Wildlife Quiz

Wildlife Quiz

 

1.      'Ambergris', a valuable perfumery material, is produced in the intestine of :

a) Blue whale                                      b) Hammerhead shark

c) Sperm whale                                   d) Whale shark

 

2.      'Veal' is the meat of :

a) Fish                                                             b) Calf

c) Chicken                                           d) Pig

 

3.      The freshwater fish that spawn (breed) in the sea are called :

a) Cartilaginous                                  b) Anadromous

c) Catadromous                                   d) None of the above

 

4.      Quills were once used as pens. From which bird the quills were usually taken?

a) Pigeon                                             b) Eagle

c) Geese                                              d) Vulture

 

5.      Which is the smallest known fresh water fish?

a) Mudskipper                                     b) Dwarf pygmy goby

c) Climatius                                         d) Rhineodon typus

 

6.      The breed of a dog that never barks, but makes sound which is never to a yodel is :

a) Vizsla                                              b) Basenji

c) Shih Tzu                                           d) None of these

 

7.      The animal, which lays the largest egg in the world, is:

a) Ostrich                                            b) Hedgehog

c) Python                                             d) None of the above

 

8.      The living bird, which has the largest wingspan in the world, is :

a) Eagle                                               b) Emu

c) Albatrass                                         d) Ostrich

 

9.      Which is the world's largest lizard?

a) Phrynosoma                                    b) Heloderma

c) Komodo dragon                               d) Kraco

 

10.  Which bird was seen first in 1507 in Mauritius, but became extinct in 1681?

a) Dodo                                               b) Dove

c) Arctic tern                                       d) Archaeopteryx

 

11.  Male and female dolphins are called respectively as

a) Bull and cow                                   b) Cob and pen

c) Cock and hen                                  d) None of these

 

12.  Which mammal has the longest gestation period?

a) Cows                                               b) Bats                        

c) Humans                                           d) Elephant

 

13.  Which is the only snake in the world that builds a nest?

a) King Cobra                                      b) Viper

c) Anaconda                                        d) Python

 

14.  The dormant state of some animals in which breathing, heart beat and other processes slow down during hot and dry periods is called :

a) Hibernation                                     b) Aestivation

c) Sporulation                                      d) Gestation

 

15.  Which animal represents the emblem of the World Wild life Fund?

a) Polar Bear                                       b) Asian Bear

c) The giant panda                              d) Koala

 

16.  A person who studies about butterflies and moths is known as :

a) Lepidopterist                                   b) Ornithologist

c) Psychologist                                    d) Oncologist

 

 

Answer Sheet

 

1. c                  2. b                  3. c                  4. c                  5. b

 

6. b                  7. a                  8. c                  9. c                  10. a

 

11. a                12. d                13. a                14. b                15. c

 

16. a