Trivia Quiz on African Wildlife

1. What is the food of the secretary bird

A) Snakes

B) Mice

C) Frogs

D) Fish

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2. A primate called a Galago has what more common name

A) Bush Baby

B) Potto

C) Lemur

D) Marmoset

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3. How long is a giraffe's tongue

A) 18 inches

B) 20 inches

C) 24 inches

D) 21 inches

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4. Small graceful antelope

A) Kudu

B) Gazelle

C) Springbok

D) Impala

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5. What is a group of this animal called: Baboons

A) Pack

B) Band

C) Troop

D) Congress

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6. What fruits do Elephants eat to get pissed ( ferment inside )

A) Mango

B) Banana

C) Marula

D) Papaya

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7. What Is Another Name For The Wildebeest?

A) Antelope

B) Gazelle

C) Buffalo

D) A Gnu

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8. A South African __________ can grow to be 35 inches (90 cm) in length _ longer than your arm.

A) Python

B) Chameleon

C) Giraffe

D) Bullfrog

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9. Which Has The Larger Ears: The African Or The Indian Elephant?

A) The Indian Elephant

B) The African

C) The Asian Elephant

D) Both have ears of the same size

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10. Hippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than all the lions, elephants, and water buffalo combined, usually by __________

A) Drowning

B) Trampling

C) Biting

D) Goring with tusks

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11. The shoebill __________, native to Africa, is often compared to a statue. The bird will stand perfectly still for long periods waiting for fish to come to surface in the water.

A) Heron

B) Crane

C) Stork

D) Pelican

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12. Which is the largest African bird of prey?

A) Martial eagle

B) Verreaux's eagle

C) Tawny eagle

D) Lammergeyer

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13. The __________ eagle of Africa hunts over a territory of 250 square miles a day.

A) Bateleur

B) Martial eagle

C) Crowned eagle

D) African fish eagle

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14. A __________ in the wild usually makes no more than 20 kills a year.

A) Lion

B) Tiger

C) Leopard

D) Cheetah

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15. As what is a giraffe also known?

A) Camelopard

B) Okapi

C) Long-necked antelope

D) Giraffe

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16. This ugly creature has patches of red on his rear-end.

A) Baboon

B) Rhesus macaque

C) Chimpanzee

D) Mandrill

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17. What Type Of Creature Is An Aardvark?

A) A reptile

B) A rodent

C) A marsupial

D) An Anteater (Edentata)

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18. When a __________ exerts itself, gets angry, or stays out of the water for too long, it exudes red, sweatlike mucus through its skin.

A) Hippopotamus

B) Elephant

C) Alligator

D) Giraffe

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