ZOOLOGY QUIZ NO. 34
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 3:57 pm1 Which village in Kent shares its name with a sturdy breed of poultry with white legs?
ORPINGTON
2 Grey, red, rat and tree are all types of which creature?
KANGAROO
3 To what does the adjective lutrine refer?
OTTER
4 What is a widgeon?
BIRD
5 What is the name of the extinct European ox sometimes called the European Bison?
AUROCHS
6 Which creature always gives birth to identical twins?
ARMADILLO
7 What is the fastest marine mammal?
DOLPHIN
8 What is the collective name for ducks in flight?
FLOCK
9 Fill in the Blank: Camel's milk does not ________
CURDLE
10 If plantigrade animals walk on the soles of their feet, how do latergrade animals walk?
SIDEWAYS
11 In Britain, what is the largest member of the crow family?
RAVEN
12 Javan, Greater Giraffe and Stag are all types of what?
BEETLES
13 Which bird of the crow family has a buff body with a white rump and distinctive blue patches on its wings?
JAY
14 In which Middle Eastern country did the hamster originate?
SYRIA
15 What type of animal is a civet?
CAT
16 How many teats does a cow normally have?
4
17 Which rare New Zealand flightless bird is known as the "parrot of the night"?
KAKAPO
18 On what plant does the small tortoise-shell lay its eggs?
STINGING NETTLES
19 What bird is annually culled by the Orcadians?
PUFFIN
20 In proportion to its size, which animal has the largest brain?
ANT
ORPINGTON
2 Grey, red, rat and tree are all types of which creature?
KANGAROO
3 To what does the adjective lutrine refer?
OTTER
4 What is a widgeon?
BIRD
5 What is the name of the extinct European ox sometimes called the European Bison?
AUROCHS
6 Which creature always gives birth to identical twins?
ARMADILLO
7 What is the fastest marine mammal?
DOLPHIN
8 What is the collective name for ducks in flight?
FLOCK
9 Fill in the Blank: Camel's milk does not ________
CURDLE
10 If plantigrade animals walk on the soles of their feet, how do latergrade animals walk?
SIDEWAYS
11 In Britain, what is the largest member of the crow family?
RAVEN
12 Javan, Greater Giraffe and Stag are all types of what?
BEETLES
13 Which bird of the crow family has a buff body with a white rump and distinctive blue patches on its wings?
JAY
14 In which Middle Eastern country did the hamster originate?
SYRIA
15 What type of animal is a civet?
CAT
16 How many teats does a cow normally have?
4
17 Which rare New Zealand flightless bird is known as the "parrot of the night"?
KAKAPO
18 On what plant does the small tortoise-shell lay its eggs?
STINGING NETTLES
19 What bird is annually culled by the Orcadians?
PUFFIN
20 In proportion to its size, which animal has the largest brain?
ANT
