Animal Crackers!
It’s all about the animal world today.
QUESTIONS
1. What soft-bodied invertebrate animal group do clams, oysters, slugs, snails, octopus and cuttlefish all belong?
2. There are approximately 5,000 species of what high speed insect which can fly at 30mph, with some common ones being; Clubtail, River Cruiser, Skimmer, Spiketail and Emerald?
3. What other name is given to the graceful and gentle dog breed known as the Russian Wolfhound?
4. What bird, when in a group, has the collective nouns of paddling, waddling, safe and sitting as well as skein (when in flight), and the normal flock?
5. According to scientific study, how many legs must ALL insects have to be classed as an insect?
6. What was the breed of Hedwig, the companion owl to Harry Potter in the book series?
7. What is the distinctive national bird of the Bahamas?
8. Which of the African big cats cannot roar as they have only a one-piece hyoid bone in the throat, unlike the more typical two-piece?
9. What phobia is the fear of animals?
10. What type of creature is Spongebob Squarepants' friend, Patrick?
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ANSWERS
1. What soft-bodied invertebrate animal group do clams, oysters, slugs, snails, octopus and cuttlefish all belong?
MOLLUSC or MOLLUSK
2. There are approximately 5,000 species of what high speed insect which can fly at 30mph, with some common ones being; Clubtail, River Cruiser, Skimmer, Spiketail and Emerald?
DRAGONFLY
3. What other name is given to the graceful and gentle dog breed known as the Russian Wolfhound?
BORZOI
4. What bird, when in a group, has the collective nouns of paddling, waddling, safe and sitting as well as skein (when in flight), and the normal flock?
DUCK
5. According to scientific study, how many legs must ALL insects have to be classed as an insect?
SIX
6. What was the breed of Hedwig, the companion owl to Harry Potter in the book series?
SNOWY OWL
7. What is the distinctive national bird of the Bahamas?
FLAMINGO
8. Which of the African big cats cannot roar as they have only a one-piece hyoid bone in the throat, unlike the more typical two-piece?
CHEETAH
9. What phobia is the fear of animals?
ZOOPHOBIA
10. What type of creature is Spongebob Squarepants friend, Patrick?
STARFISH