Quiz  /  Know Your Marsupials Quiz

  • 1. 
    What is the only marsupial found north of Mexico?

  • koala
  • numbat
  • opossum
  • bandicoot

  • 2. 
    What is another name for a quoll, an animal with a bushy tail and white-spotted upperparts?

  • kangaroo
  • honey possum
  • native cat
  • goat

  • 3. 
    What is the common name for Australia’s termite-eating banded anteater?

  • rat kangaroo
  • numbat
  • ringtail possum
  • bandicoot

  • 4. 
    This marsupial is heavily built and woodchucklike, and it has small eyes and short ears that suit its burrowing tendencies.

  • wombat
  • cuscus
  • kangaroo
  • koala

  • 5. 
    What animal is classified as a group of about 20 species, including the bilby, and is unique among marsupials in having both a pouch and a placenta?

  • thylacine
  • bandicoot
  • Tasmanian devil
  • glider

  • 6. 
    What stocky carnivorous marsupial was named for what early colonists considered to be its unearthly howling and viciousness?

  • tiger cat
  • thorny devil
  • Tasmanian devil
  • satanic leaf-tailed gecko

  • 7. 
    Despite its appearance, this marsupial is not a bear, and it feeds selectively on eucalyptus trees.

  • grizzly
  • koala
  • wombat
  • opossum

  • 8. 
    Which large Australian marsupial is noted for hopping on its hind legs?

  • kangaroo
  • opossum
  • quoll
  • bilby
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