Animals Trivia Questions & Answers

From the deep sea to the savannah — trivia about the animal kingdom.

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Animal trivia covers habitats, behaviour, adaptations, diets, and notable records from wildlife around the world.

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30 Animals trivia questions

1. What is the fastest land animal?

Answer: Cheetah

2. How many hearts does an octopus have?

Answer: 3

3. What is a group of crows called?

Answer: Murder

4. Besides the platypus, which mammal lays eggs?

Answer: Echidna

5. What is the largest species of penguin?

Answer: Emperor

6. How many pairs of legs does a spider have?

Answer: 4

7. What do you call a baby kangaroo?

Answer: Joey

8. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards?

Answer: Hummingbird

9. What is the largest species of bear?

Answer: Polar Bear

10. Roughly how long is an African elephant's pregnancy in months?

Answer: 22

11. What is unusual about a giraffe's tongue color?

Answer: Purple

12. Which animal is known as the 'ship of the desert'?

Answer: Camel

13. What is a female fox called?

Answer: Vixen

14. What is the collective noun for a group of owls?

Answer: Parliament

15. Which big cat cannot roar?

Answer: Cheetah

16. What is the largest living species of lizard?

Answer: Komodo Dragon

17. Which animal has the longest known lifespan?

Answer: Bowhead Whale

18. How many chambers does a cow's stomach have?

Answer: 4

19. Which animal produces the loudest sound?

Answer: Blue Whale

20. What is the only continent without native reptiles or snakes?

Answer: Antarctica

21. How many species of bees are estimated to exist worldwide?

Answer: 20000

22. What is the national animal of Scotland?

Answer: Unicorn

23. How many eyes does a bee have?

Answer: 5

24. Which mammal can fly?

Answer: Bat

25. Which mammal has the longest gestation period?

Answer: Elephant

26. What is the largest species of shark?

Answer: Whale Shark

27. What is a baby swan called?

Answer: Cygnet

28. Which animal is the largest living land carnivore?

Answer: Polar Bear

29. How many humps does a Bactrian camel have?

Answer: 2

30. What is the tallest animal in the world?

Answer: Giraffe

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