World Book Trivia Challenge--9/17-know Your Animals

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  • 2. 

    What is the largest living fish species?

    • Basking shark

    • Giant stingray

    • Whale shark

    Correct Answer
    A. Whale shark
    Explanation
    Whale shark is the largest living fish. It is known to reach a length of at least 40 feet (12 meters).

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    Which one of these mammals lays eggs?

    • Bongo antelope

    • Echidna anteater

    • Southern right whale

    Correct Answer
    A. Echidna anteater
    Explanation
    Echidna is a type of mammal that lays eggs. Along with the platypus, echidnas are the only surviving monotremes. Monotremes are a group of mammals that lays eggs.

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    What animal's eye is bigger than its brain?

    • Capybara

    • Ostrich

    • Penguin

    Correct Answer
    A. Ostrich
  • 5. 

    What is the only bird that can fly backwards?

    • Hummingbird

    • Loon

    • Mockingbird

    Correct Answer
    A. Hummingbird
    Explanation
    Hummingbirds fly quickly. They can dart upward, downward, backward, or forward with remarkable speed.

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  • 6. 

    What are infant beavers called?

    • Cubs

    • Kits

    • Pups

    Correct Answer
    A. Kits
    Explanation
    A female beaver carries her young inside her body for about three months before birth. She typically bears two to four young at a time but may have as many as nine. Most kits (young beavers) are born in April or May.

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    What is the fastest snake?

    • Spitting cobra

    • Ball python

    • Black mamba

    Correct Answer
    A. Black mamba
    Explanation
    The fastest snake is probably the black mamba of Africa. It was timed moving at the speed of 7 miles (11 kilometers) per hour over a short distance.

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    What animal can communicate using sounds that are below the human hearing range?

    • Elephants

    • Giraffes

    • Zebras

    Correct Answer
    A. Elephants
    Explanation
    Elephants also have good hearing. They can make and hear sounds below the range of human hearing. These low sounds, called infrasound, travel farther than higher sounds.

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    Which one of these dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic Period?

    • Eoraptor

    • Stegosaurus

    • Tyrannosaurus

    Correct Answer
    A. Stegosaurus
    Explanation
    Many well-known dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic Period. These include the giant plant-eater Apatosaurus, the armor-plated Stegosaurus, and Allosaurus, a large meat-eating dinosaur.

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    Which bird can fly the highest?

    • Arctic tern

    • Bar-headed goose

    • Peregrine falcon

    Correct Answer
    A. Bar-headed goose
    Explanation
    The highest flyer is the bar-headed goose. Some flocks of bar-headed geese fly over the world's highest mountain range, the Himalaya in Asia, at an altitude of more than 25,000 feet (7,625 meters).

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