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WWF INDIA WISDOM QUIZ:BIRD 2020

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which singing bird does not make its own nest but parasitizes other bird's nests to lay eggs?

a)

Drongo

b)

Brain fever Bird

c)

Jungle Crow

d)

Crow Pheasant

2.

Which bird's nest, made almost completely of hardened saliva, is cosidered a delicacy and used to make soup in many Asian countries?

a)

Edible Nest Swiftlet

b)

Kite

c)

Hummingbird

d)

Myna

3.

What is the alternate common name for the Brahminy Duck?

a)

Ruddy Shelduck

b)

Canvasback

c)

Marbled Duck

d)

White-faced whistling duck

4.

Which is the largest Heron of Earth?

a)

Goliath Heron

b)

Green heron

c)

Black heron

d)

Tricolored heron

5.

Which is the largest of the Indian cranes?

a)

Common Crane

b)

Whooping crane

c)

Grey crowned crane

d)

Sarun Cranes

6.

Baya Weavers usually live in colonies, are best known for their elaborately woven nests constructed mostly by which of the following?

a)

Females

b)

Males

c)

Males and Females

d)

Other birds

7.

Which is the only species of owl endemic to Central India?

a)

Jungle Owlet

b)

Spotted Owlet

c)

Forest Owlet

d)

Collared Owlet

8.

Which of these birds can rotate its head approximately 360 degrees?

a)

Owl

b)

Spoonbill

c)

Flamingo

d)

Hummingbird

9.

Of the sparrow-hawk species, and also known as Little Banded Goshawk, what is this snail raptor commonly known as in India?

a)

Shikra

b)

Common buzzard

c)

Osprey

d)

Merlin

10.

Birds are known to carry out a form of self-medication for multiple puposes. What is the method called?

a)

Anting

b)

Geophagy

c)

Flitting

d)

Ducking

11.

Which bird is often referred to as the 'nine-coloured bird'?

a)

Himalyan Monal

b)

Black skimmer

c)

Roseate spoonbill

d)

Silver pheasant

12.

Which bird excavates a tunnel to use as its nest and is also the state bird of West Bengal?

a)

White-throated Kingfisher

b)

Indian roller

c)

Emerald dove

d)

Indian Pitta

13.

Which of these birds, also known as the Impeyan Pheasant, is the state bird of Uttarakhand and the national bird of Nepal?

a)

Sclater's Monal

b)

Blood Pheasant Western

c)

Tragopan

d)

Himalyan Monal

14.

Which bird is the state bird of the Delhi?

a)

House Sparrow

b)

Green imperial pigeon

c)

Flame-throated bulbul

d)

Black francolin

15.

What's this?

a)

It's a monkey

b)

It's an alligator

c)

It's a flamingo

d)

It's a dog

16.
The study of birds is known as 
a)
Herpetology 
b)
Ornithology
c)
Entomology 
d)
Archaeoptry 
17.
Zoologists have long seen the evolutionary connection between birds and what other group of animals? 
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibians
c)
Humans
d)
Reptiles 
18.
Archaeopteryx is the first known bird and is thought to have evolved from...
a)
Theropods 
b)
Amphibians
c)
Raptors
d)
Quadrupeds 
19.
A bird's feathers are very similar to a reptile's scales. They are both made of this substance. 
a)
Dentin 
b)
Spicules
c)
Keratin
d)
Cartilage 
20.
What do birds use during preening to keep their plumage water repellent? 
a)
Saliva
b)
Lipids stored in their liver
c)
Secretions from the uropygial gland
d)
Keratin from feather barbs
21.
What pigments are responsible for the red, orange, and yellow colors in bird feathers?
a)
Lipocromes
b)
Melanin
c)
Cyanosis
d)
Rosacea
22.
A bird with a long, flattened beak (like a duck) is specialized for what food habits?
a)
Seed cracking
b)
Eating nectar
c)
Spearing fish
d)
Straining algae and plants
23.
A bird with a short, thick beak (like a robin) is specialized for what food habits?
a)
Seed cracking
b)
Eating nectar
c)
Tearing flesh
d)
Straining algae and plants
24.
Birds are the only living animals that have feathers.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
All birds fly.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
All birds have two wings.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Birds lose and replace their worn or damaged feathers.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Birds have poor eyesight.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
All birds lay eggs.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
All birds sing.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Most birds eat worms.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
What is a bird's safe spot?
a)
It's nest. 
b)
On the ground 
c)
In a bush 
d)
On a rock 
33.
What does a nest do for a bird?
a)
It shelters eggs and protects from predators. 
b)
Gives a place for a bird to hang out 
c)
Looks pretty 
d)
Attracts mates 
34.
Once the eggs hatch, what does the nest do for the chicks?
a)
Helps them attract mates 
b)
Keeps them warm and safe from harm 
c)
Looks good to other birds 
35.
How does a weaver bird make its nest?
a)
Using its bill as needle 
b)
has humans help them 
c)
with another bird's help 
36.
Where doe eagles build their nests?
a)
on the ground
b)
at the top of trees and mountains 
c)
in a bush 
37.
How many trips does it take a weaver bird to make its nest?
a)
about 500
b)
under 100
38.
How long do birds take to build a nest?
a)
a week or two
b)
a month 
c)
a year
39.

What is the name of this bird

a)

Blue and Yellow Macaw

b)

Seagull

c)

Adjutant bird

d)

Bulbul

40.

Which picture is a canary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

Which is important to make birds fly?

a)

Feathers

b)

bone

c)

small body

d)

with large wings

42.

What kind of animals are not considered poultry?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

How many species of hornbills are there around the world?

a)

34 species

b)

47 species

c)

55 species

d)

62 species

44.

From which pictures, order names correctly

a)

1sparrow , 2seagull , 3hawk

b)

1hawk , 2seagull , 3sparrow

c)

1seagull , 2sparrow , 3hawk

d)

1sparrow , 2hawk , 3seagull

45.

What is the name of this bird

a)

myna

b)

pigeon

c)

woodpecker

d)

vulture

46.

Which one is the cheapest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Most birds bodies are designed for........

a)

Singing

b)

Swimming

c)

Walking

d)

Flying

48.

True or False: Birds DON'T TAKE care of their BABIES.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Which one is the cheapest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

The bird of Odisha is

a)

Indian Pitta

b)

Indian Roller

c)

Peacock

d)

Oriole