Weird Animal Facts
Vocabulary Refresh
Solve the Riddle
True/False
Spooky Facts
100
What is the deadliest animal in the world?
A. Spider
B. Tiger
C. Mosquito
Mosquito - 725,000 people are killed each year from mosquito-borne diseases such as Malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever.
100
What type of an animal is a canine?
a dog or related mammal
100
What has hands and a face, but can't hold anything or smile?
a clock
100
True/False
The horned lizard is able to shot blood from it's own eyes up to a distance of 5 feet away.
100
Ghost bats have what color fur?
White. Ghost bats are some of the only bats with white fur.
200
What is the fastest land animal on the planet?
Cheetah - it can reach speeds of up to 75mph!
200
A carte is -
A. a container used to store food
B. a list of dishes available at a restaurant
C. something you push at the grocery store
B - a list of dishes available at a restaurant
200
Which is heavier, a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
They're the same, 1 ton!
200
True/False
Camels store water in their humps.
False - their humps actually store fat. The extra water they drink is stored in their bloodstream.
200
True/False
A 3,000 year old mummy can still have fingerprints.
True - they are able to rehydrate the finger to the point where the ridge detail is exposed and flexible enough to print.
300
What animal has the strongest bite in the world?
Nile Crocodile - their jaws can apply 5,000 pounds of pressure per square inch!
300
What does it mean to gloat?
A. to dwell on your own success with smugness and pleasure.
B. to actively break the terms of a law or agreement.
C. greatest living of all time
A. to dwell on your own success with smugness and pleasure
300
I jump when I walk and sit when I stand. What am I?
Kangaroo
300
True/False
Ostrich legs are so powerful that their kicks can kill a lion.
True - they have extremely powerful legs that have deadly claws and can kick 2,000 pounds per square inch.
300
How long can a cockroach live without a head?
7 days/a week
400
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
Bonus Question: What color is their blood?
400
Fervent is:
A. a small domesticated mammal with a flexible, elongated body
B. having or showing intense emotion
C. to annoy persistently
B - having or showing intense emotion
400
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
400
True/False
Flamingos are born pink.
False - they are born grey, their diet of brine shrimp and blue green algae contains a pink dye that makes their feathers pink.
400
True/False
Spiders have clear blood.
TRUE!
500
What are Rhinoceros's horns made of?
HINT: it's the same type of protein that makes up hair and fingernails!
Keratin
500
What does ludicrous mean?
A. witty language used to convey insults or scorn
B. foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.
C. utterly absurd or ridiculous
B. foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.
500
I have cities but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
500
True or False
Koala fingerprints are almost identical to humans.
True - it is hard to distinguish even under a microscope!
500
What does phasmophobia mean?
HINT: phobia is the fear of something.
Fear of ghosts
Bonus question - what is the fear of heights?
