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Animaltastic Trivia
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Exciting, random animal trivia
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1
What are the sensory receptors on the face of the star-nosed mole called?
Rhinaria
Elmer's Organs
Tympanal Organs
Rostral Organs
2
Mosquitoes prefer to bite which of the following: Men, Women, or Both Equally?
Women
Both Equally
Men
Empty choice
3
What is the term used to describe the strange leaping gait of the Pronghorn antelope?
Stotting
Jogging
Pronking
Cantering
4
What is the largest songbird in North America?
Common Raven
Indigo Bunting
Northern Oriole
Cedar Waxwing
5
Since the US Endangered Species Act was enacted in 1973, how many species have become extinct?
12
0
9
3
6
Kangaroo rats, which populate dry grassland areas, cango their entire lives without doing what?
Urinating
Eating
Going into the Shade
Drinking
7
Witha wingspan of 12 ft. what bird, found in the southern hemisphere, has the largest wingspan?
Southern Cassowary
Ostrich
Emu
Wandering albatross
8
Synchronous fireflies, found in the Great Smokies Natl. Park, live an average of how many days?
15 days
60 days
35 days
21 days
9
True or False: Horses usually sleep standing up.
Empty choice
True
False
Empty choice
10
What animal makes the longest migration in the world?
Monarch Butterfly
Yellow Crazy Ant
Arctic Tern
Blue Whale
11
Which monkey has the title of the world's fastest primate?
Howler Monkey
Patas Monkey
Spider Monkey
Uakari
12
What is the most popular name for a cat in the U.S.?
Kitty
Max
Buddy
Sophie
13
Prairie dogs live in largeunderground colonies, but separate intosmaller subgroups called what?
Posses
Coteries
Cliques
Gangs
14
What is the only kind of deer whose females have antlers?
Mule deer
Elk
Reindeer
Chital
15
What has killed off tens of thousands of amphibians in the last few decades?
Melting ice
A fungus
Bats
Hurricanes
16
What is a female donkey called?
A vixen
A queen
A jenny
A mare
17
What is the largest sea turtle species?
Kemp's ridley
Hawksbill
Loggerhead
Leatherback
18
From the French term chatepelose, meaning hairy cat, comes the appropriate name of what insect?
Slug
Acorn Weevil
Bumblebee
Caterpillar
19
The hagfish uses what skill as a defensive mechanism against predators?
It strangles its victims.
It exudes a terrible smell.
It secretes slime.
It makes a high-pitched noise.
20
What is the most popular dog breed in the U.S.?
Labrador Retriever
Poodle
Beagle
German Shepherd
21
What is the distinguishing feature of a Manx cat?
It can't make noise.
It has no fur.
It has blue eyes.
It has no tail.
22
What prompts Bryce Canyon's tiger salamanders to mate?
Fire
Rain
Earthquake
Full Moon
23
AccordingtoGreek scholars, how didancient Egyptians show their grief overthe death ofa pet cat?
By shaving their eyebrows.
All of the above.
By wearing all red.
By fasting for 3 days.
24
What is the name for a group of frogs?
A congregation
An army
A herd
A troop
25
What is one way the peccary, or javelina, found in Texas, warns off potential predators?
All of the above.
It regurgitates its last meal.
It runs in circles around its attacker.
It rubs its tusks together to make a clicking sound.
