Q 01/05

What is the fastest land animal in the world?

A) Lion

B) Greyhound

C) Springbok

D) Cheetah

Answer · why

D) Cheetah

Cheetah sprints top out around 60 to 65 mph in short bursts; powerful hindlimbs, long legs and a flexible spine are all built for speed.

Q 02/05

A newborn kangaroo is closest in size to which of these?

A) A jelly bean

B) A tennis ball

C) A guinea pig

D) A house cat

Answer · why

A) A jelly bean

A jelly bean: the newborn is only a couple of centimetres long, yet it climbs unaided through its mother's fur into the pouch, where it stays for mont...

Q 03/05

What is a group of wolves called?

A) Herd

B) Flock

C) Pride

D) Pack

Answer · why

D) Pack

Pack usually just means family: a breeding pair and their offspring, and the old idea of an 'alpha wolf' fighting its way to the top came from studies...

Q 04/05

Puck, who set the Guinness record for bird vocabulary with 1,728 words, was which small pet bird?

A) Budgerigar

B) Cockatiel

C) Lovebird

D) Canary

Answer · why

A) Budgerigar

Budgerigar Puck, a pet owned by Camille Jordan in the United States, out-talked every big parrot on record; his estimated 1,728 words were logged befo...

Q 05/05

What is the largest species of bear?

A) Grizzly bear

B) Polar bear

C) American black bear

D) Asiatic black bear

Answer · why

B) Polar bear

Polar bear is the largest bear species and the biggest land carnivore, though Alaska's Kodiak brown bears can rival it; it is also the most carnivorou...