Trivia Quiz on Bird Anatomy

1. What is the common name for a birds Ventriculus

A) Gizzard

B) Crop

C) Proventriculus

D) Syrinx

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2. What part of a chicken is the 'parson's nose'

A) Breast

B) Rump

C) Tail

D) Wing

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3. What is another name for the beak of a bird

A) Nose

B) Snout

C) Bill

D) Muzzle

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4. What can't roosters do if they can't fully extend their necks

A) Crow

B) Eat

C) Sleep

D) Run

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5. When young, the hoatzin, a crested, olive_colored South American bird, has claws on its __________

A) Feet

B) Beak

C) Tail

D) Wings

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6. The __________ has only two toes, unlike most birds, which have three or four.

A) Penguin

B) Cassowary

C) Ostrich

D) Emu

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7. The whistling swan has more than __________

A) Feathers on its body. 25,000

B) Feathers on its body. 40,000

C) Feathers on its body. 15,000

D) Feathers on its body. 60,000

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8. Which Bird Has The Largest Wingspan?

A) The Andean Condor

B) The Marabou Stork

C) The Mute Swan

D) The Albatross

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9. What Colour Is The Beak Of A Mature Mute Swan

A) Black

B) Grey

C) Orange

D) White

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10. A robin has nearly 3,000 __________

A) muscle fibers

B) wing beats

C) Feathers

D) heartbeats

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11. The hummingbird's tiny __________, 4.2% of its body weight, is proportionately the largest in the bird kingdom.

A) Heart

B) Brain

C) Liver

D) Stomach

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12. The average capacity of a pelican's __________ is 12 quarts.

A) Beak

B) Stomach

C) Wing

D) Pouch

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13. There are seven distinctive types of combs on __________: rose, strawberry, single, cushion, buttercup, pea, and V_shaped.

A) Turkeys

B) Geese

C) Chickens

D) Ducks

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14. Because its tongue is too short for its beak, the __________ must juggle its food before swallowing it.

A) Parrot

B) Pelican

C) Woodpecker

D) Toucan

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