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Animals in the News - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 26,777 times
- The average score is 11 of 16
Answer Stats
| Year | Name | News story | Type of animal | % Correct |
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| 1957 | Laika | Soviet animal becomes the first to orbit the Earth | Dog | 95%
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| 1996 | Dolly | A mammal is cloned for the first time | Sheep | 89%
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| 2010 | Tilikum | Sea World animal kills a human for the third time | Orca | 81%
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| 2006 | – | "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin killed by an animal | Stingray | 81%
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| 1963 | Ming Ming | For the first time, an animal of this species is bred in captivity | Giant panda | 75%
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| 1945 | Miracle Mike | Animal has its head chopped off but survives for another 18 months | Chicken | 73%
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| 1918 | Cher Ami | Heroic animal delivers message helping to rescue 500 American troops stuck behind enemy lines | Carrier pigeon | 72%
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| 2015 | Cecil | Internet is outraged after killing of animal by dentist | Lion | 72%
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| 1988 | Bubbles | Michael Jackson acquires an exotic new pet | Chimpanzee | 70%
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| 1998 | Koko | Precocious animal has the first interspecies online chat, but doesn't make a lot of sense | Gorilla | 70%
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| 1886 | Punxsutawney Phil | Every year, this animal sees its shadow or doesn't – presaging future weather conditions | Groundhog | 65%
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| 30 BC | – | Cleopatra commits suicide by letting this type of snake bite her * | Asp | 58%
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| 2010 | Paul | "Psychic" animal predicts World Cup matches | Octopus | 56%
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| 1871 | – | Animal falsely accused of starting the Great Chicago Fire | Cow | 54%
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| 1907 | Clever Hans | After fooling thousands, it turns out that this animal is not actually able to do arithmetic | Horse | 54%
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| 2012 | Lonesome George | Species goes extinct as last remaining individual dies | Pinta Island tortoise | 44%
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