98686 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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What extinct proboscidean from North America had low-crowned teeth and a flattened skull?
Answer
American mastodon
What wolf from Japan, also known as the Honshū wolf, went extinct in 1905?
Answer
Japanese wolf
What marsupial from Australia, known as the pig-footed bandicoot, went extinct in the 1950s?
Answer
Pig-footed bandicoot
What extinct cormorant from the Bering Sea was flightless and last seen in 1850?
Answer
Spectacled cormorant
What flightless wren from Stephens Island, New Zealand, went extinct in 1895?
Answer
Stephens Island wren
What owl from New Zealand that had a laughing call went extinct by 1914?
Answer
Laughing owl
What leopard subspecies from an African island was considered extinct by the early 2000s?
Answer
Zanzibar Leopard
What clouded leopard subspecies from Taiwan was officially declared extinct in 2013?
Answer
Formosan Clouded Leopard
What sea lion species endemic to Japan went extinct in the 1970s due to hunting?
Answer
Japanese Sea Lion
What rodent from a small Australian island was the first mammal extinct due to climate change?
Answer
Bramble Cay Melomys
What marine mammal from the Caribbean was hunted to extinction, with the last sighting in 1952?
Answer
Caribbean monk seal
What species of wolf from the Falkland Islands was the only native land mammal there when discovered?
Answer
Falkland Islands wolf
What is the name of the fungal disease devastating amphibian populations?
Answer
Chytridiomycosis
Which viviparous salamander gives birth to fully developed young?
Answer
Alpine salamander
Which amphibian order includes caecilians?
Answer
Gymnophiona
What is the name of the middle ear bone in frogs?
Answer
Columella
What is the common name of the frog that carries its eggs in a pouch on its back?
Answer
marsupial frog
How many species of amphibians are known to date (approx.)?
Answer
over 8,000
What is the name of the spring-breeding frog with a high-pitched 'peep' call?
Answer
spring peeper
What is the term for the shedding of skin in amphibians?
Answer
ecdysis
What is the typical maximum length of a Goliath frog?
Answer
32 centimeters
Which frog can survive being frozen solid during winter?
Answer
wood frog
What is the common name for the world's largest salamander?
Answer
Chinese giant salamander
Which brilliantly colored bird is the national bird of Guatemala?
Answer
Resplendent quetzal
Which goose species migrates over the Himalayan mountains?
Answer
Bar-headed goose
Which bird can climb down tree trunks headfirst?
Answer
Nuthatch
Which male bird builds a bower and decorates it with blue objects to attract mates?
Answer
Satin bowerbird
Which bird holds the record for the deepest dive of any bird?
Answer
Emperor penguin
Which bird uses a pouch under its beak to scoop up fish?
Answer
Pelican
Which bird is known for digesting bones?
Answer
Bearded vulture
Which bird is the national bird of South Africa?
Answer
Blue crane
What is the heaviest flying bird in the world?
Answer
Great bustard
Which bird has a tongue that wraps around its skull when not in use?
Answer
Woodpecker