1) Who wrote the book "The Origin of Species"?
1) Sir Alexander Fleming
2) Louis Pasteur
3) Charles Darwin
4) Stephen Hawking
2) The animal kingdom is formally classified into major groups known as...?
1) Families
2) Sub Phyla
3) Phyla
4) Orders
3) The largest hookbill makes its home in the Panatal region of Brazil. What is the largest hookbill?
1) Abaco Parrot
2) Crimson Rosella
3) Glossy Black Cockatoo
4) Hyacinth Macaw
4) Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), are part of the Phasianidae family. This family also includes what other types of birds?
1) Partridges
2) Ostriches
3) Cranes
4) Storks
5) People normally think of flowers for nectar but many bushes and trees also provide nectar. Which of these bushes and trees do NOT provide nectar?
1) Azaleas
2) Locust trees
3) Hackberry trees
4) Flowering quince
6) Namibia is an interesting place to go birding, having everything from flamingos to penguins. Where is Namibia located?
1) It is in the northwestern part of India
2) It is an island off the coast of Africa near Mozambique
3) It is in the Middle East near Qatar
4) It is in southern Africa near Botswana
7) What bird can claim the "Longest Migration Award," travelling from the far northern polar regions down to Antarctica?
1) Wilson's Storm-Petrel
2) White-tailed Tropicbird
3) Arctic Tern
4) Broad-winged Hawk
8) How many types of Puffins exist?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
9) What bird sings, "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?"
1) American Robin
2) Indigo Bunting
3) Rufous-Sided Towhee
4) Barred Owl
10) What is the recommended diameter of the entrance hole for a Bluebird house?
1) 1 ¼"
2) 1 ½"
3) 1 ¾"
4) 2"
11) Which of these birds is NOT in the order Pelecaniformes?
1) Tropicbirds
2) Anhinga
3) Shearwaters
4) Boobies
12) Rock Doves can see how many degrees around them without turning their head?
1) 100 degrees
2) 150 degrees
3) 235 degrees
4) 300 degrees
13) In the wild, which animal is found only in China?
1) Tiger
2) Asian elephant
3) Panda
4) Crocodile
14) Compared to a human population of 6 billion, which species numbers under 200,000?
1) Chimpanzee
2) Bison
3) Gray wolf
4) All of the above
15) Which of these land animals moves most slowly?
1) Snail
2) Turtle
3) Rabbit
4) Three-toed sloth
16) Which is the biggest of the Great Apes?
1) Orangutan
2) Gorilla
3) Chimpanzee
4) Monkey
17) Which bamboo-eating bear has a baby that weighs less than an apple?
1) Grizzly bear
2) Polar bear
3) Papa bear
4) Panda bear
18) Which bird can fly straight up, down, and backward?
1) Pigeon
2) Sparrow
3) Hummingbird
4) Eagle
19) Which animal used to roam in huge herds across the American West?
1) American buffalo
2) Elk
3) Prairie Dog
4) Cat
20) Whose make up is more than a quarter of all mammal species on Earth!
1) Whales
2) Wolves
3) Cats
4) Bats
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