The box turtle gets its name from which unique feature?
It can close its shell like a box
Its square, sharp edged shell
Its square eggs
In which country would you find a Laughing Kookaburra?
Australia
New Zealand
North America
Lisbon sits on which river?
Tagus
Esla
Yukon
What is the name for a baby swan?
Cygnet
Swanling
Duckling
Which of the following is a significant threat to rainforest ecosystems?
Illegal logging
Earthquakes
Desertification
Amphicoelias is one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered. How much is it thought to have weighed?
268,960 lbs (122,000 kg)
180,780 lbs (82,000 kg)
224,870 lbs (102,000 kg)
What is a collective noun for lions?
Pride
Crew
School
Which fruit is a cross between an orange and a tangerine?
Clementine
Kumquat
Mandarin
What highly poisonous fish do the Japanese call "fugu" and serve as a delicacy?
Pufferfish
Stonefish
Ghost Shark
The family Equidae contains which type of animals?
Horses
Cats
Monkeys
The blossom of the wild cherry is what color?
White
Pink
Yellow
A lobster uses which part of its body to taste?
Its feet
Its nose
Its claws
Marine life in the Gulf of Mexico was devastated in 2010 following an explosion on which offshore oil rig?
Deepwater Horizon
Piper Alpha
Devil's Tower
What is the largest living species of tortoise?
Galapagos Tortoise
Bog Turtle
Leopard Tortoise
Where would you expect to find a "Weedy Seadragon?"
Near reefs and rocky ledges
In mountain pools of the Himalayas
In freshwater ponds near the Amazon river
Which are examples of sedimentary rocks?
Sandstone, shale and fossils
Marble, limestone and basalt
Pumice stone and gneiss
Species of elephant with larger ears typically live in which continent?
Africa
South America
Asia
In which country is Mont Blanc located?
France
Finland
Fiji
Where would you find a bird of paradise?
New Guinea
India
Brazil
Which animal's intelligence is closest to that of humans?
Chimpanzee
Pig
Dolphin
In which ocean would you find the Bearded Seal?
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which is the most numerous group of animals in the world?
Insects
Mankind
Mammals
Was the dinosaur Triceratops a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
What name is given to a lagooned coral island?
Atoll
Ringlet
Lagoon reef
What type of creature is a siren?
Amphibian
Fish
Bird
What does the camel store in its hump?
Fat
Water
Fur
Which species of bat has the largest wingspan?
Flying Fox
Vampire Bat
Brown Bat
What type of Honeybee cannot sting?
Drone bee
Queen bee
Worker bee
Whilst asleep, which fish protects itself by forming a cocoon of slime around its body?
Parrot Fish
Conga Eel
Seahorse
Vegetables rich in potassium help reduce the risk of which problem?
Kidney stones
Heart attack
Stroke
A smew is a type of what?
Duck
Fish
Mammal
What did Ornitocheirus, Archaeopteryx and Quetzalcoatlus have in common?
They could all fly
They all had feathers
They were all herbivores
If you live in Beijing or Bangkok, you might fancy a taste of crickets. How are they a served up?
On a stick
In a soup
Salted in a bag
What is Balaenoptera Musculus more commonly known as?
Blue Whale
Great White Shark
Giant Squid
What type of plant is bamboo?
Grass
Tree
Flower
Which of these creatures does not live in the Southern Ocean?
Beluga Whale
Leopard Seal
Hourglass Dolphin
What happens to a parcel of air as it rises in the atmosphere?
It expands and cools
It gets smaller and cools
It expands and warms
What is the collective noun for a group of geese?
A gaggle
A comedy
A herd
Swaledales and Suffolks are breeds of which domestic animal?
Sheep
Cow
Dog
The order Chiroptera contains which animals?
Bats
Monkeys
Snakes
Is a Shark a fish, a mammal or a reptile?
Fish
Mammal
Reptile
Spinosaurus is thought to have been the largest carnivorous dinosaur. How long was it from nose to tail?
49 ft (15 m)
82 ft (25 m)
115 ft (35 m)
Tursiops Truncatus is the latin name for which sea creature?
Bottlenose Dolphin
Elephant Seal
West Indian Manatee
Where does the Roman word 'volcano' come from?
The god Vulcan
The Viking god Thor
An Assyrian god
What is the name of a river or stream that flows into a larger river?
Tributary
Estuary
Distributary
What is a collective noun for wolves?
Pack
Pick
Massive
Which color does not feature on the bill of an Atlantic Puffin?
Green
Red
Blue
Which holly trees bear berries?
Female
Male
All
What is a Cox's Orange Pippin?
An apple
An orange
A grape
What are a group of Jellyfish called?
Smack
School
Wallow
What kind of animal has Kodiak, Grizzly, Black and Sun species?
Bear
Moose
Wolf
In the 1990s American sitcom "Dinosaurs" what species of dinosaur was the main character, Earl?
Megalosaurus
Allosaurus
Tyrannosaurus Rex
What does the hippopotamus mainly eat?
Vegetation
Fish
Fruit
Which river flows over Victoria Falls?
Zambezi
Congo
Nile
Night, Grey and Purple are types of which bird?
Heron
Falcon
Goose
Rocks that were originally either sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic and have been changed further by heat and pressure are called?
Volcanic
Sedimented
Metamorphic
What is a collective noun for monkeys?
Troop
Battalion
Craft
Which of these snakes is not native to Britain?
Python
Smooth snake
Adder
How long can a scorpion survive on a single meal?
One year
One month
Three months
Which dinosaur's name literally means "many thorns"?
Polacanthus
Stegosaurus
Liopleurodon
Which carnivorous plant uses a tube lined with hairs to prevent insects from escaping and a pool of digestive enzymes to consume its prey?
Pitcher Plant
Venus Fly Trap
Bladderwort
What percentage of volcanic activity occurs in the oceans?
90%
75%
45%
What is the national bird of New Zealand?
Kiwi
Pelican
Penguin
The extinct mammoth is a relative of which living animal?
Elephant
Rhinoceros
Horse
A Sapsucker is a type of woodpecker found in which region?
North America
South America
Australia
Which bird family includes the 'coal' and 'long-tailed' varieties?
Tit
Sparrow
Warbler
When was the first Stegosaurus skeleton discovered?
1877
1897
1917
Bartlett, Comice and Conference are varieties of what?
Pear
Lettuce
Carrot
What is the only carnivorous plant that resides underwater?
Bladderwort
Venus Fly Trap
Butterwort
Hudson Bay is located in which country?
Canada
United States
Russia
The twigs used in water divining are made from what tree?
Hazel
Birch
Oak
A cow has how many stomachs?
Four
Three
One
What is the northernmost species of penguin?
Galapagos Penguin
Chinstrap Penguin
Emperor Penguin
What is a black leopard called?
Panther
Ocelot
Jaguar
Insect-eating animals are called what?
Entomophagous
Intamophagous
Ceptamophagous
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three
Two
One
In which geological period did dinosaurs first appear?
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
What do scientists call an individual organism that differs considerably from the normal form of the species?
A sport
A freak
An aberration
Where would you find the curious bird the Kakapo?
New Zealand
New Guinea
Alaska
What type of creature was a Megatherium?
A giant ground sloth
A saber-toothed tiger
Amphibious whale
Which direction do bats always turn when they leave their cave?
Left
Right
Don't change direction
What is the smallest species of whale?
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Beluga Whale
The family Ranidae is made up of which animals?
Frogs
Horses
Moles
What type of animal is a copperhead?
Snake
Mouse
Squirrel
How many years have spiders been in existence?
30 million
300 million
3 million
'Proboscidea' is which animal's scientific name?
Elephant
Rhinoceros
Crocodile
What is a collective noun for fish?
School
Pride
Gaggle
Which relative of the sea urchin is often sold in gift shops for its attractive looks?
Sand Dollar
Sea cucumber
Star Coral
Where in the world would you find the highest cattle population?
India
North America
Switzerland
Which is the largest species of dolphin?
Killer Whale
Bottlenose Dolphin
Dusky Dolphin
Which dinosaur's name literally means "three horned face"?
Triceratops
Iguanodon
Baryonyx
What type of creature is a tapir?
Mammal
Bird
Fish
Which of these animals are unable to jump?
Elephant
Jaguar
Zebra
What is a characteristic of trees that live in the deciduous forest?
They all lose their leaves in the fall
They are all very tall
They are all very old
An Ant when intoxicated will always fall over on which side?
Right
Left
Doesn't fall over
What kind of animal is a Panther?
A Leopard
A Tiger
A Jaguar
According to current estimates, how much is an adult Stegosaurus thought to have weighed?
5,070 lbs (2,300 kg)
27,117 lbs (12,300 kg)
50,700 lbs (23,000 kg)
Which bird features on the RSPB logo?
Avocet
Egret
Robin
Which of these dinosaurs did not eat meat?
Apatosaurus
Allosaurus
Stegosaurus
What kind of food does a Garter Snake typically eat?
Earthworms
Rats
Birds
