Wings of Wonder: The Bird Quiz
There are more than 10,000 species of birds on Earth, and each one has a story worth discovering.
- Mga hayop ug kinaiyahan
- Mga hamtong
- Tunga-tunga
- Pang-edukasyon
- 10 ka pangutana
- mga 5 ka minuto
- Feedback human sa matag pangutana
Markahi una ang “Dili ko robot”.
Tan-awa ang mga pangutana
Wala ang saktong mga tubag, aron sorpresa gihapon kini inig dula nimo.
Pangutana 1
Which bird reaches the highest speed when diving to catch prey?
- Golden eagle
- Peregrine falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- White-throated needletail
Pangutana 2
What is the largest living bird species?
- Emu
- Southern cassowary
- Common ostrich
- Wandering albatross
Pangutana 3
Birds are the living descendants of which group of dinosaurs?
- Sauropods
- Ornithischians
- Pterosaurs
- Theropods
Pangutana 4
What lets hummingbirds fly backwards?
- Shoulder joints that let their wings rotate
- Extra-long tail feathers used as rudders
- Hollow bones filled with air
- Flapping only one wing at a time
Pangutana 5
Roughly how far can an Arctic tern travel in a single year of migration?
- About 10,000 km
- About 25,000 km
- About 70,000 km
- About 150,000 km
Pangutana 6
Why are flamingos pink?
- Their feathers reflect red sunlight
- Pigments from the algae and shrimp they eat
- A pink gene they inherit at birth
- Minerals in the salty water they stand in
Pangutana 7
Which living bird has the largest wingspan?
- Andean condor
- Marabou stork
- Wandering albatross
- Golden eagle
Pangutana 8
What helps owls fly almost silently?
- Soft, comb-like fringes on their feathers
- Hollow wing bones that absorb sound
- Flapping only when the wind is loud
- Unusually small, stiff wings
Pangutana 9
Roughly when did the dodo go extinct?
- Around 1500
- Around 1900
- Around 1800
- Around 1690
Pangutana 10
How do young songbirds like zebra finches learn to sing?
- They sing perfectly from birth by instinct
- They copy an adult tutor during a key early period
- They learn only from birds of other species
- They make up a new song each season
