Trivia Quiz on Animal Locomotion
Updated: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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From sprinting pigs and leaping jackrabbits to diagonal-walking crabs and mudskippers on land, this quiz explores the wild ways animals move. Test your team’s knowledge of speeds, jumps, and gaits across mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and more.
Get ready to race, hop, glide, and crawl through 15 fast-paced questions all about how animals get from A to B. Perfect for group play in team meetings, classrooms, family game nights, or livestreams on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, and beyond, this multiple-choice trivia blends fun facts with surprising stats—from the burst speed of a kangaroo to the delicate minimums that keep birds aloft. Split into teams, set a brisk timer per question, and keep the energy high by rotating a host or adding quick bonus challenges between rounds. Whether you’re warming up a workshop, energizing an online audience, or hosting a friendly office showdown, Animal Locomotion delivers a lively mix of learning and competition for all ages.
1. What is the average speed of a running pig
A) 5 mph
B) 9 mph
C) 12 mph
D) 7.5 mph
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2. The world's fastest reptile (measured on land) is the spiny_tailed __________ of Costa Rica. It has been clocked at 21.7 miles per hour.
A) spiny-tailed lizard of Costa Rica
B) spiny-tailed dragon of Costa Rica
C) spiny-tailed gecko of Costa Rica
D) Iguana
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3. __________ don't fly by flapping their wings up and down. The motion is more forward and backward, like a figure eight on its side.
A) Insects
B) Bats
C) Birds
D) Kangaroos
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4. The __________ can travel up to 9 miles per hour.
A) Turkey
B) Quail
C) Ostrich
D) Chicken
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5. The three_toed __________ of tropical America can swim easily, but it can only drag itself across bare ground.
A) Armadillo
B) Sloth
C) Anteater
D) Monkey
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6. How fast (mph) can a kangaroo hop?
A) Forty
B) Twenty-five
C) Thirty-five
D) Fifty
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7. The king crab walks __________
A) Diagonally
B) Sideways
C) Backwards
D) In a zigzag
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8. __________ never walk or trot, but always hop or leap.
A) Kangaroos
B) Hares
C) Rabbits
D) Frogs
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9. The mudskipper is a fish that can actually __________
A) Fly short distances
B) Climb trees in mangroves
C) Walk on land
D) Breathe air using lungs
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10. __________, like other equids, have three gaits: the walk, the trot, and the gallop.
A) Zebras
B) Horses
C) Donkeys
D) Mules
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11. A bison can jump __________
A) 6 feet
B) 4 feet
C) 8 feet
D) 10 feet
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12. An __________, despite its ponderous appearance, can reach speeds up to 25 miles per hours on an open stretch.
A) Ostrich
B) Rhinoceros
C) Hippopotamus
D) Elephant
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13. __________ are powerful jumpers. A 20_inch adult can leap 20 feet in a single bound.
A) Kangaroos
B) Grasshoppers
C) Fleas
D) Jackrabbits
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14. The average __________ moves at a rate of approximately 0.000362005 miles per hour.
A) Slug
B) Caterpillar
C) Tortoise
D) Snail
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15. The average minimal speed of birds in order to remain aloft in flight is reported to be about 161/2 feet per second, or about __________ miles per hour.
A) 9
B) 12
C) 11
D) 14
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