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Flora and Fauna around You: Fauna Quiz 1

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Objective: answer 7 or more questions correctly by clicking on the correct radio buttons.


1. What bird appears on a chessboard?

Hen
Swallow
Rook
Robin

2. What is Ireland's smallest bird?

Goldcrest
Thrush
Blackbird
Puffin

3. Why does the Irish frog not freeze to death at the pond bottom in winter?

Frogs bodies don't freeze because they are warm-blodded
Water is at 4°C at the bottom of a pond
Frogs live in a protective cocoon when hibernating
All of the above

4. By what other name is the woodlouse known?

Spider
Slater
Skinner
Rock mite

5. Bees collect __________ from flowers?

Honey
Sugar
Salt
Nectar

6. This creature has several pairs of legs on each side of its body:

Centipede
Spider
Millipede
Beetle

7. Which of these is a carnivore?

Millipede
Slug
Centipede
Snail

8. The young of the crane-fly is called a __________?

Young crane-fly
Baby long-legs
Leatherjacket
Crane larva

9. Which of these birds migrate to Ireland?

Swallow
Cuckoo
Mallard
All of the above

10. Which of these is known as the gardener's best friend?

Earthworm
Beetle
Leatherjacket
Slater



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