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Animal Trivia: Africa

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the animal ...

(a)  

2.

Which predatory species in Africa is predominantly solitary?

a)

Lion

b)

Leopard

c)

Hyena

d)

African Wild Dog

3.

Which of the primate species below are not found in Africa?

a)

Baboon

b)

Colobus Monkey

c)

Golden Lion Tamarin

d)

Chimpanzee

4.

Name the animal...

a)

Wildebeest

b)

Pronghorn

c)

Cape Buffalo

d)

Springbok

5.

Which of the following has caused the most fatalities in Africa?

a)

Lions

b)

Leopards

c)

Elephants

d)

Hippopotamus

6.

Which of the following is not a fox species that can be found in Africa?

a)

Fennec Fox

b)

Bat-Eared Fox

c)

Cape Fox

d)

Arctic Fox

7.

Name the animal ...

(a)  

8.

What is the fastest land mammal in Africa?

(a)  

9.

Name the animal ...

a)

Armadillo

b)

Pangolin

c)

Anteater

d)

Armour Mouse

10.

Why do many African mammals have large ears?

a)

To distract predators

b)

To help them regulate body temperature

c)

To make them look nicer

d)

To balance them out

11.

Which of the below is in this picture?

HINT: The other three types are not found in Africa.

a)

Caiman

b)

Gharial

c)

Crocodile

d)

Alligator

12.

In which of these African biomes are you most likely to find elephants, lions, leopards, cheetah and rhino?

a)

Aquatic

b)

Rainforest

c)

Tundra

d)

Savanna

13.

Which Rhino?

a)

Black Rhino

b)

White Rhino

14.

Name the animal ...

a)

African Skunk

b)

Wolverine

c)

Whiteback Bear

d)

Honey Badger

15.

Which of these snakes can not be found in the wild in Africa?

a)

Black mamba

b)

Puff adder

c)

Cape cobra

d)

Lowland copperhead

16.

Which animals make up the "big five" of Africa?

a)

Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo

b)

Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Crocodile, Antelope

c)

Elephant, Rhino, Hippo, Giraffe, Buffalo

d)

Elephant, Giraffe, Lion, Rhino, Leopard

17.

What is the fastest running bird in Africa?

(a)  

18.

Roughly how many muscles are there in an elephants trunk?

a)

17

b)

100

c)

1,800

d)

40,000

19.

You can find wild penguins in Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the second heaviest land animal in Africa?

(a)