Statistics for Animals in World History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Laika was a Soviet ___ that became the first animal to orbit Earth in 1957	Dog	97%
Of all the animals in the Chinese zodiac, the only one that doesn't exist in real life	Dragon	96%
Many ancient generals employed these huge animals in their armies, Hannibal most famously	Elephants	95%
This bird went extinct quickly after Mauritius was first settled in the 1600s	Dodo	93%
Many riots between Muslims and Hindus have been sparked by the slaughter, or alleged slaughter, of this holy animal	Cow	92%
In the book "Animal Farm", these animals ran the show	Pigs	91%
St. Patrick supposedly drove these animals away from Ireland	Snakes	83%
According to the Bible, Noah released one of these birds to see if the flood had receded	Dove	79%
Some people think the legend of the Kraken may be based on this real-life animal	Giant squid	79%
In a Roman legend, Arachne was transformed into a _____ after she bested the goddess Athena in a weaving contest	Spider	79%
In the Middle Ages, people thought the horns of this aquatic creature came from unicorns	Narwhal	77%
The Greek god Pan had the legs of a ____	Goat	76%
Animal that (probably) captured and ate an Australian woman's baby in 1980	Dingo	73%
Animal that appeared on the standard of the Roman legions	Eagle	71%
Fabric-making animal that Byzantine monks smuggled out of China around 550 AD	Silkworm	68%
Aquatic animal that appeared on the coat of arms of the French royal heir	Dolphin	67%
Clever Hans was a famous _____ that supposedly could do arithmetic, but it turned out to be a hoax	Horse	65%
Supposedly, sailors were afraid to kill this type of birds, but in reality they often shot and ate them	Albatross	59%
Wading bird that was sacred in ancient Egypt	Ibis	53%
A flock of these large, noisy birds alerted ancient Romans to a Gaulic attack	Geese	38%