Q 01/05

Why is the bald eagle called 'bald'?

A) Chicks hatch without head feathers

B) Adults lose their crown feathers with age

C) Early settlers mistook it for a vulture

D) From an old meaning of the word: white-headed

Answer · why

D) From an old meaning of the word: white-headed

From an old meaning of the word: white-headed. The head is fully feathered; 'bald' once described animals marked with white, a sense that survives in ...

Q 02/05

The bald eagle belongs to which genus?

A) Aquila, the true eagles

B) Circaetus, the snake eagles

C) Haliaeetus, the sea eagles

D) Harpia, the harpy eagles

Answer · why

C) Haliaeetus, the sea eagles

Haliaeetus, the sea eagles. Despite the name, the bald eagle is no seabird: it lives just as readily far inland, along rivers and large lakes.

Q 03/05

Which Apollo mission's lunar module was named Eagle, after the bald eagle on its crew patch?

A) Apollo 8

B) Apollo 11

C) Apollo 13

D) Apollo 17

Answer · why

B) Apollo 11

Apollo 11. Jim Lovell suggested the bird for the patch, the lander took its name from it, and Neil Armstrong radioed 'The Eagle has landed' on touchdo...

Q 04/05

Which sex of bald eagle is larger?

A) Females

B) Males

C) Neither; they match

D) It changes with the seasons

Answer · why

A) Females

Females. They are about a quarter larger than males, and because the sexes wear the same plumage, size is the best clue to which bird of a pair is whi...

Q 05/05

The bald eagle builds the largest tree nest of any animal; one Florida nest weighed how much?

A) About 300 kg

B) About 3 tons

C) About 30 tons

D) About 300 tons

Answer · why

B) About 3 tons

About 3 tons. Estimates for the St. Petersburg nest run from over two tonnes to nearly three; it grew 2.9 metres wide and 6 metres deep because pairs ...