ZOOLOGY QUIZ NO. 23
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:03 am1 What name is given to a young beaver?
KITTEN
2 Scrapie is a disease affecting which farm animal?
SHEEP
3 What is the old name for a bat?
REARMOUSE
4 Which carnivorous mammal has species called American, Eurasian and honey?
BADGER
5 How many legs does a starfish have?
5
6 What is the canine equivalent of a fingerprint for identification purposes? (2 words)
NOSE PRINT
7 What is the world’s largest bird after the ostrich?
EMU
8 If cows moo, which animals are said to bell?
DEER
9 Which tall bird is usually pink?
FLAMINGO
10 Throstle is the poetic name for which bird?
THRUSH
11 Which big cat is strong enough to drag large prey up into a tree?
PANTHER
12 What nine-letter word is the alternative name for a snow grouse?
PTARMIGAN
13 A bloodworm is a young what?
GNAT
14 To which family of birds do mynah birds belong?
STARLING
15 What species of beetle was considered sacred in ancient Egypt?
SCARAB
16 What animal is the national symbol of South Africa?
SPRINGBOK
17 Which part of its body does a thresher shark use to stun its prey?
TAIL
18 To which family of animals does the skunk belong?
WEASEL
19 What is the French word for monkey?
SINGE
20 To which animal does the adjective lupine apply?
WOLF
KITTEN
2 Scrapie is a disease affecting which farm animal?
SHEEP
3 What is the old name for a bat?
REARMOUSE
4 Which carnivorous mammal has species called American, Eurasian and honey?
BADGER
5 How many legs does a starfish have?
5
6 What is the canine equivalent of a fingerprint for identification purposes? (2 words)
NOSE PRINT
7 What is the world’s largest bird after the ostrich?
EMU
8 If cows moo, which animals are said to bell?
DEER
9 Which tall bird is usually pink?
FLAMINGO
10 Throstle is the poetic name for which bird?
THRUSH
11 Which big cat is strong enough to drag large prey up into a tree?
PANTHER
12 What nine-letter word is the alternative name for a snow grouse?
PTARMIGAN
13 A bloodworm is a young what?
GNAT
14 To which family of birds do mynah birds belong?
STARLING
15 What species of beetle was considered sacred in ancient Egypt?
SCARAB
16 What animal is the national symbol of South Africa?
SPRINGBOK
17 Which part of its body does a thresher shark use to stun its prey?
TAIL
18 To which family of animals does the skunk belong?
WEASEL
19 What is the French word for monkey?
SINGE
20 To which animal does the adjective lupine apply?
WOLF
