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QuizMora Editorial TeamPublished August 11, 2026 · Updated August 11, 2026

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Question 1 of 20AnimalsWhich animal was part of an Russian domestication experiment in 1959?

AFoxes BPigeons CBears DAlligators

Question 2 of 20AnimalsWhich term refers to the self-defense mechanism which allows lizards to break off their tails when captured?

AApotemnophilia BAutism CAutonomy DAutotomy

Question 3 of 20AnimalsWhat do you call a male bovine?

ABull BOx CHeifer DCalf

Question 4 of 20AnimalsWhich of these species of geckos is able to glide in the air after jumping or falling from a tree?

APtychozoon BGold dust day gecko CLeopard gecko DUroplatus fimbriatus

Question 5 of 20AnimalsWhat was the name of the zoo in which the last known Thylacine was placed in 1936?

AQueensland Zoo BAustralia Zoo CHobart Zoo DQueen Elizabeth Zoological Gardens

Question 6 of 20AnimalsWhat is the real name of the dog who first played the fictitious dog Benji in the series of Benji films?

ABenji BLassie CArnold DHiggins

Question 7 of 20AnimalsWhat do you call a baby bat?

AChick BKid CPup DCub

Question 8 of 20AnimalsWhat is the literal translation of the Greek word amphibios, from which the modern word amphibian originated?

AWater and air BTwo in one CWater and land DBoth kinds of life

Question 9 of 20AnimalsWhat common name is used to refer to the scavenging animals, representatives of the order Opiliones?

ASweepers BBumblebees CHarvestmen DWaterbugs

Question 10 of 20AnimalsWhat is the scientific name of the cheetah?

APanthera onca BAcinonyx jubatus CLynx rufus DFelis catus

Question 11 of 20AnimalsWhat is the scientific name for the "Polar Bear"?

APolar Bear BUrsus Maritimus CUrsus Arctos DUrsus Spelaeus

Question 12 of 20AnimalsWhat type of animal is a natterjack?

AInsect BBird CToad DFish

Question 13 of 20AnimalsWhat colour is the female blackbird?

AYellow BBrown CBlack DWhite

Question 14 of 20AnimalsWhat is a male bee called?

ABumblebee BQueen CDrone DWorker

Question 15 of 20AnimalsTo which animal group do macaques belong?

AMarsupials BMonkeys CRodents DBirds

Question 16 of 20AnimalsWhat is the breed of animal created from the crossing of a female lion and a male tiger?

ATigen BTigon CLiger DLiges

Question 17 of 20AnimalsWhat is the collective noun for vultures?

AGaze BBuilding CAmbush DWake

Question 18 of 20AnimalsWhat do you call a black horse?

AA chestnut BA bay CA grey (white) horse DA black (raven) horse

Question 19 of 20AnimalsWhat is the name of a rabbit's abode?

ABurrow BNest CDen DDray

Question 20 of 20AnimalsWhat was the name of the Ethiopian Wolf before they knew it was related to wolves?

ASimien Jackel BCanis Simiensis CEthiopian Coyote DAmharic Fox

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