Which moth is named for the skull-like mark on its thorax?
Answer
Death’s-head hawkmoth
91599 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Which domesticated moth produces most commercial silk?
Answer
Bombyx mori
Which moth is considered the largest moth native to North America?
Answer
Cecropia moth
What is the common name of the moth with the greatest wing surface area?
Answer
Atlas moth
What is the scientific name of the monarch butterfly?
Answer
Danaus plexippus
Which moth family contains hawkmoths?
Answer
Sphingidae
What is the pupa of a butterfly commonly called?
Answer
Chrysalis
Which butterfly family includes monarch butterflies?
Answer
Nymphalidae
What is the scientific name of the luna moth?
Answer
Actias luna
What is the largest butterfly species by wingspan?
Answer
Queen Alexandra’s birdwing
Which mountain is traditionally regarded as the sacred abode of Shiva in Hinduism?
Answer
Mount Kailash
Which mountain is the world’s fourth-highest peak?
Answer
Lhotse
What nickname is commonly given to Nanga Parbat?
Answer
Killer Mountain
Who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865?
Answer
Edward Whymper
Which mountain is the highest peak in the United Kingdom?
Answer
Ben Nevis
Which mountain is the highest peak outside Asia?
Answer
Aconcagua
What is the standard average sea-level atmospheric pressure used in meteorology?
Answer
1013.25 hectopascals
What is the process by which plants release water vapor through leaf pores?
Answer
Transpiration
Which gas is the main human-caused greenhouse gas by emissions?
Answer
Carbon dioxide
What is the name of the cloud type associated with thunderstorms and heavy rain?
Answer
Cumulonimbus
Which tropical cyclone made landfall in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda in 2013?
Answer
Typhoon Haiyan
What is the name of the scale used to rate tornado damage from EF0 to EF5?
Answer
Enhanced Fujita scale
Which climate classification system was developed by Wladimir Köppen?
Answer
Köppen climate classification
Which gland helps penguins remove excess salt from seawater?
Answer
Supraorbital gland
Which penguin genus contains the chinstrap, gentoo, and Adélie penguins?
Answer
Pygoscelis
What is the scientific name of the yellow-eyed penguin?
Answer
Megadyptes antipodes
Which penguin species is classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List?
Answer
African penguin
Which penguin species gets its name from the “macaroni” fashion of 18th-century Britain?
Answer
Macaroni penguin
Which penguin species is named after the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt?
Answer
Humboldt penguin
Which penguin species lays its egg on the male’s feet during Antarctica’s winter?
Answer
Emperor penguin
Which penguin genus includes the emperor and king penguins?
Answer
Aptenodytes
Which penguin species is commonly called the jackass penguin because of its braying call?
Answer
African penguin
Which penguin is the only species naturally found north of the equator?
Answer
Galápagos penguin
What genus contains all species commonly known as flying snakes?
Answer
Chrysopelea
Which snake is endemic to Brazil’s Ilha da Queimada Grande, known as Snake Island?
Answer
Golden lancehead
What kind of radiation can a rattlesnake detect with its heat-sensing pit organs?
Answer
Infrared radiation
Which snake is famous for having the longest fangs of any snake?
Answer
Gaboon viper
Which organ helps snakes detect chemical particles collected by their tongues?
Answer
Jacobson’s organ
Which prehistoric snake, Titanoboa, is estimated to have lived about how many million years ago?
Answer
60 million years ago
Which snake is traditionally associated with the medical symbol called the Rod of Asclepius?
Answer
Aesculapian snake
What is the only snake species known to build a nest for its eggs?
Answer
King cobra
Which snake holds the record for the greatest verified length?
Answer
Reticulated python