Animals: A-Z Quiz

Questions

1. M. Which large aquatic mammals are more commonly known in North America as "sea cows"?

2. Z. Which horse-like creature of the African plains is well-known for its distinctive striped hair?

3. Y. Which long-haired bovid (cow-relative) is most commonly used as a pack animal in the Himalayas?

4. W. Which northern marine-mammal - a relative of seals - are well-known for the large downwards-curving tusks exhibited on males?

5. V. Which often bald-headed scavenger bird is regularly pictured circling above a creature close to death in popular culture?

6. U. The spiny, hard relatives of starfish and sea cucumbers are commonly known as sea \_\_\_\_\_\_\_?

7. T. Alongside turtles and terrapins, which group of shelled reptiles are the terrestrial representatives of the order Testudines?

8. S. Hammerhead and cookie-cutter are types of which large cartilaginous fish?

9. R. Caribou is another name for which type of large cervid, often associated with Christmas?

10. Q. Which medium-sized game bird is perhaps most well-known for its small, heavily sought-after eggs?

11. P. Which large rodent, native to the Americas, is well-known for its long, spiky defensive quills?

12. O. Hedwig from Harry Potter was a "snowy" species of which type of bird?

13. N. The males of which Arctic whales bear a single large tusk made up of an upper canine tooth?

14. A. Often the first word in the dictionary - which relative of the elephant derives its name for the Afrikaans for "earth pig"?

15. L. Which primates, native to Madagascar, feature species such as Ring-Tailed and Furry-Eared Dwarf?

16. K. Which marsupial sleeps for 19 hours a day and lives off a diet almost entirely made up of Eucalyptus leaves?

17. J. What is the largest species of big cat in the Americas, often depicted with its black coat and referred to as a "panther"?

18. I. Which long-beaked group of birds was sacred to the Ancient Egyptions as they were associated with the deity Djehuty?

19. H. Which large (and very dangerous) water-dwelling mammal derives its name from the Greek for "river horse"?

20. G. Which animal is (on average) the heaviest member of the great apes?

21. F. Which animal - a domesticated polecat - has been used for hundreds of years to force burrowing animals such as rabbits and moles, out of their holes?

22. E. Which bird - also native to Australia - is the second tallest species in the world, only smaller than the ostrich?

23. D. What name is generally given to the wild feral dogs native to Australia?

24. C. The only living member of genus Acinonyx, which animal has recorded speeds of up to 70mph, the fastest on land?

25. B. Crash is a video game character based on which marsupial, of the family Peramelidae?