ZOOLOGY QUIZ NO. 30

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What provides over half of the staple diet of a badger?
EARTHWORMS
2 What colour is a giraffe’s tongue?
BLUE
3 Parr, grilse and smolt are various stages in the life cycle of which fish?
SALMON
4 What is removed from cattle that are polled?
HORNS
5 What bird is the national symbol of New Zealand?
KIWI
6 What is a young whale called?
CALF
7 From what type of Russian sturgeon is caviar obtained?
BELUGA
8 Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas all share which official state bird?
MOCKING BIRD
9 What is the world’s largest lizard?
KOMODO DRAGON
10 Mynah birds belong to which family of birds?
STARLING
11 What acid is present in ant stings?
FORMIC ACID
12 Which insect is sometimes referred to as the devil’s darning needle?
DRAGONFLY
13 How many eyes does a bee have?
5
14 A nymph is the young of which insect?
GRASSHOPPER
15 What name is given to the young of a spider?
SPIDERLING
16 What species of fly is known for transmitting sleeping sickness?
TSETSE FLY
17 What does an insect lack if it is described as apterous?
WINGS
18 What leaves provide the staple diet of silkworms?
MULBERRY
19 The tarantula was named after a town in which country?
ITALY
20 What beetle makes a ticking sound by knocking its head against wood?
DEATHWATCH BEETLE

[Mr Beefy]

2 Black
3 Salmon
4 Horns
5 Kiwi
6 Calf
9 Kimono Dragon
10 Crows

[Hazbeen]

16. Toetse
19. Mexico

[magpie in the 80's]

2 Black
3 Salmon
4 Horns
5 Kiwi
6 Calf
9 Kimono Dragon....close enough komodo
10 Crows

all others correct MB

[godoubleblues]

Q15 - spiderling

[magpie in the 80's]

16. Toetse..by this i think you mean testse
19. Mexico

[magpie in the 80's]

Q15 - spiderling

correct gdb

[FlyingHigh]

18/ Mulberry

[magpie in the 80's]

18/ Mulberry

CORRECT FH

[magpie in the 80's]

last days for this quiz

[Mr Beefy]

16. Toetse..by this i think you mean testse
19. Mexico

or maybe Tsetse

[magpie in the 80's]

16. Toetse..by this i think you mean testse
19. Mexico

or maybe Tsetse

hah yeah correct MB

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What provides over half of the staple diet of a badger?
EARTHWORMS
2 What colour is a giraffe’s tongue?
BLUE
3 Parr, grilse and smolt are various stages in the life cycle of which fish?
SALMON
4 What is removed from cattle that are polled?
HORNS
5 What bird is the national symbol of New Zealand?
KIWI
6 What is a young whale called?
CALF
7 From what type of Russian sturgeon is caviar obtained?
BELUGA
8 Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas all share which official state bird?
MOCKING BIRD
9 What is the world’s largest lizard?
KOMODO DRAGON
10 Mynah birds belong to which family of birds?
STARLING
11 What acid is present in ant stings?
FORMIC ACID
12 Which insect is sometimes referred to as the devil’s darning needle?
DRAGONFLY
13 How many eyes does a bee have?
5
14 A nymph is the young of which insect?
GRASSHOPPER
15 What name is given to the young of a spider?
SPIDERLING
16 What species of fly is known for transmitting sleeping sickness?
TSETSE FLY
17 What does an insect lack if it is described as apterous?
WINGS
18 What leaves provide the staple diet of silkworms?
MULBERRY
19 The tarantula was named after a town in which country?
ITALY
20 What beetle makes a ticking sound by knocking its head against wood?
DEATHWATCH BEETLE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ