Think you know your mammals from your reptiles? Your birds from your fish? And lets not forget the amphibians! Test your knowledge of the animal kingdom with 80+ Fun Animal Trivia Questions and Answers including sections on farm animals and safari animals.
If you love animals, you’ll love our Ultimate Animal Quiz. From the biggest to the smallest, the slowest to the fastest, those that live in the ocean, fly in the sky, and everywhere on land in between. You could even call it an animal facts quiz – as it’s really going to be testing your animal knowledge – from basic facts to weird and wonderful trivia. You are sure to learn something, especially if you don’t know all the correct answers straight away!
3 sections make up our animal trivia games: the main general knowledge round plus two short quizzes specifically on farm animals and safari animals – and if you’d like another speciality section, just let us know!
Fun Animal Quiz Questions
1. The Raccoon is a small mammal native to North America. The scientific name of the Raccoon is ‘Procyon Lotor’. Procyon literally means ‘before-dog’. What does the word ‘lotor’ refer to?
2. Which is the only venomous primate?
3. The African Dwarf Crocodile eats bats and crickets. One of its species has turned orange-ish in color and has adapted to living in the dark. Which unlikely habitat do they live in?
4. A native of New Zealand, which reptile takes its name from the Maori word for ‘old spiny back’?
5. In the middle ages, this insect was dedicated to Virgin Mary. It became known as the ‘Beetle of our lady’. How is this insect better known as?
6. Name this creature that sleeps with one eye open and the other shut and after some time reverses right for left and then back again and so on throughout the night.
7. ‘Bird’s nest soup’ is a popular dish in Southeast Asia. The nest of which birds are used in ‘Bird’s nest Soup’?
8. What was kept on the top of the Eiffel Tower during World War I to detect approaching bomber aircraft?
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9. In the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus named this animal after the Latin for ‘spirits of the dead, wandering ghosts’. He observed them as they roamed Madagascar’s forests at night, their large eyes brimming with moonlight, their shrill cries crashing through the treetops. Identify this animal.
10. Name the longest migratory bird in the world.
A. Greater Flamingo.
B. The Arctic tern.
C. The great white pelican.
D. Siberian Cranes.
11. Mantodea or Mantises is an order of insects that contains approximately 2,200 species in 9 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They are most popularly known as ‘Praying Mantises’. Why are they so named?
12. The shape of the front of the Japanese Bullet train was inspired by which bird’s head and the beak?
13. Native to Kenya, the lizard Rock Agama can change colour it’s quickly. The brightly coloured males change brown at night or if frightened. They can also run on their hind legs and scale vertical walls. What is the popular nickname of this lizard?
14. The conference rooms at the Silicon Valley headquarters of which company are appropriately named after various birds.
15. 12-year-old Holly Wharton designed a brightly colored sweater in 1998 and she won a nationwide contest with her blue, green and white image depicting two identical sheep grazing in a field. What was so unique about the wool used in making the sweater?
16. Name the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial.
A. Fennec Tiger.
B. Texas Coyote.
C. Tasmanian Tiger.
D. Tasmanian Tapir.
17. Nemo from the film ‘Finding Nemo’ is a species of fish that lives in harmony with sea anemones. What species of fish is Nemo
18. Every year, thousands of whales, seals and turtles die due to eating plastic bags. What do these sea creatures mistake plastic bags as?
19. Which cleaner bird eats the leftover food from the mouths of crocodiles in the Nile River, in turn gaining nutrients and cleaning up the mouths?
20. While being chased, which animal runs in a zigzag manner so as to create an optical illusion?
21. The Blyth’s Horseshoe Bat found on Tioman Island, Malaysia, an isolated forested island in the South China Sea is the first known bat in Asia to be recorded doing what unlikely, unbat-like activity?
22. Scientists are still not sure of the presence of tusks in these creatures. Only, the male species possess them. It is believed the tusks help them understand their surrounding environments. What creatures are these?
23. These two sea mammals are often confused with one another. One has an elongated snout, conical teeth and curved dorsal fin, while the other has spade-shaped teeth, triangular dorsal fins and smaller mouth. Name them.
24. Found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this is the only other member of the Giraffidae family, apart from the giraffe. Also known as Forest Giraffe, Zebra Giraffe, or Congolese Giraffe. Name it.
25. The spikes on which lizard endemic to Australia can collect dew that makes its way to their mouth and help it survive harsh waterless conditions?
26. Nile, East African, South African, Tchad and Angola are all types of which of these creatures?
A. Hippopotamus.
B. Giraffe.
C. Crocodile.
D. Zebra.
27. Carapace, Plastron and Keratinous scutes are all parts of anatomical features of which creature
28. Which bird builds a meticulous nest using flowers, feathers, and even bits of discarded plastic to attract a mate?
29. Former US president Teddy Roosevelt in 1909 called it a Pleistocene landscape, “a great fragment out of the long-buried past of our race… teeming with beasts of the chase, infinite in number and incredible in variety”. Which biome in Africa was he talking about?
30. In the animal kingdom, which animal has been described in the Guinness Book of Records as the “most fearless animal in the world” and can even fight off much larger predators like lions and hyenas?
31. One of the most-referenced anthropological textbooks, who is the author of the book ‘The Chimpanzees of Gombe’?
32. Which animal has the loudest voice (up to 188 decibels can be heard 160km away)?
33. Which is the fastest bird and in fact the fastest animal on Earth when in a dive?
34. Capable of flying for over a hundred miles without flapping their wings once, name the largest soaring birds on Earth.
35. Leprosy is a bacterial infection that is able to infect humans and which other mammal?
36. The only two mammals (besides humans) to undergo menopause are humpback whales and what other mammal?
37. Which two ocean animals have three hearts?
38. Which short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupial’s poop is cube shaped?
39. The Flannel Moth Caterpillar gained popularity as it is very furry and bright orange, giving it an uncanny resemblance to which world-famous personality’s hair?
40. Once found in Mauritius, complete this popular idiom “As dead as a ———”?
A. Kaka.
B. Rail.
C. Dodo.
D. Emu.
41. The name of which ape comes from the Malay word for ‘man of the forest”?
42. During the Second World War, American and Australian soldiers stationed in New Guinea were specifically warned to keep their distance from which bird billed as ‘the world’s most dangerous bird’?
43. The name of which marsupial in the native language means ‘No water‘?
44. Which ant eater mammal is the first animal to have appeared in the English dictionary?
45. Name the only animal on earth where the male carries the baby rather than the female.
46. Which animal has the shortest life span?
47. Name the only bird that can fly backwards.
48. Which is the most venomous snake in the world?
49. True or False: Sea Otters have the densest fur of any mammal?
50. In the animal kingdom, which is the only domesticated animal that can rehydrate themselves by drinking salt water?
51. In the natural world, which animals mate for life?
A. Gibbons.
B. Wolves.
C. Penguins.
D. All of the above.
52. Endemic to Australia, the duckbilled platypus and echidna are the only 2 species of mammals that lay eggs. What is the scientific term for this practice?
53. Which are the only mammals capable of true flight?
54. What is a newborn kangaroo called?
55. In the Amazon, there are over 100 species of which poisonous animals?
56. What is the fastest mammal in the world, and has been clocked at 75 miles per hour?
57. From how far away can a shark smell its prey?
A. Up to 500m.
B. Up to 1 mile.
C. Up to 2 miles.
D. Up to 5 miles.
58. The name of which weird animal means ‘roller’ in Malaysian
59. True or False: Wood frogs, so-called because they like woodland areas, live north of the Arctic Circle?
60. What is the smallest mammal in the world?
61. What are the largest fish in the world?
62. The chameleon might not be the only animal that can change colors, but what can it do that no other animal can?
63. What is the world’s most poisonous spider?
Farm Animal Trivia Questions
1. Which breed of dog is typically used for herding sheep and cattle on a farm (and are often described as the ‘ultimate herding dog’)?
2. Jersey, Highland and Holstein are breeds of what?
3. What is a baby goat called?
4. True or False: You can hypnotise a chicken?
5. What was the first bird domesticated by humans?
A. Chickens.
B. Goose.
C. Turkey.
D. Guinea.
6. What is the underside of a horse’s hoof called?
7. A group of geese on the ground is called a gaggle. A group of geese in the air is called what?
8. 12 or more cows is known as what?
9. On average, how long do pigs live?
A. 5 years.
B. 10 years.
C. 15 years.
D. 20 years.
10. When animals are the same size, which is stronger, a donkey or a horse?
Safari Animals Trivia Questions
1. What 5 safari animals make up the ‘Big 5’?
2. Which land animal is the fastest animal in the world?
3. What is the world’s largest land mammal?
4. What is a rhino’s horn made out of?
A. Ivory.
B. Skin.
C. Keratin.
D. Bone.
5. True or False: An Ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain?
6. Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
7. Which is the largest of the great apes?
8. How long does an elephant carry a calf before giving birth?
9. Which safari animal has the lowest heart rate?
A. Crocodile.
B. Elephant.
C. Ostrich.
D. Warthog.
10. What is the collective noun for zebras?
Fun Animals Quiz Questions and Answers
1. The Raccoon is a small mammal native to North America. The scientific name of the Raccoon is ‘Procyon Lotor’. Procyon literally means ‘before-dog’. What does the word ‘lotor’ refer to?
‘Lotor’ literally means washer. (It is a reference to the behavior of the raccoon which looks as if they wash their food before eating.)
2. Which is the only venomous primate?
Slow lorises.
3. The African Dwarf Crocodile eats bats and crickets. One of its species has turned orange-ish in color and has adapted to living in the dark. Which unlikely habitat do they live in?
Caves.
4. A native of New Zealand, which reptile takes its name from the Maori word for ‘old spiny back’?
Tuatara.
5. In the middle ages, this insect was dedicated to Virgin Mary. It became known as the ‘Beetle of our lady’. How is this insect better known as?
Ladybird.
6. Name this creature that sleeps with one eye open and the other shut and after some time reverses right for left and then back again and so on throughout the night.
Dolphin.
7. ‘Bird’s nest soup’ is a popular dish in Southeast Asia. The nest of which birds are used in ‘Bird’s nest Soup’?
Chinese Swallows/Swiftlet.
8. What was kept on the top of the Eiffel Tower during World War I to detect approaching bomber aircraft?
Parrots (as they were considered good listeners.)
9. In the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus named this animal after the Latin for ‘spirits of the dead, wandering ghosts’. He observed them as they roamed Madagascar’s forests at night, their large eyes brimming with moonlight, their shrill cries crashing through the treetops. Identify this animal.
Lemur.
10. Name the longest migratory bird in the world.
A. Greater Flamingo.
B. The Arctic tern.
C. The great white pelican.
D. Siberian Cranes.
11. Mantodea or Mantises is an order of insects that contains approximately 2,200 species in 9 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They are most popularly known as ‘Praying Mantises’. Why are they so named?
The Praying Mantis is so-called because of their typical ‘prayer-like’ stance.
12. The shape of the front of the Japanese Bullet train was inspired by which bird’s head and the beak?
Kingfisher.
13. Native to Kenya, the lizard Rock Agama can change colour it’s quickly. The brightly coloured males change brown at night or if frightened. They can also run on their hind legs and scale vertical walls. What is the popular nickname of this lizard?
Spiderman Lizard.
14. The conference rooms at the Silicon Valley headquarters of which company are appropriately named after various birds.
Twitter.
15. 12-year-old Holly Wharton designed a brightly colored sweater in 1998 and she won a nationwide contest with her blue, green and white image depicting two identical sheep grazing in a field. What was so unique about the wool used in making the sweater?
The sweater was produced from Dolly, the cloned sheep’s wool.
16. Name the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial.
A. Fennec Tiger.
B. Texas Coyote.
C. Tasmanian Tiger.
D. Tasmanian Tapir.
17. Nemo from the film ‘Finding Nemo’ is a species of fish that lives in harmony with sea anemones. What species of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish.
18. Every year, thousands of whales, seals and turtles die due to eating plastic bags. What do these sea animals mistake plastic bags as?
Jellyfish.
19. Which cleaner bird eats the leftover food from the mouths of crocodiles in the Nile River, in turn gaining nutrients and cleaning up the mouths?
The Egyptian Plover.
20. While being chased, which animal runs in a zigzag manner so as to create an optical illusion?
Zebra.
21. The Blyth’s Horseshoe Bat found on Tioman Island, Malaysia, an isolated forested island in the South China Sea is the first known bat in Asia to be recorded doing what unlikely, unbat-like activity?
Flying and hunting during the day.
22. Scientists are still not sure of the presence of tusks in these creatures. Only, the male species possess them. It is believed the tusks help them understand their surrounding environments. What creatures are these?
Narwhal.
23. These two sea mammals are often confused with one another. One has an elongated snout, conical teeth and curved dorsal fin, while the other has spade-shaped teeth, triangular dorsal fins and smaller mouth. Name them.
Dolphin and Porpoise.
24. Found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this is the only other member of the Giraffidae family, apart from the giraffe. Also known as Forest Giraffe, Zebra Giraffe, or Congolese Giraffe. Name it.
Okapi.
25. The spikes on which lizard endemic to Australia can collect dew that makes its way to their mouth and help it survive harsh waterless conditions?
Thorny Devil.
26. Nile, East African, South African, Tchad and Angola are all types of which of these creatures?
A. Hippopotamus.
B. Giraffe.
C. Crocodile.
D. Zebra.
27. Carapace, Plastron and Keratinous scutes are all parts of anatomical features of which creature?
The shell of a turtle
28. Which bird builds a meticulous nest using flowers, feathers, and even bits of discarded plastic to attract a mate?
Satin Bowerbird.
29. Former US president Teddy Roosevelt in 1909 called it a Pleistocene landscape, “a great fragment out of the long-buried past of our race… teeming with beasts of the chase, infinite in number and incredible in variety”. Which biome in Africa was he talking about?
Serengeti.
30. In the animal kingdom, which animal has been described in the Guinness Book of Records as the “most fearless animal in the world” and can even fight off much larger predators like lions and hyenas?
Honey Badger.
31. One of the most-referenced anthropological textbooks, who is the author of the book ‘The Chimpanzees of Gombe’?
Jane Goodall.
32. Which animal has the loudest voice (up to 188 decibels can be heard 160km away)?
The Blue Whale.
33. Which is the fastest bird and in fact the fastest animal on Earth when in a dive?
The Peregrine falcon.
34. Capable of flying for over a hundred miles without flapping their wings once, name the largest soaring birds on Earth.
Condors.
35. Leprosy is a bacterial infection that is able to infect humans and which other mammal?
Armadillos.
36. The only two mammals (besides humans) to undergo menopause are humpback whales and what other mammal?
Elephants.
37. Which two ocean animals have three hearts?
Octopuses and Squids.
38. Which short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupial’s poop is cube shaped?
Wombat
39. The Flannel Moth Caterpillar gained popularity as it is very furry and bright orange, giving it an uncanny resemblance to which world-famous personality’s hair?
Donald Trump.
40. Once found in Mauritius, complete this popular idiom “As dead as a ———”?
A. Kaka.
B. Rail.
C. Dodo.
D. Emu.
41. The name of which ape comes from the Malay word for ‘man of the forest”?
Orangutan.
42. During the Second World War, American and Australian soldiers stationed in New Guinea were specifically warned to keep their distance from which bird billed as ‘the world’s most dangerous bird’?
Cassowary.
43. The name of which marsupial in the native language means ‘No water‘?
Koala bear.
44. Which ant eater mammal is the first animal to have appeared in the English dictionary?
Aardvark.
45. Name the only animal on earth where the male carries the baby rather than the female.
Seahorse.
46. Which animal has the shortest life span?
Mayfly.
47. Name the only bird that can fly backwards.
Hummingbird.
48. Which is the most venomous snake in the world?
The Inland Taipan.
49. True or False: Sea Otters have the densest fur of any mammal?
True
50. In the animal kingdom, which is the only domesticated animal that can rehydrate themselves by drinking salt water?
Cats
51. In the natural world, which animals mate for life?
A. Gibbons.
B. Wolves.
C. Penguins.
D. All of the above.
52. Endemic to Australia, the duckbilled platypus and echidna are the only 2 species of mammals that lay eggs. What is the scientific term for this practice?
They are monotremes
53. Which are the only mammals capable of true flight?
Bats
54. A newborn kangaroo (a joey) is the size of what?
A. Lima Bean.
B. Grapefruit.
C. Plum.
D. Mandarin.
55. In the Amazon, there are over 100 species of which poisonous animals?
Poisonous Frogs
56. What is the fastest mammal in the world, and has been clocked at 75 miles per hour?
Cheetah
57. From how far away can a shark smell its prey?
A. Up to 500m.
B. Up to 1 mile.
C. Up to 2 miles.
D. Up to 5 miles.
58. The name of which weird animal means ‘roller’ in Malaysian?
Pangolin.
59. True or False: Wood frogs, so-called because they like woodland areas, live north of the Arctic Circle?
True.
60. What is the smallest mammal in the world?
The Bumblebee Bat.
61. What are the largest fish in the world?
Whale Sharks.
62. The chameleon might not be the only animal that can change colors, but what can it do that no other animal can?
Move each eye independently.
63. What is the world’s most poisonous spider?
Brazillian Wandering Spider.
Farm Animal Trivia Questions with Answers
1. Which breed of dog is typically used for herding sheep and cattle on a farm (and are often described as the ‘ultimate herding dog’)?
Border Collie
2. Jersey, Highland and Holstein are breeds of what?
Cow
3. What is a baby goat called?
Kid
4. True or False: You can hypnotise a chicken?
True
5. What was the first bird domesticated by humans?
A. Chickens.
B. Goose.
C. Turkey.
D. Guinea.
6. What is the underside of a horse’s hoof called?
Frog
7. A group of geese on the ground is called a gaggle. A group of geese in the air is called what?
Skein
8. 12 or more cows is known as what?
Flink
9. On average, how long do pigs live?
A. 5 years.
B. 10 years.
C. 15 years.
D. 20 years.
10. When animals are the same size, which is stronger, a donkey or a horse?
Donkey
Safari Animals Trivia Questions and Answers
1. What 5 safari animals make up the ‘Big 5’?
Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Elephant, Rhino
2. Which land animal is the fastest animal in the world?
Cheetah
3. What is the world’s largest land mammal?
Elephant
4. What is a rhino’s horn made out of?
A. Ivory.
B. Skin.
C. Keratin.
D. Bone.
5. True or False: An Ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain?
True
6. Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
Giraffe
7. Which is the largest of the great apes?
Mountain Gorilla
8. How long does an elephant carry a calf before giving birth?
22 Months
9. Which safari animal has the lowest heart rate?
A. Crocodile.
B. Elephant.
C. Ostrich.
D. Warthog.
10. What is the collective noun for zebras?
Dazzle
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