Q 01/05

Which so-called bear is really a marsupial?

A) Koala

B) Sloth bear

C) Sun bear

D) Spectacled bear

Answer · why

A) Koala

Koala: despite the 'koala bear' nickname it is a pouched marsupial, and its closest living relatives are not bears at all but the wombats.

Q 02/05

On which continent did the Atlas bear die out in the 19th century?

A) Africa

B) Australia

C) South America

D) Europe

Answer · why

A) Africa

Africa: the Atlas bear, a brown bear of the mountains of Morocco and Algeria, was the continent's only bear in modern times, and its loss left Africa ...

Q 03/05

The sun bear's nickname, 'honey bear', owes much to which unusually long body part that reaches deep into bee nests?

A) Tongue

B) Snout

C) Tail

D) Neck

Answer · why

A) Tongue

Tongue: a sun bear rips a nest open with its claws, then extends its exceptionally long tongue to draw out the honey and insects inside.

Q 04/05

Bears are unique among carnivorans in lacking which feature?

A) Whiskers on the muzzle

B) External ear flaps

C) A tail

D) Sweat glands

Answer · why

A) Whiskers on the muzzle

Bears have no touch-sensitive whiskers, but they make up for it with a nose considered better than a dog's and possibly the best of any mammal.

Q 05/05

In which animated film does a witch's spell turn a Scottish queen into a bear?

A) Frozen

B) Brave

C) Tangled

D) Onward

Answer · why

B) Brave

Brave: Princess Merida's mother, Queen Elinor, is the one transformed, and the pair must undo the spell before she is caught by the kingdom's keenest ...