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[{"question":"Three of these animals hibernate. Which one does not?","category":"animals","answer":"Sloth","choices":["Mouse","Sloth","Frog","Snake"]},{"question":"All of these animals are omnivorous except one.","category":"animals","answer":"Snail","choices":["Fox","Mouse","Opossum","Snail"]},{"question":"Three of these Latin names are names of bears. Which is the odd one?","category":"animals","answer":"Felis silvestris catus","choices":["Melursus ursinus","Helarctos malayanus","Ursus minimus","Felis silvestris catus"]},{"question":"These are typical Australian animals except one.","category":"animals","answer":"Sloth","choices":["Platypus","Dingo","Echidna","Sloth"]},{"question":"Representatives of three of these species produce venom of their own. Which is the odd species?","category":"animals","answer":"Mosquitos","choices":["Lizards","Scorpions","Frogs","Mosquitos"]},{"question":"Three of these species shed their skin. Which one does not?","category":"animals","answer":"Penguins","choices":["Penguins","Snakes","Insects","Crustaceans"]},{"question":"All dogs, cats and birds are colorblind.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"All of these animals have large ears (relative to their size) except one.","category":"animals","answer":"Polar bears","choices":["Polar bears","Foxes","Bats","Elephants"]},{"question":"This percentage of all snakes on Earth are lethal to humans.","category":"animals","answer":"15%","choices":["10%","20%","15%","25%"]},{"question":"Snakes are this kind of animals.","category":"animals","answer":"Carnivorous","choices":["Herbivorous","Omnivorous","Carnivorous","Vegetarian"]},{"question":"Snakes consume their food by means of this process.","category":"animals","answer":"Swallowing","choices":["Breathing","Absorption","Swallowing","Chewing"]},{"question":"Snakes reproduce only by laying eggs.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Snakes are deaf.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Snake skin is covered in scales.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Snakes belong to the following category.","category":"animals","answer":"Reptiles","choices":["Invertebrates","Lizards","Reptiles","Mammals"]},{"question":"A specialist in snakes is called one of these.","category":"animals","answer":"Ophiologist","choices":["Pisciculturist","Ornithologist","Ophiologist","Herpetologist"]},{"question":"One of the following snakes does not belong to the Viperidae family.","category":"animals","answer":"Grass snake","choices":["Horned adder","Grass snake","Viper","Asp"]},{"question":"Snakes are very likely to attack us, regardless of whether they feel threatened or not.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Cobras are venomous snakes of family Elapidae, that generally inhabit regions of these two continents.","category":"animals","answer":"Asia and Africa","choices":["South America and Asia","Asia and Africa","Asia and Australia","South America and Australia"]},{"question":"The cobras most recognizable feature is its hood, a flap of skin and muscle behind the head, believed to serve this purpose.","category":"animals","answer":"More threatening appearance","choices":["Balance control","Heat collection from sun rays","Camouflage","More threatening appearance"]},{"question":"The Cobra is at the top of the food chain, with only two main predators -- one is man and the other is this animal.","category":"animals","answer":"Mongoose","choices":["Jackal","Mongoose","Lynx","Eagle"]},{"question":"This is where the Cobras ribs are situated.","category":"animals","answer":"Behind its head","choices":["Behind its head","In its chest, around the middle of the body","Cobras have no ribs","In its tale"]},{"question":"The King Cobra feeds almost exclusively on other snakes, even toxic ones.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"A baby cobra is fully able to defend itself in as little as this many hours after being born.","category":"animals","answer":"3","choices":["3","12","48","72"]},{"question":"What type of dog did Richard Nixon receive from a Texan while he was a candidate for Vice President?","category":"animals","answer":"Cocker Spaniel","choices":["German Shepherd","Cocker Spaniel","Golden Retriever","Welsh Corgy"]},{"question":"What was the name of Socks companion at the White House during the Clinton Administration?","category":"animals","answer":"Buddy","choices":["Buddy","Shoes","Bailey","Buster"]},{"question":"President Fords dog was named Freedom.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of these Presidents had the most pets?","category":"animals","answer":"Theodore Roosevelt","choices":["Franklin Delano Roosevelt","Theodore Roosevelt","Bill Clinton","Woodrow Wilson"]},{"question":"What breed is known as the favourite breed of Queen Elizabeth II?","category":"animals","answer":"Welsh Corgi","choices":["Border Collie","Old English Sheepdog","Welsh Corgi","Australian Cattle Dog"]},{"question":"What was the name of Fraisers fathers dog on the hit TV show set in Seattle?","category":"animals","answer":"Eddie","choices":["Niles","Marty","Eddie","Skip"]},{"question":"Which one of these sea mammals is not in the endangered species lists?","category":"animals","answer":"Pilot whale","choices":["Fin Whale","Pilot whale","Blue Whale","Humpback Whale"]},{"question":"This endangered turtle is the biggest of all living turtles, reaching a length of over 2.7 m (8.8 ft) and weight of 900 kg (2,000 lb).","category":"animals","answer":"Leatherback Sea Turtle","choices":["Leatherback Sea Turtle","Kemps Ridley Turtle","Hawksbill Sea Turtle","Mesoamerican River Turtle"]},{"question":"Name the rarest and most endangered of all wolves.","category":"animals","answer":"Red Wolf","choices":["Red Wolf","Ethiopian Wolf","Black-backed Wolf","Gray Wolf"]},{"question":"The endangered Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard in the world, growing to an average length of 2-3 meters (10 feet).","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"This species of great apes with long arms and reddish hair suffer habitat destruction due to logging, mining and forest fires.","category":"animals","answer":"Orangutan","choices":["Gorilla","Baboons","Orangutan","Chimpanzee"]},{"question":"What is the natural habitat of the snows leopard, that was hunted down for its beautiful fur, as a result of which its population went down to 1,000 animals in the 1960s?","category":"animals","answer":"Central Asia","choices":["North America","Central Asia and North America","Central Asia","Europe and North America"]},{"question":"The Asian Elephant, the only living species of the genus Elephas, is the bigger relative of the African Elephant.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"This freshwater mammal, found only in the Yangtze River, is the most endangered (even possibly extinct) cetacean and one of the most endangered species in the world.","category":"animals","answer":"Chinese River Dolphin","choices":["Ganges River Dolphin","Chinese River Dolphin","La Plata Dolphin","Amazon River Dolphin"]},{"question":"This small nocturnal animal, whose natural habitat are the deserts of Northern Africa, is known to jump not only for hunting or protection, but also for pleasure.","category":"animals","answer":"Fennec","choices":["Cape Fox","Red Fox","Bengal Fox","Fennec"]},{"question":"Jack jumper ants, yellowish-orange carnivorous ants named after their characteristic jumpy motions, can be found only on which continent?","category":"animals","answer":"Australia","choices":["North America","Australia","Africa","Asia"]},{"question":"This small, graceful member of the antelope family is an extraordinary jumper - while leaping, it touches the rocky terrain of its South African habitats only with the tip of its hooves, resembling a dance.","category":"animals","answer":"Klipspringer","choices":["Oribi","Roan Antelope","Scimitar Oryx","Klipspringer"]},{"question":"Although the jumping viper, a chiefly nocturnal snake, is one of the most powerful jumpers of the snake family, capable of rising up to 1 meter (3 feet) during a strike, its poison is not lethal to humans.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Zoophobia is the fear of animals.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"The hummingbird is the worlds smallest bird.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of these animals swims the fastest?","category":"animals","answer":"Dolphin","choices":["Flounder","Shark","Dolphin","Jellyfish"]},{"question":"Which word refers to the sound peacocks make?","category":"animals","answer":"Scream","choices":["Scream","Squill","Squeak","Squall"]},{"question":"Ancient Japanese thought this animal caused earthquakes.","category":"animals","answer":"Spiders","choices":["Birds","Spiders","Snakes","Frogs"]},{"question":"How many types of bats are there?","category":"animals","answer":"900","choices":["900","700","500","200"]},{"question":"Chocolate cannot kill a dog.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"This animal can clean its own ears with its 21-inch tongue.","category":"animals","answer":"Giraffe","choices":["Lizard","Elephant","Lion","Giraffe"]},{"question":"It has been estimated that in Australia, there are about twice as many kangaroos as there are people.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What is the fastest animal on 6 legs?","category":"animals","answer":"Cockroach","choices":["Ladybug","Cockroach","Beetle","Ant"]},{"question":"Sheep are similar to cows in that they have a stomach which contains four chambers.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What is a female sheep called or known as?","category":"animals","answer":"ewe","choices":["ewe","colt","fleece","ram"]},{"question":"What is the white tigers scientific name?","category":"animals","answer":"Panthera tigris","choices":["Pantha","Panthera tigis","Panthera tiger","Panthera tigris"]},{"question":"Can tigers live to be 20 years old?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"All tigers have stripes.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of the following is not a type of chipmunk?","category":"animals","answer":"Bushy-tailed","choices":["Bushy-tailed","Long-eared","Eastern","Sonoma"]},{"question":"Which of these is not an actual breed of horse?","category":"animals","answer":"Sioux","choices":["Sioux","Russian Trotter","Belgian","Murgese"]},{"question":"Which of the following is not a breed of dog?","category":"animals","answer":"Ferret terrier","choices":["Pom-a-poo","Lakeland terrier","Fox terrier","Ferret terrier"]},{"question":"One of these is not a true breed of cat. Which one?","category":"animals","answer":"French Twist","choices":["Pixie-bob","Maine coon","Ragdoll","French Twist"]},{"question":"Which of these is not a type of beetle?","category":"animals","answer":"Burrowing beetle","choices":["Long-horn beetle","Stag beetle","Flea beetle","Burrowing beetle"]},{"question":"Which of the following is not a type of spider?","category":"animals","answer":"Glass spider","choices":["Glass spider","Trapdoor spider","Brown recluse spider","Bird-dropping spider"]},{"question":"All but one of the following are true types of bears. Which is the odd one?","category":"animals","answer":"Moon bear","choices":["Moon bear","Brown bear","Black bear","Sun bear"]},{"question":"Which of these is not an actual breed of sheep?","category":"animals","answer":"Dakota","choices":["Scottish black-face","Dakota","Hampshire","Merino"]},{"question":"One of these is not a true breed of chicken. Which one?","category":"animals","answer":"Red-tailed","choices":["Hamburg","Plymouth Rock","Leghorn","Red-tailed"]},{"question":"Which of the following is not a breed of pig?","category":"animals","answer":"Ridgeback","choices":["Norwegian Yorkshire","Vietnamese pot-belly","Ridgeback","Tokyo-X"]},{"question":"What is a group of lions called?","category":"animals","answer":"Pride","choices":["Family","Group","School","Pride"]},{"question":"There are more males then females in a pride.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Generally, how many times in an interval of 5 hours do lions mate?","category":"animals","answer":"10","choices":["1","5","20","10"]},{"question":"What is the breed of animal created from the crossing of a male lion and a female tiger?","category":"animals","answer":"Liger","choices":["Tigon","Tiges","Ligon","Liger"]},{"question":"What is the breed of animal created from the crossing of a female lion and a male tiger?","category":"animals","answer":"Tigon","choices":["Tigen","Liger","Tigon","Liges"]},{"question":"What do male lions have which females do not possess?","category":"animals","answer":"A mane","choices":["An extra tooth","A mane","Longer nails","Distinguished eyes"]},{"question":"What is the average lifespan of a lion living in the wild?","category":"animals","answer":"10 -15 years","choices":["20 - 30 years","Less than 10 years","10 -15 years","Greater than 30 years"]},{"question":"Are male lions are generally stronger then female lions?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"Female lions hunt in a group.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Cats twitch the tips of their tails slightly when hunting or when angry, while stronger twitching indicates what?","category":"animals","answer":"Displeasure","choices":["Stress","Displeasure","Boredom","Playfulness"]},{"question":"If a cat pushes its face against your head, this means what?","category":"animals","answer":"Acceptance","choices":["Impatience","Submission","Acceptance","Aggression"]},{"question":"Cats generally purr when they are happy, but they can also be heard purring in what other situation?","category":"animals","answer":"When they are distressed or in pain","choices":["When they are distressed or in pain","When they are hunting or playing","When they are hungry or thirsty","When they are lonely or angry"]},{"question":"How many different vocalization sounds does a cat make?","category":"animals","answer":"100","choices":["100","200","50","150"]},{"question":"All cats are born with green eyes.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"A cats front paws have 5 toes and their back paws have 4.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What was the largest  eagle ever found on Earth?","category":"animals","answer":"Haasts Eagle","choices":["Golden Eagle","Haasts Eagle","Harpy Eagle","Bald Eagle"]},{"question":"Which term refers to the group formed by frogs and amphibians?","category":"animals","answer":"Herps","choices":["Drosophillia","Herps","Mollusks","Nematodes"]},{"question":"Which statement about elephants is untrue?","category":"animals","answer":"Elephants do not have great memories","choices":["Elephants sleep standing up","Elephants cry","There are some pink elephants in India","Elephants do not have great memories"]},{"question":"All pigs are classified as un-Kosher meaning they can not be eaten by Jewish people.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What is alektorophobia?","category":"animals","answer":"The unreasonable fear of chickens","choices":["The unreasonable fear of birds of prey","The unreasonable fear of roaches","The unreasonable fear of chickens","The unreasonable fear of sharks"]},{"question":"How do scientists calculate the age of a fish?","category":"animals","answer":"They count the growth rings on the ear bone.","choices":["They count all the teeth in the fishs mouth.","They measure the size of the fish and compare that to the average size of that type of  fish.","They count the growth rings on the ear bone.","They count the teeth in the fishs lower lip."]},{"question":"Pound for pound, humans are not the strongest animals. What is considered the strongest species, pound for pound?","category":"animals","answer":"The Hercules beetle","choices":["The Hercules beetle","The leaf-cutting ant","The red ant","The atlas roach"]},{"question":"Human beings have 23 pairs of  chromosomes. Which animal has the most chromosomes?","category":"animals","answer":"hermit crabs","choices":["minke whale","millipedes","elephants","hermit crabs"]},{"question":"What type of animal is a lamprey?","category":"animals","answer":"fish","choices":["worm","fish","insect","amphibian"]},{"question":"What is the name of the first book by Darwin that directly dealt with evolution?","category":"animals","answer":"On the Origins of the Species","choices":["Essay on the Principles of Population","Totem and Taboo","On the Origins of the Species","The Descent of Man and the Selection in Relation to Sex"]},{"question":"Which of these animals has the largest paws?","category":"animals","answer":"An average lynx","choices":["An average mountain lion","An average nematode","An average lynx","An average lichen"]},{"question":"Sharks can only be found in salt water.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The smallest species of shark in the world is the Dwarf Lanternfish.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Sharks must eat continually in order to survive.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Sharks can have up to nine gills on each side of their body.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Rays and Skates are types of sharks.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Sharks have poor vision.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"More shark attacks occur during the day than at night.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"If attacked by a shark it is recommended that you punch the shark in the nose.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Sharks are immune to cancer.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"The dogfish is actually a common species of small shark.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Despite the myth that Chihuahuas were descendants of the royal dog of the Aztecs, it is also believed that Spanish trade merchants brought Chihuahuas to which of these countries?","category":"animals","answer":"Mexico","choices":["Venezuela","United States","Brazil","Mexico"]},{"question":"What maximum height at the withers can Chihuahuas reach?","category":"animals","answer":"15 inches (38 cm)","choices":["24 inches (60 cm)","15 inches (38 cm)","12 inches (30 cm)","9 inches (22 cm)"]},{"question":"Chihuahuas come in three colors: brindle, black, and camel.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Chihuahuas are the only dogs to be born with what?","category":"animals","answer":"An incomplete skull","choices":["An extra leg tendon","Hairless inner ears","An incomplete skull","Two extra canine teeth"]},{"question":"What is the average lifespan of Chihuahuas?","category":"animals","answer":"8- 18 years","choices":["8 - 12 years","8- 18 years","8 - 26 years","8 - 15 years"]},{"question":"The Chihuahua Gidget is famous for what reason?","category":"animals","answer":"It was a mascot for Taco Bell.","choices":["Paris Hilton has it as a pet.","It was a fill-in mascot for the Georgia Bulldogs.","It was a mascot for Taco Bell.","It was a mascot for Taco John."]},{"question":"The Chihuahua is the smallest dog breed in the world.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Chihuahuas are prone to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What does the word “hippopotamus” mean?","category":"animals","answer":"River horse","choices":["Water pig","Fat horse","River horse","River pig"]},{"question":"For their size hippos are pretty fast runners and are much faster than humans.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How long in years is the life span of an average wild hippopotamus?","category":"animals","answer":"40-50","choices":["10-20","40-50","30-40","20-30"]},{"question":"Hippos secrete a red substance known as blood sweat that protects them from the sun.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Hippos are related to cetaceans (whales and porpoises).","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"The Spectacled bear makes its habitat around the Andes tropical basin.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"This is the basic food of the sea. Billions upon billions of these organisms live in the sea.","category":"animals","answer":"Plankton","choices":["Seaweed","Plankton","Crabs","Shrimp"]},{"question":"This is the result of the gravitational pull from the moon and sun.","category":"animals","answer":"Tides","choices":["Migration of certain species of whales","Tides","Shoreline","Waves"]},{"question":"These creatures look like flowers as they grow attached to rocks. Their tentacles open like fleshy petals and contract whenever danger is near.","category":"animals","answer":"Sea Anemones","choices":["Kelp","Jellyfish","Sponges","Sea Anemones"]},{"question":"This sea animal, widely considered the most valuable shellfish, is common in shallow, warmer waters of all oceans.","category":"animals","answer":"Oyster","choices":["Oyster","Shrimp","Scallop","Lobster"]},{"question":"This crab is not really a crab, but an arthropod. Its closest relative is the spider.","category":"animals","answer":"Horseshoe crab","choices":["Fiddler Crab","Horseshoe crab","Spider Crab","Rock Crab"]},{"question":"These worms are not in fact worms, but bivalves. They enter wood as larvae, where they remain and grow, burrowing through the wood.","category":"animals","answer":"Shipworms","choices":["Sea Mice","Ribbon Worms","Lugworms","Shipworms"]},{"question":"Squid and octopus are mollusks.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The Pacific lobster has large pincers and a spiny shell.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Also called Sea Biscuit, this animal lives in deeper water half-buried in the sand.","category":"animals","answer":"Sand Dollar","choices":["Sand Dollar","Star Fish","Scallop","Mussel"]},{"question":"The red kangaroo appears on the Coat of Arms of Australia together with what other endemic Australian animal?","category":"animals","answer":"Emu","choices":["Emu","Platypus","Dingo","Koala"]},{"question":"Which of these mammals was brought to Australia by humans?","category":"animals","answer":"The dingo","choices":["The echidna","The dingo","The koala","The Tasmanian tiger"]},{"question":"Which of the following statements about echidnas, mammals native to Australia, is wrong?","category":"animals","answer":"Echidnas are marsupials.","choices":["Echidnas are covered with spines.","Echidnas have snouts.","Echidnas lay eggs.","Echidnas are marsupials."]},{"question":"The diet of the koala consists mainly of what plant species?","category":"animals","answer":"Eucalyptus","choices":["Eucalyptus","Bamboo","Willow","Cork Oak"]},{"question":"Which one of these Australian reptiles is the largest living crocodile in the world?","category":"animals","answer":"The saltwater crocodile","choices":["The thorny devil","The weedy sea dragon","The blue-tongued skink","The saltwater crocodile"]},{"question":"This Australian monotreme lays eggs and has a remarkable sense of electroception.","category":"animals","answer":"Platypus","choices":["Platypus","Red kangaroo","Dingo","Emu"]},{"question":"Which Australian animal is the largest living carnivorous marsupial on Earth?","category":"animals","answer":"The Tasmanian devil","choices":["The Tasmanian tiger","The Tasmanian devil","The platypus","The red kangaroo"]},{"question":"Qantas, Australias largest airline company, has what Australian animal on its red-and-white logo?","category":"animals","answer":"Kangaroo","choices":["Koala","Kangaroo","Emu","Tasmanian devil"]},{"question":"What is the difference between the male and the female Galah, a cockatoo bird native to Australia?","category":"animals","answer":"Males and females have different eye colour.","choices":["There is no difference between them.","Males and females have different eye colour.","Galah males are crested.","Galah females have shorter tails."]},{"question":"What is the average weight of the Tasmanian Pygmy Possum?","category":"animals","answer":"About 7g","choices":["About 250g","About 50g","About 100g","About 7g"]},{"question":"Which lizard can squirt blood from the corners of its eyes in order to confuse and drive back its enemies?","category":"animals","answer":"Horned lizard","choices":["Anole","Gila monster","Horned lizard","Komodo dragon"]},{"question":"The venomous lizard Gila monster was named after what?","category":"animals","answer":"The Gila River basin","choices":["The Gila River basin","The Gila Expedition 1857","Alberto Gilardino","Gilligans Island"]},{"question":"The Komodo dragon, the largest living lizard on Earth, lives in which part of the world?","category":"animals","answer":"Indonesia","choices":["North America","Indonesia","South-western China","Madagascar"]},{"question":"Which term refers to the self-defense mechanism which allows lizards to break off their tails when captured?","category":"animals","answer":"Autotomy","choices":["Apotemnophilia","Autonomy","Autotomy","Autism"]},{"question":"Which of these statements about geckos is true?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Geckos have toe pads which help them climb smooth vertical surfaces.","All of these","Geckos can make chirping sounds.","Geckos feed on insects."]},{"question":"Chameleons are lizards that can change their colour. What does Chameleon mean in Greek?","category":"animals","answer":"Earth lion","choices":["Green melon","Karma lion","Colourful","Earth lion"]},{"question":"Geckos have immovable eyelids and cant blink. How do they keep their eyes clean?","category":"animals","answer":"They lick their own eyes.","choices":["A tiny insect lives under their eyelids and cleans their eyes.","They lick their own eyes.","They dip their eyes in water.","They cover their eyes with their toes."]},{"question":"The lizards which do not have legs are commonly known by what name?","category":"animals","answer":"Glass lizards","choices":["Glass lizards","Monitor lizards","Skinks","Iguanas"]},{"question":"Which of these lizard species is not endangered?","category":"animals","answer":"Eastern Bearded Dragon","choices":["Eastern Bearded Dragon","Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard","Mona Ground Iguana","Komodo Dragon"]},{"question":"No lizard species live on which continent?","category":"animals","answer":"Antarctica","choices":["South America","Antarctica","Europe","Asia"]},{"question":"This shark is considered a filter- feeder. Its diet consists mainly of plankton, krill, and macro-algae.","category":"animals","answer":"whale shark","choices":["whale shark","bull shark","great white shark","pygmy shark"]},{"question":"This sharks white belly and grey back make it difficult for prey to spot.","category":"animals","answer":"great white shark","choices":["hammerhead shark","tiger shark","great white shark","whale shark"]},{"question":"Sharks have no bones.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Have sharks been around for about 400 million years?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"Which of these sharks has a flat body like a stingray?","category":"animals","answer":"angel shark","choices":["basking shark","blue shark","blacktip reef shark","angel shark"]},{"question":"This shark was believed to be extinct, until it was found on the coast of Japan in 1898.","category":"animals","answer":"goblin shark","choices":["cookie cutter shark","mako shark","goblin shark","angel shark"]},{"question":"Which shark is the fastest swimmer?","category":"animals","answer":"mako shark","choices":["goblin shark","mako shark","nurse shark","sandtiger shark"]},{"question":"The zebra shark is very small and gentle and can be kept close to other fish.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What is the common name for baby sharks?","category":"animals","answer":"pups","choices":["calves","pecks","cubs","pups"]},{"question":"Two thirds of a sharks brain is dedicated to its sense of smell.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"How many recognized giraffe subspecies exist?","category":"animals","answer":"9","choices":["6","7","9","5"]},{"question":"Which of these is not a subspecies of giraffe?","category":"animals","answer":"East African Giraffe","choices":["Somali Giraffe","Rothschilds Giraffe","Kordofan Giraffe","East African Giraffe"]},{"question":"How long is a giraffes gestation period?","category":"animals","answer":"14- 15 months","choices":["18 - 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But a population of the much endangered Asiatic lion lives in India. How many estimated lions live in India as of 2007?","category":"animals","answer":"300","choices":["300","550","1,500","3,000"]},{"question":"What is the average maximal speed a lion can reach?","category":"animals","answer":"35 mph / 56 km/h","choices":["35 mph / 56 km/h","45 mph / 72 km/h","20 mph / 32 km/h","40 mph / 64 km/h"]},{"question":"Lions are inactive about 20 hours per day.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Approximately what amount of meat does an adult male lion’s diet require per day?","category":"animals","answer":"15 lbs. (6.8 kg)","choices":["10 lbs. (4.5 kg)","5 lbs. (2.2 kg)","15 lbs. (6.8 kg)","25 lbs. (11 kg)"]},{"question":"Like most mammals lions can only breed with one male ensuring that the offspring belong to just one male.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Approximately how long is a lions gestation period?","category":"animals","answer":"120 days","choices":["200 days","30 days","120 days","60 days"]},{"question":"Do white lions exsist in the wild?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"All penguins are found exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How many species of penguins live in warm or even tropical environments?","category":"animals","answer":"4","choices":["0","3","2","4"]},{"question":"The larger the penguin species, the colder the region in which it is found.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of these is the largest species of penguins?","category":"animals","answer":"Emperor Penguin","choices":["King Penguin","Giant Penguin","Emperor Penguin","Royal Penguin"]},{"question":"Fossil records have shown a species of giant penguin that once stood 4 feet high.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What does the word penguin mean?","category":"animals","answer":"Fat","choices":["Fat","Black and White","Swimmer","Bird"]},{"question":"Large penguins can dive nearly 2,000 feet.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Which of these animals is NOT a natural predator of penguins?","category":"animals","answer":"Polar Bear","choices":["Leopard Seal","Polar Bear","Stellars Sea Eagle","Orca (Killer Whale)"]},{"question":"Penguins secrete salt from their nostrils.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Where can the polar bear be found?","category":"animals","answer":"Arctic","choices":["South Pole","Antartica","Arctic","All of these"]},{"question":"Polar bears are among penguins’ most dangerous natural enemies.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What color is a polar bears skin?","category":"animals","answer":"Black","choices":["Black","White","Pink","Yellow"]},{"question":"A polar bear has white fur.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Approximately how many wild polar bears are estimated to live across the Arctic?","category":"animals","answer":"20,000","choices":["20,000","100,000","150,000","60,000"]},{"question":"Can polar bears be other colors besides white?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"According to Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest wild bear was caught in 1960 and weighed 1,960 lbs (890 kg). 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They cannot possibly fly if the temperature is below this.","category":"animals","answer":"50 F (10 C)","choices":["60 F (16 C)","80 F (27 C)","70 F (21 C)","50 F (10 C)"]},{"question":"You can kill a butterfly if you hold its wings.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Butterflies taste their food through this organ.","category":"animals","answer":"The legs","choices":["The wings","Their faceted eyes","The proboscis","The legs"]},{"question":"Butterflies do not have lungs. They breathe trough this organ.","category":"animals","answer":"The abdomen","choices":["The proboscis","The abdomen","The eyes","The legs"]},{"question":"The butterfly is a relative to the crab and the lobster.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"This is what mostly attracts a butterfly to a flower.","category":"animals","answer":"The flowers nectar","choices":["The flowers nectar","The flowers color","The flowers shape","The flowers smell"]},{"question":"The expression social butterfly is often used to describe a woman. It means that she does this.","category":"animals","answer":"Flits from one person to another","choices":["Uses too much cosmetics","Behaves quite self-conceited","Flits from one person to another","Wears clothes with bright colors"]},{"question":"Finish this old phrase:\n\nWhen you call a dog, he comes right over to you. 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purr when they are happy.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Why do cats suddenly race through the house?","category":"animals","answer":"They have an overflow of pent-up energy.","choices":["They feel a change in the weather.","They have an overflow of pent-up energy.","They want to get your attention.","They feel the presence of a ghost."]},{"question":"Why does a cat rub against your leg?","category":"animals","answer":"To mark you by depositing his/ her scent","choices":["Because she/ he really likes you.","Because it feels good.","To mark you by depositing his/ her scent","To show he/ she trusts you"]},{"question":"Why does a cat bury his/ her waste?","category":"animals","answer":"To protect their trail from predators","choices":["To show their dominance","To protect their trail from predators","Because they are so territorial.","Because they are very clean animals."]},{"question":"A cats memory is about half as retentive as a dogs.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Why do cats always want in when they are out, and out when thery are in?","category":"animals","answer":"To re-mark their scent","choices":["To re-mark their scent","To annoy you","Because they have pent-up energy","Because they are bored"]},{"question":"Why do cats like to sleep in the sun?","category":"animals","answer":"To make up for the drop in body temperature when they sleep","choices":["To make up for the drop in body temperature when they sleep","To keep from shedding so much","It reminds them of being kittens","Because they can hear better when they are warm"]},{"question":"Why do cats go crazy over catnip?","category":"animals","answer":"Because it smells like a cat in heat","choices":["Because it smells like a cat in heat","Because it smells like prey","Because it smells like tasty food","Because it is an aphrodisiac"]},{"question":"How many known species of earthworm exist 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drown if their holes fill up.","No one knows for sure but there are four theories trying to explain this behaviour."]},{"question":"Rich soil may contain up to 100,000 earthworms per square acre.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"How many species of earthworm are native to Australia?","category":"animals","answer":"650","choices":["650","450","250","850"]},{"question":"One of the biggest threats to earthworm survival in the UK is the New Zealand Roundworm which feeds on earthworms.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How many million of earthworms were exported from Canada and sold worldwide in 1980?","category":"animals","answer":"370 million","choices":["225 million","260 million","370 million","100 million"]},{"question":"To which animal class do octopuses belong?","category":"animals","answer":"Cephalopod","choices":["Mollusk","Coleoid","Nautiloid","Cephalopod"]},{"question":"As far as 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m)"]},{"question":"Grizzly bears can be found in Europe and North America.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"In which country is the grizzly bear listed as a threatened species?","category":"animals","answer":"U.S.","choices":["U.S.","Germany","Canada","Sweden"]},{"question":"Grizzly bears are strict carnivores.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Although the grizzly bear is on the flag of this state, the last grizzly was shot there in 1922.","category":"animals","answer":"California","choices":["Nevada","California","Oregon","Idaho"]},{"question":"The grizzly bear is a subspecies of the brown bear.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Which of these do grizzly bears eat?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Moose","Berries","Fish","All of these"]},{"question":"Grizzly bears hibernate through the winter.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How many fatal brown and grizzly bear attacks have been reported between 1900 and 2003 in North America?","category":"animals","answer":"53","choices":["175","53","542","257"]},{"question":"Should you feed a small dog, such as a miniature poodle, the same amount of food you should a large dog, for example a great dane?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"A water bowl should be kept within easy access for your dog at all times.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Which of these things is something you should never feed your dog?","category":"animals","answer":"Chocolate","choices":["Coconuts","Chocolate","Milk","Raw meat"]},{"question":"As a general rule, the bigger a dog is the more it should be exercised (walks, playing fetch, etc.)","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Which of 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exist?","category":"animals","answer":"4","choices":["6","4","3","5"]},{"question":"Which one of these is not a species of zebra?","category":"animals","answer":"Savanna Zebra","choices":["Savanna Zebra","Cape Mountain Zebra","Grevys Zebra","Plains Zebra"]},{"question":"Can a zebra be ridden if trained properly?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"How tall is a typical zebra at the shoulder?","category":"animals","answer":"4 feet (1.2 m)","choices":["4 feet (1.2 m)","6 feet (1.8 m)","5 1/2 feet (1.6 m)","3 feet (0.9 m)"]},{"question":"Zebras are related to rhinos.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How fast can a zebra run?","category":"animals","answer":"40 mph (65 km/h)","choices":["30 mph (50 km/h)","25 mph (40 km/h)","50 mph (80 km/h)","40 mph (65 km/h)"]},{"question":"Which of these are not a function of a zebras stripes?","category":"animals","answer":"A warning sign to other zebras","choices":["A 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Which is the odd one?","category":"animals","answer":"Wine","choices":["Cider vinegar","Windex mixed with ivory soap","Wine","Whole cloves"]},{"question":"What do we call the type of ants that plant seeds to grow food?","category":"animals","answer":"Harvester ants","choices":["Formicadae","Thresher ants","Farmer ants","Harvester ants"]},{"question":"Carpenter ants have become a problem because of the wood they eat.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What is special about the red ants of the Southwestern USA and Central and South America?","category":"animals","answer":"They steal larvae for slaves.","choices":["They can live in temperatures from 11 degrees Centigrade to 51 degrees Centigrade.","They can live for six days without food or water.","They can change color.","They steal larvae for slaves."]},{"question":"In 1966 was found the first ant fossil. From which geological period did it come from?","category":"animals","answer":"Cretaceous","choices":["Cretaceous","Pennsylvannian","Pre-Fermaceous","Jurasic"]},{"question":"Which statement about ants is untrue?","category":"animals","answer":"Anteaters prefer ants to any other type of food.","choices":["Anteaters prefer ants to any other type of food.","An ant colony will eat its own larvae if there is no other food around.","Bullet ants are considered to have the most painful sting.","Ants are sometimes put into Thai salads."]},{"question":"Warner Brothers highest grossing film of 1954 was about enormous ants that threatened a small town in the USA. What was the title of this movie?","category":"animals","answer":"Them!","choices":["Ants!","Them!","Invasion","Invaders"]},{"question":"How many species of flamingo are native to the Americas?","category":"animals","answer":"4","choices":["3","2","1","4"]},{"question":"A flamingo’s feathers can change color depending on its diet.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What do you call a group of flamingos?","category":"animals","answer":"Pat","choices":["Family","Pink","Flock","Pat"]},{"question":"All flamingos have 12 black flight feathers at the tips of each wing.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of these flamingo species is not native to the Americas?","category":"animals","answer":"Lesser Flamingo","choices":["Chilean Flamingo","Andean Flamingo","Lesser Flamingo","James Flamingo"]},{"question":"Why do flamingos often stand on one leg?","category":"animals","answer":"Noone knows for sure.","choices":["To keep their feet from becoming waterlogged.","To keep feet from getting tired.","To stir up as little silt from bottom as possible.","Noone knows for sure."]},{"question":"Are baby flamingos pink?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"What decade did the pop culture icon the plastic lawn flamingo come into existence?","category":"animals","answer":"60s","choices":["40s","60s","30s","80s"]},{"question":"Once the dingo was introduced to Australia, the Thylacine population decreased steadily until the only viable populations were on the Island of Tasmania.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Are Thylacines marsupials?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"When was the last reported killing of a Thylacine in Australia?","category":"animals","answer":"1930","choices":["1930","1880","1900","1910"]},{"question":"What was the name of the zoo in which the last known Thylacine was placed in 1936?","category":"animals","answer":"Hobart Zoo","choices":["Hobart Zoo","Queensland Zoo","Queen Elizabeth Zoological Gardens","Australia Zoo"]},{"question":"Why were Thylacines called Tigers?","category":"animals","answer":"because of the stripes on their back","choices":["because of the vicious way in which they killed their prey","because they looked like cats","because of their mean disposition","because of the stripes on their back"]},{"question":"Was there ever any evidence found after 1936 that Thylacines may have still been living in Australia?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"It was proven that Thylacines killed some sheep in 1957.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What was the fine for shooting a Thylacine?","category":"animals","answer":"$5,000","choices":["$10,000","$1,000","$3,000","$5,000"]},{"question":"In what year were Thylacines classified as extinct?","category":"animals","answer":"1986","choices":["1986","1979","1974","1965"]},{"question":"In 1984 what famous mogul offered a $100,000 reward for proof of the continued existence of Thylacines?","category":"animals","answer":"Ted Turner","choices":["Donald Trump","Rupert Murdock","Ted Turner","Bill Gates"]},{"question":"What is a pangolin?","category":"animals","answer":"A scaly ant-eating mammal","choices":["A scaly ant-eating mammal","A poisonous snake","A type of fish","A type of waterfowl"]},{"question":"What does the Malaysian word pangolin mean?","category":"animals","answer":"Roll into a ball","choices":["Armor","Roll into a ball","Walking Pinecone","Scaly Anteater"]},{"question":"Pangolins have no teeth.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"The tongue of a pangolin is so long that it is anchored to its pelvis.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Are pangolins related to anteaters and armadillos?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"Can pangolins walk on their hind legs?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"Which of these statements concerning the way in which pangolins defend themselves is false?","category":"animals","answer":"They run away very quickly.","choices":["They run away very quickly.","They spray a noxious odor like a skunk.","They curl up in a ball.","They attack by slashing their long claws or whipping their tails."]},{"question":"The armor plates of pangolins are made of tough bone.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"How many young pangolins can an adult pangolin have at one time?","category":"animals","answer":"1-2","choices":["1-2","3-4","4-5","2-3"]},{"question":"Although not all bear subspecies are vicious, there is a tendency for increase in bear attacks due to this factor.","category":"animals","answer":"Destruction of bears 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These powerful prehistoric creatures annually give what estimated number of fatalities?","category":"animals","answer":"600-800","choices":["1000-1500","50-100","100-200","600-800"]},{"question":"If you happen to be near a big cat (e.g. lion, tiger, lynx) that seems to be about to attack you, which of the following shouldn’t you do in any case?","category":"animals","answer":"Turn back and run","choices":["Scream and shout","Try to look larger than you really are","Turn back and run","Stare at its eyes"]},{"question":"Although only a small percent of scorpions are venomous to people, 800 to 2000 human deaths each year are caused by scorpions. During which part of the day are these creatures most active?","category":"animals","answer":"Night","choices":["Morning","All day","Noon","Night"]},{"question":"Which of the following statements about snakes is not true?","category":"animals","answer":"Snakes will attack almost always they sense the presence of a human.","choices":["Snakes can strike upto half their length.","A fully grown king cobra can rear up so it looks a human in the eyes.","Not all venomous snakes are capable of killing a man.","Snakes will attack almost always they sense the presence of a human."]},{"question":"Surprisingly, the number one killer among animals with about 2-3 million human fatalities a year is a tiny insect. Which is it?","category":"animals","answer":"Mosquito","choices":["Bee","Mosquito","Tsetse fly","Wasp"]},{"question":"How many species of rhinoceros survive in the wild?","category":"animals","answer":"5","choices":["2","5","4","3"]},{"question":"Which of these is NOT a species of rhinoceros?","category":"animals","answer":"African Rhino","choices":["African Rhino","Indian Rhino","Javan Rhino","Sumatran Rhino"]},{"question":"The deaths caused by rhinos in India and Nepal exceed the total number of deaths caused by leopards and tigers.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Throughout the period from the 1970s to the end of the 20th century, the rhinoceros numbers declined by approximately what percentage?","category":"animals","answer":"90%","choices":["50%","90%","60%","75%"]},{"question":"In Asian folklore the rhinoceros would stomp out fires in the jungle.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What is the life span of a rhino?","category":"animals","answer":"40 years","choices":["15 years","40 years","20 years","30 years"]},{"question":"The species name White Rhinoceros is the result of mis-translation of the word white.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What is the gestation period of a rhino?","category":"animals","answer":"16 months","choices":["12 months","16 months","20 months","24 months"]},{"question":"What is the #1 reason for the rhinos decline worldwide?","category":"animals","answer":"Poaching","choices":["Disease","Farming","Predators","Poaching"]},{"question":"Hyenas are only found in Africa.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Hyenas are most closely related to what creatures?","category":"animals","answer":"Mongoose","choices":["Badger","Bears","Cats","Mongoose"]},{"question":"Hyenas were domesticated and eaten in ancient 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wolf"]},{"question":"Was the male Moa larger than the female?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"Is the Moa related to the kiwi, a living species of flightless bird from New Zealand?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"In what year were the first Moa remains discovered by Europeans?","category":"animals","answer":"1839","choices":["1765","1857","1839","1724"]},{"question":"Which of these European countries is not home to any wild native reindeer?","category":"animals","answer":"Switzerland","choices":["Finland","Switzerland","Russia","Scotland"]},{"question":"Both male and female reindeer grow antlers.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Approximately how many miles per year can the North American caribou travel?","category":"animals","answer":"3,000","choices":["11,000","1,000","3,000","7,000"]},{"question":"Reindeer are strict herbivores (vegetarians).","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Approximately how many reindeer live in Eurasia?","category":"animals","answer":"5 million","choices":["10 million","5 million","15 million","1 million"]},{"question":"Siberians  use reindeer to ride on.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of these is not a species of reindeer?","category":"animals","answer":"Northern caribou","choices":["Woodland carribou","Northern caribou","Arctic reindeer","Mountain reindeer"]},{"question":"Are reindeer antlers used as a food by humans?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"How many species of pigeons and doves exist?","category":"animals","answer":"300","choices":["200","375","300","250"]},{"question":"Pigeon and dove fossils are regularly found giving us a lot of information on pigeon 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city streets and in our backyards?","category":"animals","answer":"Rock Dove","choices":["Mourning Dove","Rock Dove","Common Dove","Fancy Dove"]},{"question":"Dinosaurs lived during which geologic era?","category":"animals","answer":"Mesozoic","choices":["Cretazoic","Protozoic","Holozoic","Mesozoic"]},{"question":"The word dinosaur is a combination of two Greek words. One word  means lizard. What does the other word mean?","category":"animals","answer":"Terrifying","choices":["Terrifying","Herbivorous","Godlike","Beautiful"]},{"question":"Dinosaurs once roamed Colorado and Wyoming.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Name the theropod dinosaur with a long head, flat snout, and large sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each foot.","category":"animals","answer":"Velociraptor","choices":["Stegosaurus","Velociraptor","Tyrannosaur","Raptor"]},{"question":"Name the prehistoric reptile of the late Jurassic and Cretaceous period with featherless wing membrane.  It is believed this reptile flew.","category":"animals","answer":"Pterodactyl","choices":["Bronchialsaurus","Accipitridae Raptor","dactylic raptor","Pterodactyl"]},{"question":"The name brontosaurus is derived from the Greek words sauros, which means lizard, combined with another word. 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Valley where dinosaurs can live in peace?","category":"animals","answer":"The Land Before Time","choices":["Walking With Dinosaurs","Jurassic Park","King Kong","The Land Before Time"]},{"question":"Which of these books about prehistoric animals and dinosaurs was written by Arthur Conan Doyle?","category":"animals","answer":"The Lost World","choices":["Dinosaur Planet","Jurassic Park","Dinotopia","The Lost World"]},{"question":"In the 1980s, who voiced the character of Dino, the pet dinosaur in the animated series The Flintstones?","category":"animals","answer":"Mel Blanc","choices":["Frank Welker","Mel Blanc","Jean Vander Pyl","Alan Reed"]},{"question":"In the book Jurassic Park, the fictional island Isla Nublar, where recreated dinosaur species live, is situated in which part of the world?","category":"animals","answer":"Near Costa Rica","choices":["Near Costa Rica","Near Japan","Near Chile","Near Spain"]},{"question":"The BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs, which won three Emmy Awards, consisted of how many parts?","category":"animals","answer":"6","choices":["12","3","6","2"]},{"question":"The design of the Japanese fictional monster Godzilla was based on the characteristics of which dinosaur?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Stegosaurus","All of these","Tyrannosaurus","Iguanodon"]},{"question":"In the cartoon Dinosaucers, Bronto Thunder is what kind of dinosaur?","category":"animals","answer":"An evolved Apatosaurus","choices":["An evolved Apatosaurus","An evolved Stegosaurus","An evolved Archaeopteryx","An evolved Triceratops"]},{"question":"What is Dinotopia, the fictional place where humans and dinosaurs live together in James Gurneys books and Hallmarks mini series?","category":"animals","answer":"A hidden island","choices":["A planet","A hidden island","A mountain","A large volcano"]},{"question":"Which band recorded a song called Brontosaurus which includes the following verse:\n\nNow her daddys getting old\nAnd he seemed to 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kingdom"]},{"question":"Fossils of a Velociraptor attacking a Protoceratops, proving that dinosaurs attacked and ate each other, were discovered in which part of the world in 1971?","category":"animals","answer":"The Gobi Desert","choices":["Death Valley","The Gobi Desert","The Balkans","Bernissart, Belgium"]},{"question":"Which one of these dinosaurs was carnivorous?","category":"animals","answer":"Eoraptor","choices":["Eoraptor","Diplodocus","Maiasaura","Triceratops"]},{"question":"Which one of these dinosaurs was herbivorous?","category":"animals","answer":"Protoceratops","choices":["Velociraptor","Protoceratops","Tyrannosaurus","Allosaurus"]},{"question":"No dinosaur fossils have been found on which one of these continents?","category":"animals","answer":"None of these","choices":["Antarctica","Europe","Africa","None of these"]},{"question":"How many fingers did the Tyrannosaurus rex have on its 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east coast of Australia, is home to countless animals and is considered one of the wonders of the natural world.","category":"animals","answer":"Great Barrier Reef","choices":["Great Barrier Reef","Division Reef","Australia Reef","Surfer Reef"]},{"question":"The female of this species is sometimes called a Blue Flyer, because of its bluish coloration.","category":"animals","answer":"red kangaroo","choices":["white heron","emu","red kangaroo","kookaburra"]},{"question":"Which one of these is NOT a type of wombat?","category":"animals","answer":"Arid Central","choices":["Common","Southern Hairy Nosed","Arid Central","Northern Hairy Nosed"]},{"question":"Echidnas can swim.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"The echidnas diet consists mainly of this group of animals.","category":"animals","answer":"Insects","choices":["Mammals","Insects","Fish","Birds"]},{"question":"Where does the kookaburra, a common Australian bird, get its name 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Triceratops lived in herds?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"In what year was Triceratops first discovered?","category":"animals","answer":"1888","choices":["1894","1888","1885","1906"]},{"question":"Triceratops is the official State Dinosaur of which state?","category":"animals","answer":"Wyoming","choices":["Utah","Oregon","Wyoming","Nevada"]},{"question":"Triceratops fossils have been found on three continents.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"It is thought that Triceratops was able to run how fast?","category":"animals","answer":"15 mph","choices":["40 mph","15 mph","20 mph","30 mph"]},{"question":"The proper spelling of this insect’s name is preying mantis even though it is commonly referred to as praying mantis.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What does the word “mantis” mean?","category":"animals","answer":"Prophet or 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(3 tonnes)","choices":["8,000 lbs. (3.6 tonnes)","6,000 lbs. (2.7 tonnes)","6,800 lbs. (3 tonnes)","7,400 lbs. 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smallest of all tigers.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The Caspian tiger is believed to have become extinct.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"How many cubs are usually in a tigers litter?","category":"animals","answer":"3-4 cubs","choices":["1-6 cubs","3-4 cubs","1-2 cubs","2-4 cubs"]},{"question":"How long is the gestation period of a tiger?","category":"animals","answer":"16 weeks","choices":["16 weeks","22 weeks","10 weeks","14 weeks"]},{"question":"Can tigers swim up to 4 miles?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"Are tigers known to kill more humans than any other cat?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"Turtles can breathe in water.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"How many living species of bears are there?","category":"animals","answer":"8","choices":["4","10","6","8"]},{"question":"The Coyote is also known as The Prairie Wolf.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Which country does the Clydesdale horse originate from?","category":"animals","answer":"Scotland","choices":["Scotland","Ireland","Spain","England"]},{"question":"What famous beer brand uses the Clydesdale horse as its mascot?","category":"animals","answer":"Anheuser-Busch","choices":["Anheuser-Busch","Fosters","Upland","Heineken"]},{"question":"A Clydesdale horse can weight up to 1,000 pounds (500 kg).","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Clydesdale horses are known for having white fur covering their hooves on all four of their legs.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What year was the Clydesdale Horse Society formally 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originate?","category":"animals","answer":"Scotland","choices":["Scotland","Germany","Ireland","France"]},{"question":"What dog breed has an elongated body, very short legs, short shiny coat and a long snout?","category":"animals","answer":"Dachshund","choices":["Dogo Guatemalteco","Dachshund","English Foxhound","Elo"]},{"question":"This extremely large and tall German dog breed has a very short shiny coat and strong muscular body with a majestic posture.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["German Mastiff","Boarhound","Great Dane","All of these"]},{"question":"In which European country did the Dalmatian dog breed originate?","category":"animals","answer":"Croatia","choices":["Croatia","Netherlands","Italy","Denmark"]},{"question":"This dog breed, developed in England, has an egg-shaped head, small eyes, and very strong muscular body with smooth short fur and short legs.","category":"animals","answer":"Bull Terrier","choices":["Bull Terrier","Cairn Terrier","English Shepherd","Wire Fox Terrier"]},{"question":"What is the literal meaning of the word carnivore which has a Latin origin?","category":"animals","answer":"Meat eater","choices":["Blood drinker","Animal killer","Meat eater","Monster"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about carnivorous organisms in general?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["They feed on vertebrate animals.","All of these","They feed through scavenging.","They feed on invertebrate animals."]},{"question":"What is the meaning of the term apex predator which is related to carnivorous animals?","category":"animals","answer":"A predator that has no predators itself.","choices":["A predator that has no predators itself.","A very skilled predator that is highly specialized in killing animals.","It is a term for a human being.","An animal which consumes the highest number of animal species."]},{"question":"What is the definition of the term hypercarnivore?","category":"animals","answer":"An animal whose diet consists exclusively of meat.","choices":["It is a synonym for apex carnivore.","A predator that feeds on carnivorous animals.","It is a term that refers to humans.","An animal whose diet consists exclusively of meat."]},{"question":"Which of these methods do carnivorous plants use for capturing their prey?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Rapid leaf movements","A sticky mucilage","Vacuum sucking into a bladder","All of these"]},{"question":"What does the diet of the Great Blue Heron, found in North and Central America, consist of?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Birds","Reptiles","Small mammals"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the diet of coyotes?","category":"animals","answer":"They eat insects.","choices":["All of these","60% of their diet consists of mammals.","They eat insects.","They do not eat prairie 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box turtle has a hinge on the bottom of its shell.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The average lifespan of a box turtle is about 20 years.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Box turtles are carnivores.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The state of Indiana has strict laws against collecting and capturing box turtles from the wild.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"When a box turtle is taken out of the wild, it can spend years and sometimes its entire life looking for its home.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Male box turtles tend to be larger than females.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Box turtles are safe to eat.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How many box turtle 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pricey and useless possession","A chimera"]},{"question":"The representatives of the Old Danish Pointer breed are white, with markings of this other color on their coat.","category":"animals","answer":"Brown","choices":["Grey","Brown","All of these","Black"]},{"question":"Which of these dog breeds originated in Hungary?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Pumi","Puli","Mudi","All of these"]},{"question":"In what Latin American country did the Chihuahua dog breed originate?","category":"animals","answer":"Mexico","choices":["Mexico","Cuba","Guatemala","Nicaragua"]},{"question":"To what group of dog breeds does the Beagle dog breed belong?","category":"animals","answer":"Hound group","choices":["Terrier group","Toy group","Herding group","Hound group"]},{"question":"In what country did the American Akita dog breed originate?","category":"animals","answer":"Japan","choices":["Canada","Japan","China","United States"]},{"question":"This dog breed, considered one of the first sighthound dog breeds, has very long fur and is quite tall, with long legs and ears.","category":"animals","answer":"Afghan Hound","choices":["Canadian Pointer","Bolognese","Afghan Hound","Airedale Terrier"]},{"question":"In what northern country did the Siberian Husky dog breed originate?","category":"animals","answer":"Russia","choices":["Norway","Finland","Russia","Alaska, USA"]},{"question":"The Papillon is a small dog breed of the Toy group. 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planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Eurasian Black Vulture","choices":["Philippine Eagle","Booted Eagle","Lappet-faced Vulture","Eurasian Black Vulture"]},{"question":"What is the largest fish in existence?","category":"animals","answer":"Whale shark","choices":["Manta ray","Whale shark","Ocean sunfish","Basking shark"]},{"question":"Name the largest mollusk and the largest invertebrate in the world?","category":"animals","answer":"Colossal squid","choices":["Giant African snail","North Pacific Giant Octopus","Colossal squid","Giant squid"]},{"question":"What is the largest living terrestrial organism on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"African Bush Elephant","choices":["African Forest Elephant","Asian Elephant","African Bush Elephant","Indian Elephant"]},{"question":"Approximately how much does a typical female vampire bat weigh?","category":"animals","answer":"1.5 oz.","choices":["8 oz.","1.5 oz.","5 oz.","1 lb."]},{"question":"Out of 200 vampire bats, approximately how many have rabies?","category":"animals","answer":"1","choices":["5","25","10","1"]},{"question":"What is the average lifespan of a vampire bat?","category":"animals","answer":"40-50 years","choices":["20-25 years","5-10 years","40-50 years","70-80 years"]},{"question":"Where are vampire bats mostly found?","category":"animals","answer":"Mexico, Central America and South America","choices":["Australia","Mexico, Central America and South America","Asia","Africa"]},{"question":"Vampire bats have poor eyesight.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Vampire bats can be quite tame, and even friendly to humans.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Vampire bats blood-sucking does not hurt the bitten animal.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"A vampire bat will die if it doesnt find blood for how many nights in a row?","category":"animals","answer":"2","choices":["2","5","1","7"]},{"question":"Do vampire bats ever roost alone?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"How do wolves mark their territory?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["By urinating","By defecating","By rubbing against objects","All of these"]},{"question":"What actor directed and starred in the popular 1990 movie Dances with Wolves?","category":"animals","answer":"Kevin Costner","choices":["Sean Connery","Kevin Costner","Mel Gibson","Harrison Ford"]},{"question":"What is the largest wolf species on the planet as well as the largest wild representative of the Canidae family?","category":"animals","answer":"Grey wolf","choices":["Grey wolf","Polar wolf","Black wolf","Red wolf"]},{"question":"Wolf pups are usually born with irises of this color, which changes with time.","category":"animals","answer":"Blue","choices":["Black","Golden","Green","Blue"]},{"question":"What animal is considered the major enemy of the wolf in the wild, apart from humans?","category":"animals","answer":"Other wolves","choices":["Bear","Other wolves","Eagle","None of these"]},{"question":"What type of wolf is White Fang from Jack Londons popular novel White Fang?","category":"animals","answer":"Wolf hybrid","choices":["Grey wolf","White wolf","Wolf hybrid","Red wolf"]},{"question":"Wolves do not wag their tails as dogs do when they are happy.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"In what European city is the popular bronze statue Capitoline Wolf located?","category":"animals","answer":"Rome","choices":["Madrid","Paris","London","Rome"]},{"question":"What animals do wolves generally prefer to feed on?","category":"animals","answer":"Ungulates","choices":["Rodents","Birds","Fish","Ungulates"]},{"question":"To what continent is the unique Maned Wolf endemic?","category":"animals","answer":"South America","choices":["Asia","Africa","South America","Europe"]},{"question":"Which animals have the most unique species endemic to Australia?","category":"animals","answer":"Amphibians","choices":["Amphibians","Mammals","Insects","Reptiles"]},{"question":"Which of these statements about the Australian fauna is true?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Australia is the only continent that has more venomous than non-venomous snake species","Two of the five known species of monotremes live in Australia","All of these","Placental mammals are relatively rare in Australia"]},{"question":"What animal is the largest macropod and one of Australias heraldic animals?","category":"animals","answer":"Red kangaroo","choices":["Pademelon","Red kangaroo","Grey kangaroo","Quokka"]},{"question":"What kind of animal is the Spotted wobbegong?","category":"animals","answer":"Fish","choices":["Fish","Reptile","Amphibian","Marsupial"]},{"question":"What is the common name of the Quoll, a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia and Papua New Guinea?","category":"animals","answer":"Native cat","choices":["Native cat","Native rat","Native fox","Native dog"]},{"question":"Which of these areas is the Black Salamander endemic to?","category":"animals","answer":"United States","choices":["Hawaii","United States","Australia","India"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the Western black widow spider?","category":"animals","answer":"It is extremely venomous.","choices":["The female always eats the male after mating.","It is extremely venomous.","It is native to Madagascar.","All of these"]},{"question":"What type of food does the Lesser Vasa Parrot, also known as Black Parrot, feed on?","category":"animals","answer":"Fruit","choices":["Fruit","Insects","All of these","Carrion"]},{"question":"How did the Black Mamba snake get its name?","category":"animals","answer":"Because its mouth is black","choices":["Because of its color","Because its eggs are 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In what way do they reproduce?","category":"animals","answer":"By regeneration","choices":["By parthenogenesis","With eggs","All of these","By regeneration"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the Black dog, a ghost-like creature popular in the folklores of the British Isles?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["It is believed to appear at night.","It is associated with the Devil.","It is considered a portent of death.","All of these"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the Black garden ant?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Each colony has only one queen.","It is found in Europe.","All of these","It is found in North America and Asia."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the Black Iberian Pig?","category":"animals","answer":"It is indigenous to the Mediterranean.","choices":["It is indigenous to the Mediterranean.","It is a rodent.","All of these","It is not actually black."]},{"question":"What animal is is the only strictly-marine herbivorous mammal in the world?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Dugong","All of these","Sea pig","Sea cow"]},{"question":"This animal is considered a marine mammal because it lives on the sea ice most of the year.","category":"animals","answer":"Polar bear","choices":["Polar bear","All of these","Walrus","Polar fox"]},{"question":"The Hooded Seal is a marine mammal that populates this geographic area.","category":"animals","answer":"Central and western North Atlantic","choices":["North and northeast Pacific","All of these","Central and western North Atlantic","North Indian Ocean"]},{"question":"This animal is the heaviest member of its family, and also one of the smallest marine mammals.","category":"animals","answer":"Sea otter","choices":["Sea pig","Sea otter","Polar mouse","None of these"]},{"question":"Which of these marine mammals matches the description: Very large body, has tusks and whiskers?","category":"animals","answer":"Walrus","choices":["Tusked seal","Elephant seal","Walrus","Polar bear"]},{"question":"The Humpback Whale, one of the largest marine mammals, feeds in this season.","category":"animals","answer":"Summer","choices":["Spring and winter","Winter","Summer","Fall"]},{"question":"This extraordinary marine mammal is often considered a whale, but it is actually a dolphin.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Killer Whale","Blackfish","Seawolf"]},{"question":"Dolphins are considered some of the most intelligent animals on the planet. How are they classified according to their diet?","category":"animals","answer":"They are carnivores.","choices":["They are specialized eaters.","They are carnivores.","They are herbivores.","They are omnivores."]},{"question":"This marine mammal is known as the pilot whale, but it is not actually a whale. What type of animal is it?","category":"animals","answer":"Dolphin","choices":["Walrus","Seal","Dolphin","Otter"]},{"question":"Which of these animals are among the many marine mammals that use songs for the purposes of communication?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Blue Whale","Humpback whale","Beluga"]},{"question":"Translated in English, what does the name of the chinchilla mean?","category":"animals","answer":"Little Chincha","choices":["Little Chilean","Little Chincha","Little Chile","Of Chincha"]},{"question":"The natural habitat of the Chinchilla is this region in South America.","category":"animals","answer":"The Andes","choices":["Tierra del Fuego","The Atacama Desert","The Amazon River basin","The Andes"]},{"question":"Which is the wrong statement about chinchilla breeding?","category":"animals","answer":"Chinchillas have a 45-day gestation period.","choices":["Chinchilla litters predominately consist of twins.","Chinchillas can breed any time of the year.","Little chinchillas are born furred and with eyes open.","Chinchillas have a 45-day gestation period."]},{"question":"Chinchillas have a wide range of hearing - 5 Hz to 60 kHz","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"To which chinchilla species do most of the domestic chinchillas belong?","category":"animals","answer":"Chinchilla lanigera","choices":["None of these","Chinchilla lanigera","Giant Chinchilla","Chinchilla brevicaudata"]},{"question":"Chinchillas are great pets for children - they are animals of very friendly nature and love to be held.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"In nature, chinchillas can be found in only one color. Which one is it?","category":"animals","answer":"Grey","choices":["Grey","Black","Brown","Beige"]},{"question":"Chinchillas should be bathed with warm water at least once a week.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of the following should be avoided in the pet chinchillas diet?","category":"animals","answer":"Fresh vegetables","choices":["Fresh vegetables","Hay","Water","Raisin"]},{"question":"Which of these physiological features does the chinchilla lack?","category":"animals","answer":"The ability to sweat","choices":["The ability to sweat","The ability to sneeze","The ability to jump","The ability to swallow"]},{"question":"Name the two types of Chinese Crested dogs.","category":"animals","answer":"Hairless and Powderpuff","choices":["Water and Runner","Hairless and Hound","Sporty and Spotted","Hairless and Powderpuff"]},{"question":"The two types of Chinese Crested dogs are born in separate litters, they cannot come from the same litter.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which breed group does the Chinese Crested dog belong to?","category":"animals","answer":"Toy","choices":["Sporting","Hound","Toy","Non-Sprint"]},{"question":"The Chinese Crested dog does not require much exercise.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of the following behaviors is not typical for the Chinese Crested dog?","category":"animals","answer":"Pant to keep cool","choices":["Pant to keep cool","Bark","Lift a leg to urinate","Wag their tail when happy"]},{"question":"The Chinese Crested dog is very timid.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"A Chinese Crested dogs ears are not cropped.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The origin of the Chinese Crested dog is unknown, but according to some sources it may have come from which of these places?","category":"animals","answer":"Mexico and Africa","choices":["Canada and USA","Thailand and Egypt","Mexico and Africa","Japan and China"]},{"question":"Chinese Crested dogs are very suspicious of strangers and can make very good watchdogs.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"A hairless Chinese Crested dog needs to be protected from which of the following?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Sunburn","Winter Wind","Dry Skin","All of these"]},{"question":"What term is commonly used to denote a group of foxes?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Earth","Troop","All of these","Skulk"]},{"question":"What is the meaning the word which stands for fox in many languages?","category":"animals","answer":"Tail","choices":["Fur","Nose","Cunning","Tail"]},{"question":"How are most foxes generally classified according to their diet?","category":"animals","answer":"Omnivores","choices":["Omnivores","Specialized eaters","Insectivores","Carnivores"]},{"question":"Which of these names refers to the Crab-eating Fox, a medium-sized fox found in the central part of South America?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Forest Fox","Wood Fox","Common Fox","All of these"]},{"question":"What fox species is considered to be the smallest on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Fennec Fox","choices":["Short-Tailed Fox","Fennec Fox","Island Fox","Coast Fox"]},{"question":"What notable feature does the Fennec Fox possess, that makes it easily recognizable?","category":"animals","answer":"Very large ears","choices":["It has no tail","Bluish fur","Very large ears","Red eyes"]},{"question":"Which of these names belongs to the fox species that is the second smallest fox species in the world, slightly smaller than a domestic cat?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Short-Tailed Fox","All of these","Coast Fox","California Channel Island Fox"]},{"question":"According to Chinese mythology, what shape do fox spirits known as huli jing take in the real world?","category":"animals","answer":"Women","choices":["Cats","Children","Bushes","Women"]},{"question":"which of these stories and books have a fox character involved in the storyline?","category":"animals","answer":"The Adventures of Pinocchio","choices":["Pippi Longstocking","The Adventures of Pinocchio","The Little Match Girl","Thumbelina"]},{"question":"What eminent musician released his album The Fox in 1981?","category":"animals","answer":"Elton John","choices":["Tom Johnes","Elton John","Barry White","Julio Iglesias"]},{"question":"Chipmunks are small squirrel-like rodents belonging to the genus Tamias. What does the Greek word tamias mean?","category":"animals","answer":"Storer","choices":["Storer","Nibbler","Squirrel","Stripes"]},{"question":"What would some species of  porcupine consume in order to supply calcium ans salts?","category":"animals","answer":"Bones","choices":["Nails","All of these","Tiny rocks","Bones"]},{"question":"What defense tactic does the chinchilla use in order to escape from its predators, which include birds of prey, skunks, felines, snakes and canines?","category":"animals","answer":"Spraying urine","choices":["Playing dead","Squeaking","Scratching","Spraying urine"]},{"question":"What rodent, closely related to the chinchilla and guinea pig, is also known as the Brush-Tailed Rat and is native to Chile?","category":"animals","answer":"Degu","choices":["Gerbil","Degu","White-tailed Antelope Squirrel","Prairie dog"]},{"question":"The Capybara is the largest rodent in the world. 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What kind of animals would they feed on?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Larvae","Grasshoppers","All of these","Snails"]},{"question":"What kind of unique activity is characteristic of the African Pygmy Mouse, the smallest rodent in the world?","category":"animals","answer":"It piles up pebbles in front of its burrow.","choices":["It sings at night.","It disguises its young using leaves.","It starts dancing when it feels threatened by a predator.","It piles up pebbles in front of its burrow."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about rodent species in general?","category":"animals","answer":"Rodents do not vomit.","choices":["All of these","The Latin word rodere, from which rodent originates, means rat.","Rodents have canine teeth only on their lower jaw.","Rodents do not vomit."]},{"question":"To which of these geographical areas are hummingbirds indigenous?","category":"animals","answer":"North and South America","choices":["North and South America","Europe","Africa and Asia","Australia and Tasmania"]},{"question":"How did Hummingbirds get their interesting name?","category":"animals","answer":"Because of the noise they produce when they fly","choices":["None of these","They are named after their discoverer, Michael Hummings.","Because of their singing","Because of the noise they produce when they fly"]},{"question":"Hummingbirds are the only birds on the planet to have this amazing ability.","category":"animals","answer":"They can fly backwards.","choices":["They can stay without water for as many as 30 days.","All of these","They can carry food that is 3 times heavier than their own weight.","They can fly backwards."]},{"question":"What is the major type of food that Hummingbirds depend on for their survival?","category":"animals","answer":"Nectar","choices":["All of these","Seeds","Buds","Nectar"]},{"question":"Which of the following statements is true about Hummingbirds?","category":"animals","answer":"When Hummingbirds are flying they have the fastest metabolism of all animals, except for insects.","choices":["Hummingbirds heart can beat as fast as 300 times per minute.","When Hummingbirds are flying they have the fastest metabolism of all animals, except for insects.","All of these","Hummingbirds often consume very large amounts of food and they are not able to lift off."]},{"question":"What is the term for the state of temporary hibernation that Hummingbirds enter when food is not available?","category":"animals","answer":"Torpor","choices":["Hush","Stupor","Stillness","Torpor"]},{"question":"What is the reason for Hummingbirds short life-span?","category":"animals","answer":"Their fast metabolic rate","choices":["Their fast metabolic rate","They have many predators.","They often get poisoned when feeding on nectar or insects.","Their small size"]},{"question":"The usage of raw sugars, including brown sugar, is not recommended when preparing artificial nectar for Hummingbirds. Why?","category":"animals","answer":"Raw sugars contain iron.","choices":["All of these","Raw sugars contain iron.","Raw sugars contain zinc.","They contain harmful heavy metals."]},{"question":"Aztecs are known for wearing hummingbird talismans which symbolize which of the following?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Skill at arms","Energy","Sexual potency","All of these"]},{"question":"How did the smallest bird in the world, the Bee Hummingbird, get its name?","category":"animals","answer":"Because it is approximately the size of a large bee","choices":["Because of its black-and-yellow plumage","Because it is approximately the size of a large bee","Because of the sound it make with its wings","Because it feeds on bees"]},{"question":"Where does the Giant Cowbird, a passerine bird found in South America, lay its eggs?","category":"animals","answer":"In other birds nests","choices":["In other birds nests","On rocks","On balconies","On the ground"]},{"question":"The vicuna, a South American animal, is a close relative of this other animal.","category":"animals","answer":"Llama","choices":["Iguana","Llama","Tarantula","Chinchilla"]},{"question":"What common name is used to denote the dolphin species Sotalia fluviatilis, indigenous to South America?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Tucuxi","Bufeo gris","All of these","Bufeo negro"]},{"question":"What color is the head of the South American stork Jabiru, whose body is predominantly white?","category":"animals","answer":"Black","choices":["Purple","Green","Black","Red"]},{"question":"What type of animal is the Gold tegu, found in South America?","category":"animals","answer":"Reptile","choices":["Reptile","Insect","Deer","Primate"]},{"question":"What is the smallest species of deer in the world, found only in South America?","category":"animals","answer":"Northern Pudu","choices":["Northern Pudu","Marsh Deer","Southern 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dog","choices":["Beaver","Wild cat","Wild dog","Fox"]},{"question":"Tiger sharks usually hunt alone.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"The tiger shark is considered highly dangerous to humans.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The tiger shark reaches a length of 10 ft to 20 ft.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Unlike most sharks, the tiger shark does not grow a replacement tooth every time one is lost.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Which of the following is a characteristic of the tiger shark?","category":"animals","answer":"They give birth to live young.","choices":["They can breath above water.","They have eyelids.","They give birth to live young.","They have body hair."]},{"question":"What time of day does the tiger shark usually hunt?","category":"animals","answer":"Nighttime","choices":["They hunt at different times throughout the day","Early morning","Nighttime","Mid morning"]},{"question":"Tiger sharks are know to eat garbage that is thrown in the water by humans.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Tiger sharks give birth to up to 12 live young at a time.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How long is the gestation period for a female tiger shark?","category":"animals","answer":"15-16 months","choices":["15-16 months","20-21 months","10-12 weeks","9-10 Months"]},{"question":"Which of these is one of the nicknames of the tiger shark?","category":"animals","answer":"Wastebasket of the Sea","choices":["Garbage Can of the Deep","Predators  that will kill","Wastebasket of the Sea","Killers of the Ocean"]},{"question":"What does the Latin word  omnivore stand for?","category":"animals","answer":"Eating everything","choices":["Fast eater","Eating constantly","Eating whatever","Eating everything"]},{"question":"Most bear species are omnivores and their diet consists mainly of what?","category":"animals","answer":"Mast","choices":["Tubers","Leaves","Grass","Mast"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is NOT true about the Common Raven, a popular omnivorous bird?","category":"animals","answer":"It wouldnt eat birds","choices":["It wouldnt reject carrion","It would feed on animal feces","It wouldnt eat birds","It feeds on human food waste"]},{"question":"Which of these is not within the natural diet of the omnivorous Eastern Box Turtle?","category":"animals","answer":"Small amphibians","choices":["Small amphibians","Earthworms","Snails","Carrion"]},{"question":"Which of these is true about raccoons?","category":"animals","answer":"They use their front paws to examine their food and remove unwanted parts","choices":["They do not produce enough saliva to moisten their food","They use their front paws to examine their food and remove unwanted parts","Only wild raccoons 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the word Sarcophilus, the name of the genus that the Tasmanian devil belongs to?","category":"animals","answer":"Meat-lover","choices":["Devil creature","Blood-lover","Dog-like","Meat-lover"]},{"question":"At what time of the day are Tasmanian devils most active?","category":"animals","answer":"At night","choices":["At night","Early morning","At noon","During the daytime"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about Tasmanian devils?","category":"animals","answer":"They are predominantly solitary animals","choices":["They are predominantly solitary animals","They live in couples","They live in groups","None of these"]},{"question":"What does the Tasmanian devil do when it feels stressed or threatened?","category":"animals","answer":"It produces a strong odour","choices":["It starts screaming","It plays dead","It produces a strong odour","It attacks"]},{"question":"Which of these statements are wrong about the reproduction of the Tasmanian devil?","category":"animals","answer":"The female has six nipples","choices":["The female gives birth to 20-30 young","Gestation lasts 21 days","The female has six nipples","None of these"]},{"question":"What type of food do Tasmanian devils prefer in the wild?","category":"animals","answer":"Carrion","choices":["Sheep","Carrion","Insects","Fish"]},{"question":"In May 2009 the Tasmanian devil was declared to be endangered because this disease had almost wiped out its population.","category":"animals","answer":"Facial cancer","choices":["AIDS","Facial cancer","Kawasaki disease","Rabies"]},{"question":"What is the name of the Tasmanian devil cartoon character from Looney Tunes by Warner Bros.?","category":"animals","answer":"Taz","choices":["Taz","Tess","Devlin","Tassie"]},{"question":"Which of these are a part of an ant colony?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Drones","Soldiers","Workers"]},{"question":"Which of these behaviors is typical of ant 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that live underground are completely blind.","All of these","Ants have compound eyes which consist of multiple small lenses.","Ants have three simple eyes called ocelli on the top of their heads that detect light levels and polarization"]},{"question":"How many legs do ants have?","category":"animals","answer":"6","choices":["10","6","8","4"]},{"question":"Ants communicate through pheromones.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of these ways of defence and attack do ants use?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Injecting or spraying chemicals","Stinging","Biting"]},{"question":"This chemical is found in the venom of most ants and some other insects.","category":"animals","answer":"Formic acid","choices":["Formaldehyde","Saxitoxin","Formic acid","Cyanic acid"]},{"question":"Some small spider species, as well as the young of larger species, are known for floating in the wind. What is this activity commonly known as?","category":"animals","answer":"Ballooning","choices":["Skydiving","Jetting","Drifting","Ballooning"]},{"question":"Which of these mollusks is able to glide over in air for up to 50 meters (164 feet)?","category":"animals","answer":"Squid","choices":["Oyster","Squid","Octopus","Slug"]},{"question":"In what ocean can the 50 species of Exocoetidae, also known as flying fish, be found?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Atlantic ocean","All of these","Indian ocean","Pacific ocean"]},{"question":"Of all the gliding animals, which one is the one best glider?","category":"animals","answer":"Flying lemurs","choices":["Sifaka","Flying lemurs","All of these","Flying squirrels"]},{"question":"Which  frog is a skilled glider, able to make two types of turns midair?","category":"animals","answer":"Chinese gliding frog","choices":["Malayan flying frog","Benjamins gliding frog","Wallaces Flying Frog","Chinese gliding frog"]},{"question":"Some mammals are able to glide and parachute, but bats are the only ones capable of flying.  What is the name of the membrane that forms the surface of their wings?","category":"animals","answer":"Patagium","choices":["Reticulum","Patagium","Corticulum","Flagellum"]},{"question":"In what geographical region can you find the Paradise Flying Snake, also called Paradise Tree Snake?","category":"animals","answer":"Asia","choices":["Central and South America","North America","Australia","Asia"]},{"question":"What kind of organism is the Greater Glider, a gliding animal indigenous to Australia?","category":"animals","answer":"Mammal","choices":["Reptile","Fish","Amphibian","Mammal"]},{"question":"Where are the gliding membranes of the Draco lizard species positioned?","category":"animals","answer":"On their elongated ribs","choices":["Between their fingers and toes","Between its front and hind legs","They do not have a gliding membrane","On their elongated ribs"]},{"question":"Which of these species of geckos is able to glide in the air after jumping or falling from a tree?","category":"animals","answer":"Ptychozoon","choices":["Gold dust day gecko","Ptychozoon","Uroplatus fimbriatus","Leopard gecko"]},{"question":"The large tsetse fly, found in Africa, feeds on what?","category":"animals","answer":"Blood","choices":["All of these","Blood","Carrion","Nectar"]},{"question":"What type of animal is the serval?","category":"animals","answer":"Feline","choices":["Canine","Ungulate","Reptile","Feline"]},{"question":"What is the largest crocodilian in Africa?","category":"animals","answer":"Nile crocodile","choices":["Gharial","Slender-snouted Crocodile","Nile crocodile","Saltwater crocodile"]},{"question":"What body part of the giraffe can indicate its gender?","category":"animals","answer":"Horns","choices":["Tongue","Teeth","Horns","Eyes"]},{"question":"Adult Goliath beetles, found in Africas tropical forests, feed on what?","category":"animals","answer":"Fruits and tree sap","choices":["Leaves and grasses","Insects and other invertebrates","Fruits and tree sap","Carrion"]},{"question":"What type of animal is the dik-dik, indigenous to Africa?","category":"animals","answer":"Antelope","choices":["Cricket","Wild cat","Rodent","Antelope"]},{"question":"In cetaceans, the species identification “rorqual” comes from the Norwegian word “rorhval” which means “furrow.” These furrows are obvious on all rorqual whales. Which of the following is not a rorqual whale?","category":"animals","answer":"Beluga whale","choices":["Beluga whale","Sei whale","Bryde’s whale","Minke whale"]},{"question":"Right and gray whales have been over-fished almost to extinction. Which of the following is a gray or right whale?","category":"animals","answer":"Bowhead whale","choices":["Bowhead whale","Blue whale","Sperm whale","Narwhal"]},{"question":"Narwhals and belugas make up separate subspecies of cetaceans. However, taxonomists often include in it a dolphin which lives in Indo-Pacific waters. What is the name of this dolphin?","category":"animals","answer":"Irrawaddy dolphin","choices":["Irrawaddy dolphin","Bottlenose dolphin","Boto","Risso’s dolphin"]},{"question":"Which whale expels a reddish-brown fluid when threatened, much like an octopus?","category":"animals","answer":"Pygmy sperm whale","choices":["Dwarf sperm whale","Pygmy sperm whale","Andrew’s beaked whale","Fin whale"]},{"question":"Males of this whale species have one tooth that can grow to be 10 feet (3 m) long.","category":"animals","answer":"Narwhal","choices":["Strapped-tooth whale","Narwhal","Long-finned pilot whale","Blainville’s beaked whale"]},{"question":"The largest family of whales is the beaked whales (Ziphiidae). Most of the scarce information about this family has been found from dead specimens. Their teeth are the most distinctive aspect of these whales; most have only 2-4 oversized teeth. Which whale’s teeth erupt from bulges in the lower jaw?","category":"animals","answer":"Blainville’s beaked whale","choices":["Stejneger’s beaked whale","Longman’s beaked whale","Blainville’s beaked whale","Arnoux’s beaked whale"]},{"question":"The family “delphinidae” include which kind of cetacean?","category":"animals","answer":"Dolphins","choices":["Rorqual whales","Southern right whales","Porpoises","Dolphins"]},{"question":"The family “phocoenidae” describe which group of cetacean?","category":"animals","answer":"Porpoises","choices":["Indus and Ganges river dolphins","Porpoises","Beaked whales","Dolphins"]},{"question":"These cetaceans live off the southern coast of South America and can be found up to 150 miles (240 km) up the Amazon River. They are colored pale blue with a white underside. What is their name?","category":"animals","answer":"Tuxici","choices":["Tuxici","Amazon dolphin","South American dolphin","Franciscana"]},{"question":"Sometimes called the “hooked-finned” porpoise, this animal has a barely noticeable beak. It lives in the deep waters of the northern latitudes between North America and Asia, and is a very fast swimmer (up to 20 mph / 32 km/h). What is its name?","category":"animals","answer":"Pacific white-sided dolphin","choices":["Dusky dolphin","Dall’s porpoise","Pacific white-sided dolphin","Pantropical dolphin"]},{"question":"The representatives of this type of dolphins have very small eyes, making them virtually blind. They rely on echolocation to find food and swim in turbid waters. They include the baiji and boto. What are they called?","category":"animals","answer":"River dolphins","choices":["Oceanic dolphins","River dolphins","Muddy dolphins","Blind dolphins"]},{"question":"This family of cetaceans has representatives like the vaquita, the harbor, and spectacled type. They are shy and stay away from boats; however, they are particularly susceptible to fishing lines, nets, and other pollution. Which is the family?","category":"animals","answer":"Porpoises","choices":["Pilot whales","River dolphins","Porpoises","Dolphins"]},{"question":"This oceanic dolphin has distinctive yellow patches on its sides. It is mostly found in the northern latitudes of the Atlantic Ocean.","category":"animals","answer":"Atlantic white-sided dolphin","choices":["Atlantic white-sided dolphin","Hector’s dolphin","Atlantic yellow-sided dolphin","Common dolphin"]},{"question":"This popular dolphin often herds fish onto the beach in order to eat the stranded fish. As a result, the teeth on one side (usually the right) are worn down due to eating sand as well as the fish. Which is this dolphin?","category":"animals","answer":"Bottlenose dolphin","choices":["Stranded dolphin","Bottlenose dolphin","Right-sided dolphin","Spotted dolphin"]},{"question":"Which of the following do orca NOT do with their food?","category":"animals","answer":"Regurgitate it for their young","choices":["Regurgitate it for their young","Throw it","Use it as a teaching tool for young orca","Slam it on the surface of the water"]},{"question":"What animal is considered the smallest mammal in length on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Kittis Hog-nosed Bat","choices":["None of these","Pygmy Jerboa","Kittis Hog-nosed Bat","Etruscan Shrew"]},{"question":"The Microraptor, the smallest known non-avian dinosaur, inhabited this modern day area during the early Cretaceous Period 130-125.5 million years ago.","category":"animals","answer":"China","choices":["Madagascar","China","Australia","Canada"]},{"question":"What kind of animal is the smallest known reptile on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Gecko","choices":["Lizard","Snake","Turtle","Gecko"]},{"question":"This tiny frog is the smallest amphibian in the world.","category":"animals","answer":"Brazilian Gold Frog","choices":["Monte Iberia Eleuth","Brazilian Gold Frog","Rana Minuscula","Small Frog"]},{"question":"What type of insect is the smallest known insect on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Wasp","choices":["Cockroach","Wasp","Ant","Fly"]},{"question":"Which of these tiny bugs is considered the smallest beetle in the world?","category":"animals","answer":"Scydosella musawasensis","choices":["None of these","Scydosella musawasensis","Nanosella","Vitusella fijiensis"]},{"question":"What type of animal is the smallest vertebrate?","category":"animals","answer":"Fish","choices":["Mammals","Reptiles","Amphibians","Fish"]},{"question":"The smallest turtle in the world, the Speckled Padloper Tortoise, inhabits which of these areas?","category":"animals","answer":"South Africa","choices":["South Asia","North Australia","South America","South Africa"]},{"question":"Where is its natural habitat of the smallest bird on the planet, the Bee Hummingbird?","category":"animals","answer":"Cuba and the Isle of Youth","choices":["Hawaii","All of these","Cuba and the Isle of Youth","Madagascar"]},{"question":"What bacterium is believed to be the smallest living organism that is capable to grow and reproduce independently?","category":"animals","answer":"Mycoplasma genitalium","choices":["Staphylococcus aureus","Escherichia coli","Carsonella ruddii","Mycoplasma genitalium"]},{"question":"What does the diet of most penguin species primarily consist of?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Krill","All of these","Squid","Fish"]},{"question":"The largest penguin species on the planet is the Emperor Penguin. What is the smallest one?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Blue Penguin","Little Penguin","Fairy Penguin"]},{"question":"There are various theories for the origin of the word penguin, such the Latin word pinguis, which means what?","category":"animals","answer":"Fat","choices":["Diver","Upright","Swimmer","Fat"]},{"question":"What color is the crest on the head of the Southern Rockhopper Penguin, which is known for having red eyes?","category":"animals","answer":"Yellow","choices":["Bright blue","Yellow","Red","Green and blue"]},{"question":"Which of these penguin species is the closest relative of the Magellanic Penguin?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["African Penguin","All of these","Galapagos Penguin","Humboldt Penguin"]},{"question":"What is the common name of the Eudyptes schlegeli penguin species that have a white face and live in the waters surrounding Antarctica?","category":"animals","answer":"Royal Penguin","choices":["King Penguin","All of these","Emperor Penguin","Royal Penguin"]},{"question":"The sound of what musical instrument does the call of the Macaroni Penguin resemble?","category":"animals","answer":"Trumpet","choices":["Trumpet","Saxophone","Flute","Ocarina"]},{"question":"Most penguin species are piscivorous, meaning what?","category":"animals","answer":"They feed primarily on fish","choices":["They do not drink water","They have a tubular body shape","They feed primarily on fish","An aquatic animal"]},{"question":"What notable feature does the Gentoo Penguin possess which makes it easily recognizable?","category":"animals","answer":"A white stripe on the top of its head","choices":["A white stripe on the top of its head","A longer blue tail","A red crest on its head","A yellow spot on its abdomen"]},{"question":"What is the special talent of the penguin Mumble from the 2006 animated movie Happy Feet?","category":"animals","answer":"Tap dancing","choices":["Shoe making","Singing","Break dancing","Tap dancing"]},{"question":"What large mammal is the national animal of India?","category":"animals","answer":"Bengal tiger","choices":["Water Buffalo","Bengal tiger","Indian Rhinoceros","Indian Elephant"]},{"question":"What type of Indian animals are included in the so-called Big Four selection?","category":"animals","answer":"Poisonous snakes","choices":["Poisonous snakes","Largest insects","Most dangerous animals","Largest land animals"]},{"question":"What interesting physical feature does the Nicobar Bulbul, endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India, possess?","category":"animals","answer":"It has a dark cap on its head.","choices":["It has a bright red beak.","Its tail is very long and yellow.","Its eyes are purple.","It has a dark cap on its head."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is not true about the Indian Elephant?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["It has a smaller trunk than the African Elephant.","All of these","Its abdomen is quite large compared to its skull, unlike African elephants.","It has larger ears than the African Elephant."]},{"question":"What interesting resting posture does the Indian Treeshrew, a.k.a. Madras Treeshrew, have?","category":"animals","answer":"With its tail resting on its head","choices":["Sprawling on the ground as if its dead","With its tail resting on its head","Cuddling its rear legs","Hanging upside down from a branch"]},{"question":"What type of animal is the Indian Flying-fox, found in India, Bangladesh, China, and other parts of Asia?","category":"animals","answer":"Bat","choices":["Bat","Fox","Squirrel","Primate"]},{"question":"Box Turtles are solitary creatures who neither want nor need companions.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Turtles have poor vision and cannot see in color.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"In the winter, many turtles enter a dormant state called torpor which resembles hibernation .","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Turtles are cold-blooded, meaning their internal temperature varies according to their outside environment.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The largest turtles are aquatic.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Sea turtles have glands near their eyes that filter the salt out of sea water.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Turtles can stick out their tongues to catch food.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The inner layer of the turtles shell contains 60 bones-- including parts of the turtles ribs and backbone.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"A turtles eggs are leathery and soft.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"A turtles lungs quickly break down, becoming less and less efficient over its lifetime.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Only sea turtles do not care for their young.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Turtles can breathe underwater.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"All aquatic turtles have flippers instead of feet.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"All turtles withdraw their head into their shell by contracting their neck to the side.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"A turtles upper shell is called the plastron.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"A turtles skin is made of scales, just like the skin of other reptiles.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What is the only place in the world you can see platypuses in the wild?","category":"animals","answer":"Australia and Tasmania","choices":["South-eastern Asia","Australia and Tasmania","Hawaii Island","South America"]},{"question":"How do platypuses reproduce?","category":"animals","answer":"Platypuses lay eggs.","choices":["None of these","Platypuses reproduce asexually.","Platypuses lay eggs.","Platypuses are metatherian."]},{"question":"How does the platypus feed its young for the first three to four months?","category":"animals","answer":"The mother is lactating, but she has no teats.","choices":["The mother is feeding them with insects.","The mother is breastfeeding them.","The young rely on their yolk sacs for food.","The mother is lactating, but she has no teats."]},{"question":"What is the weight range of normal mature platypuses?","category":"animals","answer":"From 0.7 to 2.4 kg","choices":["Between 3.2 and 4.6 kg","From 2.5 to 5.5 kg","Between 0.5 to 2.8 kg","From 0.7 to 2.4 kg"]},{"question":"Platypuses are venomous.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Platypuses use this method to detect their prey.","category":"animals","answer":"They use electrolocation.","choices":["They rely on their well-developed sense of smell.","Platypuses rely mainly on their hearing.","They use electrolocation.","They rely on their exceptional eyesight."]},{"question":"What is the normal life span of a platypus in the wild?","category":"animals","answer":"Up to 11 years","choices":["Up to 22 years","Up to 11 years","Around 2 years","About 4 years"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the diet of the platypus?","category":"animals","answer":"Platypuses are carnivores.","choices":["Platypuses are carnivores.","Platypuses are herbivores.","Platypuses are specialized eaters.","Platypuses are omnivores."]},{"question":"The platypus needs to eat around 10% of its own weight every day.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What is the normal body temperature of a healthy platypus?","category":"animals","answer":"About 32°C","choices":["Around 22°C","Around 28°C","Between 35°C and 37°C","About 32°C"]},{"question":"What geographical region are chinchillas native to?","category":"animals","answer":"South America","choices":["Asia","Africa","North America","South America"]},{"question":"How is the chinchilla classified according to the peak of its activeness throughout the day?","category":"animals","answer":"Crepuscular","choices":["None of these","Nocturnal","Crepuscular","Duirnal"]},{"question":"What type of food do chinchillas prefer to feed on in the wild?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Plants","All of these","Insects","Fruits"]},{"question":"What name is used for the social groups that chinchillas form when living in the wild?","category":"animals","answer":"Herds","choices":["Schools","Herds","Flocks","Troops"]},{"question":"What chinchilla species has become extinct as a result of fur hunting?","category":"animals","answer":"Giant Chinchilla","choices":["All of these","Long-tailed Chinchilla","Giant Chinchilla","Red-nosed Chinchilla"]},{"question":"In which of these studies are chinchillas used as animal models?","category":"animals","answer":"Studies of the auditory system","choices":["Studies of vocalization","Eyesight studies","Studies of the auditory system","Studies of the reproductive system"]},{"question":"If the ears of a chinchilla turn red, it is a sign of this condition.","category":"animals","answer":"Overheating","choices":["It is pregnant.","The animal is in heat.","The animal is disturbed or angry.","Overheating"]},{"question":"What kind of sounds do baby chinchillas produce in order to show their parents that they are hungry?","category":"animals","answer":"Chirps","choices":["Hissing","Chirps","Barks","Clucking"]},{"question":"What is the literal translation of the word lanigera in the name of the chinchilla species Chinchilla lanigera?","category":"animals","answer":"Wearing a woolen coat","choices":["Long-tailed","Having long ears","Sleeping in straw","Wearing a woolen coat"]},{"question":"This cat breed, developed by American breeder Ann Baker, is large and has blue eyes and soft fluffy coat with point coloration.","category":"animals","answer":"Ragdoll","choices":["Ragdoll","LaPerm","Egyptian Mau","Savannah"]},{"question":"This large cat breed, created in the United States, has rabbit-like fur of medium length, rectangular body, and a fatty pad in the lower abdomen.","category":"animals","answer":"Ragamuffin","choices":["Balinese","California Spangled Cat","Munchkin","Ragamuffin"]},{"question":"This cat breed occurred naturally, most probably in Egypt. It has silky short fur with special ticked coloration.","category":"animals","answer":"Abyssinian","choices":["Korat","Sphynx","Abyssinian","Burmilla"]},{"question":"This very old cat breed, which occurred naturally in Turkey, has a slender body with medium length fur, usually white.","category":"animals","answer":"Turkish Angora","choices":["Ocicat","Cymric","Selkirk Rex","Turkish Angora"]},{"question":"This cat breed, which appeared naturally in Thailand, has a slim body and short fur with point coloration.","category":"animals","answer":"Siamese","choices":["Himalayan","Siamese","Korat","Burmese"]},{"question":"This hairless cat breed originated in Russia.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Don Sphynx","Donskoy","Don Hairless","All of these"]},{"question":"This cat breed occurred in Thailand, has very slim elongated body, short fur and very large ears.","category":"animals","answer":"Oriental Shorthair","choices":["Oriental Shorthair","Selkirk Rex","Singapura","Siamese"]},{"question":"This exotic cat breed was developed in Kenya by crossbreeding between a Serval and a domestic cat.","category":"animals","answer":"Savannah","choices":["Bengal","Maine Coon","Egyptian Mau","Savannah"]},{"question":"This cat breed with curly hair appeared as a natural mutation in the United States.","category":"animals","answer":"LaPerm","choices":["Selkirk Rex","LaPerm","Kurilian Bobtail","American Curl"]},{"question":"What cat breed, which originated in France, has thick waterproof grey fur, gold-colored eyes and large muscular body?","category":"animals","answer":"Chartreux","choices":["Chartreux","Chausie","Pixie-bob","LaPerm"]},{"question":"To what geographic area is the ostrich native?","category":"animals","answer":"Africa","choices":["Asia","Africa","South America and Africa","Europe and Africa"]},{"question":"The feathers of adult male ostriches are primarily of this color.","category":"animals","answer":"Black","choices":["White","Gray","Brown","Black"]},{"question":"How many toes do ostriches have?","category":"animals","answer":"Two toes","choices":["One toe","Two toes","Tree toes","Five toes"]},{"question":"What important internal organ does the ostrich lack?","category":"animals","answer":"Gallbladder","choices":["Liver","Gallbladder","Spleen","All of these"]},{"question":"What defense method do ostriches use when they are attacked or feel threatened?","category":"animals","answer":"Kicking","choices":["All of these","They bury their heads in the sand.","Kicking","They use their wings to beat the enemy."]},{"question":"What does the diet of ostriches consist of?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Insects","All of these","Seeds","Grass"]},{"question":"What unusual anatomical feature does the male ostrich possess?","category":"animals","answer":"It has a copulatory organ.","choices":["It has four testicles.","It has a copulatory organ.","It has a very small horn on its head.","All of these"]},{"question":"Which is the largest subspecies of ostrich on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Red-necked Ostrich","choices":["Southern Ostrich","Masai Ostrich","Red-necked Ostrich","Middle Eastern Ostrich"]},{"question":"Unlike other ostriches, this subspecies of ostrich has small feathers on its head.","category":"animals","answer":"Masai Ostrich","choices":["Arabian Ostrich","Masai Ostrich","Somali Ostrich","North African Ostrich"]},{"question":"Which subspecies of ostrich became extinct around 1966?","category":"animals","answer":"Middle Eastern Ostrich","choices":["Red-necked Ostrich","Middle Eastern Ostrich","Southern Ostrich","Somali Ostrich"]},{"question":"What are the anatomical differences between African elephants and Asian elephants?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","In the tusks","In the ears","In the body size"]},{"question":"Which elephant subspecies is the largest on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Savanna Elephant","choices":["Sri Lankan Elephant","Indian Elephant","Forest Elephant","Savanna Elephant"]},{"question":"Which is the smallest elephant subspecies on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Sumatran Elephant","choices":["Forest Elephant","Sumatran Elephant","Indian Elephant","Sri Lankan Elephant"]},{"question":"What elephant species has two fingerlike projections at the end of its trunk?","category":"animals","answer":"African Elephant","choices":["Asian Elephant","All of these","African Elephant","Sri Lankan Elephant"]},{"question":"The tusks of mature elephants stop growing when the animal reaches a certain age.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What does the diet of elephants mostly consist of?","category":"animals","answer":"Grasses","choices":["Leaves","Twigs","Grasses","Tree bark"]},{"question":"What statement is true about elephants mammary glands?","category":"animals","answer":"They have one pair of mammary glands.","choices":["They have two pairs of mammary glands.","None of these","They have one pair of mammary glands.","They have only one mammary gland."]},{"question":"How long does the gestation period of elephants last?","category":"animals","answer":"22 months","choices":["22 months","30 months","18 months","12 months"]},{"question":"How do elephants protect their skin from the aggressive UV-radiation?","category":"animals","answer":"By wallowing in mud","choices":["By wallowing in their own feces","By hiding in the shadow of thick branches","By wallowing in mud","None of these"]},{"question":"Why isnt the baby elephant able to control its trunk?","category":"animals","answer":"Because it lacks muscle tone","choices":["All of these","Because it is too heavy for it","Because it cannot feel it","Because it lacks muscle tone"]},{"question":"Cockroaches belong to the order Blattaria. What is the meaning of the Latin word blatta?","category":"animals","answer":"Cockroach","choices":["Cockroach","Annoying","Fast","Pest"]},{"question":"Apart from the American cockroach, what other cockroach species is among the best-known pests?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Oriental cockroach","Asian cockroach","German cockroach","All of these"]},{"question":"What type of animal is the cockroach when classified according to the peak of its activeness?","category":"animals","answer":"Nocturnal","choices":["Diurnal","None of these","Nocturnal","Crepuscular"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the anatomy of cockroaches?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["They have two ocelli, or simple eyes.","They have two long antennae on their heads.","All of these","They have large compound eyes."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about cockroaches?","category":"animals","answer":"They have two pairs of wings and six legs.","choices":["They are wingless and have six legs.","They have two pairs of wings and six legs.","They have two wings and eight legs.","They have have two wings and six legs."]},{"question":"What kind of interesting noise are cockroaches known to produce when they feel threatened?","category":"animals","answer":"Hissing","choices":["Hissing","Crackling","Whistling","All of these"]},{"question":"What organs do cockroaches use for the purpose of respiration?","category":"animals","answer":"Tracheae","choices":["All of these","Gills","Lungs","Tracheae"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the reproduction of cockroaches?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Male roaches use court rituals to attract the female.","A few species can reproduce through parthenogenesis, or without the need of fertilization.","Males and females attract each other through pheromones."]},{"question":"How are cockroaches classified according to the way they deliver their young?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["They are viviparous.","All of these","They are ovoviviparous.","They are oviparous."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the cockroaches ability to survive in hard times?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["They are able to slow down their heart rate.","Cockroaches can survive radiation up to 15 times stronger than the lethal dose for humans.","Some roaches can survive without food for about one month.","All of these"]},{"question":"The pregnancy of this animal lasts from 2 to 3 years depending on the altitude it inhabits.","category":"animals","answer":"Alpine Salamander","choices":["Spanish Imperial Eagle","Asian Elephant","All of these","Alpine Salamander"]},{"question":"These animals are usually monogamous and both parents take care of their young.","category":"animals","answer":"Swans","choices":["Hedgehogs","Swans","All of these","Wolves"]},{"question":"For which of these animals is the following description true: The gestation period lasts 35–58 days. Smaller species have 5-6 babies, and larger species - 3-4 babies. The young are born blind.","category":"animals","answer":"Hedgehog","choices":["Hedgehog","Lizard","Fox","Rabbit"]},{"question":"Which of the following statements is true about scorpions?","category":"animals","answer":"They give birth to their young one by one.","choices":["They give birth to their young one by one.","They lay the eggs and they hatch almost immediately.","They lay eggs which hatch after 2 weeks.","None of these"]},{"question":"The Gastric-brooding frog is an extinct species that is famous for this unique way of incubating its eggs.","category":"animals","answer":"The mother swallows the eggs and incubates them inside her stomach.","choices":["The mother keeps the eggs inside her mouth until they hatch.","The female keeps the fertilized eggs in pouches along her abdomen.","The female keeps the eggs between her rear legs until they hatch.","The mother swallows the eggs and incubates them inside her stomach."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the Jacksons Chameleon?","category":"animals","answer":"It gives birth to 8-30 live young.","choices":["It lays about 15-30 eggs that hatch in 10 days.","It gives birth to 8-30 live young.","It lays about 5-10 eggs that hatch immediately.","It gives birth to 2-3 live young."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the Echidna, an egg-laying mammal?","category":"animals","answer":"The female lays 1 egg which she incubates in her pouch.","choices":["The female lays 1 egg that hatches immediately.","The female lays 1 egg which she incubates in her pouch.","The female lays 3-5 eggs and incubates them for 26 days.","The female lays 2 eggs that are incubated by the male for 22 days."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the German cockroach?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["The female carries her eggs in a capsule.","The female lays about 40 eggs.","All of these","In rare cases live births can occur."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the Seahorse?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","The male Seahorse has a brooding pouch on the front side of his body.","The male and the female stay together for life.","The female produces dozens to thousands of eggs."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the King Penguin?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["They are serially monogamous.","Both parents take part in the incubation.","All of these","The female lays 1 single egg."]},{"question":"What name is commonly used to refer to the guinea pig?","category":"animals","answer":"Cavy","choices":["Netty","Poppy","Willy","Cavy"]},{"question":"How many times per year is a healthy female guinea pig able to give birth?","category":"animals","answer":"Five times","choices":["Twice","Seven times","Five times","Once"]},{"question":"What geographic area did the guinea pig originate from?","category":"animals","answer":"South America","choices":["South America","Africa","Australia and New Guinea","North America"]},{"question":"What term is commonly used to refer to the young of the guinea pig?","category":"animals","answer":"Pups","choices":["Pups","Kits","Calves","Piglets"]},{"question":"What type of food does the guinea pig naturally feed on?","category":"animals","answer":"Grass","choices":["Grass","Grains","Green leaved","Nuts"]},{"question":"The guinea pig is unable to produce this substance in its own body and gets it from its food.","category":"animals","answer":"Vitamin C","choices":["Saliva","Vitamin C","Stomach acid","Digestive enzymes"]},{"question":"What plant is poisonous for guinea pigs and should never be offered to them?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","All plants growing from a bulb","Bracken","Wild celery"]},{"question":"In this 2009 Walt Disney action comedy movie the main characters are guinea 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reproduction of raccoons is correct?","category":"animals","answer":"Pregnancy can last from 54 to 70 days.","choices":["Pregnancy can last from 54 to 70 days.","The male brings food for the young.","None of these","Females usually give birth to only one kit."]},{"question":"What animal is a major predator for wild raccoons?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Coyote","Bald eagle","Bobcat","All of these"]},{"question":"Raccoons are omnivorous animals but they have a preference for this type of food.","category":"animals","answer":"Fruits and nuts","choices":["Invertebrates","Birds","Fruits and nuts","Fish"]},{"question":"What is the most important sense for raccoons?","category":"animals","answer":"Sense of touch","choices":["Vision","Sense of smell","Hearing","Sense of touch"]},{"question":"Why is it not recommended to be keep raccoons as pets?","category":"animals","answer":"They can be aggressive.","choices":["They have and intense odor.","Their fur promotes allergies.","They transmit many diseases.","They can be aggressive."]},{"question":"What have raccoons been mostly hunted for throughout history?","category":"animals","answer":"Their fur","choices":["Their fur","Their bones","Their meat","Their fat"]},{"question":"What popular cartoon character from a 1995 animated movie keeps a raccoon as a pet?","category":"animals","answer":"Pocahontas","choices":["Simba","Shrek","Pocahontas","Mulan"]},{"question":"Studies of raccoons intelligence have shown that raccoons are capable of performing this activity.","category":"animals","answer":"Opening locks","choices":["Opening locks","Understanding spoken words","Painting","Differentiating sounds"]},{"question":"The Ramphotyphlops braminus, a harmless blind snake species, found in Africa and Asia, is often mistaken for this animal.","category":"animals","answer":"Earthworm","choices":["Black mamba","Dog-faced water snake","Elephant Trunk Snake","Earthworm"]},{"question":"How are the young Box turtles classified according to their diet, which differs from the diet of mature Box turtles?","category":"animals","answer":"Carnivores","choices":["Specialized eaters","Omnivores","Carnivores","Herbivores"]},{"question":"What distinctive feature is characteristic of the crocodile species called gharial, or Indian gavial?","category":"animals","answer":"Narrow snout","choices":["Very short tail","Red spots on its back","Narrow snout","Purple scales"]},{"question":"How did the glass lizard, also known as glass snake, get its interesting name?","category":"animals","answer":"It breaks easily.","choices":["It can climb on glass.","Its eyes are glass-like.","It is almost transparent.","It breaks easily."]},{"question":"What other common name is used for the New Caledonian bumpy gecko, a reptile found only on the southern end of the island of New Caledonia?","category":"animals","answer":"Gargoyle gecko","choices":["All of these","Gargoyle gecko","Devil gecko","Horny gecko"]},{"question":"This snake, the only existing member of its family, can be found in Mexico and has a very muscular body and a shovel-shaped snout.","category":"animals","answer":"Loxocemidae bicolor","choices":["All of these","Dwarf boa","Pipe snake","Loxocemidae bicolor"]},{"question":"What is unique about the reptile called tuatara, which is endemic to New Zealand and is sometimes called living fossils?","category":"animals","answer":"It is able to hear though it has no ears.","choices":["It has a well-developed third eye.","All of these","It has two rows of teeth in the upper jaw.","It is able to hear though it has no ears."]},{"question":"What feature of the turtle species Dermochelys coriacea makes it easily distinguishable from all the other sea turtles?","category":"animals","answer":"It has no shell.","choices":["It has a very long tail.","It has no shell.","Its body has very vivid colors.","It has a horn on its head."]},{"question":"In what geographical area is the Rock monitor lizard, or Legavaan, found?","category":"animals","answer":"Africa","choices":["South America","New Guinea","Australia","Africa"]},{"question":"What is the smallest extant species of crocodilian on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Musky Caiman","choices":["Smooth-fronted Caiman","Musky Caiman","Spectacled Caiman","Yacare Caiman"]},{"question":"Where is the natural habitat of sloths?","category":"animals","answer":"Central and South America","choices":["Central and South Asia","Central and South America","Australia and the island of Tasmania","South Africa"]},{"question":"Which of these is true about the sloths diet?","category":"animals","answer":"Sloths are omnivores.","choices":["Sloths are carnivores.","Sloths are autotrophic organisms.","Sloths are herbivores.","Sloths are omnivores."]},{"question":"Sloths have this number of toes and fingers depending on the family they belong to.","category":"animals","answer":"Two or three","choices":["Two or three","Sloths do not have toes.","Four or five","One or two"]},{"question":"What is the the body length of an average mature sloth from head to tail?","category":"animals","answer":"50-60 centimeters","choices":["90-100 centimeters","70-80 centimeters","30-40 centimeters","50-60 centimeters"]},{"question":"How many hours of sleep do sloths normally need per day?","category":"animals","answer":"Less than 10 hours","choices":["20-22 hours","12-13 hours","Less than 10 hours","15-18 hours"]},{"question":"About 50% of the weight of a well-fed sloth comprises of the food in its stomach.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How long does it take for a sloth to digest its food completely?","category":"animals","answer":"A month or more","choices":["1 week","More than 2 weeks","A month or more","About 3 months"]},{"question":"Which of these names does not refer to a sloth?","category":"animals","answer":"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi","choices":["Ritto","Rit","Rikki-Tikki-Tavi","Ridette"]},{"question":"How many babies do female sloths give birth to per one pregnancy?","category":"animals","answer":"One","choices":["Four","Three","One","Two"]},{"question":"Which of the following statements is wrong?","category":"animals","answer":"There are seven living species of sloths.","choices":["There are seven living species of sloths.","Two-toed sloths have only six cervical vertebrae instead of seven.","Sloths hairs grow away from their extremities instead of towards them.","Three-toed sloths have nine cervical vertebrae instead of seven."]},{"question":"What type of mammal is the kangaroo?","category":"animals","answer":"Marsupial","choices":["Monotreme","All of these","Amniote","Marsupial"]},{"question":"What term is used to refer to the young of the kangaroo?","category":"animals","answer":"Joey","choices":["Joey","Mary","Jack","Wally"]},{"question":"Which kangaroo species is the largest on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Red Kangaroo","choices":["Antilopine Kangaroo","Western Grey Kangaroo","Eastern Grey Kangaroo","Red Kangaroo"]},{"question":"What is the difference between the digestion of kangaroos and the digestion of ruminants?","category":"animals","answer":"Kangaroos do not release methane.","choices":["Nothing","Kangaroos need to consume some animal matter to provide essential digestive bacteria.","Kangaroos do not release methane.","Kangaroos digest plant matter five times faster than ruminants do."]},{"question":"What does the diet of all kangaroos consist of in general?","category":"animals","answer":"Plant matter","choices":["All of these","Plant matter","Fungi","Plant and animal matter"]},{"question":"Apart from jumping, kangaroos are known for fleeing from predators using this tactic.","category":"animals","answer":"Swimming","choices":["All of these","Playing dead","Climbing","Swimming"]},{"question":"What kangaroo species set a record by moving with 64 kilometers per hour (40 mph)?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Eastern Grey Kangaroo","Great Grey Kangaroo","All of these","Forester Kangaroo"]},{"question":"Male Western Grey Kangaroos were nicknamed Stinkers because they have this kind of odor.","category":"animals","answer":"Curry","choices":["Sour cabbage","Curry","Garlic","Gasoline"]},{"question":"How do male kangaroos fight to win the privilege to fertilize the female?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["They push each other.","All of these","They kick each other.","They hit each other by boxing."]},{"question":"What is the meaning of the word kangaroo according to legend?","category":"animals","answer":"I dont understand you.","choices":["I dont know.","Look at this!","I dont understand you.","What is this?"]},{"question":"What other common name is used for a mudpuppy?","category":"animals","answer":"Waterdog","choices":["Water Canine","Waterdog","Mud Dog","Salamander"]},{"question":"What type of animal is a mudpuppy?","category":"animals","answer":"salamander","choices":["skink","eel","fish","salamander"]},{"question":"What is the average lifespan of a mudpuppy?","category":"animals","answer":"11 years","choices":["2 years","5 years","11 years","35 years"]},{"question":"Mudpuppies breathe through gills when they are young and when they mature they use their lungs.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the mudpuppy?","category":"animals","answer":"They are nocturnal.","choices":["They are nocturnal.","They live in and out of the water.","They are poisonous.","Their lifecycle is divided into three stages."]},{"question":"Mudpuppies are carnivores.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"In which of the following states will you not find the mudpuppy?","category":"animals","answer":"Texas","choices":["Texas","Indiana","Kentucky","Ohio"]},{"question":"Mudpuppies hibernate in the winter months.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How long is the average mudpuppy?","category":"animals","answer":"13-16 inches","choices":["1 1/2 -3 inches","5-7 inches","12 inches","13-16 inches"]},{"question":"The mudpuppy can produce noise.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Wombats are endemic to this geographical area.","category":"animals","answer":"Australia and Tasmania","choices":["Australia and Tasmania","South America","Madagascar","Indonesia and the Philippines"]},{"question":"What does the diet of wombats consist of in general?","category":"animals","answer":"Plants","choices":["Small vertebrates","Insects","Plants","All of these"]},{"question":"How many babies does the female wombat give birth to every spring?","category":"animals","answer":"One","choices":["Three","Four","Two","One"]},{"question":"What unusual anatomical feature do wombats possess?","category":"animals","answer":"Their pouch faces backwards.","choices":["Their pouch faces backwards.","They dont have a spleen.","They dont have eyelids.","All of these"]},{"question":"Wombats have an incredibly fast metabolism.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of these wombat species is also known as Coarse-haired Wombat?","category":"animals","answer":"Common Wombat","choices":["Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat","Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat","Common Wombat","None of these"]},{"question":"What way of defence do wombats use when they feel threatened?","category":"animals","answer":"Kicking","choices":["All of these","Running","Climbing on trees","Kicking"]},{"question":"What is the name of the smallest wombat species on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Southern Hairy-nosed 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about the turtle-dove?","category":"animals","answer":"They are viewed as a symbol of love.","choices":["They are not related to the pigeon.","They have never been domesticated.","They are flightless","They are viewed as a symbol of love."]},{"question":"What is the expected lifespan of a turtle-dove?","category":"animals","answer":"20 years","choices":["28 years","9 months","7 years","20 years"]},{"question":"What is the incubation period for turtle-dove eggs?","category":"animals","answer":"12-14 days","choices":["7 weeks","17-25 days","12-14 days","1 month"]},{"question":"Which of the following makes the turtle-dove different from other birds?","category":"animals","answer":"They suck to drink instead of tilting their heads back.","choices":["They suck to drink instead of tilting their heads back.","When they hatch they can fly within 2 days.","They cannot make any sound.","They can fly backwards."]},{"question":"The turtle-dove is closely related to the raven.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What are the main colors of turtle-doves?","category":"animals","answer":"Brown and gray","choices":["Dark orange and gray","Brown and gray","Pale yellow and some black","blue and red"]},{"question":"The name of the turtle-dove is derived from the sound it produces.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Turtle-doves tend to eat in their nests and high in the trees.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is not true about the vision of bats?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Most smaller bat species are blind.","All of these","All bat species are able to detect UV light.","All bat species have underdeveloped eyesight."]},{"question":"What important bone-building mineral do the cartilage of bats finger bones lack, which makes them very flexible?","category":"animals","answer":"Calcium","choices":["Potassium","Magnesium","Calcium","Iron"]},{"question":"What do megabats, also called flying foxes, feed on?","category":"animals","answer":"Fruit and nectar","choices":["All of these","Carrion","Insects","Fruit and nectar"]},{"question":"How do most bat species spend the cold winter months?","category":"animals","answer":"They hibernate.","choices":["They migrate south to to regions with warmer climates.","They do not change their behavior in the winter.","None of these","They hibernate."]},{"question":"A bat is featured on the coat of arms of this Spanish city.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Palma de Mallorca","Fraga","Valencia","All of these"]},{"question":"What status does the bat have in Chinese folklore and tradition?","category":"animals","answer":"It is a symbol of happiness and longevity.","choices":["It is believed to be an incarnated spirit.","It is a symbol of happiness and longevity.","It is considered a bad omen.","It is considered simply a pest."]},{"question":"What city in the US state of Texas is a home of the largest bat colony in North America during the summer?","category":"animals","answer":"Austin","choices":["Morton","Austin","Houston","Pittsburg"]},{"question":"What name is commonly used when referring to the bat species Vampyrum spectrum, also known as False Vampire Bat?","category":"animals","answer":"Spectral Bat","choices":["Phantom Bat","Spectral Bat","All of these","Ghostly Bat"]},{"question":"What bat species is considered the largest in the world?","category":"animals","answer":"Golden-capped fruit bat","choices":["Livingstone’s Fruit Bat","Fijian Monkey-faced Bat","Hammer-headed bat","Golden-capped fruit bat"]},{"question":"What other common name is used for the Kittis Hog-nosed Bat, the smallest bat species in the world?","category":"animals","answer":"Bumblebee bat","choices":["Wasp bat","Hummingbird bat","Bumblebee bat","Ladybug bat"]},{"question":"During what geological time period did the ammonites evolve?","category":"animals","answer":"The Devonian period","choices":["The Devonian period","The Silurian period","The Triassic period","The Carboniferous period"]},{"question":"The nautilus is the closest living relative of the ammonite.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Name the largest known species of ammonite, which was found in Germany in 1895.","category":"animals","answer":"Parapuzosia seppenradensis","choices":["Parapuzosia seppenradensis","Allonautilus perforatus","Nautilus pompilius","Parapuzosia bradyi"]},{"question":"What is the greatest depth the shell of a nautilus can withstand before imploding?","category":"animals","answer":"800 meters","choices":["800 meters","100 meters","300 meters","187 meters"]},{"question":"Were the shells of all ammonites coiled?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"What is the average lifespan of a nautilus?","category":"animals","answer":"20 years","choices":["10 years","20 years","2 years","40 years"]},{"question":"Ammonites lived on the ocean floor.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Ammonites became extinct at the end of what geological period?","category":"animals","answer":"Cretaceous","choices":["Cretaceous","Jurassic","Triassic","Permian"]},{"question":"What flower remedy would be most beneficial to a stand-offish horse that gets irritated quickly and has a hard time accepting change?","category":"animals","answer":"Beech","choices":["Birch","Cerery","Beech","Cerato"]},{"question":"Aspen is beneficial to a horse that is nervous and anxious, shies at invisible objects in a familiar arena and bolts for no reason.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Rescue remedy is a combination of Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Impatiens, Cherry Plum and Clematis 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native?","category":"animals","answer":"China","choices":["Indonesia","India","Japan","China"]},{"question":"What is the name of the smallest bat species on the planet, endemic to the Asian continent?","category":"animals","answer":"Kittis Hog-nosed Bat","choices":["Mouse-tailed Bat","Sucker-footed Bat","Bulldog Bat","Kittis Hog-nosed Bat"]},{"question":"What name is used for the enigmatic bovid mammal Kting Voar, which is believed to populate Cambodia and Vietnam in Asia?","category":"animals","answer":"Snake-eating Cow","choices":["Snake-eating Cow","Lizard-eating Goat","All of these","Frog-chewing Sheep"]},{"question":"What sense of the Malayan Tapir, also called Asian Tapir, is underdeveloped?","category":"animals","answer":"Eyesight","choices":["Eyesight","Hearing","Smell","Touch"]},{"question":"How many horns does the Indian Rhinoceros, found only in Asia, have on its snout?","category":"animals","answer":"One","choices":["None","Two","Three","One"]},{"question":"What is the favorite food of the Fairy-bluebird, which is found only in Asia?","category":"animals","answer":"Figs","choices":["Goji berries","Grasshoppers","All of these","Figs"]},{"question":"What term is used the denote the terrestrial stage of the development of the young newt?","category":"animals","answer":"Eft","choices":["Eft","Imago","Elf","Larva"]},{"question":"To what country is the Rhinoderma rufum, a species of frog from the family Rhinodermatidae, endemic?","category":"animals","answer":"Chile","choices":["India","United States","Chile","Brazil"]},{"question":"What is the literal translation of the Greek word amphibios, from which the modern word amphibian originated?","category":"animals","answer":"Both kinds of life","choices":["Water and land","Both kinds of life","Two in one","Water and air"]},{"question":"What interesting characteristic do all amphibians called caecilians share?","category":"animals","answer":"They have no legs.","choices":["They have no legs.","They are 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of?","category":"animals","answer":"Insects","choices":["Shrimp","Leaves","Insects","Fish"]},{"question":"What behavior is typical of the Argentine horned frog, also known as Argentine wide-mouthed frog?","category":"animals","answer":"It would eat up anything that comes in its eyesight.","choices":["It never stops moving.","It sings almost incessantly.","It would eat up anything that comes in its eyesight.","All of these"]},{"question":"Where does the female Suriname Toad keep its eggs until they develop into young frogs?","category":"animals","answer":"On its back","choices":["In its vocal sac","Between its hind legs","On its back","In its stomach"]},{"question":"How many orders of trilobite are there?","category":"animals","answer":"10","choices":["9","3","15","10"]},{"question":"What order of trilobite was the only one to survive the Devonian mass extinction?","category":"animals","answer":"Proetida","choices":["Proetida","None of these","Phacopida","Lichida"]},{"question":"Approximately how many species of trilobite existed over the duration of the Paleozoic?","category":"animals","answer":"17,000","choices":["12,000","9,000","17,000","18,000"]},{"question":"Trilobites developed one of the first complex visual systems.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Not all trilobites had eyes.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What genus and species did the largest complete trilobite fossil ever found belong to?","category":"animals","answer":"Isotelus rex","choices":["None of these","Isotelus rex","Isotelus maximus","Isotelus brachycephalus"]},{"question":"The pygidium refers to what section of a trilobites body?","category":"animals","answer":"The tail","choices":["The head","None of these","The thorax","The tail"]},{"question":"Which of the following is believed to be an ancestor of the 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fingers of the koala possess?","category":"animals","answer":"They have fingerprints.","choices":["There are six fingers on each leg.","They have fingerprints.","All of these","Each finger consist of 10 bones."]},{"question":"What does the diet of the koala almost exclusively consist of?","category":"animals","answer":"Eucalyptus leaves","choices":["Eucalyptus leaves","Grass","All of these","Insects"]},{"question":"What term is used to refer to the infant koala, as well as to any other baby marsupial?","category":"animals","answer":"Joey","choices":["Jerry","Joey","Jimmy","Jelly"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about koalas?","category":"animals","answer":"They were nearly erased from the planet due to hunting in the early 20th century.","choices":["All of these","Keeping a koala as a pet is legal in the USA.","They were nearly erased from the planet due to hunting in the early 20th century.","In August 1927, 100 000 koalas were killed."]},{"question":"This fictional koala character, created by author Dorothy Wall, fist appeared in the 1933 book Jacko - the Broadcasting Kookaburra.","category":"animals","answer":"Blinky Bill","choices":["Nutsy","Jeremy","Noozles","Blinky Bill"]},{"question":"What unusual anatomical characteristic does the koala possess?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["The female has two vaginas.","The female has two uteri.","The make has a bifurcated penis.","All of these"]},{"question":"The koala is the only animal species on the planet to possess this quality.","category":"animals","answer":"Its brain size is extremely reduced.","choices":["All of these","It sleeps with open eyes.","When its hungry, it starts sucking on its tail.","Its brain size is extremely reduced."]},{"question":"What does the Greek word Phascolarctos, denoting the genus to which koalas belong, mean?","category":"animals","answer":"Pouch bear","choices":["Ash-colored","Pouch bear","Doesnt drink","Monkey bear"]},{"question":"When anxious, the koala produces a loud sound similar to the cry made by this creature.","category":"animals","answer":"Human baby","choices":["Baby bear","Crow","Human baby","Rabbit"]},{"question":"What is the literal meaning of the word giraffe considering its Arabic origin?","category":"animals","answer":"Tall","choices":["Unbelievable","Ambiguous","Scary","Tall"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is wrong?","category":"animals","answer":"The giraffe is the only surviving member of its genus.","choices":["All of these","The giraffe is the largest ruminant.","The giraffe is the only surviving member of its family.","The giraffe is the only surviving member of its genus."]},{"question":"What term is used for the behavior exhibited by male giraffes that are engaged in a fight?","category":"animals","answer":"Necking","choices":["Hoofing","Tailing","Necking","Horning"]},{"question":"Giraffes sometimes use their extremely long blue tongues for this purpose.","category":"animals","answer":"Cleaning insects from their face","choices":["Cleaning insects from their face","Stealing eggs from birds nests","Playing games with other giraffes","All of these"]},{"question":"Which of these giraffe subspecies is easily distinguished by the very light colored spots on its body?","category":"animals","answer":"West African Giraffe","choices":["All of these","South African Giraffe","Somali Giraffe","West African Giraffe"]},{"question":"The horns of which giraffes are very often bald on top?","category":"animals","answer":"Males","choices":["Babies","Females","Males","Very old giraffes"]},{"question":"Of all mammals, giraffes require the least amount of which of the following?","category":"animals","answer":"Sleep","choices":["Vitamins","Food","Water","Sleep"]},{"question":"This artiodactyl mammal is the closest surviving relative of the giraffe.","category":"animals","answer":"Okapi","choices":["Okapi","Tapir","Llama","Zebra"]},{"question":"What is the largest living subspecies of giraffe on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Masai Giraffe","choices":["Masai Giraffe","South African Giraffe","Rothschild Giraffe","Nubian Giraffe"]},{"question":"What method of defense do giraffes most often employ against predator attacks?","category":"animals","answer":"Kicking","choices":["None of these","Kicking","They use their horns","Standing still"]},{"question":"What does the name of the zebra literally mean?","category":"animals","answer":"Wild ass","choices":["Wild ass","Funny horse","Striped","Black-and-white"]},{"question":"Which of the senses of zebras is generally underdeveloped and the animal cannot rely very much on it?","category":"animals","answer":"None of these","choices":["Smell","None of these","Hearing","Eyesight"]},{"question":"What animal is the number one predator of zebras?","category":"animals","answer":"Lion","choices":["Jackal","Lion","Hyena","Crocodile"]},{"question":"What is the term denoting a group of zebras that live together?","category":"animals","answer":"Harem","choices":["Harem","Pack","Stud","Herd"]},{"question":"Unfortunately this fictional dog is constantly bullied by his buddy cat.","category":"animals","answer":"Odie","choices":["Snoopy","Lucky","Goofy","Odie"]},{"question":"Which cartoon dog is one of Mickey Mouses best friends?","category":"animals","answer":"Goofy","choices":["Happy","Minnie","Doggie","Goofy"]},{"question":"Which Rough Collie was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?","category":"animals","answer":"Lassie","choices":["Odie","Honey","Lassie","Beauty"]},{"question":"What is the real name of the dog who first played the fictitious dog Benji in the series of Benji films?","category":"animals","answer":"Higgins","choices":["Benji","Higgins","Arnold","Lassie"]},{"question":"This dog, whose name means barker in Russian, became the first living creature from Earth to enter orbit.","category":"animals","answer":"Laika","choices":["Mandy","Laika","Lucky","Sporty"]},{"question":"This dog, who first showed up in a Bud Light Beer Super Bowl ad, had a black circle around one eye.","category":"animals","answer":"Spuds MacKenzie","choices":["Spuds MacKenzie","Blue MacKenzie","Long John","Spottie"]},{"question":"Name the Red Baron hunting Beagle from Charles Schultz popular comic strip, Peanuts.","category":"animals","answer":"Snoopy","choices":["Scooby","Lassie","Odie","Snoopy"]},{"question":"This cartoon Great Dane often needs his nephew headstrong nephew to protect him.","category":"animals","answer":"Scooby","choices":["Scooby","Odie","Scrappy","Snoopy"]},{"question":"Which of these is the most distinctive feature of one of the largest marine creatures, which is also known to be the best diver - the sperm whale?","category":"animals","answer":"Its enormous head","choices":["Its huge vivid eyes","Its extremely long tail","Its enormous head","The unique curvatures of its fins"]},{"question":"Giant squids, for long believed to be mythical creatures, are a type of deep-ocean dwelling squid that can grow to a tremendous size. 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Not just that, but an F/A-18 aircraft and a Honda motorcycle also carry its name.","category":"animals","answer":"Hornet","choices":["Tarantula","Cicada","Hornet","Yellowjacket"]},{"question":"The scarab, a sacred beetle to Ancient Egyptians, is commonly known as what?","category":"animals","answer":"Dung Beetle","choices":["Dung Beetle","Stag Beetle","June Bug","Noble Chafer"]},{"question":"What is the common length of a full grown male Komodo Dragon?","category":"animals","answer":"9 feet","choices":["11 feet","8 feet","6 feet","9 feet"]},{"question":"The Komodo Dragon is NOT native to which of these islands?","category":"animals","answer":"Savalhi","choices":["Rinca","Flores","Gili Motang","Savalhi"]},{"question":"How heavy was the largest verified wild Komodo Dragon?","category":"animals","answer":"365 lbs.","choices":["154 lbs.","275 lbs.","200 lbs.","365 lbs."]},{"question":"The Komodo Dragon is venomous.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What is the top speed that a Komodo Dragon can reach?","category":"animals","answer":"13 mph","choices":["13 mph","6 mph","10 mph","27 mph"]},{"question":"The Komodo Dragon is only one of 3 species of venomous lizards in the world.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of these American zoos does NOT house Komodo Dragons?","category":"animals","answer":"Bronx Zoo","choices":["Honolulu Zoo","Disneys Animal Kingdom","Memphis Zoo","Bronx Zoo"]},{"question":"Female Komodo Dragons can lay eggs without any contact with males.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"How fast can a black bear run?","category":"animals","answer":"48 km/hour","choices":["61km/hour","48 km/hour","39 km/hour","53 km/hour"]},{"question":"Are all bears omnivores?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"Which of the following is not a nickname for a polar bear?","category":"animals","answer":"Great bear","choices":["White bear","Great bear","Northern bear","Sea bear"]},{"question":"At what age can grizzly bears start to mate?","category":"animals","answer":"4 and a half year","choices":["9 years","1 and a half year","7 weeks","4 and a half year"]},{"question":"Do polar bears live in Antarctica?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"How many years does a mother grizzly stay with her cubs?","category":"animals","answer":"1and a half to 3 and a half years","choices":["5 months to 10 months","1and a half to 3 and a half years","6 weeks to 1 year","7-8 years"]},{"question":"How many polar bear subspecies are there?","category":"animals","answer":"0","choices":["0","3","5","1"]},{"question":"Which of these animals usually preys on black bear cubs?","category":"animals","answer":"Cougar","choices":["Hedgehog","Garden snake","Cougar","Dog"]},{"question":"What of these members of the bear family is the largest?","category":"animals","answer":"Polar bear","choices":["Black bear","Panda","Grizzly bear","Polar bear"]},{"question":"Where do orphaned grizzly cubs Grinder and Coola live?","category":"animals","answer":"British Columbia","choices":["Yukon","Northwest Territories","British Columbia","Ontario"]},{"question":"There are just 2 species of turkey in the world.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Are wild turkeys very good fliers?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"Turkeys are named after the country of Turkey.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"How many eggs does a turkey usually lay?","category":"animals","answer":"8-15","choices":["8-15","4-12","6-13","4-8"]},{"question":"Turkeys like to roost high in trees at night.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Turkeys were once threatened with extinction in America.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Did all Indian tribes of North America eat turkeys or consider them to be edible?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"Male turkeys are monogamous and will stay with one female for life.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"A cats sense of hearing is much more sensitive than that of a human or a dog.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"How fast can a domestic cat sprint?","category":"animals","answer":"30 MPH","choices":["15 MPG","30 MPH","17 MPH","25 MPH"]},{"question":"Which of these statements if true about a cat?","category":"animals","answer":"Their urine glows under a black light.","choices":["Their urine glows under a black light.","Normal body temperature for a a cat is 95 degrees Fahrenheit.","They take about 50 breaths per minute.","They walk on the bottoms of their feet."]},{"question":"The nose pad of a cat is unique like the human fingerprint.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"According to a survey, what percentage of American cat owners admit to blow drying their feline after giving it a bath?","category":"animals","answer":"25%","choices":["15%","70%","25%","5%"]},{"question":"Which type of cat is almost always female?","category":"animals","answer":"Calico","choices":["Calico","White","Persian","Siamese"]},{"question":"Cats have 517 of these in their entire body.","category":"animals","answer":"Muscles","choices":["Claws","Whiskers","Muscles","Bones"]},{"question":"Indoor cats tend to live longer.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"What year was the very first cat show held?","category":"animals","answer":"1895","choices":["1895","1926","1877","1901"]},{"question":"Which of these is not one of the most popular names for female cats in the USA?","category":"animals","answer":"Socks","choices":["Missy","Pumpkin","Socks","Tigger"]},{"question":"Finish this old phrase:\nWhen you call a dog, he comes right over to you. When you call a cat, she________________.","category":"animals","answer":"takes a message","choices":["climbs the curtains","takes a message","thinks its dinner time","runs away from you"]},{"question":"On what continent can aardvarks be found?","category":"animals","answer":"Africa","choices":["Africa","Asia","South America","Australia"]},{"question":"Are aardvarks an endangered species?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"What is the scientific name for an aardvark?","category":"animals","answer":"Orycteropus afer","choices":["Troglodytes pan","Orycteropus afer","Loxodonta aficanus","Muscous domesticus"]},{"question":"Aardvark is a word coming from the Afrikaans/Dutch that literally translates as what?","category":"animals","answer":"Earth Pig","choices":["Long Nose","Ant Eater","Pig Like","Earth Pig"]},{"question":"How many young can an adult aardvark have at one time?","category":"animals","answer":"only 1","choices":["6","up to one dozen","only 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months"]},{"question":"The Orca (Killer Whale) is the largest species of dolphin.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Which of these is NOT a species of dolphin?","category":"animals","answer":"Eastern Dolphin","choices":["Eastern Dolphin","Orca","Pilot whale","False Killer Whale"]},{"question":"Dolphins are only found in the ocean.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What year was named by the United Nations as the Year of the Dolphin?","category":"animals","answer":"2007","choices":["1985","2007","2000","1999"]},{"question":"Approximately, how many species of dolphins exist?","category":"animals","answer":"40","choices":["20","40","30","12"]},{"question":"Are all dolphins considered whales?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"Where in the world can you find the dolphin known as the Boto?","category":"animals","answer":"South America","choices":["Asia","Australia","South America","North America"]},{"question":"What is the scientific name of the Common Raccoon?","category":"animals","answer":"Procyon lotor","choices":["Procyon cancrivorus","Procyon nelus","Procyon lotor","Procyon insularis"]},{"question":"Which of these in NOT a species of raccoon?","category":"animals","answer":"Tree Raccoon","choices":["Common Raccoon","Tree Raccoon","Tres Marias Raccoon","Crab Eating Raccoon"]},{"question":"In Toronto, Canada the raccoon has become a great urban pest, only exceeded by the Gray Squirrel.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Is the raccoon native to Europe?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"Are badgers related to weasels?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"How many young can an adult badger have at one time?","category":"animals","answer":"1-5","choices":["1-8","just 1","1-5","1-2"]},{"question":"The badger can be found in every part of the lower 48 states.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Can you find badgers in Europe?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"Which of these is not a part of the badgers diet?","category":"animals","answer":"Insects","choices":["Insects","Birds","Ground squirrels","Rattlesnakes"]},{"question":"Badgers like to use one den all year round.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Are badgers the largest native carnivores found in the UK?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"The expression badgering someone” came from the cruel sport of badger baiting.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of the following octopuses could most easily kill a human?","category":"animals","answer":"The Blue Ringed Octopus","choices":["The 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Which of the following statements about an octopuss vision is NOT true?","category":"animals","answer":"They can see in color.","choices":["They can see well at night.","They can see in depth.","They can make out size and shape very well.","They can see in color."]},{"question":"Which of the following octopi has the scientific name Enteroctopus Dofleini?","category":"animals","answer":"Giant Pacific Octopus","choices":["None of these","Giant Pacific Octopus","Common Octopus","Blue Ringed Octopus"]},{"question":"Which of the following words is NOT related to the octopus?","category":"animals","answer":"Tentacles","choices":["Chemoreceptors","Chromatophores","Ambush","Tentacles"]},{"question":"What two continents did Smilodon inhabit?","category":"animals","answer":"North and South America","choices":["North and South America","Europe and Asia","Europe and Africa","Asia and Africa"]},{"question":"How much could a full-grown Smilodon weigh?","category":"animals","answer":"450 lbs.","choices":["525 lbs.","350 lbs.","450 lbs.","400 lbs."]},{"question":"Is it believed that Smilodon was a social animal?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"Which species of Smilodon was the largest?","category":"animals","answer":"Smilodon populator","choices":["Smilodon fatalis","Smilodon populator","Smilodon locor","Smilodon gracilis"]},{"question":"Approximately how long ago did Smilodon become extinct?","category":"animals","answer":"10,000 years","choices":["5,000 years","20,000 years","10,000 years","15,000 years"]},{"question":"The Tomato Frog is native to the eastern coast of Madagascar.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"What king of habitat do Tomato Frogs live in?","category":"animals","answer":"in marshes, shallow pools, flooded meadows, and wetlands","choices":["in the snowy mountain tops","in marshes, shallow pools, flooded meadows, and wetlands","in dessert areas that are very arid and dry","in the salty ocean"]},{"question":"Tomato Frogs existence is threatened due to what reason?","category":"animals","answer":"Habitat destruction","choices":["Habitat destruction","Their legs are used for food in fine dining restaurants.","They are hunted for their oils that are used as a skin moisturizer.","Flooding"]},{"question":"Tomato Frogs tend to hit sexual maturity in about 9-14 months.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Male Tomato Frogs are bright red.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Female Tomato Frogs are larger than male Tomato Frogs.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"When Tomato Frogs are in captivity at a zoo, what kind of food are they fed?","category":"animals","answer":"Vitamin-dusted crickets and mealworms.","choices":["Grass, seaweed, and other vegetation","Small fish, such as minnows and guppies","Vitamin-dusted crickets and mealworms.","The same food they would eat in the wild"]},{"question":"Tomato Frogs lay their eggs in the water during rainy seasons.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"The life span of a Tomato Frog is 15-35 years.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"When the Tomato Frog is threatened its skin secretes a thick substance containing a toxin.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"The manatee is a marine mammal.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"The manatee has a tail similar in shape to that of the dolphin.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Manatees range in weight from 900 to 1200 pounds (400-550 kg.)","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Manatees are found more commonly in Caribbean, Mexico, and Florida waters. Why?","category":"animals","answer":"The water is warm.","choices":["The water is cool.","There is a better food variety.","The water is warm.","The water is salty."]},{"question":"Which of these do manatees use to communicate with their calves and other manatees?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Sounds","All of these","Touch","Movement"]},{"question":"Due to the presence of a specific protein in the blood plasma octopuses have this unusual blood color.","category":"animals","answer":"Blue","choices":["Blue","Black","Bright green","Fluorescent pink"]},{"question":"Some animals have an inborn instinct to swallow gastroliths in order to improve the breaking down of food inside their stomachs. What kind of objects are gastroliths?","category":"animals","answer":"Rocks","choices":["Rocks","Plants that are rich in digestive enzymes","Insects","Excrements"]},{"question":"Parthenogenesis (from Greek - virgin creation), an asexual way of reproduction without the need of fertilization, occurs naturally in these animals.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Birds","Reptiles","Fish"]},{"question":"Which of  the following statements is true about mosquitoes?","category":"animals","answer":"Only female mosquitoes suck blood.","choices":["Only female mosquitoes suck blood.","Only male mosquitoes suck blood.","All mosquitoes on the planet drink blood.","Only baby mosquitoes drink blood."]},{"question":"What kind of respiratory organs do lungfish have?","category":"animals","answer":"They have both lungs and gills.","choices":["They have both lungs and gills.","Lungfish do not have any respiratory organs. They absorb oxygen through their skin.","They breathe only with gills.","They do not have gills, they use their lungs for respiration."]},{"question":"Cockroaches are among the most resilient creatures on our planet. But how long can they survive without air?","category":"animals","answer":"45 minutes","choices":["60 minutes","45 minutes","10 minutes","2 hours"]},{"question":"Human skin has the unique ability to acquire a darker shade when exposed to UV-rays. What animals share this ability with us?","category":"animals","answer":"Pigs and hammerhead sharks","choices":["Dolphins and seals","Chimpanzees and gorillas","Pigs and hammerhead sharks","All reptiles and anthropoid apes"]},{"question":"Koalas almost exclusively feed on this type of food.","category":"animals","answer":"Eucalyptus leaves","choices":["Bottle tree leaves","Tea tree leaves","Eucalyptus leaves","Bamboo leaves"]},{"question":"Which of the following statements is true about snails?","category":"animals","answer":"Snails do have tooth-like formations.","choices":["None of these","Snails do have tooth-like formations.","Snails do not have any teeth or tooth-like formations.","Snails have real teeth very similar to those of mammals."]},{"question":"Some sharks hardly ever stop swimming during their whole existence. What is the reason for this?","category":"animals","answer":"Some sharks have lost the ability to pump water through their gills, so they need to keep moving in order to stay alive","choices":["Some sharks are very desirable hosts for small parasitic creatures. Those sharks are constantly trying to escape from them by incessant swimming.","Sharks are highly anxious and easily agitated animals. They cannot stay in the same place for more than a few seconds.","Sharks are cold-blooded animals. If they stop moving their body temperature will decrease too much and will cause hypothermia, which can be lethal.","Some sharks have lost the ability to pump water through their gills, so they need to keep moving in order to stay alive"]},{"question":"The Mimic Leatherjacket, found in the tropical marine waters throughout the Indo-Pacific, mimics which poisonous fish?","category":"animals","answer":"Saddled Puffer","choices":["Red Bass","Hogfish","Saddled Puffer","Stonefish"]},{"question":"This primitive shark, with a brown thin eel-like body, has six pairs of gill slits and trident-like teeth.","category":"animals","answer":"Frilled shark","choices":["Frilled shark","Tiger shark","Bull shark","Sharpnose seven-gill shark"]},{"question":"This fish, which resembles the Angel fish, is recognized by its brightly coloured and patterned body, as well as by the dark band across its eyes.","category":"animals","answer":"Butterfly fish","choices":["Butterfly fish","Purple queen","Cichlid","Clown fish"]},{"question":"The Parrot fish, found in the Atlantic Indian and Pacific Ocean reefs, was given its name for what reason?","category":"animals","answer":"Because of its beak-like mouth","choices":["Because of the shape of its body","Because it can fly a few metres above water","Because its body is in different flashy colours","Because of its beak-like mouth"]},{"question":"What is the other name of Mola mola, a fish generally considered to be the most massive bony fish in the world?","category":"animals","answer":"Ocean Sunfish","choices":["Filefish","Ocean Sunfish","Pufferfish","Triggerfish"]},{"question":"When threatened, this fish, also known as balloonfish, increases in size by swallowing water or air.","category":"animals","answer":"Porcupinefish","choices":["Bowfin","Porcupinefish","Bichir","Oar fish"]},{"question":"The zebrafish (Girella zebra), which can be recognised by its pale body and yellow fins, is endemic to which region?","category":"animals","answer":"Australian waters","choices":["Amazon River Basin","Australian waters","The Caribbean","Japan waters"]},{"question":"The Flashlight fish, has a light-producing organ, which contains luminescent bacteria. Where is this organ located?","category":"animals","answer":"Below the eye of the fish","choices":["On the dorsal fin of the fish","Below the eye of the fish","Above the eye of the fish","Between the eyes of the fish"]},{"question":"The catfishes Physailia pellucida and Kryptopterus bicirrhis, found in the mid-waters of Southeast Asia, use what kind of camouflage?","category":"animals","answer":"Transparency","choices":["Transparency","Change their colour","Mimic algae","Mimic poisonous fish"]},{"question":"Giant Pandas eat oranges and bananas.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Is the Giant Panda an endangered species?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["Yes","No"]},{"question":"The Giant Panda and which of the following serve as an Asian countrys national emblem?","category":"animals","answer":"The dragon","choices":["The dragon","The Golden Lion Tamarin","The Chinese alligator","The South China Tiger"]},{"question":"Do Giant Pandas hibernate?","category":"animals","answer":"No","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"What is the gestation period of the Giant Panda?","category":"animals","answer":"95-160 days","choices":["40-50 days","60-90 days","90-120 days","95-160 days"]},{"question":"This animal is the second most expensive for zoos to maintain after the Giant Panda.","category":"animals","answer":"Elephant","choices":["Lion","Elephant","Giraffe","Bear"]},{"question":"The giant pandas diet is 99% this.","category":"animals","answer":"bamboo","choices":["bananas","fish","honey","bamboo"]},{"question":"Pandas live in the mountains in the Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces in this country.","category":"animals","answer":"China","choices":["Mongolia","Thailand","China","Korea"]},{"question":"At birth, pandas weigh about 4 ounces and are the size of a stick of butter. Which of these is NOT true about a newborn panda?","category":"animals","answer":"They are grey in color.","choices":["They are grey in color.","They nurse up to 14 times a day.","They are hairless.","They are blind."]},{"question":"Pandas do not hibernate.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Pandas live and travel together.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Pandas spend 10-16 hours a day eating, the rest of the time they are usually resting. When are pandas most active?","category":"animals","answer":"at dusk and at dawn","choices":["at dusk and at dawn","between 10am and 2pm","between 2p and 10pm","only at night"]},{"question":"When a panda is born, it is impossible to tell if it is male or female. How old is the panda before its gender is known?","category":"animals","answer":"4 years","choices":["3 months","1 year","4 years","6 months"]},{"question":"Which of these is TRUE about pandas?","category":"animals","answer":"They are carnivores.","choices":["They belong to the raccoon family.","They are poor climbers.","They were unknown to the Western world until the 1600s.","They are carnivores."]},{"question":"How long does a panda usually live in captivity?","category":"animals","answer":"20 - 30 years","choices":["10 - 15 years","80 - 90 years","20 - 30 years","55 - 65 years"]},{"question":"The panda is the symbol of this conservation organization, formed in 1961.","category":"animals","answer":"The World Wildlife Fund","choices":["Leave It Wild","The Conservation Society","The African Conservation Foundation","The World Wildlife Fund"]},{"question":"The panda has an enlarged wristbone that works as an opposable thumb.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Pandas are known to roar.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"In the 1930s movie King Kong, the giant ape battles a pterodactyl.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"How many stomachs does a starfish have?","category":"animals","answer":"2","choices":["1","0","2","5"]},{"question":"A starfish cannot regenerate a lost arm.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"All starfish have 5 arms.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"In which country is the Gohongaze Starfish considered an edible delicacy?","category":"animals","answer":"Japan","choices":["China","Italy","New Zealand","Japan"]},{"question":"Starfish are capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction.","category":"animals","answer":"True","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Starfish are fast moving creatures.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"A starfish is a type of fish.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"There are two classes of starfish. Name them.","category":"animals","answer":"Sea Star and Brittle Stars","choices":["Salt Stars and Fresh Stars","Soft Stars and Hard Stars","Sea Star and Brittle Stars","Common Stars and Rare Stars"]},{"question":"Which of these is not a relative of the starfish?","category":"animals","answer":"Sea Horse","choices":["Sea Urchin","Sea Cucumber","Sand Dollar","Sea Horse"]},{"question":"What is located on the end of every arm of a starfish?","category":"animals","answer":"Eye","choices":["Ear","Whisker","Eye","Mouth"]},{"question":"Scorpions are active at night in order to avoid which of their predators?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Mice","Lizards","All of these","Centipedes"]},{"question":"Raccoons are usually nocturnal animals, and they are famous for dousing their food before eating it. This is actually an activity that imitates foraging for food at shores. What is the term for such an activity?","category":"animals","answer":"Vacuum activity","choices":["Vacuum activity","Vain activity","All of these","False activity"]},{"question":"What sense helps kiwis find food in the dark?","category":"animals","answer":"Sense of smell","choices":["All of these","Sense of smell","Eyesight","Hearing"]},{"question":"Kakapo is a nocturnal parrot indigenous to New Zealand. Due to its resemblance to this nocturnal animal, it is also called by its name.","category":"animals","answer":"Owl","choices":["Raccoon","Cat","Rat","Owl"]},{"question":"Mink are mainly active at night and they do not hibernate. Which of these animals is a predator of the American Mink?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Wolf","Owl","Coyote"]},{"question":"What animal is the largest nocturnal prosimian on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Aye-aye","choices":["Gorilla","Mantled Guereza","Aye-aye","Olive Baboon"]},{"question":"Catfish are bony fish that are active in the nighttime. How did they get their interesting name?","category":"animals","answer":"They have barbels that remind of cat whiskers.","choices":["They have barbels that remind of cat whiskers.","They like to rub against objects like cats do.","They have cat eyes.","All of these"]},{"question":"Fireflies are known for their ability to produce light of this color.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Yellow","All of these","Pale red","Green"]},{"question":"The Ocelot is a nocturnal cat that is also called by this name in certain regions.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","McKenneys Wildcat","Jaguarete","Painted Leopard"]},{"question":"Tapeti is a nocturnal cottontail rabbit that is indigenous to these areas.","category":"animals","answer":"Central and South America","choices":["Central and South America","Australia and Tasmania","South Asia","South Africa and Madagascar"]},{"question":"What is the average speed dolphins can reach?","category":"animals","answer":"16.5 km/hr","choices":["25.5 km/hr","14.5 km/hr","16.5 km/hr","38.5 km/hr"]},{"question":"How deep can a bottlenose dolphin dive?","category":"animals","answer":"300 meters","choices":["300 meters","800 meters","1250 meters","700 meters"]},{"question":"How many different species of dolphins are there in the world?","category":"animals","answer":"32","choices":["15","48","32","12"]},{"question":"Is dolphins sense of hearing superior to that of humans?","category":"animals","answer":"Yes","choices":["No","Yes"]},{"question":"How do dolphins generally sleep if they are in the wild?","category":"animals","answer":"with only one brain hemisphere in slow-wave sleep","choices":["None of these","like land mammals","They dont sleep at all.","with only one brain hemisphere in slow-wave sleep"]},{"question":"Which is the smallest species of dolphin?","category":"animals","answer":"Maui Dolphin/Hectors Dolphin","choices":["Maui Dolphin/Hectors Dolphin","The Spinner Dolphin","The Pacific White-Sided Dolphin","The Bottlenose Dolphin"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about squirrels?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Some squirrel species are omnivorous.","Most squirrels are active in the daytime.","They cannot digest cellulose.","All of these"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the tongue of the giraffe?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["The animal uses it as a tool to remove insects from its face.","All of these","It is about 18 inches (45 centimeters) long.","It is tough."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about elephants?","category":"animals","answer":"They are able to digest 40% of their food.","choices":["All of these","Their diet consists of 80% tree leaves.","They are able to digest 40% of their food.","They spend 8-10 hours a day eating."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about grasshoppers?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["They have salivary glands.","Their digestive tract secretes digestive enzymes.","They have two antennae on their heads.","All of these"]},{"question":"Which of these foods does the Canada goose include in its diet?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Green vegetation","All of these","Grains","Seaweeds"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the digestive system of the Hoatzin, a herbivorous tropical bird?","category":"animals","answer":"It breaks down its food through bacterial fermentation.","choices":["All of these","It has teeth that it uses for mastication.","It has four stomachs.","It breaks down its food through bacterial fermentation."]},{"question":"What is the meaning of the term graminivore?","category":"animals","answer":"an animal that feeds on grass","choices":["an animal that feeds on fruit","an animal that feeds on seaweed","an animal that feeds on grass","an animal that feeds on tree leaves"]},{"question":"What kind of herbivorous animals are the granivores?","category":"animals","answer":"Animals that feed on seeds","choices":["Animals that feed on buds","All of these","Animals that feed on seeds","Animals that feed on fruit"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the diet of Green iguanas?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Young iguanas are known to eat the feces of mature iguanas.","Wild iguanas sometimes eat bird eggs.","They are primarily herbivorous."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the diet of the Sumatran rhinoceros?","category":"animals","answer":"It feeds mainly in the morning and before dusk.","choices":["It feeds mainly in the morning and before dusk.","It consumes about 220 lb (100 kg) of food daily.","All of these","Its diet is rich in protein and poor in fiber."]},{"question":"Which continents does the natural habitat of the jaguar span upon?","category":"animals","answer":"North and South America","choices":["Europe and Africa","South America and Africa","Africa and Asia","North and South America"]},{"question":"The jaguars extremely powerful bite, which can pierce through a turtles shell, makes it the mammal with the strongest jaw in the animal kingdom.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"Which of the following statements is not true about the reproduction of jaguars?","category":"animals","answer":"Both males and females provide parenting of the cubs.","choices":["Jaguars gestation period is 93 - 105 days.","Female jaguars reach maturity earlier than males.","Both males and females provide parenting of the cubs.","Jaguars mate throughout the whole year."]},{"question":"How can jaguars be described in terms of social activity?","category":"animals","answer":"Solitary","choices":["Solitary","Sociable","Group animals","None of these"]},{"question":"In jaguars society only male animals hunt while females look after the cubs.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"All but one of the following activities are generally untypical for jaguars. Choose the one most natural to them.","category":"animals","answer":"Stalking and ambushing their prey","choices":["Starting to eat their prey from the fleshy abdominal area","Stalking and ambushing their prey","Chasing their prey","Attacking humans"]},{"question":"In nature adult jaguars are apex predators in the food chain. What does this mean?","category":"animals","answer":"They are not preyed on by other predators.","choices":["They are not preyed on by other predators.","They feed only on other predators.","They do not hunt on other predators.","Besides hunting they also feed on plants."]},{"question":"The jaguar is the national animal of which of the following countries?","category":"animals","answer":"Brasil","choices":["Brasil","Nicaragua","Peru","Costa Rica"]},{"question":"Jaguars closely resemble which other big cats in physical appearance?","category":"animals","answer":"Leopard","choices":["Tiger","Cheetah","Puma","Leopard"]},{"question":"Jaguars appearance seems to vary across regions and habitats. How do forest jaguars differ from the jaguars in open areas?","category":"animals","answer":"Forest jaguars are generally darker and smaller","choices":["Forest jaguars are generally darker and larger","Forest jaguars are generally and more spotted","Forest jaguars are generally darker and smaller","Forest jaguars are generally larger and lighter in fur color"]},{"question":"What continent does the large Griffon Vulture inhabit?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Asia","All of these","Europe","Africa"]},{"question":"What common name is used to refer to the scavenging animals, representatives of the order Opiliones?","category":"animals","answer":"Harvestmen","choices":["Waterbugs","Sweepers","Bumblebees","Harvestmen"]},{"question":"What is the literal meaning of the word raccoon, which originates from the Algonquin word ahrah-koon-em and denotes a scavenging mammal?","category":"animals","answer":"One who rubs, scrubs and scratches with its hands","choices":["One who grasps with their hand just like a human","One who rubs, scrubs and scratches with its hands","One who eats whatever is in front of them","One who washes their hands and their food before eating"]},{"question":"What term is mainly used in literature to refer to a group of crows?","category":"animals","answer":"A murder","choices":["A mug","A plunder","A gaggle","A murder"]},{"question":"What term refers to the animal that is the result of crossbreeding between a male coyote and a female dog?","category":"animals","answer":"Coydog","choices":["All of these","Coypup","Coydog","Dogote"]},{"question":"What do the beetles from the genus Nicrophorus do after finding a carcass?","category":"animals","answer":"They bury it.","choices":["They remain right next to it and protect it violently.","They bury it.","They wait for it to decompose.","They tear it into small pieces."]},{"question":"What hyena species is the largest surviving on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Spotted Hyena","choices":["Aardwolf","Spotted Hyena","Striped Hyena","Brown Hyena"]},{"question":"What kind of animals are the Yellow jackets, the scavenging and predatory animals belonging to the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula?","category":"animals","answer":"Wasps","choices":["Flies","Wasps","All of these","Bees"]},{"question":"Lions may be skilled predators, but they would also eat carrion. What animal is the lions preferred food?","category":"animals","answer":"Wildebeest","choices":["Rhinoceros","Hippopotamus","Elephant","Wildebeest"]},{"question":"Which of these names is commonly used for the carrion flies, belonging to the family Calliphoridae?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Greenbottle","Blow-flies","Cluster flies"]},{"question":"The diet of most parrots consists of this type of food.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Buds","Fruit","All of these","Seeds"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the parrots breeding habits?","category":"animals","answer":"Parrots are monogamous.","choices":["None of these","Parrots are polygamous.","Parrots are polyandrous.","Parrots are monogamous."]},{"question":"What is the color of the eggs of all parrot species?","category":"animals","answer":"White","choices":["White","Green","Multicolored","Blue"]},{"question":"Parrots are considered the most intelligent birds on the planet along with these birds.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Ravens","All of these","Jays","Crows"]},{"question":"These parrots are believed to be the best at imitating sounds and human speech.","category":"animals","answer":"African Grey Parrot","choices":["Lory","Amazon Parrot","Cockatoo","African Grey Parrot"]},{"question":"Larger parrot species have longer life spans than smaller ones. What is the average life span of a large parrot?","category":"animals","answer":"Up to 80 years","choices":["Up to 80 years","20-25 years","Up to 50 years","14-15 years"]},{"question":"What is the predominant color in Amazon Parrots plumage?","category":"animals","answer":"Green","choices":["Yellow","White","Green","Blue"]},{"question":"The heaviest parrot species on the planet is the Kakapo. What is the average weight that a normal mature Kakapo can reach?","category":"animals","answer":"2 to 4 kg","choices":["1.5 to 2 kg","2 to 4 kg","2.5 to 3 kg","2 to 2.5 kg"]},{"question":"Which of these makes Cockatoos different from other parrot species?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["They have a gall bladder.","All of these","They are not so colorful as other parrots.","They have a headcrest."]},{"question":"Lories and lorikeets have special tongues with brush-like tips for feeding on very small insects.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["False","True"]},{"question":"This cat breed has a wild markings and is a crossbreed between an Asian Leopard Cat and a domestic cat.","category":"animals","answer":"Bengal","choices":["Bengal","Ocicat","Savannah","California Spangled Cat"]},{"question":"This old breed of cat has long fur. It originated in the Middle East, and some of its representatives have a flat face.","category":"animals","answer":"Persian","choices":["Siamese","Chinchilla","Himalayan","Persian"]},{"question":"This hairless cat has a dog-like face and folded ears.","category":"animals","answer":"Ukrainian Levkoy","choices":["Sphynx","Donskoy","Peterbald","Ukrainian Levkoy"]},{"question":"This large cat was is the result of crossbreeding between a domestic cat and a Jungle Cat.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["All of these","Jungle Curl","Chausie","Mountain Cougar"]},{"question":"This cat breed originated in Russia and has a short fluffy tail.","category":"animals","answer":"Kurilian Bobtail","choices":["Kurilian Bobtail","Siberian","Russian Blue","Manx"]},{"question":"This cat breed is believed to have developed naturally in China. It has short golden brown fur with the so-called broken striped pattern and a large strong body.","category":"animals","answer":"Dragon Li","choices":["Dragon Li","Oriental Bicolour","Korat","Cymric"]},{"question":"What cat breed, also called the Greyhound of the cats, has no hair except for down?","category":"animals","answer":"Cornish Rex","choices":["Don Sphynx","Oriental Bicolour","Cornish Rex","Sokoke"]},{"question":"What cat breed has very thick short fur, large round eyes, round head and chubby cheeks?","category":"animals","answer":"British Shorthair","choices":["Colorpoint Shorthair","British Shorthair","Selkirk Rex","European Shorthair"]},{"question":"This breed of cat has a round head, large round eyes and very small ears bended forward and downward.","category":"animals","answer":"Scottish Fold","choices":["American Curl","Scottish Fold","Toyger","Ussuri"]},{"question":"This old large cat breed occurred naturally in Europe. It has waterproof thick fluffy fur and can survive very cold weather.","category":"animals","answer":"Norwegian Forest Cat","choices":["Norwegian Forest Cat","Persian","Squitten","Ragamuffin"]},{"question":"What is the name of the communities formed by rabbits living together?","category":"animals","answer":"Warrens","choices":["Herds","Schools","Flocks","Warrens"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the difference between rabbits and hares?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Hares live above the ground.","All of these","Unlike rabbits, hares are born with hair and are able to see.","Hares have longer ears than rabbits."]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the digestive tract of rabbits?","category":"animals","answer":"They are hindgut digesters.","choices":["Their cecum, together with the large intestine, comprises about 25-30% of rabbits digestive tract.","They are hindgut digesters.","All of these","Their cecum is about 5 times bigger than their stomach."]},{"question":"What is the common name of cecotropes, products of the cecum which rabbits reingest to get nutrients?","category":"animals","answer":"Night feces","choices":["Rabbit pellets","False feces","All of these","Night feces"]},{"question":"Rabbits vomit often to get rid of whatever their stomach is unable to digest.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Which of these types of food do rabbits prefer to include  in their daily diet?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Grass","Leafy weeds","Forbs (such as sunflowers)","All of these"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is true about the behavior of rabbits?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["They are very easily startled.","They run and hide immediately when they feel threatened.","They are always alert.","All of these"]},{"question":"What is the name used for young rabbits?","category":"animals","answer":"Kittens","choices":["Kittens","Fluffles","Puppies","Conies"]},{"question":"What are rabbits associated with in Aztec mythology?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Drunkenness","Parties","All of these","Fertility"]},{"question":"What is the place of rabbits in Japanese tradition and mythology?","category":"animals","answer":"They are believed to inhabit the Moon.","choices":["They are despised as being too timid.","They are believed to inhabit the Moon.","They are considered omnipotent.","Rabbits are not a part of Japanese mythology."]},{"question":"Scorpions are not found naturally in this geographical area.","category":"animals","answer":"New Zealand","choices":["Australia","Europe","New Zealand","All of these"]},{"question":"What name is used to refer to the scorpion species also known as Omdurman scorpion, and Israeli desert scorpion?","category":"animals","answer":"Deathstalker","choices":["Bonebreaker","Windchaser","Deathstalker","Nightkiller"]},{"question":"Scorpions are known to glow when exposed to this type of light.","category":"animals","answer":"Blacklight","choices":["All of these","Infrared light","Laser light","Blacklight"]},{"question":"What distinctive anatomical characteristic do the scorpions from the Hemiscorpiidae family possess, which makes them easily recognizable?","category":"animals","answer":"Their body is flat and broad.","choices":["They have only four legs.","Their sting is intense red","Their body is flat and broad.","All of these"]},{"question":"There is a separate species of scorpions which have two tails, with a venomous sting on each tail.","category":"animals","answer":"False","choices":["True","False"]},{"question":"Where does the female scorpion raise its young?","category":"animals","answer":"On her back","choices":["On her back","In the roots of plants","Under her abdomen","In burrows in the ground"]},{"question":"Which of these statements is wrong about the reproduction of scorpions?","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Most scorpions reproduce through parthenogenesis.","All of these","Most scorpion species are hermaphrodites.","Most scorpions reproduce asexually."]},{"question":"What does the diet of scorpions usually consist of?","category":"animals","answer":"Insects","choices":["Insects","All of these","Worms and maggots","Plant matter"]},{"question":"What type of behavior is characteristic of scorpion species?","category":"animals","answer":"Photophobic behavior","choices":["Photophobic behavior","Hydrophobic behavior","All of these","Phonophobic behavior"]},{"question":"Scorpion venom is regarded as a potential source of chemicals that can be used in the treatment of this disease.","category":"animals","answer":"All of these","choices":["Autoimmune disorders","Cancer","Multiple sclerosis","All of these"]},{"question":"What common name is used to refer to the insects from the subfamily Triatominae, mainly found in the Americas?","category":"animals","answer":"Kissing bugs","choices":["Kissing bugs","Lollipop bugs","Microphone bugs","Pretty bugs"]},{"question":"What is the largest extant butterfly species on the planet?","category":"animals","answer":"Queen Alexandras Birdwing","choices":["Rajah Brookes Birdwing","Goliath Birdwing","Queen Alexandras Birdwing","Cairns Birdwing"]},{"question":"Why were the insects known as snakeflies given this interesting name?","category":"animals","answer":"Their body is elongated.","choices":["They hiss.","They have a venomous bite.","Their body is elongated.","They have snake skin color patterns on their back."]},{"question":"What distinctive anatomical feature does the beetle species Trogodendron fasciculatum possess?","category":"animals","answer":"Bright yellow antennae","choices":["Bright yellow antennae","A green W mark on the back","Very large red eyes","Its abdomen is blue"]},{"question":"What does the flamboyant flower beetle, also known as striped love beetle, feed on?","category":"animals","answer":"Nectar","choices":["Insects","Nectar","Blood","Carrion"]},{"question":"What belief about the European hornet, the largest European eusocial wasp, is widespread among the people who are afraid of it?","category":"animals","answer":"Three stings can kill an adult human, and seven can kill a horse.","choices":["If it stings you, youll never have children.","If it stings you on the arm or leg, that limb has to be amputated.","Three stings can kill an adult human, and seven can kill a horse.","Stinging results in deep sleep that you may never wake up from."]},{"question":"To what geographical area is the Ctenomorphodes chronus, a species of stick insect, endemic?","category":"animals","answer":"Australia","choices":["All of these","Madagascar","South America","Australia"]},{"question":"What kind of substance does the female redeye cicada prefer for laying eggs into?","category":"animals","answer":"Plant tissue","choices":["Dead animal matter","Animal and human hair","Plant tissue","Living animal organisms"]},{"question":"What part of their body do the insects from order Archaeognatha use to spring up into the air?","category":"animals","answer":"Tail","choices":["Antennae","Front legs","Hind legs","Tail"]},{"question":"What is the literal translation of the Greek word Embioptera, which denotes an order of insects, also known as webspinners?","category":"animals","answer":"Lively wings","choices":["Small wings","None of these","Yarn knitter","Lively wings"]}]