Q 01/05

Puppy is to dog as cygnet is to which long-necked water bird?

A) Goose

B) Heron

C) Swan

D) Stork

Answer · why

C) Swan

A swan pair usually mates for life, often bonding before either bird is old enough to breed. Separation does sometimes happen, particularly after a fa...

Q 02/05

A pack is to wolves as a murder is to which birds known for problem solving and tool use?

A) Crows

B) Parrots

C) Jays

D) Gulls

Answer · why

A) Crows

Crows and ravens are not separate scientific groups: 'raven' is just a general label for the larger species of the same genus, Corvus.

Q 03/05

A raisin is to a grape as a prune is to which stone fruit?

A) Apricot

B) Cherry

C) Peach

D) Plum

Answer · why

D) Plum

A plum has to be the right kind to become a prune, since not every variety can be dried that way. In 2001 US growers won approval to call prunes 'drie...

Q 04/05

Paper is to wood pulp as everyday window glass is to which main raw material?

A) Clay

B) Sand

C) Coal

D) Salt

Answer · why

B) Sand

Sand can turn to glass without a furnace: lightning striking it fuses hollow, branching tubes called fulgurites. Quartz sand, or silica, is the main r...

Q 05/05

Ordinary wool is to sheep as soft, costly cashmere is to which animal?

A) Rabbit

B) Goat

C) Alpaca

D) Camel

Answer · why

B) Goat

Goat hair is the source: cashmere breeds grow a fine, soft undercoat in winter to keep warm. The name is an old spelling of Kashmir, the Himalayan reg...