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Here are 62 animal trivia questions with answers, from easy to impossible, and every answer stays hidden until you tap it.

The list has 17 easy, 16 medium, 17 hard, and 12 impossible questions, so it works for kids, families and animal lovers. 50 of the 62 questions come straight from the Quiz Zoomies video "How Good Is Your Knowledge of Animals? 50 Questions", and the rest were written and fact-checked by the Quiz Zoomies team in the same easy-to-impossible format. Tap Reveal all answers to check everything at once, print the page for a game night, or play the questions as a scored quiz.

62 animal trivia questions

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  1. Which animal has a long trunk?

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    Elephant Easy question

  2. What do fish use to breathe underwater?

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    Gills Easy question

  3. Which animal is called man's best friend?

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    Dog Easy question

  4. Which animal carries its home on its back?

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    Snail Easy question

  5. Which big cat is famous for its mane?

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    Lion Easy question

  6. Which farm animal gives us most of our milk?

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    Cow Easy question

  7. Which bird can copy human words?

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    Parrot Easy question

  8. What is a baby sheep called?

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    A lamb Easy question

  9. Which animal hops and has long ears?

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    Rabbit Easy question

  10. Which sea animal is famous for walking sideways?

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    Crab Easy question

  11. What do giant pandas mostly eat?

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    Bamboo Easy question

  12. Which bird lays most of the eggs we eat?

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    Chicken Easy question

  13. What do tadpoles grow up to become?

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    Frogs Easy question

  14. What is a baby cat called?

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    A kitten Easy question

  15. What is the largest land animal?

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    African elephant Easy question

  16. Which slow-moving animal hangs upside down in South American rainforest trees?

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    Sloth Easy question

  17. What is a baby goat called?

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    A kid Easy question

  18. What is a group of wolves called?

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    A pack Medium question

  19. Which animal is famous for changing its color?

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    Chameleon Medium question

  20. What is a baby horse called?

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    A foal Medium question

  21. Which animal builds dams across rivers?

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    Beaver Medium question

  22. How many humps does a dromedary camel have?

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    1 Medium question

  23. Which of these big cats cannot roar?

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    Cheetah Medium question

  24. Which of these animals hibernates in winter?

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    Hedgehog Medium question

  25. What is a male chicken called?

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    A rooster Medium question

  26. What do we call an animal that eats only plants?

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    A herbivore Medium question

  27. How many arms does a starfish usually have?

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    5 Medium question

  28. Which of these animals can regrow its tail?

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    Lizard Medium question

  29. What is a female deer called?

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    A doe Medium question

  30. What is a group of lions called?

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    A pride Medium question

  31. Which flightless bird is a national symbol of New Zealand?

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    Kiwi Medium question

  32. What do honeybees collect from flowers to make honey?

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    Nectar Medium question

  33. Which animal can sleep standing up by locking its legs?

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    Horse Medium question

  34. What is the largest wild cat in the world?

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    Tiger Hard question

  35. What is the largest fish in the world?

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    Whale shark Hard question

  36. What is a group of crows called?

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    A murder Hard question

  37. Which animal has fingerprints almost like a human's?

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    Koala Hard question

  38. Which bird is the fastest in a dive?

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    Peregrine falcon Hard question

  39. Which of these animals is actually a fish?

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    Seahorse Hard question

  40. What is the national bird of the United States?

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    Bald eagle Hard question

  41. How do honeybees tell each other where flowers are?

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    By dancing Hard question

  42. What is the largest living reptile?

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    Saltwater crocodile Hard question

  43. What is the largest species of penguin?

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    Emperor penguin Hard question

  44. Which sea animal is called the unicorn of the sea?

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    Narwhal Hard question

  45. Which animal is the closest living relative of humans?

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    Chimpanzee Hard question

  46. Which bird has the largest wingspan?

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    Wandering albatross Hard question

  47. What is a male duck called?

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    A drake Hard question

  48. Which animal has black skin under its white-looking fur?

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    Polar bear Hard question

  49. What is the largest predatory fish in the sea?

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    Great white shark Hard question

  50. How many legs does a lobster have, counting its claws?

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    10 Hard question

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How many animal trivia questions are on this page?

There are 62 animal trivia questions in this list (17 easy, 16 medium, 17 hard, and 12 impossible), spread over 2 pages. Every question has its answer right below it, hidden until you tap Show answer.

What is the only mammal that can truly fly?

The bat. Some other mammals glide, like flying squirrels, but bats are the only mammals that flap their wings and fly.

What are 10 good animal trivia questions?

1) Which animal has a long trunk? Elephant. 2) Which bird can copy human words? Parrot. 3) What do tadpoles grow up to become? Frogs. 4) Which animal is famous for changing its color? Chameleon. 5) What is a male chicken called? A rooster. 6) What do honeybees collect from flowers to make honey? Nectar. 7) Which bird is the fastest in a dive? Peregrine falcon. 8) Which sea animal is called the unicorn of the sea? Narwhal. 9) How many legs does a lobster have, counting its claws? 10. 10) What color is a giraffe's tongue? Purple-black.

What is the hardest animal trivia question here?

One of the hardest is: How many eyes does a honeybee have? The answer is 5. 12 questions in this list are rated impossible, the top level in the Quiz Zoomies videos.

Can I play these questions as a quiz?

Yes. The Play as a quiz button opens a scored quiz with four answer choices, rounds of 10, 25 or 50 questions, a streak counter and a shareable score.

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