| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| In European folklore, what animal brings babies to parents? | stork | 80%
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| What animal lived in the house visited by Goldilocks? | bears | 78%
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| ...which was borne by what animal? | rat | 78%
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| Cleopatra allegedly committed suicide using what animal? | snake | 77%
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| What animal becomes a dictator in Animal Farm? | pig | 74%
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| At around 187 years old, Jonathan is the oldest known living land animal. What is he? | giant tortoise | 73%
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| The Black Death was borne by what animal? | flea | 69%
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| What animal was last seen on the island of Mauritius in 1662? | dodo | 68%
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| Cher Ami was given a medal and recognized as a hero for delivering messages in World War I. What was she? | pigeon | 63%
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| The hippopotamus is named after what animal? | horse | 61%
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| According to chaos theory, major events can be influenced by the distant flapping of what animal's wings? | butterfly | 60%
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| In 1907 a fence was built all the way across Australia to control what invasive species? | rabbits | 58%
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| The infant Azaria Chamberlain was killed by what animal in Australia in 1980? | dingo | 53%
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| The North American fur trade was driven by the European hat industry's demand for what animal's pelt? | beaver | 48%
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| What animal destroyed crops across vast swaths of North America several times in the 19th century, but is now extinct? | Rocky Mountain locust | 35%
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| The Canary Islands are named after what animal? | dog | 33%
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| The oil from what animal's nutrient-rich liver was an essential source of vitamin D for the Vikings and is still marketed as a dietary supplement? | cod | 27%
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| In the Bible, what animal spoke to Balaam? | donkey | 25%
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| In one of Aesop's fables, what animal is lazy, in contrast to the hard-working ant? | grasshopper | 22%
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| In the 1590s Korean admiral Yi Sun-Shin fought off invading Japanese forces using a new kind of armored warship inspired by what animal? | turtle | 20%
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| In Greek mythology, Io was transformed into what animal? | heifer | 18%
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| Wojtek was a member of the Polish army who rose to the rank of corporal during World War II. What was he? | bear | 17%
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| In West African folklore, the trickster Anansi is what animal? | spider | 16%
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| The Norse goddess of love and beauty, Freyja, rode in a chariot drawn by what animal? | cats | 11%
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| ...and was tormented by what animal? | gadfly | 7%
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