try your luck at our nature QUIZ

[THE FUGITIVE]

1-What is the national animal of Canada?
2-What is the national animal of Albania?
3-Which dog used to be sacred in China?
4-Urticaria is a skin disease otherwise known as what?
5-What kind of animal is the largest living creature on Earth
6-Give another name for the study of fossils?
7-What do dragonflies prefer to eat?
8-What do you get when you crossbreed a donkey and a horse?
9-Which insects cannot fly, but can jump higher than 30 cm?
10-What is the name of the European Bison?



ANSWERS
1-North American beaver
2-Golden eagle
3-Pekingese
4-   Hives
5-Whale
6-Paleontology
7-Mosquitoes
8-Hinny
9-Fleas
10-Wisent

[THE FUGITIVE]

1.   Which is the commonest bird in Britain?

2.   What is the study of birds eggs called?

3.   What colour are the spot on a Plaice?

4.   How many arms does a squid have?

5.   Which wood is used for piano keys?

6.   Which tree do we get turpentine from?

7.   What colour is the rose silver jubilee?

8.   Which two flowers would you find in an orchestra?

9.   Which wild flower is also known as knapweed?

10.   What is the world's largest fish?

11.   Which boy?s name is also the name of the derived SI unit for inductance?

12.   Copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean?

13.   Which gas makes up over 90% of natural gas?

14.   Which element has the lowest atomic number?

15.   What name is given to the study and use of frequencies beyond the limits of human hearing?

16.   In computer terminology, what does the acronym RAM stand for?

17.   What is the chemical symbol for gold?

18.   What name is given to the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

19.   Which planet in the solar system is though to weigh two and half times that of all the other planets combined?

20.   What type of machine was ENIAC built in 1946? 


ANSWERS
1. Wren

2. Oology

3. Red /Orange

4. 10

5. Ebony

6. Pine

7. Pink

8. Viola, Bugle

9. Cornflower

10. Whale Shark

11. Henry

12. Cyprus

13. Methane

14. Hydrogen

15. Ultrasonics

16. Random Access Memory

17. Au

18. Troposphere

19. Jupiter

20. Computer

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. Roe, fallow and sika are all kinds of what animal?

2. Arboreal animals are those living in which type of habitat?

3. Where in Gloucestershire is the headquarters of the Wildfowl Trust?

4. Which creature produces gossamer?

5. Which creatures may collectively be described as a unkindness.

6. What type of creature is a lumpsucker.

7. Which animal produces mohair?

8. In terms of canine achiement why is Lyka chiefly remembered?

9. Britain's undomesticated cats are breed called the "wild cat" and which other?

10. Of the smaller species of dinosaur, approximately how tall did they grow?

11. Which is the longest living land mammal after man?

12. Which animal has the Latin name of Lupus?

13. What is the fastest land mammal?

14. What is the name given to a baby kangaroo?

15. Which mammal do the Germans call a flying mouse?

16. Who wrote books about animals and also owned a Zoo on the Island of Jersey?

17. What family groups do dolphins travel in?

18. How many tentacles does an octopus have?

19. From which Continent do Macaws come from?

20. What was the name of the British TV personality who presented Animal Magic?



ANSWERS

1. Deer

2. In or amongst trees

3. Slimbridge

4. Spider

5. Ravens

6. A fish

7. Angora goat

8. It was the first dog in space

9. Lynx

10. 12 inches:300mm (Allow 9-15)

11. Elephant

12. Wolf

13. Cheetah

14. Joey

15. Bat

16. Gerald Durrell

17. Pods

18. Eight

19. South America

20. Johnny Morris

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. What is the collective name for a group of frogs?

2. What is the fastest animal on two legs?

3. What does a kangaroo; an anteater and a seahorse have in common?

4. What is the national bird of New Zealand?

5. In the TV show, what kind of animal was ?Gentle Ben??

6. The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal?

7. What is a female donkey called?

8. What is the distinguishing feature of a Manx cat?

9. What colour are the spots on a common ladybird?

10. What is the most intelligent subhuman primate? 

11. What type of creature is a mandrill?

12. What is a young penguin called?

13. Which country has the most Asian elephants in their natural habitat?

14. Which has the most teeth? Reptiles, fish, or mammals?

15. What can be minke, grey, or bowhead?

16. Which is the fastest? Hare, horse, greyhound?

17. Is the Tasmanian Devil a marsupial?

18. Which of the senses is the weakest in almost all primates?

19. Which extinct flightless bird has the Latin name Didus Ineptus?

20. Which fish are members of the class Asteroidea?




ANSWERS

1. Army

2. Ostrich

3. Pouch To Carry Their Young

4. Kiwi

5. Bear

6. Lion

7. Jenny

8. It Has No Tail

9. Black

10. Chimpanzee

11. Monkey

12. Chick

13. India

14. Reptiles

15. Whale

16. Hare

17. Yes

18. Smell

19. Dodo

20. Starfish

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. Which famous bear was created by Michael Bond?

2. What was the name of Tarzan's chimpanzee?

3. What was the name of Walt Disney's famous deer?

4. What was the name of the canine member of Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five'?

5. What was the name of the golden eagle which escaped from London Zoo in 1965?

6. What type of animal was the baby in the film 'Bringing Up Baby'?

7. Who rode a horse named Black Bess?

8. What was the name of the cross-eyed lion in 'Daktari'?

9. What was the name of Long John Silver's parrot?

10. What type of animal was 'Ben' in the film of the same name? 

ANSWERS

1. Paddington Bear

2. Cheta

3. Bambi

4. Timmy

5. Goldie

6. A leopard

7. Dick Turpin

8. Clarence

9. Captain Flint

10. A Rat

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. What is the alternative name for a castle in chess?

2. In Disney?s ?Aladdin? who provided the voice of the Genie?

3. What was the name of the organisation that was fought by the Men from UNCLE?

4. What was the title of the trilogy of novels written by Flora Thompson?

5. Which former England goalkeeper died in the Munich air crash whilst working as a newspaper reporter?

6. What was the alternative name of Sir Francis Drake?s flagship ?The Golden Hind??

7. What was the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in ?The Silence Of The Lamb??

8. Who had hit records with Splish Splash?, and ?My Boomerang Won?t Come Back??

9. Which novel by Ken Kesey was set in a mental institution?

10. In ?Star Wars? what was the name of Han Solo?s spaceship?

ANSWERS 

1. ROOK

2. ROBIN Williams

3. THRUSH

4. LARKrise To Candleford

5. Frank SWIFT

6. The PELICAN

7. Clarice STARLING

8. Charlie DRAKE

9. One Flew Over The CUCKOO?S Nest

10. The Millennium FALCON

[THE FUGITIVE]

1.   Which word can mean to accept an insult, to repress an emotion or to take?

2.   Which champion held the WBA and WBC welterweight titles in 1987 and 1989?

3.   Which bird, famous as a "collector", has the Latin name Pica Pica?

4.   What steam locomotive broke the speed record at 126 mph in 1938?

5.   Members of which native Indian tribe now reside at specific reservations in Montana?

6.   Which southern U.S. state is nicknamed "The Pelican State"?

7.   Which town near Luton, lies on the River Ouzel and has the town of Linsdale on the opposite bank?

8.   An ouzel is an old name for which bird?

9.   Which former British ambassador married the daughter of James Callaghan?

10.   Which bird has varieties called rock, tawny, water and tree?

11.   What is the alternative name of the Shakespearean character, Robin Goodfellow?

12.   What type of bird appeared in the title of a book by Jack Higgins later made into a film starring Donald Sutherland and Michael Caine?

13.   In Golf, how many strokes under par is a birdie?

14.   What type of bird did William Wordsworth address with the words ?Shall I call thee bird, or but a wandering voice??

15.   Which instrument was played by the jazz musician Charlie ?Bird? Parker?

16.   Who wrote the story on which the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film ?The Birds? was based?

17.   Which bird was the title of a 1968 UK number 1 hit for Fleetwood Mac?

18.   In the famous Monty Python parrot sketch, what breed of parrot had John Cleese supposedly been sold?

19.   Which English football league club are nicknamed ?The Eagles?? 

ANSWERS

1. Swallow

2. Marlon Starling

3. Magpie

4. Mallard

5. Crow

6. Louisiana

7. Leighton Buzzard

8. Blackbird

9. Peter Jay

10. Pipit

11. Puck

12. Eagle (The Eagle Has Landed)

13. One

14. Cuckoo

15. Saxophone

16. Daphne Du Maurier

17. Albatross

18. Norweigian Blue

19. Crystal Palace

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. Budgerigars of all sorts of colours have been developed by breeders. What colour are they in the wild?

2. What is the other name for a cavy?

3. Which cat has no tail?

4. What dog was once sacred in China?

5. Which breed of dog is the favourite of the queen?

6. What would live in a apiary?

7. What is the family name of doves and pigeons?

8. From which country does the Korat cat come?

9. For what does the bloodhound have a special reputation?

10. How many sets of teeth does a dog have in its lifetime? 

11.   What was the name of Tarzan's chimpanzee?

12.   What was the name of the canine member of Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five'?

13.   What type of animal was the baby in the film 'Bringing Up Baby'?

14.   Celeste was the wife of which fictional animal?

15.   What was the name of the cross-eyed lion in 'Daktari'?

16.   What was the name of Long John Silver's parrot?

17.   K9 was a robot dog in which TV series?

18.   Which 2 bears lived in Jellystone park?

19.   What is the name of the otter that features in the story ?Ring of Bright Water??

ANSWERS

1. Green

2. Guinea Pig

3. Manx

4. Pekinese

5. Corgis

6. Bees

7. Columidae

8. Thailand

9. Tracking

10. 2

11. Cheta

12. Timmy

13. A Leopard

14. Babar the Elephant

15. Clarence

16. Captain Flint

17. Dr Who

18. Yogi and Boo Boo

19. Tarka

[THE FUGITIVE]

1.   Border, Leicester and Corrie dale are all breeds of what?

2.   Name the most intelligent family of birds with respect to reasoning power?

3.   What is the name of the dog in the famous five series?

4.   Which bird is the international symbol of happiness?

5.   Rock hopper, jackass and emperor are all type of what?

6.   Which bird is often described as being a thief and is thought by some people to bring bad luck?

7.   This animal was mentioned in 'Alice in wonderland' and was last sighted in Mauritius. Name the animal.?

8.   Which living bird has the longest wingspan?

9.   Which animal is the emblem of the USA.'s Republican Party?

10.   To which bird family does the jay belong? 

ANSWERS

1. Sheep

2. Crow

3. Timothy

4. Bluebird

5. Penguins

6. Magpie

7. Dodo

8. The Albatross

9. The Elephant.

10. Crow

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. Which famous novel is set in the land of Narnia?

2. What was the name of Darwin?s famous research ship?

3. In the 1970s TV series Tarzan what name was given to his chimpanzee?

4. Which female pop group had hits with Automatic, Slowhand and I?m so excited?

5. What is the nickname of Hull FC?

6. Who is the patron saint of mountaineers?

7. What would an Iranian have been called before 1936?

8. Which American pop group had hits with Africa and Roseanna?

9. Two Oriental men named Chang and Eng were the first recorded cases of what?

10. The Cabot straits separates Nova Scotia from where?

11. Who played Inspector Clouseau in 5 Pink Panther movies?

12. Which breed of dog was kept by monks to find lost travellers in the Alps?

13. Who wrote the novel ?The dogs of war??

14. In which continent do Jaguars live?

15. Which English King was called Lion-Heart?

16. Which general of World War II was nick-named ?The Desert Fox??

17. In astrology, which 2 months are the star sign Leo?

18. What is unusual about a Manx cat?

19. Which dogs used to walk beside carriages to fend off highwaymen?

20. Which is the largest of the great cats?

ANSWERS 

1. The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

2. Hms Beagle

3. Cheetah

4. The Pointer Sisters

5. The Tigers

6. Saint Bernard

7. Persian

8. Toto

9. Siamese Twins

10. Newfoundland

11. Peter Sellers

12. St Bernard

13. Frederick Forsythe

14. South America

15. Richard I

16. Erwin Rommel

17. July and August

18. No tail

19. Dalmatians

20. Tiger

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. Frodo Baggins was the first to enter Britain using what?

2. In Ancient Rome what creature was the symbol of liberty?

3. In the Dr Dolittle stories what type of creature was Dab-Dab?

4. What is the sacred animal of Thailand?

5. In the Chinese horoscope what animal comes
    a: first alphabetically
    b: last alphabetically?

6. Collective nouns - a streak of which creatures?

7. Goodfellow's Lumholtz's and Bennett's are both which type of animal?

8. What creature is the symbol of medicine?

9. Middle Ages: having what creatures in ones house was meant to bring good luck?

10. The aardvark is first animal in the dictionary what's second?

11. The lutra-lutra is which semi aquatic animal?

12. The dog breed borzoi gets it name from the Russian for what?

13. The dybbuk is a creature in which people's mythology?

14. Which animals make a sound called nuzzing?

15. In Korea which animal is the symbol of long life?

16. On what would you use a Curry Comb?

17. To what family of animals does the Llama belong?

18. To what family of bird does the Shag belong?

19. What animal do Eskimoes call a nanook?

20. What animal has the longest lifespan in captivity?

ANSWERS

1. Pet Passport - he was a dog

2. Cat

3. A Duck

4. The White Elephant

5. Two Answers
    a: Boar
    b: Tiger

6. Tigers

7. Tree Kangaroo

8. Snake

9. Ants

10. Aardwolf

11. An Otter

12. Fleet or swift

13. Jewish - migrating soul enters the body

14. Camels

15. The deer

16. Horse

17. Camel

18. Cormorant

19. Polar Bear

20. Giant Tortoise

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. Is the ?Corncake? a bird, a mammal or a reptile?

2. Which insects communicate to each other by dancing?

3. Ermine is the fur from which animal?

4. What is the most popular theory explaining why the dinosaurs became extinct?

5. What is the largest animal ever to inhabit the planet?

6. What is a razorshell?

7. What is vivipary?

8. Which insect sometimes eats its (male) mate during copulation?

9. What kind of a relationship does coral have with algae?

10. What name is given to animals which do not hunt or eat meat? 

11. What kind of animal is a sea horse?

12. Which is the largest land animal?

13. What is the term given to the process by which butterflies change from a caterpillar to a flying adult?

14. What is a booby?

15. What is the name given to the study of animals?

16. Which mammals fly by echolocation?

17. How many types of panda are there?

18. How long is the longest beetle in the world?

19. What is the name given to animals without backbones?

20. In the Simpsons, what sort of dog is Santa?s little helper?

ANSWERS

1. Bird

2. Bees

3. Stoat

4. The Earth was hit by a giant meteorite

5. The blue whale

6. A kind of mollusc

7. A type of reproduction where the embryo develops inside the mother

8. Preying Mantis

9. A symbiotic relationship

10. Herbivore 

11. Fish

12. Elephant

13. Metamorphis

14. A tropical sea bird

15. Zoology

16. Bats

17. 2 (The giant and the lesser)

18. 6 inches

19. Invertebrates

20. greyhound

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. Which breed of dog was named after the monks of a Swiss hospice, who kept them for finding lost travellers in the Alps?

2. Apart from greyhounds, what other breed of dog occasionally race at racetracks?

3. What is the name of Dick Dastardley's canine sidekick?

4. Who was the creator of Droopy the dog, Bugs Bunny and many others?

5. By what name is the German shepherd dog commonly known?

6. In Greek mythology, what is the distinguishing factor on the guard dog Cerberus?

7. What sort of dog is a joke?

8. Which BBC television program shows sheepdog trials?

9. What is a mud puppy?

10. What name is given to a breed or variety of dog (e.g. poodle) that is very much smaller than the standard?

ANSWERS 

1. St. Bernard

2. Afghan Hound

3. Muttley

4. Tex Avery

5. Alsatian

6. He had three heads

7. Shaggy dog

8. One man and his dog

9. A fish (North American salamander)

10. Toy dog

[THE FUGITIVE]

The following quiz round was submitted by Pete Mathias of Folkestone, Kent, UK. Another great round Pete, many thanks.
The answer is simple, is it a breed of fish or a breed of fowl?
1. Plymouth Rock

2. Buck Eye

3. Californian Sheephead.

4. Cubalaya

5. Golden Dorado

6. Walleye

7. Snook

8. Jersey Giant

9. Capelin

10. Ancona 

ANSWERS

1. Fowl

2. Fowl

3. Fish

4. Fowl

5. Fish

6. Fish

7. Fish

8. Fowl

9. Fish

10. Fowl

[THE FUGITIVE]

1. In which continent to Jaguars live?

2. In astrology which two months are in the star sign leo?

3. Who wrote the musical cats?

4. Which cartoon cat was the first to make the crossing from screen to cartoon strip?

5. Who was the female star of the film cat Ballou in 1965?

6. Which animal can run at 70mph?

7. What is a fox?s den called?

8. Which variety of dog originating in the us cannot be imported, bred or sold in the uk from laws passed in 1989 and 1991?

9. Which is the smallest breed of dog?

10. What kind of dog was Pluto?

ANSWERS 

1. South America

2. July and August

3. Andrew Lloyd Webber

4. Felix

5. Jane Fonda

6. Cheetah

7. Earth

8. Pit bull terrier

9. Chiawawah

10. Blood hound