Animals that Start with C

Name these animals that start with the letter C.

This quiz is not based on scientific taxonomy!

Quiz idea: MitchellDavid

Quiz by

Featured Quiz

Rate:

Last updated: February 18, 2018

You have not attempted this quiz yet.

More quiz info >>

First submitted	December 9, 2012
Times taken	92,640
Average score	70.8%
Rating	4.23

Quiz and answer stats >>

Friends stats >>

5:00

Enter animal here:

/ 24 guessed

The quiz is paused. You have remaining.

Copied!

Scoring

You scored / = %

This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%

The average score is

Your high score is

Your fastest time is

more stats >>

friends stats >>

Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...

Clue	Animal
Closest living relative to humans	Chimpanzee
Domestic animal worshipped by the Egyptians	Cat
Humped, desert-dwelling animal	Camel
Bright red bird of the Americas	Cardinal
Coal mine safety bird	Canary
Reindeer	Caribou
Fastest land animal	Cheetah
Arthropod that should have 100 legs	Centipede
By far the world's most populous bird	Chicken
Alvin, Simon, etc...	Chipmunk
Mountain lion	Cougar
Venomous snake with a hood	Cobra

Clue	Animal
Commonly used in "fish and chips"	Cod
Largest flying bird in the Americas	Condor
Animal domesticated from the aurochs	Cattle
What the Great Barrier Reef is made of	Coral
Animal that people say will survive the nuclear apocalypse	Cockroach
A group of these is called a murder	Crow
Be "wary" of this flightless Australian bird	Cassowary
Animal "hunted" by Steve Irwin	Crocodile
Bird that tricks others into raising its young	Cuckoo
Relative of squid and octopuses	Cuttlefish
It becomes a butterfly or moth	Caterpillar
Bivalve mollusc	Clam

Save Your Stats

Your Next Quiz

100 Most Common English Words

Try to guess the most common words in the English language. You will fail and then kick yourself.

Biggest Spanish-Speaking Cities

How many of the world's largest Spanish-speaking cities can you name?

Animals that Start with B

One of these animals makes honey.

Animals that Start with S

The ugly ducking's true identity, for example.

88 Comments

Level 61

Nov 25, 2012

"Venemous" should read "Venomous," and the plural of octopus is octopi.

+11

Level 52

Nov 25, 2012

Nope, octopuses.

+10

Level 68

Jan 16, 2017

Apparently, it's actually octopodes for no reason whatsoever.

Level 57

Aug 21, 2018

I vote for octopites

Level 60

May 11, 2022

I believe it is "octopodes" due to its Greek origins. It is only grammatically correct to add an "i" to the end of a word to make it plural if the word has Latin origins, such as in the word "cacti."

Level 47

Jun 9, 2023

Octopi, octopuses, and octopodes are all correct plural forms of octopus.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-many-plurals-of-octopus-octopi-octopuses-octopodes

Level 57

Feb 8, 2026

accepted/commonly used =/= correct, Octopodes is most correct but it's overly pedantic and we don't use the Greek forms anywhere else (Hippopotomopodes anyone?) so Octopuses is reasonable, Octopi is unsupportable other than being a common mistake.

Level ∞

Nov 25, 2012

Fixed the spelling of venomous, but octopi is not the preferred nomenclature:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Etymology_and_pluralization

Level 22

Nov 26, 2012

nomenclature.... LOVE IT!

Level 74

Nov 6, 2014

Technically, 'octopodes' is most correct, as the original word is derived from Greek. Sadly, this version is not commonly used - perhaps a revival is in order?

Level 74

Nov 25, 2012

I didn't realize the cuckoo tricked other birds into raising its young. Maybe that's because it's mainly a Eurasian bird so I don't encounter too many of them in Kansas. I know that around here the cowbird does the same thing.

Level 14

Nov 25, 2012

Yeah, same! Only one I didn't get. A cowbird lays its eggs in another bird's nest and the bird raises it, so I think that should be accepted too.

Level 21

Dec 3, 2013

In Illinois we call them Generation Y

Level 73

Aug 17, 2018

The cowbirds come to our feeders in late winter with the Brewer blackbirds. I don't mind the blackbirds but I can't stand the brown headed cowbirds.We have hanging flower baskets on our patio where wrens nest each year. I watched a wren last week constantly feeding a young bird perched on the edge of its nest with its mouth continually open. I was thinking that the young bird looked bigger than its parent, and then I realized it was a baby cowbird. I'm guessing the young wrens had already starved.

Level ∞

Dec 9, 2012

Cowbird will work now.

Level 64

Nov 25, 2012

Good quiz, only missed 3, but they are the ones most people have missed. Quite happy with what I got.

Level 75

Nov 25, 2012

In desperation I tried cocoon for "It becomes a butterfly or moth", and got cuckoo instead! (I'll take 'em any way I can get 'em....) 23/24; tripped up on cassowary.

Level 66

Jul 5, 2021

Cocoon is only moth. Chrysalis is butterfly.

Level 43

Nov 25, 2012

Never heard of a cassowary before.

Level 66

Jul 5, 2021

Just saw one at the Safari Park in San Diego the other day.

Level 5

Nov 25, 2012

I congratulated MitchellDavid for having this brilliant quiz idea!!

Level 8

Nov 26, 2012

thanks jetpunk for using my quiz for ideas

Level 94

Nov 26, 2012

Got stuck on the octopus/squid relative--couldn't get past calamari...

Level 22

Nov 26, 2012

me too! lol

Level 42

Apr 21, 2020

Hahahaha! Spent about 2 minutes trying to figure out if "calamari" is the plural and what might be the singular. Cuttlefish never occured to me.

Level 22

Nov 27, 2012

Hehe cassowaries are like so deadly. From my memory they kick with their claws which can be fatal... (They look like a emu but more colourful)

Level 48

Nov 28, 2012

"cockle" should be accepted for bivalve mollusk as well.

Level ∞

Dec 9, 2012

Cockle will work now.

Level 34

Dec 29, 2012

16. pleased to get cassowary

Level 24

Apr 13, 2013

Tried every spelling of chrysalis and cocoon then thought oh wait...caterpillar *facepalm*

Level 66

Jul 6, 2018

me too but I didn't get to caterpillar. sigh

Level 36

Apr 20, 2013

actually it's just a myth that cockroaches would survive a nuclear apocalypse. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/11/cockroaches-would-not-survive-an-extreme-nuclear-fallout/

Level 78

May 13, 2013

I'd like to thank my 4 year old daughter for watching Octonauts on Disney...that's the only way I would have ever heard of a cuttlefish.

Level 22

Jun 22, 2013

Relative of squid and octopuses, I put "Craken" I think this should be an acceptable answer. Anyone else?

Level 49

Apr 20, 2014

...maybe if it was under "Animals that start with 'K'"...

Level 77

Feb 5, 2020

*fictional animals that start with k

Level 27

Nov 7, 2018

it's spelled Kraken

Level 43

Aug 15, 2013

why won't you accept cock of the rock?

it is aslo another red bird that lives in the americas

Level 47

May 12, 2014

I thought they're orange.

Level 11

Dec 17, 2013

let me just say that i tried every imaginable version of comet and/or cupid for reindeer…..

Level 88

May 7, 2014

made my day

Level 28

Apr 21, 2014

As pointed out before, centipedes are NOT insects. "Creepy crawly" or "arthropod" might be better phrasings, alternatively the clue could be made into "like millipedes, but carnivores" or something similar.

Level 19

May 3, 2014

Should have included chinchilla! I have one; he's so cute

Level 47

May 12, 2014

They used to be my favorite animal.

Level 50

Jun 2, 2021

SAMEE!!!!!!!!!! :P

Level 32

Jul 11, 2014

Why not put caracal.

Level 34

Oct 14, 2014

One should be wary if they run into a wild Cassowary. They're really dangerous and quite vicious

Level 50

May 11, 2015

I literally work at Caribou Coffee and didn't get caribou

Level 67

Jun 8, 2015

I typed cocoon before caterpillar :O

Level 67

Jun 9, 2015

why not calamari?

Level 77

Feb 5, 2020

That's the name given to a squid when served as food. That would be like accepting "beef" for a question looking for a cow

Level 61

Jun 9, 2015

I realize they're from New Zealand, but the inclusion of the words "australian" and "flightless" made me guess "conchord" for that clue on the off-chance that a conchord is actually an animal...

Level 89

Jun 11, 2015

Bonobos are technically as closely related to Humans are Chimpanzees are.

Level 80

Aug 17, 2018

True, but they don't start with "C."

Level 66

Feb 12, 2016

Animal "hunted" by Steve Irwin is a "Croc". odile is superfluous. Crikey!

Level 42

Mar 2, 2017

I typed in both "cocoon" and "chrysalis" before I realized that it wanted the FIRST stage of the butterfly/moth life cycle. Should've been more specific, or cocoon and chrysalis should be accepted.

Level 87

Aug 10, 2017

Closest living relative to humans = my mother-in-law

Level 60

Sep 21, 2017

I feel bad for the coyote

Level 57

May 10, 2018

I remembered cassowary and cuttlefish but not chicken and cattle. I need a better brain.

Level 40

Aug 17, 2018

Try my first featured quiz....here

Level 66

Jul 5, 2021

Uh… okay.

Level 59

Aug 17, 2018

I went with Colossal Squid. I don't feel like that was as poor as guessing calamari at first.

Level 65

Aug 17, 2018

I would like to thank Quizmaster from the bottom of my heart for using a chimp as the picture for this quiz and not a cockroach.

Level 70

Aug 18, 2018

So, TIL that American use cod in their fish and chips, not sharks. Interesting.

Level 27

Nov 7, 2018

It's not spelled mollusc, Its spelled Mollusk

Level 76

Jun 23, 2019

Man... I got all but chicken... guess it doesnt really register as a bird since I ve never seen it fly past haha.

Level 68

Jul 22, 2021

Same. Even then, I thought that it couldn't be right, and looked it up. And yep, it's the most common, by far, as stated. Every day's a schoolday.

Level 69

Nov 27, 2019

Be wary of emus. They are big and aggressive. I think cassowary's are wary of humans.

Level 42

Mar 9, 2020

We are NOT most closely related to chimpanzees, we are most closely related to bonobos. Look it up!

Level ∞

Mar 10, 2020

Okay, I just looked it up. The quiz is correct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee

Level 62

Mar 19, 2020

Tried "comet" for reindeer...

Level 68

Apr 3, 2020

Mollusk is spelt wrong

Level 60

May 7, 2020

Thank you for accepting catamount for mountain lion, I might have eventually gotten cougar, but catamount was my first thought. That was my first thought even though spell check is even now telling me that is not a word.

Level 51

Jun 24, 2020

I can't believe cuttlefish was on this . . . I would've guessed Colossal Squid. Hm - no wonder 26% guessed it

Level 42

Jul 10, 2020

chimps actually aren't our closest relative, it's bonobos

Level 79

Oct 2, 2021

While probably correct according to the most recent research, you already pointed this out a few months ago.

Level 71

Sep 25, 2020

69 heck yea

Level 63

Oct 2, 2021

I was typing caterpillar when I got cat. Gave me a shock.

Level 38

Jan 12, 2022

The fact that only 63% of people got "Chicken" just scares me.

Level 65

Sep 2, 2022

Bruh why did I type out Theodore

Level 28

Mar 24, 2023

you should add coyote as an answer

Level 71

Jun 13, 2023

Silly me, I was stuck on Cardinal for the longest time. I put Cock-of-the-Rock and Cotinga first, both of which can be considered bright-red New World birds!

Level 67

Aug 13, 2023

I don't know why I continued to try "christmas deer" for reindeer.

Level 76

Aug 29, 2025

I tried it, just once though,

Level 47

Sep 3, 2023

I missed the chicken and the chipmunk lol 😂😂

Level 36

Feb 4, 2024

what about chinchilla?

Level 17

Mar 20, 2025

Alvin, Simon, and etc. is crazy 😭😭

Level 66

Dec 16, 2025

Cthulhu for octopus relative? :D

Countries of the World Quiz

US States Quiz

Most-Spoken Languages of the United States

Summer Olympics Host Cities

"Stan" Countries Quiz

Mediterranean Countries Quiz

Books of the Protestant Bible

Countries Closest to the U. S.

Border Crossings Quiz #1

Short Term Memory Test

#1 Hits of the 2000s

#1 NBA Basketball Draft Picks

Quiz series by Quizmaster

Animals that Start with A

Animals that Start with B

...

Animals that Start with D

Animals that Start with E

Animals that Start with F