What do flying fish have the ability to do?
Glide
Fly
Walk
What kind of bird is a Laughing Jackass?
Kookaburra
Hummingbird
Cuckoo
Which of the following substances is not of plant origin?
Pearl
Paper
Sugar
What kind of animal has been known to actively hunt humans?
Polar Bear
Shark
Rhino
How long are the tentacles of a Portuguese Man-of-War jellyfish?
100 ft (30 m)
200 ft (60 m)
300 ft (90 m)
Scops, Little and Barn are names of which type of bird?
Owl
Egret
Hawk
Which famously endangered animal is the national animal of China?
Panda
Polar Bear
Komodo Dragon
Penguins are flightless, what are their wings used for?
Swimming
Defending themselves
Mating dance
Animals that live on the seashore are known as what?
Littoral
Riparian
Crustacean
What type of creature was an Icthyosaur?
Reptile
Fish
Bird
How much does the average Blue Whale calf weigh at birth?
5,511 lbs (2,500 kg)
3,307 lbs (1,500 kg)
7,716 lbs (3,500 kg)
Which type of animal has the most bones in their skull?
Fish
Mammals
Reptiles
Which of the following lakes is NOT one of the North American Greak Lakes?
Lake Tahoe
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Which of the following is not a species of dolphin?
Lionhead Dolphin
Rhinoceros Dolphin
Hector's Dolphin
What service does the Egyptian Plover provide for crocodiles?
Cleans their teeth
Removes parasites from their skin
It is their main food
Which is the odd one out?
Shark
Dolphin
Whale
A 'Hobby' is what kind of bird?
A falcon
An eagle
A crow
Which creature has remained unchanged for hundreds of millions of years?
Horseshoe Crab
Portuguese Man-of-War
European Robin
A firefly is what type of insect?
Beetle
Worm
Fly
What type of creature is a bobolink?
Bird
Rat
Shark
From nose to tail, approximately how long was the dinosaur Diplodocus?
98-115 ft (30-35 m)
65-82 ft (20-25 m)
131-147 ft (40-45 m)
Which dinosaur's name literally means "swift seizer"?
Velociraptor
Gallimimus
Troodon
Humans only have 2 sets of teeth in their lifetime. How often does a Lemon shark replace its teeth?
Every 8-10 days
Every 6 months
Every year
What will young Komodo's do to avoid being eaten by larger dragons?
Run up a tree
Play dead
Stand on their hind legs
What type of creature is a Portuguese-man-of-war?
Marine invertebrate
Octopus
Crab
Indricotherium was the largest land mammal of all time. How tall was an adult Indicothere?
23 ft (7 m)
16.5 ft (5 m)
29.5 ft (9 m)
Saffron is extracted from which flower?
Crocus
Poppy
Iris
What is the name of a beaver's home?
A lodge
A set
A burrow
Seeing a pair of which birds is traditionally supposed to indicate happiness?
Magpies
Blackbirds
Jays
What fruit is a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry?
Loganberry
Cranberry
Redcurrant
What is the world's largest species of monkey?
Mandrill
Baboon
Gorilla
What type of bee maintains the colony?
Worker bees
Queen bees
Engineer bees
A drongo is what type of animal?
A bird
A fish
A dog
What is contained in a rattlesnake's rattle?
Hollow beads
Seeds
Small bones
Including the root, how long is the largest T.Rex tooth ever found?
12 inches (30 cm)
8 inches (20 cm)
4 inches (10 cm)
Which dinosaur's name literally means "roof lizard"?
Stegosaurus
Hadrosaurus
Apatosaurus
What is the national bird of Denmark?
Mute Swan
Snowy Owl
Andean Condor
In a river, deposition of sediments occurs most in water flow which is?
Slow
Fast
Turbulent
Which timber is the lightest of all?
Balsa wood
Pine
Maple
How many fingers did a Tyrannosaurus Rex have on each hand?
3
2
4
Where would a hydrophytic plant grow?
In and around water
At high altitudes
In a desert
Russell's, Saw Scaled and Horned species belong to which family of snakes?
Viper
Boa
Python
Where is pollen contained in a flower?
Anther
Sepal
Petal
What type of animal is a marten?
Mammal
Fish
Bird
How many distinct species of Polar bear exist?
19
12
34
The adjective 'prehensile' describes an animal's ability to do what?
Grasp
Burrow
See
Was the dinosaur Allosaurus a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Which of the following snakes is non-venomous?
Anaconda
Boomslang
Coral Snake
What kind of animals can be ringed, bearded, or hooded?
Seals
Snakes
Pigs
Flowering plants are scientifically termed what?
Angiosperms
Phytosperms
Floribunda
Where does the grey squirrel originate?
North America
Britain
Mainland Europe
In which of these country would you NOT find a woodpecker?
Australia
Japan
Turkey
What is the wingspan of the Wandering Albatross?
11.5 ft (3.5 m)
5 ft (1.5 m)
16.5 ft (5 m)
What is the range of the Richter scale?
1 to 10
1 to 50
1 to 100
Into which sea does the Volga River drain?
Caspian
English Channel
Adriatic
How long is a chameleon's tongue in relation to its body?
1 and half times as long
Half as long
Twice as long
What is a collective noun for whales?
Pod
Hive
School
Which of these mountains is the highest mountain in the United States?
Mount McKinley (Alaska)
Mount Hood (Oregon)
Pike's Peak (Colorado)
Which animal, associated with Easter, has long ears and a short fluffy tail?
Rabbit
Sheep
Cat
If you suffered from musophobia what would you be afraid of?
Mice
Insects
Spiders
What is the national bird of Romania?
Great White Pelican
Ostrich
Little Egret
What is the Apatosaurus more commonly known as?
Brontosaurus
Stegosaurus
Baryonyx
Which insect is responsible for the most human deaths?
Mosquito
Spider
Leech
What is a collective name for a group of sparrows?
A host
A twitter
A mass
In which geological period did the first feathered birds evolve?
Jurassic
Triassic
Pliocene
Torosaurus was a close relative of which other, more famous dinosaur?
Triceratops
Brachiosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
How did the dog Laika come to be famous?
First dog in space
First guide dog
First police dog
How do dolphins sleep?
Half a brain at a time
With their heads above water
They don't
On average, how many glasses of milk can a cow produce in a day?
40
100
150
The island of Fiji is situated in which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
What is the largest waterfall in the world?
Victoria
Niagara
Angel
What is the science of classifying living things called?
Taxonomy
Taxidermy
Zoology
An adult Bald Eagle typically has how many feathers?
7,200
4,300
14,900
Bowhead, Minke and Beluga are all species of what?
Whale
Shark
Eel
How many baby Tasmanian devils can survive in the pouch?
Four
Ten
Twenty
Snakes belong to which family of animals?
Reptiles
Mammals
Insects
How many wings does a wasp have?
Four
Two
Six
Fried tarantulas are considered a delicacy. What do they taste similar to?
Popcorn
Peanuts
Apples
The Hawaiian Humuhumunukunukuapua'a is another name for which fish?
Reef Triggerfish
Hilsa Kelee
Kahi Lua Kolu
In which country would you find a Bee hummingbird, the world's smallest bird?
Cuba
Mexico
Argentina
What is the collective noun for a group of starlings?
A murmuration
A herd
A flight
Which fruit is often mistaken for a vegetable?
Tomato
Orange
Grape
During normal flight, how many times do the smallest hummingbirds beat their wings every second?
60-80 times
20-40 times
120-140 times
Most volcanoes on Earth are concentrated around the 'Ring of Fire' on which ocean?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
What temperature does the ocean need to be before a tropical cyclone can form?
79.7 fahrenheit (26.5 celsius)
59.9 fahrenheit (15.5 celsius)
90.5 fahrenheit (32.5 celsius)
How much is the approximate weight of a whale shark?
15 tons
78 tons
122 tons
Which dinosaur's name literally means "two-crested lizard"?
Dilophosaurus
Stegosaurus
Liopleurodon
Which major earthquake did not occur at a plate boundary?
1812 New Madrid, Missouri
1964 Anchorage, Alaska
1989 Loma Prieta, California
What year did the great San Francisco earthquake occur?
1906
1896
1916
The leaves of the laurel shrub contain which poison?
Cyanide
Arsenic
Strychnine
How many eggs does a female ocean sunfish lay in one breeding season?
28 million
140,000
2 million
Where is the natural habitat of the black spider monkey?
Anywhere from Mexico to the Amazon Rainforest
Throughout the plains of central Africa
In NE Asia
Three main rock types are sedimentary, igneous and?
Metamorphic
Laval
Plutonic
Which animal can live for two years without food?
Crocodile
Zebra
Camel
Which of these dinosaurs did not eat plants?
Allosaurus
Apatosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Which is an example of an igneous rock that cooled slowly beneath the Earth's surface?
Granite
Marble
Sandstone
The Dwarf Goby is the world's smallest fish, where are they found?
Philippine Islands
Madagascar
Great Barrier Reef
Which lake is the world's lowest at 1,371 ft (418 m) below sea level?
Dead Sea
Lake Eyre
Lake Superior
What is the formation and development of teeth called?
Odontogenesis
Odontoglossum
Odontophore
What do whales feed their young?
Milk
Krill
Regurgitated fish
