Nature Trivia Quiz
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1. A regional park, located near Sacramento in Elverta, CA with nature trails and outdoor concerts, is ______ Ranch Regional Park. Fill in the one word 'G' blank, also the last name of 'Lethal Weapon' star Mel.

2. Aside from marine mammals, what is the only kind of mammal native to New Zealand?

3. There are over 30,000 of what subspecies of bear in Alaska, over half of the population in North America?

4. When is an organism really two organisms? When it's a composite organism, of course. What name is given to the moss-like organism formed by algae or cyanobacteria living within the filaments of a fungus?

5. What is the common name for the perennial herbaceous plant native to eastern North America with the scientific name Dicentra cucullaria? The plant's admittedly funny name comes from the appearance resembling a person's pants from Holland.

6. The smallest known owl is only 5-6 inches tall and weighs less than two ounces. It has a name reminiscent of Middle Earth or Will Ferrell. What is this owl?

7. Sharing their name with a common cleaning tool, what is the more common name of the worlds most simple animals from the phylum Porifera?

8. Aside from the giraffe, what odd-looking 'O' creature is the only living member of the giraffe family, or 'Giraffids'?

9. What bird, extinct by 1681, was named for the Portuguese word for 'stupid'?

10. What huge, endangered vulture is the national bird of Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, and Ecuador?

11. Some scientists believe that the spiral tusk on which type of Arctic whale helps it attract mates?

12. In which mountain chain would you find Mount Everest?

13. What is the English name of the animals in the order Anura? The animal is deemed a 'groda' in Swedish, 'rana' in Italian, and 'grenouille' in French?

14. There are three conventional groups of mammals. The monotremes (including the platypus and echidna) are the oldest and the placentals (including humans) are the most recent to evolve. What third group evolved in between these two other groups?

15. What 'R' Nature Center in Richmond, VA is located at Maymont and offers conversation to animals, fish, and reptiles? Its name is also the plural for multiple sidekicks of Batman.

16. What's an example of a mammal that lays eggs?

17. Rotational symmetry is the property in which a shape looks the same after a partial rotation or turn. When applied to biology such as in sea anemones, what other 'R' term is used to describe this characteristic?

18. What winged insect has the longest migration trajectory of any insect, eventually settling in Mexico to hibernate?

19. What frequently-misnomered mammal has fingerprints so indistinguishable from humans that they have occasionally been wrongfully collected as evidence at crime scenes?

20. The natural light display named Aurora Australis is also known by what more common name?

21. What 'P' bird had populations severely diminished in the 20th century due to DDT in their food supply before they made a surprising comeback in dense urban areas? In particular, NYC is home to dozens of these rare birds in part because the city's towering bridges are reminiscent of their traditional cliffside roosts.

22. Also known as the spiny anteater, what animal native to Australia and New Guinea is highly unusual in that it is a mammal that lays eggs?

23. Mucorales is a fungus better known by colorful name, and can cause a serious fungal infection in humans, especially those with repressed immune systems? It thrives in unsanitary conditions, such as on moldy bread.

24. What 'A' type of penguin is one of the most prominent penguin species on the Antarctic continent? It comes from a French word meaning 'noble in nature.'

25. Turtles, toads, and tarantulas are all ectothermic animals, which is typically referred to by what more common term?

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