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.
- Beishtyn as dooghys
- Sleih aasit
- Mean
- Ynsaghoil
- 10 feyshtyn
- mysh 5 min
- Fys-erash lurg dagh feysht
Cur cowrey ec “Cha nee robot mee” hoshiaght.
Jeeagh er ny feyshtyn
Gyn ny ansooryn kiart, myr shen nee ad foast cur yindys ort tra t'ou cloie.
Feysht 1
Which bird reaches the highest speed when diving to catch prey?
- Golden eagle
- Peregrine falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- White-throated needletail
Feysht 2
What is the largest living bird species?
- Emu
- Southern cassowary
- Common ostrich
- Wandering albatross
Feysht 3
Birds are the living descendants of which group of dinosaurs?
- Sauropods
- Ornithischians
- Pterosaurs
- Theropods
Feysht 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
Feysht 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
Feysht 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
Feysht 7
Which living bird has the largest wingspan?
- Andean condor
- Marabou stork
- Wandering albatross
- Golden eagle
Feysht 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
Feysht 9
Roughly when did the dodo go extinct?
- Around 1500
- Around 1900
- Around 1800
- Around 1690
Feysht 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
