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