Quiz - Animal

1. The Eohippus is an ancestor of which domesticated animal?
    Ans : The horse

2. To which family do goldfish belong?
    Ans : Carp

3. From which animal is the fibre 'Mohair' obtained?
   Ans : The Angora goat

4. What kind of creature is a skate?
    Ans : A flat-bodied fish

5. Which mosquit causes elephantiasis?
    Ans : The Culex

6. Its name means 'Fused Lizard' and its body was entirely covered with a thick armour of    
   fused bony plates.  Name this Dinosaur.
   Ans : The Anklyosaurus

7. The Common pet bird, the budgerigar is a native of which country.
    Ans : Australia

8. Banana, Smoky and Proboscis are types of which animal?
   Ans : Bat

9. Which family of fish does the anchovy belong to?
   Ans : The Herring

10. Which specific branch of Zoology deals with the study of fishes?
     Ans : Ichthyology

11. Which animal is commonly known to Australians as a 'jumback'?
     Ans : A Sheep

12. How many stomachs does a cow have?
     Ans : Four

13. What is the name given to the short tail of a rabbit?
     Ans : Scut

14. What do the greyhound, deerhound and wolfhound have in common?
     Ans : They hunt by sight

15. What is a marmoset?
     Ans : A Monkey
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