Trivia Quiz on Animal Adaptations

1. What mammal has hair - on the soles of its feet

A) Human

B) Kangaroo

C) Horse

D) Polar Bear

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2. Which bird is famous for its ability to walk long distances and for killing snakes by stamping on them with its huge feet?

A) Ostrich

B) Emu

C) Cassowary

D) Secretary Bird

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3. What can withstand hundreds of bee stings

A) Armadillo

B) Pangolin

C) Honey badger

D) Porcupine

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4. A giraffes long tongue is what colour

A) Pink

B) Blue, blue black really

C) Green

D) Yellow

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5. Some animals spend the winter in a sleep_like state known as _________.

A) Aestivation

B) Torpor

C) Hibernation

D) Winter dormancy

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6. The bat is the only mammal that can __________

A) Fly

B) glide without wings

C) see in color

D) breathe underwater

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7. The digestive juices of crocodiles contain so much __________ that they have dissolved iron spearheads and 6_inch steel hooks that the crocodiles have swallowed.

A) Hydrochloric acid

B) Sulfuric acid

C) Citric acid

D) Acetic acid

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8. Which Member Of The Cat Family Cannot Retract Its Claws?

A) Lynx

B) Lion

C) Tiger

D) The Cheetah

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9. The average porcupine has more than 30,000 quills. Porcupines are excellent swimmers because their quills are hollow and serve as pontoons to keep them __________

A) Afloat

B) Underwater

C) Dry

D) Above water

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10. The __________ is the only bird that can swim, but not fly. It is also the only bird that walks upright.

A) Ostrich

B) Kiwi

C) Penguin

D) Rhea

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11. The Bactrian camel is the only land mammal on Earth that can survive on __________

A) Fresh water

B) Milk

C) Salt water

D) Juice

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