50 Animal Trivia Questions for Kids

1. An elephant's trunk is its nose joined together with what?

2. Koalas munch on leaves from which kind of tree?

3. Which is the largest kind of ape?

4. How do hippos keep cool on hot days?

5. What is the largest rodent in the world?

6. The striped okapi of central Africa is the closest living relative of which animal?

7. The fennec fox's giant ears help it in two ways. One is hearing well. What is the other?

8. Which bear from South America has light markings around its eyes that look like glasses?

9. What are the horn-like bumps on top of a giraffe's head called?

10. Which small pet stuffs food into stretchy cheek pouches to carry it home?

11. Owls can't roll their eyes around. What do they do instead?

12. Which bird is famous for copying sounds, even human words?

13. What is a male duck called?

14. Which penguin lives the farthest north, right near the equator?

15. Which bird is the fastest animal on Earth when it dives through the air?

16. Pelicans scoop up fish using what?

17. A dolphin breathes air through which body part on top of its head?

18. Sea stars are not really fish. What can many of them do if they lose an arm?

19. Clownfish live safely among the stinging tentacles of what?

20. A shark's skeleton is made of what?

21. Where do mother sea turtles lay their eggs?

22. What do hermit crabs use as their home?

23. Manatees are gentle plant-eaters with a funny nickname. What is it?

24. Orcas, with their black-and-white bodies, are actually the biggest members of which family?

25. Sea otters use what as a tool to crack open shellfish?

26. What shape are the little rooms in a honeycomb?

27. A ladybug is really a kind of what?

28. What is the glow of a firefly called?

29. Which insect chirps by rubbing its wings together?

30. In a typical ant colony with a queen, who is the main egg-layer?

31. Frogs, toads and salamanders belong to which animal group?

32. Can a turtle crawl out of its shell?

33. Many lizards escape by shedding their tail. What can they do afterward?

34. Geckos can climb walls and even ceilings. What helps them stick?

35. Compared with a typical crocodile, what snout shape does an alligator usually have?

36. Turtles have no teeth. What do they use to bite their food?

37. What is the largest lizard in the world?

38. The basilisk lizard is famous for running across what?

39. The axolotl, a smiley salamander from Mexico, can do what amazing thing?

40. What is a baby hedgehog called?

41. What is a baby deer called?

42. What is a baby goose called?

43. What is a baby rabbit called?

44. What is a beaver's home in a pond called?

45. What do we call animals that are awake mostly at night?

46. Which bird is famous for weaving hanging nests out of strips of grass?

47. What is the big, high-up nest of an eagle called?

48. What is the underground home of a group of rabbits called?

49. A squirrel's round nest of twigs and leaves high in a tree is called what?

50. Colors and patterns that help an animal blend into its surroundings are called what?