ZOOLOGY QUIZ NO. 17
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:32 pm1 What animal has a name that means, man of the woods?
ORANG-UTAN
2 What is the largest species of monkey?
MANDRILL
3 Which 1968 film starring Charlton Heston was remade in 2001 with Mark Wahlberg?
PLANET OF THE APES
4 Residents of which English town are known as monkey hangers?
HARTHEPOOL
5 What was the name of the monkey in the TV show Pipkins?
TOPOU
6 What part of a dogs body can be described as butterfly, cherry or dudley?
NOSE
7 Which cartoon character was originally to be called Dippy Dawg?
PLUTO
8 Which song contains the line, “you can tell your dog to bite my leg”?
ACHY BREAKY HEART
9 What is the only breed of dog that can contract gout?
DALMATION
10 What breed of dog was named after the capital of Tibet?
LHASA APSO
11 What type of animal was Hodori, the official mascot of the Seoul Olympics?
TIGER
12 Who is described as, the indisputable leader of the gang?
TOP CAT
13 In which country were the Tamil Tigers guerrilla movement founded?
SRI LANKA
14 Who raised a lioness cub called Elsa then wrote of her exploits in the book Born Free?
JOY ADAMSON
15 In which film did James Bond have Pussy Galore?
GOLDFINGER
16 What is the world’s largest fish?
WHALE SHARK
17 In which film did John Cleese play Archie Leach?
A FISH CALLED WANDA
18 According to an old proverb where should you never fish?
INTROUBLED WATERS
19 Why did the stonefish gain entry into the Guinness Book of World Records?
WORLD'S MOST POISONOUS FISH
20 Flying Fish Cove is the capital of which island?
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
21 On which continent did pheasants originate?
ASIA
22 What was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson in the film Convoy?
RUBBER DUCK
23 What four letter word is the collective noun for a group of buzzards?
WAKE
24 In Toy Story 2 what kind of bird is Wheezy?
PENGUIN
25 Who played the Pigeon Lady in the film Home Alone 2?
BRENDA FRICKER
26 What type of dance is also the collective noun for a group of rattlesnakes?
RUMBA
27 What is a snake doing when desquamating?
SHEDDING IT'S SKIN
28 What was the name of the snake in The Sooty Show?
RAMSBOTTOM
29 During which monarch’s reign was Blackadder II set?
QUEEN ELIZABETH 1
30 What number is represented by the phrase snakes alive in bingo terminology?
55
ORANG-UTAN
2 What is the largest species of monkey?
MANDRILL
3 Which 1968 film starring Charlton Heston was remade in 2001 with Mark Wahlberg?
PLANET OF THE APES
4 Residents of which English town are known as monkey hangers?
HARTHEPOOL
5 What was the name of the monkey in the TV show Pipkins?
TOPOU
6 What part of a dogs body can be described as butterfly, cherry or dudley?
NOSE
7 Which cartoon character was originally to be called Dippy Dawg?
PLUTO
8 Which song contains the line, “you can tell your dog to bite my leg”?
ACHY BREAKY HEART
9 What is the only breed of dog that can contract gout?
DALMATION
10 What breed of dog was named after the capital of Tibet?
LHASA APSO
11 What type of animal was Hodori, the official mascot of the Seoul Olympics?
TIGER
12 Who is described as, the indisputable leader of the gang?
TOP CAT
13 In which country were the Tamil Tigers guerrilla movement founded?
SRI LANKA
14 Who raised a lioness cub called Elsa then wrote of her exploits in the book Born Free?
JOY ADAMSON
15 In which film did James Bond have Pussy Galore?
GOLDFINGER
16 What is the world’s largest fish?
WHALE SHARK
17 In which film did John Cleese play Archie Leach?
A FISH CALLED WANDA
18 According to an old proverb where should you never fish?
INTROUBLED WATERS
19 Why did the stonefish gain entry into the Guinness Book of World Records?
WORLD'S MOST POISONOUS FISH
20 Flying Fish Cove is the capital of which island?
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
21 On which continent did pheasants originate?
ASIA
22 What was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson in the film Convoy?
RUBBER DUCK
23 What four letter word is the collective noun for a group of buzzards?
WAKE
24 In Toy Story 2 what kind of bird is Wheezy?
PENGUIN
25 Who played the Pigeon Lady in the film Home Alone 2?
BRENDA FRICKER
26 What type of dance is also the collective noun for a group of rattlesnakes?
RUMBA
27 What is a snake doing when desquamating?
SHEDDING IT'S SKIN
28 What was the name of the snake in The Sooty Show?
RAMSBOTTOM
29 During which monarch’s reign was Blackadder II set?
QUEEN ELIZABETH 1
30 What number is represented by the phrase snakes alive in bingo terminology?
55
