Quiz  /  Unconventional Pets Quiz

  • 1. 
    Rats live virtually everywhere that human populations have settled, including in the home as pets. How many species are in the genus Rattus?

  • 140
  • 14
  • 56
  • 6

  • 2. 
    Domesticated goats are descended from the pasang (Capra aegagrus), which is probably native to which continent?

  • Europe
  • Africa
  • South America
  • Asia

  • 3. 
    Though their popularity as farm animals and pets may suggest otherwise, wild pigs are not native to North America. When are they believed to have been introduced to the continent?

  • 1593
  • 1493
  • 1408
  • 1778

  • 4. 
    Which easily-trained monkey has been popularly associated with roving performers such as organ grinders?

  • mandrill
  • capuchin
  • rhesus macaque
  • marmoset

  • 5. 
    Which two species of hedgehog are most commonly kept as pets?

  • the Eurasian hedgehog and four-toed hedgehog
  • the long-eared hedgehog and Somali hedgehog
  • the European hedgehog and African pygmy hedgehog
  • the Indian hedgehog and Daurian hedgehog

  • 6. 
    How far can sugar gliders glide?

  • 25 m (82 feet)
  • 100 m (328 feet)
  • 75 m (256 feet)
  • 55 m (180 feet)

  • 7. 
    Which nocturnal animal, also called a polecat, is usually similar in size to or smaller than a housecat?

  • hedgehog
  • opossum
  • groundhog
  • skunk

  • 8. 
    Which animal, whose bite is painful but not poisonous to humans, feeds mainly at night on insects and occasionally small frogs, toads, and mice?

  • bearded dragon
  • ball python
  • rat
  • tarantula
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