Q 01/05

Which is the fastest land animal?

A) Cheetah

B) Lion

C) Greyhound

D) Horse

Answer · why

A) Cheetah

The cheetah can hit about 100 km/h in short bursts, but only for a few hundred metres before it must stop and cool down.

Q 02/05

Which is the largest animal known to have ever lived?

A) Giant squid

B) Great white shark

C) Blue whale

D) African elephant

Answer · why

C) Blue whale

Some blue whales reach around 30 metres long, and even the biggest dinosaurs were lighter than a full-grown one.

Q 03/05

Which is the tallest land animal on Earth?

A) Camel

B) Moose

C) Elephant

D) Giraffe

Answer · why

D) Giraffe

A giraffe's neck alone can be about 2 metres long, yet it has only seven neck bones, the same number as a human.

Q 04/05

Which is the largest planet in the Solar System?

A) Neptune

B) Earth

C) Jupiter

D) Saturn

Answer · why

C) Jupiter

Jupiter is so big that more than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it, and its Great Red Spot is a storm wider than our whole planet.

Q 05/05

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

A) Mercury

B) Mars

C) Jupiter

D) Earth

Answer · why

A) Mercury

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, circling it once every 88 Earth days, and it has almost no atmosphere to hold on to heat.