Trivia Quiz on Birds

1. Collective nouns a Toc of what

A) Murder of crows

B) Parliament of owls

C) Flamboyance of flamingos

D) Capercailzie

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2. What is a group of herons

A) A parade

B) A colony

C) Darkness

D) A murder

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3. What is a group of this animal called: Teal

A) Spring

B) Raft

C) Paddle

D) Bevy

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4. What kind of bird is a capercaillie

A) Eagle

B) Grouse

C) Sparrow

D) Partridge

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5. What is the state bird of Nebraska

A) Northern cardinal

B) Western meadowlark

C) American goldfinch

D) Eastern bluebird

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6. What is a group of this animal called: Bird

A) Murder

B) Gaggle

C) Flock flight congregation volery

D) Raft

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7. Collective nouns - A Descent of what creatures

A) Woodpeckers

B) Parrots

C) Penguins

D) Owls

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8. In New Zealand what is morepork

A) A type of fish found in New Zealand waters

B) An insect that glows at night

C) A plant used in traditional Maori weaving

D) A Bird - call sounds like morepork

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9. What is the closest living relative to the T Rex

A) The Emu

B) The Chicken

C) The Ostrich

D) The Pigeon

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10. What is a group of this animal called: Swallow

A) Flight

B) Flock

C) Colony

D) Gaggle

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11. What is the longest recorded flight of a chicken

A) 9 seconds

B) 6 seconds

C) 12 seconds

D) 13 seconds

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12. What is the state bird of alaska

A) Rock ptarmigan

B) Snowy owl

C) Bald eagle

D) Willow ptarmigan

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13. What does an animal have if it is a bird

A) Feathers

B) Gills

C) Fur

D) Teeth

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14. The fastest bird is the _____ ______ _____, clocked at speeds of up to 106 miles per hour

A) Spine tailed swift

B) Peregrine falcon

C) White-throated needletail

D) Golden eagle

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15. The windhover is an alternative name for which bird

A) Peregrine Falcon

B) Red-tailed Hawk

C) Sparrowhawk

D) Kestrel

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16. What type of bird is a 'Beltsville'

A) Quail

B) Pheasant

C) Swan

D) Turkey

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17. What type of animal is a 'godwit'

A) Bird

B) Mammal

C) Reptile

D) Fish

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

A) Flock

B) Murmuration

C) Bevy

D) Charm

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19. A young what is called a squeaker

A) Duck

B) Pigeon

C) Sparrow

D) Goose

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20. A Rafter is a collection of what creatures

A) Turkeys

B) Ducks

C) Geese

D) Parrots

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21. What is the common name for Sturnus vulgaris

A) Starling

B) Common blackbird

C) House sparrow

D) Blue tit

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22. What is the state bird of West Virginia

A) Eastern Bluebird

B) American Robin

C) Cardinal

D) Baltimore Oriole

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23. What is a group of geese called

A) Gaggle

B) Flock

C) Raft

D) Gander

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24. What's the collective noun for a group of gulls

A) Flock

B) Gaggle

C) Raft

D) Colony

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25. What is a group of this animal called: Sparrow

A) Flock

B) Horde

C) Parliament

D) Host

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26. What are a group of magpies called

A) A mischief of magpies

B) A parliament of magpies

C) A flutter of magpies

D) A tittering

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27. What does an ornithologist study

A) Insects

B) Birds

C) Reptiles

D) Mammals

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28. What is a smew

A) A type of wild duck

B) A species of small freshwater fish

C) A type of sea mammal

D) A kind of tree native to Europe

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

A) Parliament of crows

B) Clamour of rooks

C) Flight of rooks

D) Building clamour

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30. What eats 14 feet of earthworms every day

A) Blue jays

B) Chickens

C) Hedgehogs

D) Baby robins

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31. What bird makes an excellent watchdog

A) Crow

B) Goose

C) Owl

D) Canary

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32. Collective Nouns - a Convocation of what

A) Owls

B) Crows

C) Peacocks

D) Eagles

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33. The national bird of India is the?

A) Sarus crane

B) Red junglefowl

C) Himalayan monal

D) Peacock

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34. What is a group of gulls

A) Flock

B) Raft

C) Colony

D) Squabble

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35. What is a kookaburra

A) Mammal

B) Reptile

C) Insect

D) Bird

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36. In ancient Rome, it was considered a sin to eat the flesh of what bird?

A) Woodpecker

B) Sparrow

C) Crow

D) Pigeon

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37. What animal has the same name as a high church official

A) Hawk

B) Cardinal

C) Sparrow

D) Penguin

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38. What kind of birds would you find in a gaggle

A) Geese

B) Ducks

C) Sparrows

D) Cranes

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39. The cardinal is the state bird of 5, 7 or 9 u.s states

A) Five

B) Eight

C) Nine

D) Seven

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40. Benjamin Franklin suggested that __________ should be the U.S. national bird

A) Bald eagle

B) Turkey

C) Blue jay

D) Red-tailed hawk

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41. 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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42. Collective nouns - A Desert of what

A) Geese

B) Pelicans

C) Lapwings

D) Seahorses

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43. What is a group of plovers in flight

A) Wing

B) Flock

C) Gaggle

D) Parade

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

A) Fall

B) Covey

C) Flight

D) Flock

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45. What is a group of buzzards

A) Wake

B) Parliament

C) Colony

D) Kettle

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46. What is the state bird of New York

A) Northern Cardinal

B) American Robin

C) Eastern Meadowlark

D) Bluebird

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47. What is a group of storks

A) A flight of storks

B) Mustering

C) A parade of storks

D) A colony of storks

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48. What is a group of this animal called: Stork

A) Mustering

B) A flutter

C) A troop

D) A colony

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49. What is the state bird of Texas

A) Mockingbird

B) Red-tailed Hawk

C) Bluebird

D) Cedar Waxwing

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50. What is a group of this animal called: Chicken

A) flock

B) clutch

C) horde

D) Brood peep

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