KBC Questions and Quiz, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question: What seagull is the only all-white seagull?

1. White Gull
   
2. Heerman's Gull
   
3. Ghost Gull
   
4. Ivory Gull
   

Incorrect Answer

Correct Answer
Ivory Gulls, found in the Arctic, are the only all-white species. White and Ghost Gulls are not existent and the Heerman's Gull is certainly not all-white.

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Question: What woodpecker was the largest of the woodpeckers but is now most likely extinct?

1. Ivory-billed Woodpecker
   
2. Crested Caracara
   
3. Red-headed Woodpecker
   
4. Northern Flicker
   

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Correct Answer
Ivory-bills were hunted to extinction because of their beautiful red crest and their cream-colored beak. They were very large. Red-headed woodpeckers are medium sized, Northern Flickers are not extinct, and the Crested Cara-cara is not even a woodpecker. So the correct answer was the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

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Question: What bird looks almost exactly like the Sharp-shinned Hawk, but is actually a different and slightly larger species?

1. Swainson's Hawk
   
2. Cooper's Hawk
   
3. Red-shouldered Hawk
   
4. There is no such thing as a Sharp-shinned Hawk
   

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Correct Answer
Sharp-shinned Hawks are often mistaken for Cooper's Hawks, but Cooper's Hawks are actually bigger and their tail is more round than the squarish shape of the Sharp-shinned.

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Question: What bird's call do movies usually use in scenes such as mountains, canyons and cliffs, and sometimes even deserts?

1. Red-tailed Hawk
   
2. Golden Eagle
   
3. Bald Eagle
   
4. Peregrine Falcon
   

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Correct Answer
Most people would think that it is a type of eagle or falcon, but it is actually a red-tailed hawk's call.

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Question: What is another name for a Pigeon?

1. Common Dove
   
2. City Dove
   
3. Rock Dove
   
4. It has no other name
   

Incorrect Answer

Correct Answer
Pigeons are actually called 'Rock Doves', too. In fact, most birding books have them listed under 'Rock Dove'.

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Question: This is a small nocturnal primate with very large eyes.

1. Whale
   
2. Mongoose
   
3. Bush Baby
   
4. Bonobo
   

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Correct Answer
They live in Africa and are related to lorises and galagos. All of the other animals listed are also primates. The bonobo is also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

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Question: Where do you find tigers?

1. Africa
   
2. Asia
   
3. South America
   
4. Australia
   

Incorrect Answer

Correct Answer
William Blake wrote a beautiful poem about this powerful creature.

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Question: Which animal has the biggest eye--ten times bigger than a human eye?

1. Whale
   
2. Mongoose
   
3. Bush Baby
   
4. Giant Squid
   

Incorrect Answer

Correct Answer
A giant squid, which lives in the ocean, has the biggest eye.

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Question: How many different types of animals are there in the world?

1. 1000
   
2. 12000
   
3. 1.5 million
   
4. 82
   

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Correct Answer
There are 1.5 million different types of animals. Noah's ark must have been HUGE!

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Question: What do you call animals that only eat plants?

1. Carnivores
   
2. Herbivores
   
3. Omnivores
   
4. Vegetarians
   

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Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores. Humans that eat only plants are called vegetarians.

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