Quiz No. 1/6 Animals & Pets

1- What name is given to the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike models?

Ans:    Taxidermy

2- The name of which animal is an Aboriginal term meaning ‘no water’?

Ans:    Koala

3- ‘Bitser’ is an Australian word for which animal?

Ans:    A mongrel dog

4- The ibex is a type of which animal?

Ans:    Goat

5- What name is given to animals such as kangaroos, wallabies and opossums?

Ans:    Marsupials

 6- Which African animal’s name means ‘river horse’?

Ans:    Hippopotamus

7- ‘Sausage dog’ is an informal name for which animal?

Ans:    Dachshund,

8- What name is given to any animal without a backbone?

Ans:    Invertebrate

9- What is the name of the cat in The Simpsons?

Ans:    Snowball,

10- Louping ill is a disease of which animal?

Ans:    Sheep