Trivia Quiz on Animal Terminology

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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Test your animal lingo—from broods and litters to sounders and charms—as you name the young, the groups, and the gendered terms across the animal kingdom. With 50 fast-fire questions, this trivia blends quick recall and fun facts for nature lovers of all levels.

Ready to talk like a zoologist? This group trivia dives into animal terminology, from collective nouns (a charm of finches, a raft of ducks) to names for young (kits, calves, squabs) and gendered terms (vixen, doe, boar), plus adjectives like ovine, leporine, and murine. It’s perfect for team icebreakers, classrooms, family game night, pub-style competitions, or livestreams on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, and more. Split into teams, assign a host, and keep score as you race through 50 multiple-choice questions; add lightning rounds or bonus steals to crank up the energy. Designed for all ages and knowledge levels, it plays great in 15–30 minutes and is easy to replay for rematches and tournaments.

1. What is a group of swine

A) A herd of swine

B) Sounder

C) A drift of swine

D) A troupe of swine

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2. What is the young of this animal called: Whale

A) Pup

B) Cub

C) Calf

D) Lamb

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3. What is a female deer

A) Hind

B) Doe

C) Fawn

D) Stag

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4. What is a female ferret

A) Hob

B) Kit

C) Jill

D) Doe

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5. What is a group of foxes

A) pack

B) leash

C) earth

D) Shulk

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6. What is a male ass

A) stallion

B) mule

C) buck

D) Jack

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7. A kindle is the name for a group of what young animals

A) puppies

B) calves

C) Kittens

D) foals

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8. An elephant is called a pachyderm what does it literally mean

A) Long ears

B) Huge tusks

C) Thick Skinned

D) Gentle giant

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9. The young of which animals are called 'brockets'

A) Elk

B) Deer

C) Moose

D) Caribou

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10. What is the young of this animal called: Pig

A) shoat

B) weaner

C) Piglet

D) suckling

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11. A cat is feline - what animal is murine

A) Dog

B) Rabbit

C) Mouse or Rat

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12. What is a young zebra called

A) Foal

B) Colt

C) Yearling

D) Filly

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13. Collective nouns - a streak of what

A) Tigers

B) Lions

C) Zebras

D) Owls

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14. A young what is called a squeaker

A) Duck

B) Pigeon

C) Sparrow

D) Goose

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15. What is a male deer

A) Stag

B) Buck

C) Hart

D) Fawn

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16. What is the proper term for a guinea-pig

A) Guinea pig

B) Cavia porcellus

C) Cavy

D) Cavies

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17. What is a group of ducks on the water

A) Gaggle

B) Flock

C) Raft

D) Team

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18. What is a group of this animal called: Kangaroo

A) Mob

B) Troop mob

C) Herd

D) Colony

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19. What is a group of sheep

A) Herd

B) Pack

C) Flock

D) Drove

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20. What is a group of finches

A) Charm

B) Flock

C) Colony

D) Band

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21. What are the young of a rabbit called

A) Calves

B) Chicks

C) Kittens

D) Joeys

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22. What is the correct name for a baby mink

A) Kit or Kitten

B) Cub

C) Pup

D) Joey

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23. What is the young of this animal called: Pigeon

A) pigeon chick

B) fledgling

C) Squab squeaker

D) pigeon youngster

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24. What are the young of seals called

A) Calves

B) Kittens

C) Pups

D) Puppies

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25. What is the young of this animal called: Elephant seal

A) Pup

B) Calf

C) Weaner

D) Foal

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26. A male cat is called a what

A) Tom

B) Tomcat

C) Stag

D) Buck

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27. A young dogs a pup what's the correct name for a young skunk

A) A pup

B) A kit or kitten

C) A cub

D) A joey

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28. What is the young of this animal called: Fox

A) Kit

B) Pup

C) Cub

D) Cub pup

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29. What is a group of this animal called: Hare

A) A mob of hares

B) Down husk

C) A herd of hares

D) A leap of hares

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30. What is a male cat

A) Boy

B) Stallion

C) Tom

D) Buck

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31. Analogy bull-cow as fox- __________

A) Cub

B) Dog

C) Vixen

D) Pup

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32. What is the young of this animal called: Goat

A) Kid

B) Calf

C) Lamb

D) Fawn

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33. What is a female cat

A) Male cat

B) Queen

C) Kitten

D) Pussycat

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34. What is a group of parrots

A) Flock

B) Band

C) Company

D) Pandemonium

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35. What sex is a filly

A) Female

B) Male

C) Colt

D) Gelding

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36. What is a group of this animal called: Woodcock

A) Fall

B) Covey

C) Flight

D) Flock

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37. What word is given to a baby echidna?

A) Puggle

B) Joey

C) Pup

D) Cub

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38. What is a young pigeon called

A) Chick

B) Fledgling

C) Nestling

D) Squab

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39. A cat is feline but what's leporine

A) Hare

B) Rabbit

C) Guinea pig

D) Chinchilla

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40. To what type of animal does the adjective 'ovine' refer

A) Sheep

B) Goat

C) Cow

D) Horse

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41. What is the young of this animal called: Cow

A) Lamb

B) Foal

C) Cub

D) Calf

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42. What is a group of this animal called: Pig

A) Herd

B) Sounder

C) Litter

D) Drift

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43. What is a young beaver called

A) Kit

B) Pup

C) Cub

D) Whelp

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44. What is a young otter called

A) pup

B) kit

C) Whelp

D) cub

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45. What is a group of ducks

A) Brace

B) Paddle

C) Flock

D) Team

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46. What's the correct name for a young un-bred male fur seal

A) Bull

B) Stag

C) Bachelor

D) Batchelor

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47. A castrated horse

A) Stallion

B) Filly

C) Colt

D) Gelding

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48. What is a male guinea pig called

A) Buck

B) Sow

C) Pup

D) Boar

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49. A Weaner is a baby what

A) Elephant Seal

B) Piglet

C) Calf

D) Seal pup

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50. What is a baby whale called

A) Pup

B) Calf

C) Cub

D) Fry

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