Trivia Quiz on Australian Wildlife

1. What is the second largest bird in the world

A) Emu

B) Ostrich

C) Cassowary

D) Rhea

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2. What animal can hop as fast as 40 mph

A) Kangaroo

B) Hare

C) Wallaby

D) Rabbit

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3. Wild Australian dog

A) Tasmanian wolf

B) Dingo

C) Red fox

D) Dhole

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4. What kind of creature is a Lorikeet

A) A lizard

B) A parrot

C) A fish

D) A mammal

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5. What Colour Is The Australian Swan?

A) Black

B) White

C) Grey

D) Brown

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6. What Type Of Mammel Is The Tasmanian Devil?

A) A Placental Mammal

B) A Monotreme

C) A Marsupial

D) A Rodent

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7. The Echidna, Or Spiny Anteater , & The Duck Billed Platypus Shares A Characteristic Which Does Not Apply To Any Other Mammal What Is It?

A) They Reproduce by Live Birth

B) They Lay Eggs

C) They Have a Pouch for Their Young

D) They Are Capable of Flight

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8. What type of animal is a wallaby?

A) Kangaroo

B) Marsupial

C) Monotreme

D) Reptile

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9. What animal can hop as fast as 40 mph?

A) Kangaroo

B) Wallaby

C) Rabbit

D) Cheetah

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10. The koala bear eats the leaves from this tree.

A) Acacia

B) Banksia

C) Eucalyptus

D) Maple

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11. What is the most venomous snake (no, it's not the king cobra!)?

A) Inland Taipan

B) King Cobra

C) Black Mamba

D) Eastern Brown Snake

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12. At birth, baby __________ are only about an inch long _ no bigger than a large waterbug or a queen bee.

A) Koalas

B) Platypuses

C) Rabbits

D) Kangaroos

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13. How fast (mph) can a kangaroo hop?

A) Forty

B) Twenty-five

C) Thirty-five

D) Fifty

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14. What Is The Common Name For A Baby Kangeroo?

A) Calf

B) Joey

C) Cub

D) Puggle

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15. What well known marsupial is the wallaby related to?

A) Koala

B) Wombat

C) Possum

D) Kangaroo

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16. What Do You Call A Group Of Kangeroos?

A) A Mob

B) A Troop

C) A Court

D) A Herd

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17. What Are Small To Medium Sized Kangaroos Called?

A) Kangaroos

B) Wallaroos

C) Quokkas

D) Wallabies

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18. Australia's __________ is the world's most dangerous jellyfish. Its toxin is more potent than cobra venom and can kill a person in minutes

A) Portuguese man o' war

B) Lion's mane jellyfish

C) Irukandji jellyfish

D) Box jelly

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19. Name the wild dogs of Australia.

A) Dingo

B) Tasmanian tiger

C) Red fox

D) Dhole

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20. A group of kangaroos is known as a _______.

A) Troop

B) Mob

C) Herd

D) Colony

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21. What Do Koala Bears Live On?

A) Bamboo shoots

B) Acacia leaves

C) Eucalyptus bark

D) Eucalyptus Leaves

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22. Which Country Is The Natural Habitat Of The Emu

A) Australia

B) New Zealand

C) South Africa

D) Canada

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