Groups of Animals Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Several otters are floating close together on the water while resting. What is this group called?
A raft
A pod
A school
A rookery
2. Choose the distinctive traditional noun paired with rhinoceroses.
A crash
A herd
A pride
A troop
3. A dog gives birth to six puppies. Which term describes the puppies as a group?
A brood
A litter
A kennel
A pack
4. A large cluster of bees leaves its established hive with a queen to find a new home. What is the moving group called?
A colony
A cloud
A flight
A swarm
5. Thousands of ants share nests, workers, and a queen in one organized community. What is this community called?
A swarm
A hive
A colony
A nest
6. Researchers are tracking several wolves that hunt and travel together. What would they call this group?
A pride
A pack
A troop
A herd
7. A guide wants to use the distinctive traditional term for several giraffes standing together. Which word should the guide choose?
A stand
A troop
A tower
A drove
8. Which vivid traditional term completes the phrase “a ___ of flamingos”?
Bouquet
Plume
Pageant
Flamboyance
9. Several geese are gathered and feeding on the ground. What is this group commonly called?
A brood
A skein
A covey
A gaggle
10. During a wildlife survey, several elephants are moving together under the guidance of older females. Which group noun fits best?
A troop
A drove
A herd
A pride
11. Which traditional collective noun refers to a group of crows?
A murder
A parliament
A colony
A brood
12. You see many fish swimming together in a coordinated group. Which term best describes them?
A school
A flock
A pod
A pack
13. A marine guide points out several dolphins traveling together. Which group term is most appropriate?
A school
A raft
A pod
A colony
14. Complete the traditional expression: a ___ of owls.
Murder
Parliament
Colony
Convocation
15. A wildlife documentary follows lions that live and hunt together. Which noun should the narrator use for the group?
A herd
A pack
A troop
A pride
16. Primates are observed traveling, foraging, and socializing together in the forest canopy. If they are monkeys, which group term fits?
A pack
A troop
A pride
A colony