Animal Trivia Questions and Answers

50 animal trivia questions with answers: baby animals, groups, records and national animals.

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1. What is a group of lions called?

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   A pride

   Most lions in a pride are related females. Source

2. What is a baby horse called?

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   A foal

   Foals can stand within hours of birth. Source

3. What is a baby owl called?

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   An owlet

   Owlets are covered in soft, fluffy down. Source

4. What is a male chicken called?

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   A rooster

   In Britain, it's also called a cock. Source

5. What is a male duck called?

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   A drake

   A female duck is called a hen. Source

6. What is a female horse called?

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   A mare

   A male horse is a stallion. Source

7. What is a baby sheep called?

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   A lamb

   Sheep were among the first animals people farmed. Source

8. What is a baby seal called?

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   A pup

   Some seal pups are born with white fur. Source

9. What is a group of geese on the ground called?

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   A gaggle

   Flying geese are called a skein. Source

10. What is a group of whales called?

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    A pod

    Orcas can stay in the same pod all their lives. Source

11. What is a group of fish swimming together called?

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    A school

    Swimming in a group helps fish avoid predators. Source

12. What is a group of ants called?

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    A colony

    Some ant colonies have millions of ants. Source

13. What is the national animal of Tanzania?

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    Giraffe

    Tanzania's giraffes include the Masai giraffe. Source

14. What is the national bird of the Philippines?

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    Philippine eagle

    It's one of the largest eagles in the world. Source

15. Which creature is on the flag of Wales?

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    A red dragon

    In Welsh it's called Y Ddraig Goch. Source

16. Which bird is on the flag of Uganda?

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    Grey crowned crane

    It's also Uganda's national bird. Source

17. What is the national animal of Kenya?

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    Lion

    Two lions hold the shield on Kenya's coat of arms. Source

18. Crabs and lobsters are decapods. How many legs do they have?

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    10

    'Decapod' means 'ten feet' in Greek. Source

19. What is a camel's hump mostly made of?

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    Fat

    The fat can be turned into energy when food is scarce. Source

20. What do koalas mostly eat?

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    Eucalyptus leaves

    Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to most animals. Source

21. Which of these animals is a marsupial?

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    Opossum

    It's the only marsupial in the US and Canada. Source

22. Which is the largest member of the dolphin family?

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    Orca

    Orcas are also called killer whales. Source

23. What is a Portuguese man o' war?

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    A colony of small animals

    It looks like a jellyfish, but it's many tiny animals working together. Source

24. What are animals that eat only meat called?

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    Carnivores

    Cats are strict carnivores. Source

25. Which African animal has a call that sounds like laughing?

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    Spotted hyena

    Hyenas use these calls to talk to each other. Source

26. Which Australian bird is famous for a call like loud laughter?

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    Kookaburra

    Kookaburras are the largest kingfishers. Source

27. Which bird can copy almost any sound, even a chainsaw?

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    Lyrebird

    Male lyrebirds copy sounds to impress females. Source

28. Which animal is on the logo of the WWF?

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    Giant panda

    The logo was first drawn in 1961. Source

29. Which is the largest wild cat in the Americas?

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    Jaguar

    Jaguars are strong swimmers. Source

30. Which big cat has rosette spots and lives in both Africa and Asia?

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    Leopard

    Leopards often drag their prey up into trees. Source

31. Spiders belong to which group of animals?

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    Arachnids

    Scorpions and ticks are arachnids too. Source

32. Which of these animals is an amphibian?

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    Salamander

    Amphibians usually start life in water. Source

33. Which insect makes its own light at night?

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    Firefly

    Fireflies are actually beetles. Source

34. What do blue whales mostly eat?

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    Krill

    A blue whale can eat about 4 tonnes of krill a day. Source

35. Which is the fastest swimming bird?

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    Gentoo penguin

    Gentoos can swim at about 36 km/h. Source

36. Which of these animals hibernates in winter?

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    Hedgehog

    During hibernation, its heart slows to a few beats a minute. Source

37. How do bats find insects in the dark?

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    Echolocation

    Bats listen for echoes of their own calls. Source

38. Which monkey has a bright red and blue face?

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    Mandrill

    Mandrills are the largest monkeys. Source

39. Which animal has a black 'mask' and a ringed tail?

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    Raccoon

    Raccoons often handle food with their front paws. Source

40. Which black-and-white animal sprays a bad smell to defend itself?

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    Skunk

    The smell can be noticed more than a kilometer away. Source

41. Which of these has the most legs?

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    Millipede

    One millipede species has more than 1,300 legs. Source

42. Which bird pecks holes in trees to find insects?

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    Woodpecker

    A thick skull protects its brain. Source

43. Which animals are humans' closest living relatives?

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    Chimpanzees and bonobos

    We share about 98–99 percent of our DNA with them. Source

44. Which sea animal can regrow a lost arm?

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    Sea star

    Sea stars are also called starfish, but they aren't fish. Source

45. What is a badger's home called?

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    A sett

    Setts can be used by badgers for centuries. Source

46. What is a network of rabbit burrows called?

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    A warren

    Wild rabbits live in groups. Source

47. Which snake has the most toxic venom?

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    Inland taipan

    It lives in remote parts of Australia and is very shy. Source

48. Which fish swims upriver to lay its eggs where it was born?

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    Salmon

    Salmon can leap up waterfalls on the way. Source

49. Which fish, thought extinct for millions of years, was found alive in 1938?

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    Coelacanth

    It was found off the coast of South Africa. Source

50. Which bird lays its eggs in other birds' nests?

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    Cuckoo

    The other birds then raise the cuckoo chick. Source