Extinct Animals and Myths

Extinct Birds

100

Name this Extinct Flightless Bird 

Dodo

200

Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon died on September 1, 1914, in which Ohio zoo?

Cincinnati Zoo

300

This type of parrot is now extinct, but it once roamed the Eastern, Midwest, and Plains states of the United States. What is its name? 

a.) Carolina Parakeet 

b.) Virginia Parakeet 

c.) Florida Parakeet 

a.) Carolina Parakeet 

400

This is the Great Auk. Its scientific name is ""Pinguinus impennis." What modern birds get their name from this bird? (Even though they are not actually related) 

Penguins!

500

The poʻouli, a bird found in the forests of Maui, Hawaii, was not discovered until 1973 and has already been declared extinct.

In which decade was it declared extinct? 

The 2010s

It was officially declared extinct in 2019 

Extinct Cats and Dogs

100

This extinct animal, commonly called the "Tasmanian Tiger" is also known as a "Thylacine." What does Thylacine mean in Greek? 

a.) "dog-headed pouched one"

b.) "striped tiger dog"

c.) "Tiger striped dog with pouch" 

A.) "dog-headed pouched one"

200

Which of these subspecies of lions are NOT extinct in the wild?

a.) American Lion 

b.) Barbary Lion/North African Lion 

c.) Asiatic Lion 

c.) Asiatic Lion

Asiatic lions are extremely rare; there are only a few hundred in the wild. All of the remaining wild Asiatic lions live in the Gir Forest in India, a relatively small wildlife reserve.

300

The extinct American Cheetah's scientific name was "Miracinonyx inexpectatus." What does this name mean? 

a.) "wonderful unexpected cheetah"

b.) "fast lovely cheetah"

c.) "longest beautiful cheetah" 

a.) "wonderful unexpected cheetah"

Scientific name: Miracinonyx inexpectatus.

• Mira from Latin for "wonderful"
• acinonyx from Gk. akineo (no movement) + onyx (claw), referring to false belief that cheetahs have non-retractable claws
• inexpectatus from Latin for "unexpected"
• thus, "wonderful unexpected cheetah"
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400

The Bali Tigers were the first tiger subspecies to be officially considered extinct, in around 1950. In which country did these tigers live in the wild? 

Indonesia 

500

Which of these dog breeds is extinct?

a.) Peruvian Inca Orchid

b.) Molossian Hound/Molossus 

c.) Estrela Mountain Dog

b.) The Molossus, also known as the Molossian hound and Epirus mastiff, is an extinct dog breed from Ancient Greece.

Extinct Amphibians

100

When was the Golden Toad officially declared extinct? 

a.) 1999

b.) 2004

c.) 2010 

b.) 2004

200

What is the name of this extinct frog?

a.) Joe the frog 

b.) Hoplobatrachus Tigerinus

c.) Corquin Robber Frog

c.) Corquin Robber Frog

300

Gastric Brooding Frogs are extinct. They lived on the only country that is also a continent. Where were they from?

 

Australia 

400

The Yunnan Lake Newt was last seen in 1979 and is considered extinct. Before going extinct, it was only found near the Kunming Lake in which Asian country? 

a.) China

b.) Japan

c.) India

a.) China

500

Prionosuchus is an extinct amphibian that is considered one of the largest amphibians ever to have lived. True or False? 

True! Prionosuchus had an estimated length of 9 m (30 ft). Its fossils have been found in what is now northeastern Brazil

Other Extinct Animals

100

Name this extinct animal

Woolly Mammoth 

200

The extinct Stellar's Sea Cow (pictured here) was one of a group of mammals called "sirenian." Name one living sirenian. Hint: They look a lot like Stellar's Sea Cow 

Manatee or Dugong

300

Which of the three Ice-Age main characters are now extinct? 

All of them

Manny: The woolly mammoth, an iconic Ice Age animal with long, curved tusks 

Diego: The saber-toothed tiger, also known as a smilodon, which was the largest feline to ever live

 
Sid: The ground sloth, also known as megatherium, which could grow to be 6 meters long 

400

This species of bat is now extinct. Which winter holiday is part of its name?

Christmas! 

This is the Christmas Island pipistrelle. This extinct species of vesper bat was found only on Christmas Island, Australia. The last individual bat was seen in August 2009

500

The 2018 action movie titled "The Meg" is based on this extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago. Name the shark species. 

Megalodon

Myths/Cryptids

100

Name this cryptid 

Mothman!

200

A kelpie is a shape-changing aquatic spirit. Kelpies are said to haunt rivers and streams, usually in the shape of a horse. Which country's folklore do Kelpies belong to? 

a.) USA

b.) Spain 

c.) Scotland

d.) Ireland

c.) Scotland

300

The Thunderbird is a widespread figure in Native American mythology in the United States and Canada. 

True or False: the enormous bird symbolized power and strength that protected humans from evil spirits.

True!

400

The Grassman (also known as the Ohio Grassman, Kenmore Grassman or Orange Eyes) is a tall, bipedal hominid that reportedly lives in the woods of Ohio, hence the name Ohio Grassman. It is reportedly very similar to Bigfoot.

The last reported sighting of the Grassman was on June 20th, 2017 in which Ohio county?

Hint: Ohio University is also located in the same county

Athens County, Ohio 

500

Bigfoot is the unofficial mascot of which region of the USA?

a.) The Midwest

b.) New England

c.) The Pacific Northwest 

The Pacific Northwest