Q 01/05

Which animal is the tallest on land and uses its very long neck to eat treetop leaves?

A) Camel

B) Giraffe

C) Ostrich

D) Gorilla

Answer · why

B) Giraffe

A giraffe has a tongue about 18 inches long, which helps it grab leaves from branches high above its head.

Q 02/05

Which black-and-white bird cannot fly but uses its flippers to swim fast through cold southern seas?

A) Puffin

B) Pelican

C) Albatross

D) Penguin

Answer · why

D) Penguin

A penguin spends about half of its life on land and the other half in the sea, where its wings work like paddles.

Q 03/05

Which hopping Australian animal carries its baby, called a joey, in a pouch on its tummy?

A) Kangaroo

B) Koala

C) Wombat

D) Platypus

Answer · why

A) Kangaroo

A newborn kangaroo is only about the size of a lima bean when it first crawls up into its mother's pouch.

Q 04/05

Which buzzing insect lives in a hive and turns nectar from flowers into sweet honey?

A) Ant

B) Moth

C) Bee

D) Cricket

Answer · why

C) Bee

A bee builds its honeycomb out of wax, shaping it into neat six-sided cells that hold the honey.

Q 05/05

Which night-sky object seems to change shape each month and was visited by Apollo astronauts?

A) Moon

B) Mars

C) Venus

D) Saturn

Answer · why

A) Moon

The Moon was walked on by twelve Apollo astronauts, who landed there on six missions between 1969 and 1972.