Extinct Animals Quiz

What is the term used to describe animals that have completely died out?

• Endangered

• Extinct

• Threatened

• Vulnerable

Which marine mammal, similar to dugongs and manatees, was hunted to extinction by 1768?

• Blue Whale

• Steller's Sea Cow

• Narwhal

• Sea Otter

The Moa, a flightless bird native to New Zealand, was primarily hunted to extinction by which group?

• Maori

• Europeans

• Africans

• Americans

Which extinct animal is considered the ancestor of modern cattle?

• Aurochs

• Quagga

• Thylacine

• Moa

The Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger, was native to which regions?

• South America and Africa

• Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea

• Europe and Asia

• North America and Greenland

What was the main reason for the decline of the Passenger Pigeon population?

• Habitat destruction

• Disease

• Climate change

• Overhunting

Which extinct animal was successfully cloned, albeit briefly, marking a scientific milestone?

• Quagga

• Pyrenean Ibex

• Great Auk

• Dodo

The Great Auk was similar in appearance to which modern bird?

• Pelican

• Seagull

• Albatross

• Penguin

Which extinct animal was a subspecies of the modern plains zebra?

• Quagga

• Aurochs

• Thylacine

• Passenger Pigeon

The extinction of which bird highlighted the impact of human activity on vulnerable species?

• Great Auk

• Dodo

• Moa

• Passenger Pigeon