Trivia Quiz on Amphibians

1. What do toads do before mating

A) Sing

B) Croak

C) Dance

D) Hibernate

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2. Collective nouns - A wiggle of what

A) geese

B) frogs

C) worms

D) Tadpoles

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3. With what are frogs often confused

A) Lizards

B) Newts

C) Salamanders

D) Toads

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4. What is a group of toads

A) a chorus of toads

B) a council of toads

C) Knot

D) a herd of toads

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5. The word 'batrachian' describes which animals

A) Frogs & toads

B) Lizards

C) Birds

D) Reptiles

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6. What season should you head to the pond to look for tadpoles

A) Spring

B) Summer

C) Autumn

D) Winter

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7. How many species of frogs are there in the UK

A) Three

B) Two

C) Four

D) Five

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8. What is a natterjack

A) Frog

B) Salamander

C) Toad

D) Newt

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9. Fire bellied Spadefoot and Midwife are all types of what

A) Frogs

B) Toads

C) Newts

D) Salamanders

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10. With what are toads often confused

A) Newts

B) Lizards

C) Frogs

D) Snakes

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11. Of what are Raucous, Spadefoot or Bounties Dwarf types

A) Frogs

B) Newts

C) Toads

D) Salamanders

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12. Crested, Smooth, & Palmate Are All Types Of What Sort Of Amphibious Creatures ?

A) Frogs

B) Toads

C) Newts

D) Salamanders

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13. What is a mud puppy

A) American toad

B) Newt

C) American Salamander

D) Hellbender

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14. What is the smallest frog

A) Pygmy frog

B) Dwarf reed frog

C) Minute tree frog

D) Gold frog

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15. What are blombergs, oak and fire bellied types of

A) Frogs

B) Newts

C) Salamanders

D) Toads

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16. The biggest frog is the appropriately named __________ frog (Conraua goliath) of Cameroon. They reach nearly 30 cm (a foot) and weigh as much as 3.3 kilograms.

A) Leopard

B) Poison Dart

C) Goliath

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17. A scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians is known as a:

A) Herpetologist

B) Ichthyologist

C) Ornithologist

D) Mammalogist

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18. 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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19. What's the technical name for a three legged frog?

A) Tripedalian frog

B) Tripedal amphibian

C) Ai

D) Tri-footed batrachian

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20. There are close to 4,000 known species of frogs, including __________

A) Poison dart frogs

B) Tree frogs

C) Glass frogs

D) Toads

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21. Frogs never drink. They absorb water from their surroundings by __________

A) Osmosis

B) Active transport

C) Diffusion

D) Capillary action

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22. __________ are freeze_tolerant and spend winters frozen on land, only to thaw in the spring and begin their breeding process in vernal ponds.

A) Chorus frogs

B) Spring peepers

C) Wood frogs

D) Bullfrogs

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23. __________ eat only moving prey.

A) Lizards

B) Owls

C) Toads

D) Dolphins

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24. The poison_arrow frog has enough poison to kill about __________

A) 1,500 people

B) 5,000 people

C) 2,200 people

D) 10,000 people

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25. The Ozark blind salamander begins life with eyes and plumelike gills. As the animal matures, its eyelids fuse together and the gills __________

A) Grow into lungs

B) Remain as gills for life

C) Disappear

D) Turn into external fins

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26. It is estimated that a single toad may catch and eat as many as 10,000 insects in the course of a __________

A) Spring

B) Autumn

C) Summer

D) Winter

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27. What type of frog is the smallest frog?

A) Dwarf frog

B) Pygmy frog

C) Gold frog

D) Golden poison frog

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28. What is a Salamander ?

A) Reptile

B) Amphibian

C) Fish

D) Mammal

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29. What name is given to a young frog ?

A) Egg

B) Toadlet

C) Tadpole

D) Hopper

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30. What are animals called if they are abl to live on land or in water

A) Reptiles

B) Amphibians

C) Fish

D) Mammals

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31. Snakes are reptiles. What are frogs?

A) Reptiles

B) Mammals

C) Amphibians

D) Birds

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32. Some __________ Pretend to be dead when captured, but quickly hop away when let go.

A) Toads

B) Bullfrogs

C) Frogs

D) Snakes

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33. The smallest frog is the Gold frog (Psyllophryne Didactyla) of __________. It grows to only 9.8 mm (3/8 inch).

A) Peru

B) Colombia

C) Suriname

D) Brazil

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