Penguins in Media
Penguin Breeds
Penguin True or False
Penguin True or False 2
Penguin Trivia 2
100
Mr. Popper's Penguins
100
Emperor Penguin
100
Penguins are only found in the wild in the southern hemisphere.
True
100
Penguins live at both the North and South Pole.
False
Just in the South
100
How fast can the Gentoo penguin swim underwater?
1) 18km/h
2) 24km/h
3) 36km/h
36km/h
200
Penguins of Madagascar
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, Private
200
Adélie penguin
200
A group of penguins on land is called raft.
False
They're called a waddle
200
Penguins in Antarctica have no land based predators.
True
200
How many species of penguin are there?
1) 15
2) 17
3) 18
17
300
Happy Feet
300
Macaroni penguin
300
Penguins can drink salty sea water.
True
300
King Penguins get their name from the thin black band under their head. At times it looks like they’re wearing a black helmet, which might be useful as they’re considered the most aggressive type of penguin.
False
Those are Chinstrap Penguins
300
Female emperor penguins lay one egg, which is then incubated by the male while she goes off hunting. How long is she away for?
1) 12 weeks
2) 9 weeks
3) 6 weeks
9 weeks
400
Surf's up
400
King penguin
400
Penguins are not technically birds.
False
400
Penguins spend around half their time in water and the other half on land.
True
400
The black and white “tuxedo” look donned by most penguin species is a clever camouflage called ______.
1) Mimesis
2) Countershading
3) Disruptive Coloration
Countershading
500
Christopher from A Penguin Finds His Way
500
Chinstrap penguin
500
In 2012 a scientific project measured the size of the Emperor penguin population in the antarctic, by measuring the size of the poo stains left on the ice by their breeding colonies, using pictures taken from space.
True
500
While other birds have wings for flying, penguins have adapted flippers to help them swim in the water.
True
500
A group of penguins is called a _____.
1) Rookery
2) Colony
3) Huddle
All of the Above