Q 01/05

Nils Olav, a king penguin promoted to major general in 2023, is the mascot of which country's King's Guard?

A) Sweden

B) Denmark

C) Belgium

D) Norway

Answer · why

D) Norway

Norway's King's Guard adopted its first Nils Olav in 1972, and the name has passed down through three penguins. Guinness World Records lists the holde...

Q 02/05

Lala, a pet king penguin filmed walking to a fish market wearing a backpack, lived in which country?

A) Japan

B) South Korea

C) New Zealand

D) Iceland

Answer · why

A) Japan

Japan was home to Lala, who had been caught by accident by a fisherman, nursed back to health and then adopted by the man's family as a pet.

Q 03/05

Which 1992 Tim Burton film gave Danny DeVito's villain an army that included real king penguins?

A) Beetlejuice

B) Edward Scissorhands

C) Batman Returns

D) Ed Wood

Answer · why

C) Batman Returns

Batman Returns mixed live king and African penguins with puppets, performers in suits and computer effects to build the villain's waddling army.

Q 04/05

Pesto, a king penguin chick who became an internet star in 2024 for his enormous size, hatched in which city?

A) Sydney

B) Melbourne

C) Auckland

D) Cape Town

Answer · why

B) Melbourne

Melbourne's Sea Life aquarium saw visits jump by 30% thanks to Pesto, who as a fluffy chick weighed more than his two foster parents put together.

Q 05/05

The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species; which close relative is the only one that is bigger?

A) Emperor

B) Gentoo

C) Royal

D) Macaroni

Answer · why

A) Emperor

Emperor penguin is the answer. European explorers who first met kings took them for the largest penguin alive, and the two species were only told apar...