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Animal kingdom quiz

Twelve animal questions with answers: the fastest, the tallest, the largest ever and the octopus with three hearts.

Easy
12 questions
30 s each · about 9 min
Checked against 12 sources

A round about the animal world that works for all ages, from classrooms to family nights to office socials. Expect record breakers, like the fastest land animal and the largest animal ever known, plus a few odd facts that nobody forgets, such as an octopus having three hearts and blue blood.

How to run it

With younger players, raise the timer to 45 seconds in the editor after you use the template, and read each question aloud.
Before you reveal the fastest and the largest animal, ask everyone to show with their hands how fast or how big they think it is.
Read the fact after each answer; the octopus question usually gets the loudest reaction.

Questions and answers

1Which is the fastest land animal?
- ALion
- BCheetah
- CGreyhound
- DPronghorn
Reveal answer
B. Cheetah
The cheetah is the fastest land animal, running at about 93 to 104 km per hour.
2Which is the largest animal known to have ever existed?
- AAfrican elephant
- BGiant squid
- CWhale shark
- DBlue whale
Reveal answer
D. Blue whale
The blue whale is the largest animal known ever to have existed.
3How many hearts does an octopus have?
- AOne
- BTwo
- CThree
- DNine
Reveal answer
C. Three
An octopus has three hearts. Its blood carries a copper-rich protein that makes it look blue.
4Which bird can hover and fly in any direction, a bit like a helicopter?
- AHummingbird
- BPenguin
- COstrich
- DPigeon
Reveal answer
A. Hummingbird
Hummingbirds have helicopter-like flight in any direction, including the ability to hover.
5Which is the tallest living land animal?
- AElephant
- BGiraffe
- COstrich
- DMoose
Reveal answer
B. Giraffe
Giraffes are the tallest living land animals and the largest ruminants on Earth.
6What is a group of lions called?
- AA pack
- BA herd
- CA pride
- DA troop
Reveal answer
C. A pride
Lions are a social species and live in groups called prides.
7Which mammals are the only ones capable of true, sustained flight?
- AFlying squirrels
- BBats
- CSugar gliders
- DColugos
Reveal answer
B. Bats
Bats are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. The others glide.