periods without water

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel?oldid=1365443029#Ecological_and_behavioral_adaptations

  6. 26

    What is the only continent without native ants?

    medium

    Answer

    Antarctica

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant?oldid=1363713132#Distribution_and_diversity

  7. 27

    Which Australian marsupial is the only living representative of the family Phascolarctidae?

    hard

    Answer

    The koala

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala?oldid=1365426480

  8. 28

    What color is a polar bear’s skin under its fur?

    medium

    Answer

    Black

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear?oldid=1360291696

  9. 29

    What is one hypothesized cue sea turtles use to find their hatching region?

    hard

    Answer

    The Earth's magnetic field

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_turtle_migration?oldid=1344243328

  10. 30

    What is the relationship called when both species benefit?

    medium

    Answer

    Mutualism

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutualism_(biology)?oldid=1350061349#Intestinal_microbiota

  11. 31

    Which salamanders are used in research because they can regenerate body parts including limbs?

    medium

    Answer

    Axolotls

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axolotl?oldid=1365469225

  12. 32

    Besides its duck-like bill, what makes the platypus so unusual for a mammal?

    easy

    Answer

    It is one of the few mammals that lay eggs

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus?oldid=1362452793

  13. 33

    Which microscopic animals can survive extreme drying by entering a tun state?

    medium

    Answer

    Tardigrades

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade?oldid=1365589124#Dehydrated_'tun'_state

  14. 34

    Which is the largest living species of lizard, growing up to 3 meters long?

    easy

    Answer

    The Komodo dragon

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon?oldid=1362735935

  15. 35

    What kind of organism is a lichen?

    hard

    Answer

    A composite organism

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen?oldid=1365018936#Symbiotic_relation

  16. 36

    What is the most conspicuous trait of male narwhals?

    easy

    Answer

    A long, spiralled tusk

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal?oldid=1361625492#Tusk_and_dentition

  17. 37

    What is it called when one animal deliberately steals food from another?

    hard

    Answer

    Kleptoparasitism

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptoparasitism?oldid=1354935344#Strategy

  18. 38

    How can wood frogs survive partial freezing in winter?

    hard

    Answer

    Urea and glucose act as cryoprotectants

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_frog?oldid=1351167031#Cold_tolerance

  19. 39

    Name the process by which plants lose water vapor through their leaves.

    medium

    Answer

    Transpiration

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpiration?oldid=1325504463

  20. 40

    Which bird has the greatest wingspan among living birds?

    hard

    Answer

    The snowy albatross

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_albatross?oldid=1360252723#Size

Questions 41–45

  1. 41

    Mycorrhizal fungi live on plant roots. What do they give the plant in return for sugars?

    hard

    Answer

    Water and mineral nutrients

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhiza?oldid=1362851638#Definition

  2. 42

    Where do migratory monarchs originate?

    hard

    Answer

    Southern Canada and the northern United States

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly_migration?oldid=1364460333

  3. 43

    What is the camouflage called when an animal is darker on top and lighter underneath?

    hard

    Answer

    Countershading

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countershading?oldid=1352876025

  4. 44

    How do antlers change each year?

    hard

    Answer

    Antlers are shed and regrown

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antler?oldid=1365024102

  5. 45

    When do plants using CAM open their stomata?

    hard

    Answer

    At night, when temperatures are low

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassulacean_acid_metabolism?oldid=1362788518#Biochemistry

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