Animal Quiz: 15 Fascinating Questions!
The animal kingdom is incredibly diverse, from the tiniest insects to the largest mammals. How well do you know the animals that live on our planet? Put yourself to the test!
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Frequently asked questions: Animals
Here's a preview of what awaits you in this animal quiz: 15 multiple choice questions, each with a detailed explanation so you can learn while you play. Here are a few example questions (and their answers, so no peeking before you play!).
What is the fastest land mammal in the world?
Answer: The cheetah. The cheetah is the fastest land mammal, able to reach 110 km/h in a few seconds. However, it can only keep up this speed over short distances, around 500 metres.
Which animal produces the natural silk used in textiles?
Answer: The silkworm. The silkworm (Bombyx mori) produces the silk used in textiles. Each cocoon is made of a single silk thread that can be up to 1,500 metres long. Silk farming has been practised in China for more than 5,000 years.
How do snakes mainly sense their surroundings?
Answer: By smell, using their forked tongue. Snakes mainly use their forked tongue to sense their surroundings. When they flick it out, they pick up chemical particles that they analyse with the Jacobson's organ located in the roof of their mouth.
What is the slowest mammal in the world?
Answer: The three-toed sloth. The three-toed sloth is the slowest mammal in the world, moving at a top speed of about 0.24 km/h on the ground. This slowness is a survival strategy: it saves energy and helps it go unnoticed by predators.
Which marine invertebrate is considered biologically immortal because it can revert to the polyp stage after reaching maturity?
Answer: The jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii. The jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii is nicknamed ‘the immortal jellyfish’ because it can revert to its juvenile polyp stage after reaching sexual maturity, a process called transdifferentiation. In theory, it could repeat this cycle indefinitely.
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