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If you think an animal quiz is boring, let me disagree with you. Sure, if you are not a zoology enthusiast, a standard school test might not be something you get excited about. But what I mean is fun animal trivia, with information that is either very funny or so unimaginable that it will blow your mind. And this can include both wildlife and pet trivia.
Animal trivia for kids is a nice way to not only help them study the subject but also introduce them to the breathtaking beauty of the animal world. It is true that the more we know and understand, the more we care about something. That’s why teaching kids about animals through fun quizzes can be very important.
But trivia questions about animals are not only for children. They can become a fun game at a party, during a long-distance car ride, or even if you are just reading them by yourself. Learning that a group of resting otters is called a raft, while a group of ferrets is called a business can really add some much-needed cheer to your day and make you smile.
If you are organizing a game, the animal quiz questions can vary in topic, can focus on just one group of animals or include a broader selection, and can be of different levels of difficulty. To give you a hand, we collected a lot of questions about animals that are both fun to read and can be used for a quiz. Tell us in the comments: What was something new that you learned from these questions?
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#2
How do sea otters keep from drifting apart while they sleep?
#4
What color is the blood of an octopus?
#5
Which bear is known to have a bite strong enough to break a bowling ball?
#6
What is the smallest mammal in the world?
helen gray 2 years ago
Opens new tab, searches bumblebee bat images - found this: "Smallest mammal in the world: Kitti’s hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) 30 millimeters long" on https://safarisafricana.com/smallest-mammals-in-the-world/
#7
In order to survive winter, which animal is known to breathe through its butt?
#8
Where is the only place on their body dogs have sweat glands?
#11
What color is a hippo’s sweat?
Totally happy Panda 2 years ago
Why :Within a few minutes of perspiration, the colourless, viscous sweat of the hippopotamus gradually turns red, and then brown as the pigment polymerizes.
#12
Where are the only two places in the world where lions live in the wild?
Danielle Wilson 2 years ago
I love how the restriction of the largest continent plus a large Asian country is supposed to sound impressive.
#13
How far away can a wolf smell its prey?
#15
What is a male duck called?
that.bitch.mae 2 years ago
I like how it says 'Drake', not 'A Drake', just 'Drake'. It's like all male ducks have the name Drake XD
#17
What animal can only eat when its head is upside down?
Thomas Santiago 2 years ago
Weird as it is, humans can too! One of the reasons its safe for us to space travel in low gravity is tha we can swallow while upside down. Crazy!
#19
What is a polar bear’s skin color?
#20
Which bird is known to have waterproof feathers?
#24
What male sea creature gives birth to its young?
that.bitch.mae 2 years ago
Sometimes they take the name of their babies literally and eat some of the fry 😳
#26
Which animal has the strongest sense of smell?
#27
What is the most endangered bird in the world?
Darcy Marie 2 years ago
If you don't know about the kakapo please Google it. They are giant idiots and look like really fat green coconuts with beaks. They are flightless and had no natural predators until New Zealand was invaded... I mean colonized... I mean... Uh "founded" by white folk and they started cutting down forests and brought over cats. I love them so much. They're so stupid and fluffy.
#28
What is the only big cat that doesn’t roar?
Liesl Nunemacher 2 years ago
Mountain lions can't too. They can't roar, but they can scream. Think overgrown housecat.
#29
What percentage of their lives do cats spend sleeping?
#30
What animal squirts blood from its eyes as a defensive mechanism?
#31
Which animal has a sense of hearing about four times as sensitive as humans?
#32
Is coral a plant or an animal?
that.bitch.mae 2 years ago
Ehhhh. I could be wrong but I remember hearing that it's just an animal. Well, animalS. Coral is a group of tiny animals that live very, *very* close together.
#33
What is the only type of animal that has the ability to live forever?
Harone Benchalel 2 years ago
Only a specific specie of jellyfish but yeah, it's true. They don't just age forever though, they actually un-age, their cells go back to a previous state and end up in a baby state. So if humans had that, we would just go back to being babies when we're too old. I think it's even more impressive than just aging forever !
#34
Butterflies use which part of their body to taste?
#35
Which bird’s eye is bigger than its brain?
#36
How many facial expressions can a horse make?
#37
What do humpback whales use to attract prey?
Totally happy Panda 2 years ago
How : Humpback whales filter-feed on small crustaceans (mostly krill) and small fish. They use several techniques to help them herd, corral, and disorient prey and that can include using bubbles, sounds, the seafloor, and even their pectoral fins.
#40
How many legs does a scorpion have?
#41
What is a group of cats called?
helen gray 2 years ago
A kindle of kittens. A glaring of cats too - especially when a dog shows up!
#42
What animal has the highest blood pressure?
Totally happy Panda 2 years ago
How much : an adult giraffe's blood pressure can reach 300/180 millimeters, according to zoologists. That's roughly twice that of an adult human. But that's only near their hearts. In their heads, a giraffe's blood pressure remains about equal to a human's.
#43
What creature has a tongue that can measure the length of its body?
#44
What is a group of parrots called?
#45
What animal loves to munch on bamboo?
that.bitch.mae 2 years ago
Even though they're quite lazy and nerf themselves by eating nothing but bamboo, they're still bears
#46
What is a baby fox called?
#47
What is a baby hedgehog called?
#48
What part of a fish can be found in lipsticks, nail polishes and mascara?
#49
What is the closest living relative to the T-rex?
that.bitch.mae 2 years ago
Whenever I look closely at my parakeets, I can totally see how birds are related to dinosaurs. And yet we still shrinkwrap skin onto the skeletons with hardly any, if any feathers.
#51
Which undersea creatures are known for making electricity?
helen gray 2 years ago
Wow. Didn't know about the catfish, but I saw some in France once walking overland from one part of the river to another river 'pool'.
#53
Which large mammal has a tail so strong it can stand on it and lift its hind legs off the ground?
#54
What is a group of badgers called?
#55
Why are flamingos pink?
#56
How many flowers do honey bees have to visit to produce one pound of honey?
#57
Which animal is known for spending 90 percent of its day sleeping?
#58
How long is an elephant pregnant before it gives birth?
that.bitch.mae 2 years ago
And male elephants are *real* aggressive cause of this. A lot of competition
#59
How many types of calls do gorillas have?
Obvious Decoy 2 years ago
And only two of them involve asking about your car's extended warranty...
#60
How long does it take a baby orangutan to wean in the wild?
#61
Where do sea otters store extra food on their bodies?
that.bitch.mae 2 years ago
To any musty @ss teen that sees this, it might seem useful but don't try it, please 🤣
#62
What type of fish mate for life?
#63
What are the only two mammals that lay eggs?
Pascale Mehanna 2 years ago
It's the platypus and echidna .... Both Aussie legends only monotremes type of mammals
#64
Which animal has rectangular pupils?
#66
How do honeybees communicate to one another that they’ve found the best pollen?
#67
Lemurs are only native to which country?
#68
Which animal’s poop is known to take the shape of cubes?
#69
A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a…?
Blyss Blyssylb 2 years ago
And...Did you know that a Female Kangaroo can have up to 5 separate pregnancies at once!? She can even decide when she is ready the have her babies! This is due to Australia's unique environment, especially the interior of Australia. She has evolved this way because it Depends on the amount of available Food and Water.
#70
What mammal has the most powerful bite?
Totally happy Panda 2 years ago
How much: Hippopotamus bite force measures 12 600 kPa. By comparison, a lion's bite force is only 4500 kPa. The hippopotamus, with his ferocious jaw force, unique mouth size and sharp teeth, can easily bisect a human body in a single bite
#71
How many teeth can a crocodile have over its lifetime?
#73
Where on the body are a crab’s taste buds?
#77
How many heart chambers does a cockroach have?
#78
Which animal in a pride does the majority of the hunting?
Phryne 2 years ago
My sister didn't like The Lion King because the lionesses did the killing and Scar killed his brother to become king. I said "So you're okay with a monkey showing a cub to all the animals, a lion having out with a hyena and meerkat, singing and dancing animals, but you're having problems with the two parts that are actually accurate?"
#79
What do you call the underside of a horse’s hoof?
abby zeller 2 years ago
The frog is the raised V on the underside of the hoof, not the entire underside of the hoof.
#80
How far can a skunk's spray reach?
#84
Which sea creatures are known to hold a natural pearl?
#85
Which birds are known to be the only birds that can fly backward?
#86
What percent of the methane in Earth’s atmosphere is produced by cows?
#87
Which animal species are known to have the largest eyes in the world?
#89
Belted Galloway and Belgian Blue are breeds of which animal?
#90
How many species of sea urchin are there?
#91
What is thought to be the oldest breed of dog?
#92
Which aquatic animal is the most poisonous in the world?
#93
How much do baby pandas weigh when they're born?
#94
What are male honey bees called?
#97
People from which country brought domestic cats to the United States?
Blyss Blyssylb 2 years ago
Um, Vikings perhaps? The Maine C**n Cat was already here when the Pilgrims arrived...
#98
What does a male penguin often gift its female counterpart to win her over?
#99
What are a rhino's horns made out of?
#100
What kind of animal uses its skin to breathe?
#101
What animal produces mohair?
#102
What is the fastest sea animal?
#103
What is a group of camels called?
#104
Which aquatic mammal has the most extended lifespan?
helen gray 2 years ago
And fish - the Greenland shark has been estimated to live up to 500 years!
#107
What’s the sole food source for koala bears?
#108
What is a group of hedgehogs called?
#109
Which animal jokingly has nine lives?
Ugh_What_Now 2 years ago
Meanwhile a cockroach APPARENTLY has 13 heart chambers so really it's the thing we should have been talking about this whole time. No wonder it seems like they don't die... you have to kill it 13 times to stop it. 😳
#110
How big is the wingspan of the wandering albatross, the world's biggest seabird?
#111
Which animals make their homes out of empty seashells?
#114
How many feathers are there in a peacock’s tail?
#115
Which mountain range is home to the snow leopard?
#116
What do pigs do to stay cool and prevent sunburn due to their lack of sweat glands?
#117
The age of a lion can be determined by its…?
#118
What four common species of animals die soon after giving birth?
#119
What are 12 or more cows called?
helen gray 2 years ago
"Why are 12 cows called a Flink? The only “flink” listed by reputable dictionaries is “flink” as a 19th century US rural dialect verb meaning, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), “to behave in a cowardly manner,” and the word itself is probably simply a variant of “flinch.” The “cow” in “cowardly” is as close as “flink” gets to livestock" taken from www.word-detective.com
#120
Which bird is considered the fastest?
#121
What color is a giraffe’s tongue?
#122
How many toes do sheep have on each foot?
#124
Which bird symbolizes the strength and freedom of America?
#125
How many legs does a spider have?
#126
What is the largest animal in the world?
#127
What is a mass of jellyfish floating together known as?
#128
How do fish breathe underwater?
#129
What does a snake use to taste and smell?
#130
Where are a cricket’s ears located?
#131
What’s the loudest insect in the world?
#132
Which crustacean can growl when intimidating its enemies?
#133
Which bird is a symbol for peace?
#135
What do monkeys have that apes don't?
#136
Which fishes blow themselves up like balloons?
#137
What is a pack of baby cubs called?
helen gray 2 years ago
Aren't cubs babies? D'you mean baby cubs are littler than older cubs? Or should this be litter?
#138
What is a group of sea turtle eggs called?
#139
How far away can the sound of a blue whale be heard?
#140
What is a male turkey called?
#143
What determines the sex of a baby sea turtle?
#144
How many eggs can female frogs lay at a time?
#145
What animal does a tadpole grow into?
#146
Which flightless bird is known to be the emblem of New Zealand?
#147
What is a group of pigs called?
#148
What's the fastest animal?
Junior Farrell 2 years ago
Technically it is there Peregrine Falcone because their dive can reach up to 200 mph
#151
What is the tall fin of a fish called?
#152
What group of fish are seahorses closely related to?
#153
What is the largest fish in the ocean?
#154
What are the skin cells that allow chameleons to change colors called?
#155
How do vampire bats drink blood?
Junior Farrell 2 years ago
What happens is they bite their prey to get the blood then they lick it up.
#156
How many species of wild cats are there?
#157
What is the slowest animal on land?
#158
A karakul is which kind of animal?
#159
Approximately, how many bones comprise a turtle’s shell?
#160
Which fish is known to be the most common fish in the ocean?
#163
What kind of turtle can’t retract into its shell?
#164
What is the main reason frogs croak?
#165
What is the only insect that can turn its head 180 degrees?
#166
What sea creature has the ability to clone itself?
#167
What is the biggest scaleless freshwater fish?
#168
What are the pincers of a crab called?
#170
What sort of habitat is known to be the home for arboreal animals?
Obvious Decoy 2 years ago
This isn't even animal trivia, it's a vocabulary test for the meaning of "arboreal".
#171
What is the proper name for the trunk of an elephant?
#172
What can an owl’s eye color indicate?
#173
What animal is known as the only vertebrate that can regenerate their body parts?
#174
What are the only primates known to be venomous?
#175
Which popular mammals are known to wash their hands and feet in urine?
#176
Where is a shrimp’s heart located in its body?
#178
Which bird doesn't fly?
#180
How does a sea cucumber defend itself?
#181
What fish has a rodlike protuberance with a fleshy tip on its head?
#182
How long can a bald eagle live?
Eligijus Sinkunas 1 year ago
Answer: 20 to 30 years in the wild, though they can live even longer in captivity.
#183
What animal is known to have the shortest pregnancy on Earth?
#184
A Tasmanian devil is known to be which kind of animal?
What do you think ?
Marcus Postma 2 years ago
Half of these are common knowledge. And at least 2 of these are wrong, granted 1 of those is likely just a typo.
Marcus Postma 2 years ago
Half of these are common knowledge. And at least 2 of these are wrong, granted 1 of those is likely just a typo.
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