Question: What is the heaviest snake?
Answer: Anaconda
Interesting Fact: There is a lot of controversy over which snake holds the world's record for massive size. The dimensions that have earned the anaconda the title of king is its total body mass or weight. While the Asiatic Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) holds the world's record for length of a snake, with the longest ever measured at 33 feet, the girth of the anaconda is far bigger. Anacondas in the jungles of South America can grow as big around as a grown man!
Question: Who first patented chewing gum?
Answer: Amos Tyler
Interesting Fact: On July 27, 1869, Amos Tyler received the first patent in the United States for chewing gum. Although chewing gum had existed for thousands of years, Tyler, a resident of Toledo, Ohio, was the first person to patent it in the United States. Tyler's gum consisted of white rosin and olive oil, which he heated and mixed thoroughly. After the mixture cooled, it had a white color. Then, Tyler cut his product into sticks and packaged each strip individually. There is no evidence that Tyler ever sold his gum commercially, although he probably at least had a local market for it in Toledo.
Question: When did the Peanuts comic strip first include Snoopy?
Answer: Oct. 4, 1950
Interesting Fact: Originally a minor figure, Snoopy grew to become the strip's best-known character. His quirks were famous: sleeping on top of his doghouse, pretending he was a WWI airplane pilot or Foreign Legionnaire (in costume), showing the ropes to his bird friend, Woodstock, and even playing shortstop on Charlie Brown's sandlot baseball team.
Question: Who discovered aspirin?
Answer: Edmund Stone
Interesting Fact: The compound from which the active ingredient in aspirin was first derived, salicylic acid, was found in the bark of a willow tree in 1763 by Reverend Edmund Stone of Chipping-Norton, England. (The bark from the willow tree—Salix Alba—contains high levels of salicin, the glycoside of salicylic acid.) Earlier accounts indicate that Hippocrates of ancient Greece used willow leaves for the same purpose—to reduce fever and relieve the aches of a variety of illnesses.
Question: How did junk email come to be known as Spam?
Answer: Monty Python “spam” skit
Interesting Fact: Yes, Monty Python and not that mysterious meat product we usually associate with that word. In this popular skit by the British comedy troupe Monty Python, a group of Vikings dining in a restaurant sing "Spam, spam, spam" repeatedly, annoying the other patrons and making conversation difficult. Gee, wonder what that has in common with junk email?
Question: How long is a Giant Anteater's tongue?
Answer: 23 inches
Interesting Fact: The great anteater, or ant bear (Myrmecophaga), has an elongated, almost cylindrical head and snout, a long sticky tongue, a coarse-haired body about 4 feet long, and a long, broad tail. The large, sharp claws on the forefeet are weapons of defense and are used to open the hard earth mounds of termites and ants, which are then picked up on the saliva-coated tongue. The tongue extends to a length of nearly 2 feet.
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Interesting Facts From Trivial Topics
Question: How do honey bees communicate?
Answer: Dance
Interesting Fact: The ability of honeybees to communicate direction and distance from the hive to nectar sources through dance "language" has received widespread attention. In 1973, Karl von Frisch received a Nobel Prize for deciphering the language.
Question: What is the deepest lake in the world?
Answer: Lake Baikal
Interesting Fact: Lake Bakail is not only deepest lake in the world; it is also the oldest and most voluminous in the entire world! It lies in Southern Siberia in Russia between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and Buryatia to the southeast near the city of Irkutsk.
Question: Who invented blue jeans?
Answer: Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss
Interesting Fact: Levi Strauss invent blue jeans?
For Profit: Levi Strauss ran a successful dry goods business in San Francisco.
One of his customers was a tailor named Jacob Davis who hit upon the idea of putting metal rivets at the points of strain, such as on the pocket corners and at the base of the button fly, to prevent his workman customers from ripping out their pockets. The riveted pants were a hit with his customers and so he worried that someone might steal the idea. But he didn't have the $68 necessary to file a patent. Levi Strauss saw the potential for this new product and agreed to partner with Davis. On May 20, 1873, the two men received patent no.139,121 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. That day is now considered to be the official "birthday" of blue jeans.
Question: Where did Legos originate?
Answer: Denmark
Interesting Fact: Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, began producing miniature versions of his products as design aids. These miniatures then inspired him to begin producing toys. It was in 1934 that the company name Lego was coined. A staff contest, offering a bottle of homemade wine as a prize, resulted in "Lego", a self-made contraction from the Danish phrase leg godt, meaning "play well." Later the Lego Group discovered that "Lego" can be loosely interpreted as "I put together" or "I assemble" in Latin. It was not until the 1947 that the Lego company first investigated selling interlocking plastic bricks.
Question: What is the largest city in the world?
Answer: Shanghai, China
Interesting Fact: Shanghai, China, is the largest city in the world with its population of 13.3 million within the recognized city limits. The largest metropolitan area is Toyko, Japan, at 31.2 million.
Question: How many teeth do elephants have?
Answer: Four
Interesting Fact: Their tusks (or for Asian females, tushes) are the incisive. Behind are the molars, flat and "mill-like", one in each upper and lower jaw, making a total of four. Most mammals have a set of baby teeth that eventually fall out and are replaced by adult teeth, which they keep for their entire lives. Elephants are different, however. They go through six sets of large, brick-like teeth that grow in at the back of their mouths and slowly move to the front as they are worn down. The teeth then fall out and are replaced by fresh ones.
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Answer: Dance
Interesting Fact: The ability of honeybees to communicate direction and distance from the hive to nectar sources through dance "language" has received widespread attention. In 1973, Karl von Frisch received a Nobel Prize for deciphering the language.
Question: What is the deepest lake in the world?
Answer: Lake Baikal
Interesting Fact: Lake Bakail is not only deepest lake in the world; it is also the oldest and most voluminous in the entire world! It lies in Southern Siberia in Russia between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and Buryatia to the southeast near the city of Irkutsk.
Question: Who invented blue jeans?
Answer: Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss
Interesting Fact: Levi Strauss invent blue jeans?
For Profit: Levi Strauss ran a successful dry goods business in San Francisco.
One of his customers was a tailor named Jacob Davis who hit upon the idea of putting metal rivets at the points of strain, such as on the pocket corners and at the base of the button fly, to prevent his workman customers from ripping out their pockets. The riveted pants were a hit with his customers and so he worried that someone might steal the idea. But he didn't have the $68 necessary to file a patent. Levi Strauss saw the potential for this new product and agreed to partner with Davis. On May 20, 1873, the two men received patent no.139,121 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. That day is now considered to be the official "birthday" of blue jeans.
Question: Where did Legos originate?
Answer: Denmark
Interesting Fact: Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, began producing miniature versions of his products as design aids. These miniatures then inspired him to begin producing toys. It was in 1934 that the company name Lego was coined. A staff contest, offering a bottle of homemade wine as a prize, resulted in "Lego", a self-made contraction from the Danish phrase leg godt, meaning "play well." Later the Lego Group discovered that "Lego" can be loosely interpreted as "I put together" or "I assemble" in Latin. It was not until the 1947 that the Lego company first investigated selling interlocking plastic bricks.
Question: What is the largest city in the world?
Answer: Shanghai, China
Interesting Fact: Shanghai, China, is the largest city in the world with its population of 13.3 million within the recognized city limits. The largest metropolitan area is Toyko, Japan, at 31.2 million.
Question: How many teeth do elephants have?
Answer: Four
Interesting Fact: Their tusks (or for Asian females, tushes) are the incisive. Behind are the molars, flat and "mill-like", one in each upper and lower jaw, making a total of four. Most mammals have a set of baby teeth that eventually fall out and are replaced by adult teeth, which they keep for their entire lives. Elephants are different, however. They go through six sets of large, brick-like teeth that grow in at the back of their mouths and slowly move to the front as they are worn down. The teeth then fall out and are replaced by fresh ones.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Alaskan Adventure Trivia Questions And Answers
1. Which state is the largest in the union?
A. Alaska
B. Texas
C. California
D. Hawaii
A. Alaska
TOPICS: That’s with a land area of 570,374 square miles!
2. What is Alaska’s position relative to the United States?
A. It lies along the northern boundary of the 50 contiguous states
B. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada
C. It is an island like Hawaii
D. It lies in the exact center of mainland United States
B. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada
TOPICS: Gosh, I certainly hope no North Americans guessed it lies in the exact center of the U.S.!
3. In 1959, Alaska was admitted to the Union. What state was it?
A. 50th
B. 49th
C. 40th
D. 1st
B. 49th
TOPICS: It was admitted as the 49th state in 1959
4. Who did the United States buy Alaska from in 1867?
A. Spain
B. Britain
C. France
D. Russia
D. Russia
TOPICS: The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. At different times, the Russians, the Spanish, the British, and the French all tried to lay claim to part or all of Alaska.
5. What is the capital of Alaska?
A. Anchorage
B. Sitka
C. Juneau
D. Nome
C. Juneau
TOPICS: Juneau is the capital and Anchorage the largest city. There are plans to move the capital to Willow, near Anchorage.
6. When the Alaskan territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 it was known as Seward’s Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase). What changed that perception?
A. Gold
B. Fur
C. World War II
D. Free land
A. Gold
TOPICS: The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase) until gold was discovered in the late 1800's.
7. Who originally discovered Alaska?
A. Russians
B. Danes
C. Siberians
D. English
C. Siberians
TOPICS: Experts agree that America was discovered by Siberian hunters, ancestors of most of the present-day Native Americans, who were following Ice Age mammals into Alaska.
8. The name Alaska is believed to be derived from an Aleut word meaning…
A. Cold
B. Light
C. Dark
D. Mainland
D. Mainland
TOPICS: The name Alaska is probably derived from an Aleut word meaning “mainland.”
9. Of the major volcanoes active during the 20th century in North America, how many were located in Alaska?
A. 0
B. 7
C. 27
D. 100
B. 7
TOPICS: That’s right, there are volcanoes in Alaska! It seems the Alaska Range is full of them.
10. What is a bidarka?
A. A kayak
B. A sled
C. A dog
D. An alcoholic drink
A. A kayak
TOPICS: A one- or two-hole kayak used by the Aleut and various Alaskan Eskimo groups.
11. When was the first Idiatrod Trail Sled Race run?
A. 1888
B. 1901
C. 1956
D. 1973
D. 1973
TOPICS: The inaugural Idiatrod Trail Sled Race was won by Alaskan Dick Wilmarth, who covered the 1,158 mile course from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska in 20 days 49 min 41 sec.
12. The Malaspina Glacier, at the foot of Mount Saint Elias, in Alaska covers an area larger than what state?
A. Rhode Island
B. New York
C. Kentucky
D. Texas
A. Rhode Island
TOPICS: The Malaspina Glacier, at the foot of Mount Saint Elias, covers an area larger than Rhode Island.
13. After the United States acquired Alaska how was it governed?
A. The law of the wild
B. Frontier law
C. Military rule
D. Civil law
C. Military rule
TOPICS: General Jefferson C. Davis, the U.S. Army commander in Alaska, became the virtual ruler of the new acquisition. Congress extended the laws governing commerce and navigation to Alaska and prohibited the importation, manufacture, and sale of liquor. Nothing was done to establish a civil government, and for 17 years, until 1884, Alaska remained under military rule.
14. Alaska was organized as a territory on Aug. 24, 1912, but when did it enter the union?
A. Aug. 25, 1912
B. Jan. 1, 1913
C. Aug. 24, 1913
D. Jan. 3, 1959
D. Jan. 3, 1959
TOPICS: This might be a hard question unless you knew Alaska was one of the last states admitted to the union—49th in fact!
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A. Alaska
B. Texas
C. California
D. Hawaii
A. Alaska
TOPICS: That’s with a land area of 570,374 square miles!
2. What is Alaska’s position relative to the United States?
A. It lies along the northern boundary of the 50 contiguous states
B. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada
C. It is an island like Hawaii
D. It lies in the exact center of mainland United States
B. It is separated from the other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada
TOPICS: Gosh, I certainly hope no North Americans guessed it lies in the exact center of the U.S.!
3. In 1959, Alaska was admitted to the Union. What state was it?
A. 50th
B. 49th
C. 40th
D. 1st
B. 49th
TOPICS: It was admitted as the 49th state in 1959
4. Who did the United States buy Alaska from in 1867?
A. Spain
B. Britain
C. France
D. Russia
D. Russia
TOPICS: The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. At different times, the Russians, the Spanish, the British, and the French all tried to lay claim to part or all of Alaska.
5. What is the capital of Alaska?
A. Anchorage
B. Sitka
C. Juneau
D. Nome
C. Juneau
TOPICS: Juneau is the capital and Anchorage the largest city. There are plans to move the capital to Willow, near Anchorage.
6. When the Alaskan territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 it was known as Seward’s Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase). What changed that perception?
A. Gold
B. Fur
C. World War II
D. Free land
A. Gold
TOPICS: The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase) until gold was discovered in the late 1800's.
7. Who originally discovered Alaska?
A. Russians
B. Danes
C. Siberians
D. English
C. Siberians
TOPICS: Experts agree that America was discovered by Siberian hunters, ancestors of most of the present-day Native Americans, who were following Ice Age mammals into Alaska.
8. The name Alaska is believed to be derived from an Aleut word meaning…
A. Cold
B. Light
C. Dark
D. Mainland
D. Mainland
TOPICS: The name Alaska is probably derived from an Aleut word meaning “mainland.”
9. Of the major volcanoes active during the 20th century in North America, how many were located in Alaska?
A. 0
B. 7
C. 27
D. 100
B. 7
TOPICS: That’s right, there are volcanoes in Alaska! It seems the Alaska Range is full of them.
10. What is a bidarka?
A. A kayak
B. A sled
C. A dog
D. An alcoholic drink
A. A kayak
TOPICS: A one- or two-hole kayak used by the Aleut and various Alaskan Eskimo groups.
11. When was the first Idiatrod Trail Sled Race run?
A. 1888
B. 1901
C. 1956
D. 1973
D. 1973
TOPICS: The inaugural Idiatrod Trail Sled Race was won by Alaskan Dick Wilmarth, who covered the 1,158 mile course from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska in 20 days 49 min 41 sec.
12. The Malaspina Glacier, at the foot of Mount Saint Elias, in Alaska covers an area larger than what state?
A. Rhode Island
B. New York
C. Kentucky
D. Texas
A. Rhode Island
TOPICS: The Malaspina Glacier, at the foot of Mount Saint Elias, covers an area larger than Rhode Island.
13. After the United States acquired Alaska how was it governed?
A. The law of the wild
B. Frontier law
C. Military rule
D. Civil law
C. Military rule
TOPICS: General Jefferson C. Davis, the U.S. Army commander in Alaska, became the virtual ruler of the new acquisition. Congress extended the laws governing commerce and navigation to Alaska and prohibited the importation, manufacture, and sale of liquor. Nothing was done to establish a civil government, and for 17 years, until 1884, Alaska remained under military rule.
14. Alaska was organized as a territory on Aug. 24, 1912, but when did it enter the union?
A. Aug. 25, 1912
B. Jan. 1, 1913
C. Aug. 24, 1913
D. Jan. 3, 1959
D. Jan. 3, 1959
TOPICS: This might be a hard question unless you knew Alaska was one of the last states admitted to the union—49th in fact!
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Question: What bird is the longest lived?
Answer: Turkey buzzard
Trivia Teaser: Turkey buzzards have a long life span compared to most other birds; they can live up to 30 years in captivity.
Question: What mammal is the longest lived?
Answer: Human
Trivia Teaser: The mammal with the longest recorded life is man. Some human beings live more than 110 years. After humans, the Asiatic elephant lives the longest; one elephant lived to be 78 years old.
Question: What is the largest continent on earth?
Answer: Asia
Trivia Teaser: Currently, Asia is Earth's largest continent at approximately 17,300,000 square miles (44,806,812 sq km). Africa comes in second at about 11,700,000 square miles (30,300,000 sq km). However, Continental Drift Theory suggests that the continents have moved over the years through the process of plate tectonics. Many geologists believe that, during the Mesozoic era, all of the continents combined to form a supercontinent known as Pangaea which would have dwarfed the largest continent today. It is believed that Pangaea began to break up about 200 million years ago.
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Question: What bird is the longest lived?
Answer: Turkey buzzard
Trivia Teaser: Turkey buzzards have a long life span compared to most other birds; they can live up to 30 years in captivity.
Question: What mammal is the longest lived?
Answer: Human
Trivia Teaser: The mammal with the longest recorded life is man. Some human beings live more than 110 years. After humans, the Asiatic elephant lives the longest; one elephant lived to be 78 years old.
Question: What is the largest continent on earth?
Answer: Asia
Trivia Teaser: Currently, Asia is Earth's largest continent at approximately 17,300,000 square miles (44,806,812 sq km). Africa comes in second at about 11,700,000 square miles (30,300,000 sq km). However, Continental Drift Theory suggests that the continents have moved over the years through the process of plate tectonics. Many geologists believe that, during the Mesozoic era, all of the continents combined to form a supercontinent known as Pangaea which would have dwarfed the largest continent today. It is believed that Pangaea began to break up about 200 million years ago.
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Question: What is the deepest part of the ocean?
Answer: Marianas Trench
Trivia Teaser: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest point in Earth's oceans. The bottom there is 35,840 feet below sea level. If Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, were placed at this location it would be covered by over one mile of water. The Challenger Deep is named after the British survey ship Challenger II, which discovered this deepest location in 1951.
Question: What is the largest city in the world?
Answer: Tokyo
Trivia Teaser: Tokyo, Japan, is Japan's capital and the country's largest city as well as the world's largest city with 28,025,000 people living in the metropolitan region. Tokyo is also home to many of the tallest buildings on Earth.
Question: What is the world's most popular single religion?
Answer: Islam
Trivia Teaser: A widespread religion with many countries majority Muslim, particularly in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asian archipelago (except the Philippines and East Timor), Central Asia, North Africa and West Africa.
Question: What is the most intelligent dinosaur?
Answer: Troodon
Trivia Teaser: Troodon had one of the largest known brains of any dinosaur, relative to its body mass (comparable to modern birds). Hence it is believed to have been one of the most intelligent dinosaurs.
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Question: What is the deepest part of the ocean?
Answer: Marianas Trench
Trivia Teaser: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest point in Earth's oceans. The bottom there is 35,840 feet below sea level. If Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, were placed at this location it would be covered by over one mile of water. The Challenger Deep is named after the British survey ship Challenger II, which discovered this deepest location in 1951.
Question: What is the largest city in the world?
Answer: Tokyo
Trivia Teaser: Tokyo, Japan, is Japan's capital and the country's largest city as well as the world's largest city with 28,025,000 people living in the metropolitan region. Tokyo is also home to many of the tallest buildings on Earth.
Question: What is the world's most popular single religion?
Answer: Islam
Trivia Teaser: A widespread religion with many countries majority Muslim, particularly in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asian archipelago (except the Philippines and East Timor), Central Asia, North Africa and West Africa.
Question: What is the most intelligent dinosaur?
Answer: Troodon
Trivia Teaser: Troodon had one of the largest known brains of any dinosaur, relative to its body mass (comparable to modern birds). Hence it is believed to have been one of the most intelligent dinosaurs.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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Question: Which continent is the largest?
Answers: Asia
Trivia Teaser: Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition. It covers 8.6 percent of the Earth's total surface area, or 29.4 percent of its land area, and it contains more than 60 percent of the world's human population. Australia is the smallest and lowest-lying of the Earth's continents, having a total land area of some 8,560,000 square kilometres.
Question: Name one of the first crops ever cultivated? (there are 3)
Answers: Rice, Millet, or Sorghum
Trivia Teaser: Rice, millet, and sorghum are thought to be the first crops ever cultivated. Rice has been cultivated for over 5000 years. There are thousands of different varieties of rice (Oryza sativa). At the International Rice Research Institute Genetic Resources Center in the Philippines, there are 80,000 rice samples in cold storage. Rice is grown on every continent except Antarctica. The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one, based on similar characteristics and uses. Sorghum originated in the north-east quadrant of Africa and spread from there throughout Africa and into India. In 1994, sorghum ranked fifth among the most important cereal crops of the world after wheat, rice, maize, and barley in both total area planted and production.
Question: What is the longest river in the world?
Answers: Nile
Trivia Teaser: The longest river in the world is the Nile River at 4,157 miles long. The Nile is located in northeastern Africa, originating from tributaries of Lake Victoria, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Question: Which continent is the largest?
Answers: Asia
Trivia Teaser: Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition. It covers 8.6 percent of the Earth's total surface area, or 29.4 percent of its land area, and it contains more than 60 percent of the world's human population. Australia is the smallest and lowest-lying of the Earth's continents, having a total land area of some 8,560,000 square kilometres.
Question: Name one of the first crops ever cultivated? (there are 3)
Answers: Rice, Millet, or Sorghum
Trivia Teaser: Rice, millet, and sorghum are thought to be the first crops ever cultivated. Rice has been cultivated for over 5000 years. There are thousands of different varieties of rice (Oryza sativa). At the International Rice Research Institute Genetic Resources Center in the Philippines, there are 80,000 rice samples in cold storage. Rice is grown on every continent except Antarctica. The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one, based on similar characteristics and uses. Sorghum originated in the north-east quadrant of Africa and spread from there throughout Africa and into India. In 1994, sorghum ranked fifth among the most important cereal crops of the world after wheat, rice, maize, and barley in both total area planted and production.
Question: What is the longest river in the world?
Answers: Nile
Trivia Teaser: The longest river in the world is the Nile River at 4,157 miles long. The Nile is located in northeastern Africa, originating from tributaries of Lake Victoria, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Friday, November 09, 2007
African Safari Trivia Questions And Answers
1. Where are lions still found in the wild?
A. Africa south of the Sahara Desert
B. Northwest India
C. Both A and B
D. The zoo
C. Both A and B
TOPICS: Today, lions are found in the wild in only two places on earth. About 100,000 lions survive in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Another 300 lions, called Asian lions, live in a reserve called the Gîr National Park and Lion Sanctuary in northwest India.
2. Elephants are the largest land animals and among the longest-lived. How long does the average elephant live?
A. 100 years
B. 60 years
C. 40 years
D. 20 years
B. 60 years
TOPICS: Highly intelligent and strong, elephants are the largest land animals and are among the longest-lived, with life spans of 60 years or more. Healthy, full-grown elephants have no natural enemies other than humans.
3. Apes are highly intelligent primates. How many species of ape are there?
A. 2
B. 13
C. 202
D. 313
B. 13
TOPICS: An ape is any of 13 species including chimpanzees, gorillas, gibbons, and orangutans. Apes are sometimes confused with monkeys, but unlike their smaller primate counterparts, apes do not have tails and their arms are usually longer than their legs. Apes live in tropical woodlands and forests of Africa and Asia.
4. Hippopotamuses are often called river horses for what trait?
A. They are horses that only graze with a river in sight
B. They are horses who choose to spend most days in water
C. They can breathe underwater thanks to the gills behind their ears
D. Their noses have special flaps that close when they go underwater
D. Their noses have special flaps that close when they go underwater
TOPICS: Hippopotamuses actually resemble pigs more than horses. They have large heads with small eyes and small ears; their nostrils, surrounded by sparse, bristly hairs, are equipped with special flaps that close down when the animal goes underwater.
5. Great apes have well-developed brains and are among the most intelligent of all animals. What trait do they demonstrate that we thought only humans possess?
A. Creating Haiku poetry
B. Making alcoholic beverages
C. Space travel
D. Making tools
D. Making tools
TOPICS: In the wild, chimpanzees and orangutans are known to make simple tools, such as sharpened sticks used to extract insects from holes in tree trunks. Toolmaking involves a preconceived image of what the tool will look like, a visualization ability that is only possible with an advanced brain. Orangutans have even been observed untying knots, working out for themselves the steps necessary to achieve this complex task.
6. Which Zebra trait is NOT true?
A. Zebras can recognize other zebras by the pattern of stripes on their bodies
B. Mountain zebras take a dust bath almost every day
C. Grevy's zebra and the mountain zebra are endangered due to illegal hunting and habitat destruction
D. Larger than a horse
D. Larger than a horse
TOPICS: Zebra, striped mammal native to Africa, smaller in size than the related horse and greatly resembling the wild ass in habit and form, having a short, erect mane, large ears, and a tufted tail. The stripes, which distinguish this animal from other members of the horse family, serve as protective coloration in its natural habitat.
7. Despite their immense strength, lions do not have an easy life in the wild. They suffer from parasites and disease, they get injured or even killed while hunting or fighting with each other, and they may starve when food is scarce. How many cubs die before they are 1 year old?
A. One-quarter
B. Two-thirds
C. Half
D. Nearly all
B. Two-thirds
TOPICS: About two-thirds of all cubs die before they are 1 year old. Adult males are usually old and battered by age 10, if they survive that long, and they rarely live longer than 12 years. Females may live longer, up to 16 years, and some are still breeding at 15. In zoos, where they receive veterinary care and plenty of food—and are not allowed to fight—lions can live as long as 25 years.
8. Fossils of elephant ancestors indicate they once lived on what continents?
A. Only Africa and Asia
B. Australia and Antarctica
C. All except Australia and Antarctica
D. Europe and the Americas
C. All except Australia and Antarctica
TOPICS: Fossils of elephant ancestors indicate they once lived on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, but elephant habitat today is restricted to Africa and parts of Southeast Asia. Elephants occupy an array of environments in Africa and Southeast Asia—grasslands, marshes, forests, deserts, and mountains. They are herbivores, or plant eaters, and need great quantities of food to sustain their massive size. They also need a lot of drinking water and so are restricted to areas with ample vegetation and adequate water.
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A. Africa south of the Sahara Desert
B. Northwest India
C. Both A and B
D. The zoo
C. Both A and B
TOPICS: Today, lions are found in the wild in only two places on earth. About 100,000 lions survive in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Another 300 lions, called Asian lions, live in a reserve called the Gîr National Park and Lion Sanctuary in northwest India.
2. Elephants are the largest land animals and among the longest-lived. How long does the average elephant live?
A. 100 years
B. 60 years
C. 40 years
D. 20 years
B. 60 years
TOPICS: Highly intelligent and strong, elephants are the largest land animals and are among the longest-lived, with life spans of 60 years or more. Healthy, full-grown elephants have no natural enemies other than humans.
3. Apes are highly intelligent primates. How many species of ape are there?
A. 2
B. 13
C. 202
D. 313
B. 13
TOPICS: An ape is any of 13 species including chimpanzees, gorillas, gibbons, and orangutans. Apes are sometimes confused with monkeys, but unlike their smaller primate counterparts, apes do not have tails and their arms are usually longer than their legs. Apes live in tropical woodlands and forests of Africa and Asia.
4. Hippopotamuses are often called river horses for what trait?
A. They are horses that only graze with a river in sight
B. They are horses who choose to spend most days in water
C. They can breathe underwater thanks to the gills behind their ears
D. Their noses have special flaps that close when they go underwater
D. Their noses have special flaps that close when they go underwater
TOPICS: Hippopotamuses actually resemble pigs more than horses. They have large heads with small eyes and small ears; their nostrils, surrounded by sparse, bristly hairs, are equipped with special flaps that close down when the animal goes underwater.
5. Great apes have well-developed brains and are among the most intelligent of all animals. What trait do they demonstrate that we thought only humans possess?
A. Creating Haiku poetry
B. Making alcoholic beverages
C. Space travel
D. Making tools
D. Making tools
TOPICS: In the wild, chimpanzees and orangutans are known to make simple tools, such as sharpened sticks used to extract insects from holes in tree trunks. Toolmaking involves a preconceived image of what the tool will look like, a visualization ability that is only possible with an advanced brain. Orangutans have even been observed untying knots, working out for themselves the steps necessary to achieve this complex task.
6. Which Zebra trait is NOT true?
A. Zebras can recognize other zebras by the pattern of stripes on their bodies
B. Mountain zebras take a dust bath almost every day
C. Grevy's zebra and the mountain zebra are endangered due to illegal hunting and habitat destruction
D. Larger than a horse
D. Larger than a horse
TOPICS: Zebra, striped mammal native to Africa, smaller in size than the related horse and greatly resembling the wild ass in habit and form, having a short, erect mane, large ears, and a tufted tail. The stripes, which distinguish this animal from other members of the horse family, serve as protective coloration in its natural habitat.
7. Despite their immense strength, lions do not have an easy life in the wild. They suffer from parasites and disease, they get injured or even killed while hunting or fighting with each other, and they may starve when food is scarce. How many cubs die before they are 1 year old?
A. One-quarter
B. Two-thirds
C. Half
D. Nearly all
B. Two-thirds
TOPICS: About two-thirds of all cubs die before they are 1 year old. Adult males are usually old and battered by age 10, if they survive that long, and they rarely live longer than 12 years. Females may live longer, up to 16 years, and some are still breeding at 15. In zoos, where they receive veterinary care and plenty of food—and are not allowed to fight—lions can live as long as 25 years.
8. Fossils of elephant ancestors indicate they once lived on what continents?
A. Only Africa and Asia
B. Australia and Antarctica
C. All except Australia and Antarctica
D. Europe and the Americas
C. All except Australia and Antarctica
TOPICS: Fossils of elephant ancestors indicate they once lived on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, but elephant habitat today is restricted to Africa and parts of Southeast Asia. Elephants occupy an array of environments in Africa and Southeast Asia—grasslands, marshes, forests, deserts, and mountains. They are herbivores, or plant eaters, and need great quantities of food to sustain their massive size. They also need a lot of drinking water and so are restricted to areas with ample vegetation and adequate water.
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African Safari Fun Trivia Quiz
1. Renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey is known for uncovering many fossils of early humans. He left school at the age of 16 to start a business doing what?
A. Leading safaris
B. Hunting fossils
C. Printing newspaper
D. Making movies
A. Leading safaris
TOPICS: He left school at the age of 16 to start a business leading safaris to photograph wild African animals. He led his first fossil-hunting expedition in 1967 at the age of 19.
2. The hippopotamus is semiaquatic. Which is NOT a trait of the hippo?
A. Before they can walk hippopotamuses can swim
B. Capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes
C. Often swims nearly 20 miles in search food
D. Sleeps underwater
D. Sleeps underwater
TOPICS: The hippopotamus is semiaquatic, spending most of the day with only its eyes, ears, and nostrils above the surface of a river, and it is capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes, though it usually does so only for 3-5 minutes at a time. During the day it feeds on aquatic vegetation and often swims more than 19 miles in search of food, emerging at night to feed on land plants.
3. The tallest of all animals, the giraffe has an extremely long and muscular neck. Most mammals have seven neck vertebrae. How many does the giraffe have?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 17
D. 27
B. 7
TOPICS: The giraffe, like most mammals, has only seven neck vertebrae, which are greatly elongated to support its extremely long and muscular neck. Due to the great distance between the animal’s heart and head, its vascular system is equipped with valves so that sufficient blood reaches the brain.
4. Even small herds of a few elephants can quickly deplete the food and water resources of an area, forcing them to keep on the move. A herd of elephants migrates seasonally in an extended loop, looking for fresh resources. How far do they migrate?
A. Over 3100 miles
B. Average about 300 miles
C. Never more than 30 miles
D. 3 miles
A. Over 3100 miles
TOPICS: Within its home range, which can extend over 600 square miles, an elephant can travel 3100 to 6200 miles in one year, the longest mammal migration on record.
5. What peculiar trait is the basenji commonly known for?
A. It is an albino antelope
B. It is a barkless dog
C. It is a hairless dog
D. It is a tuskless elephant
B. It is a barkless dog
TOPICS: Basenji, breed of the domestic dog belonging to the hound group, also called the African barkless dog. Long known, the breed is clearly shown in ancient Egyptian works of art. Although it is barkless, it is not completely mute. Characteristics of the breed are upright ears; wrinkled forehead; moderately long legs; short, fine, lustrous hair; a tightly curled tail; and small size.
6. Female lions belong to prides. What do male lions join?
A. Nothing, they are always alone as adults
B. Male Prides
C. Coalitions
D. Fraternities
C. Coalitions
TOPICS: Unlike females, male cubs are driven from the pride when they are between two and four years old. If they are lucky, they leave with brothers and cousins; if not, they team up with unrelated males. These groups of two to six males are called coalitions. The goal of a coalition is to join a pride of females to mate and have young. This usually involves chasing off the coalition currently in residence with a pride, although resident males do not leave willingly. Bloody combat may take place, with the larger of the competing coalitions generally winning the pride.
7. Gorillas are the largest primates. Can you pick out the true gorilla fact?
A. Fights between gorillas are frequent
B. Gorillas build a new sleeping nest about once a month
C. Gorilla young develop physical skills almost as fast as human babies
D. Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings
D. Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings
TOPICS: Fights between gorillas are rare and are usually resolved through threatening gestures; Gorillas build a new sleeping nest every night; Gorilla young develop physical skills twice as fast as human babies; and Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings.
8. The giraffe rarely does this…
A. Drink
B. Run
C. Sleep
D. Mate
A. Drink
TOPICS: A giraffe ranges widely and sometimes is found hundreds of kilometers from water. A giraffe can go for more than a month without drinking, and the few times it does drink, the animal must spread the long forelegs widely to reach the water.
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A. Leading safaris
B. Hunting fossils
C. Printing newspaper
D. Making movies
A. Leading safaris
TOPICS: He left school at the age of 16 to start a business leading safaris to photograph wild African animals. He led his first fossil-hunting expedition in 1967 at the age of 19.
2. The hippopotamus is semiaquatic. Which is NOT a trait of the hippo?
A. Before they can walk hippopotamuses can swim
B. Capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes
C. Often swims nearly 20 miles in search food
D. Sleeps underwater
D. Sleeps underwater
TOPICS: The hippopotamus is semiaquatic, spending most of the day with only its eyes, ears, and nostrils above the surface of a river, and it is capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes, though it usually does so only for 3-5 minutes at a time. During the day it feeds on aquatic vegetation and often swims more than 19 miles in search of food, emerging at night to feed on land plants.
3. The tallest of all animals, the giraffe has an extremely long and muscular neck. Most mammals have seven neck vertebrae. How many does the giraffe have?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 17
D. 27
B. 7
TOPICS: The giraffe, like most mammals, has only seven neck vertebrae, which are greatly elongated to support its extremely long and muscular neck. Due to the great distance between the animal’s heart and head, its vascular system is equipped with valves so that sufficient blood reaches the brain.
4. Even small herds of a few elephants can quickly deplete the food and water resources of an area, forcing them to keep on the move. A herd of elephants migrates seasonally in an extended loop, looking for fresh resources. How far do they migrate?
A. Over 3100 miles
B. Average about 300 miles
C. Never more than 30 miles
D. 3 miles
A. Over 3100 miles
TOPICS: Within its home range, which can extend over 600 square miles, an elephant can travel 3100 to 6200 miles in one year, the longest mammal migration on record.
5. What peculiar trait is the basenji commonly known for?
A. It is an albino antelope
B. It is a barkless dog
C. It is a hairless dog
D. It is a tuskless elephant
B. It is a barkless dog
TOPICS: Basenji, breed of the domestic dog belonging to the hound group, also called the African barkless dog. Long known, the breed is clearly shown in ancient Egyptian works of art. Although it is barkless, it is not completely mute. Characteristics of the breed are upright ears; wrinkled forehead; moderately long legs; short, fine, lustrous hair; a tightly curled tail; and small size.
6. Female lions belong to prides. What do male lions join?
A. Nothing, they are always alone as adults
B. Male Prides
C. Coalitions
D. Fraternities
C. Coalitions
TOPICS: Unlike females, male cubs are driven from the pride when they are between two and four years old. If they are lucky, they leave with brothers and cousins; if not, they team up with unrelated males. These groups of two to six males are called coalitions. The goal of a coalition is to join a pride of females to mate and have young. This usually involves chasing off the coalition currently in residence with a pride, although resident males do not leave willingly. Bloody combat may take place, with the larger of the competing coalitions generally winning the pride.
7. Gorillas are the largest primates. Can you pick out the true gorilla fact?
A. Fights between gorillas are frequent
B. Gorillas build a new sleeping nest about once a month
C. Gorilla young develop physical skills almost as fast as human babies
D. Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings
D. Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings
TOPICS: Fights between gorillas are rare and are usually resolved through threatening gestures; Gorillas build a new sleeping nest every night; Gorilla young develop physical skills twice as fast as human babies; and Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings.
8. The giraffe rarely does this…
A. Drink
B. Run
C. Sleep
D. Mate
A. Drink
TOPICS: A giraffe ranges widely and sometimes is found hundreds of kilometers from water. A giraffe can go for more than a month without drinking, and the few times it does drink, the animal must spread the long forelegs widely to reach the water.
Deanna Mascle shares more fun trivia quizzes at http://quizqueen.net
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