Can you tell a llama from a guanaco, or name an animal from the noise it makes? This guess the animal quiz has 40 questions in five rounds: a picture round, a sound round, general knowledge, riddles and a round of animal puns. Every answer sits directly under its question, so you can play alone, quiz a classroom, or host it live on a Friday night.
The quiz needs no equipment. The picture and sound rounds work best on a screen with speakers, and the other three rounds can be read aloud. Score a perfect 40 and you earn the title of certified animal lover. Cheetahs, as always, get nothing.
Quick facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many questions are in this quiz? | 40, in five rounds |
| Are the answers included? | Yes, directly beneath each question |
| Which rounds need a screen? | The picture round (9 questions) and the sound round (8 clips) |
| Can I host it live? | Yes, build it as a quiz on AhaSlides and share a join code. The free plan allows up to 50 live participants at a time, with unlimited presentations |
Round 1: picture round
Look at each photo and guess the animal. Questions 1 and 3 are true or false, and the rest give options or ask you to name the animal.
1. True or false: this is a dog.
Answer: False. It is a raccoon.
2. What is this animal called?
a) A newt b) An olm c) A mudskipper d) An axolotl
Answer: d) An axolotl, a salamander from the lakes around Mexico City that keeps its feathery external gills as an adult.
3. True or false: this is a hedgehog.
Answer: False. It is a porcupine, a rodent with long, sharp quills. Hedgehogs are smaller and are not rodents.
4. What animal is this?
Answer: A gecko. This one is a leopard gecko.
5. What animal is this? The photo has been turned into a mosaic to make it harder.
Answer: A red panda.
6. Which animal does this orange, white and black stripe belong to?
Answer: A clownfish.
7. Is this animal a wolf or a dog?
Answer: Neither. It is an African wild dog, also called a painted dog or painted wolf. Its scientific name, Lycaon pictus, means 'painted wolf'.
8. What is this young animal?
a) A llama b) A vicuña c) A guanaco d) An alpaca
Answer: c) A guanaco, a wild relative of the llama that lives in South America.
9. What kind of animal is this?
a) A flying dragon lizard b) A bearded dragon c) A flying gecko d) A frilled lizard
Answer: a) A flying dragon lizard (genus Draco). It cannot fly like a bird, but it glides between trees on wing-like membranes held out by extended ribs.
Round 2: guess the animal sound
Headphones on. Press play on each clip, name the animal, and score up to 8 out of 8.
10. Which animal makes this sound?
Answer: A lion.
11. Which animal makes this sound?
Answer: A killer whale, also called an orca. Killer whales live in family groups called pods.
12. Which animal makes this sound?
Answer: A frog.
13. Which animal makes this sound?
Answer: An anteater.
14. Which animal makes this sound?
Answer: A wolf.
15. Which animal makes this sound?
Answer: A gibbon.
16. Which animal makes this sound?
Answer: A leopard.
17. Which animal makes this sound?
Answer: A harbour seal.
Round 3: general knowledge
Make your biology teacher proud. These are open questions, so cover the answer and say yours aloud first.
- Which two kinds of mammal lay eggs?
Answer: The platypus and the echidnas. Together they are called monotremes. - Which tree-dwelling marsupial sleeps for up to 20 hours a day?
Answer: The koala. - What are baby goats called?
Answer: Kids. - How many hearts does an octopus have?
Answer: Three. One pumps blood around the body and two pump it through the gills. - Which fish is considered the most venomous in the world?
Answer: The stonefish. - What is the fastest land animal?
Answer: The cheetah. The highest reliably recorded speed is about 104 kilometres per hour (65 miles per hour). - What is the largest animal that has ever lived?
Answer: The blue whale, which can grow up to about 110 feet (33 metres) long. - Which is the only mammal capable of true, sustained flight?
Answer: The bat. - Which tiny bird is famous for being able to fly backwards?
Answer: The hummingbird. - What is a group of crows called?
Answer: A murder. - What is a group of flamingos called?
Answer: A flamboyance. - What is the tallest animal on land?
Answer: The giraffe.
Round 4: animal riddles
Who are these five animals? A good round to read aloud.
- I grow down as I grow up. What am I?
Answer: A goose. Goose down is the soft layer of feathers. - My name sounds like something you would eat for dessert. What am I?
Answer: A moose (mousse). - I wear my shoes to bed, and my mane is the best. What am I?
Answer: A horse. - I have two eyes in the front and a thousand eyes in the back. What am I?
Answer: A peacock. The 'eyes' are the spots on its tail feathers. - I came from an egg but I have no legs. I am cold on the outside and I can bite. What am I?
Answer: A snake.
Round 5: bonus animal puns
Fill the blank in each pun with an animal. You will have a whale of a time.
- Why is the bird sad? Because she is a ...
Answer: Bluebird (blue bird). - Want to go on a picnic? ... lunch.
Answer: Alpaca (I'll pack a). - What is the difference between a piano and a fish? You cannot ... a fish.
Answer: Tuna (tune a). - Why do crabs never donate to charity? Because they are ...
Answer: Shellfish. - What does a dad do when his son gets an A in maths? He gives him his ... of approval.
Answer: Seal. - What did the pony say when he had a sore throat? 'Do you have any water? I'm a little ...'
Answer: Horse (hoarse).
How to host this quiz live
Reading 40 questions aloud works, but a live version scores the answers for you and keeps a group involved. With AhaSlides:
- Build each round as slides. A pick-answer slide takes picture options as well as text, so the picture round fits as it is.
- Add the sounds. A question slide can carry an audio clip, so you can play the sound round straight from the slide.
- Share the join code. Players join on their phones with a QR code or a short link.
- Show the leaderboard between rounds. It keeps the tension up and gives you a natural break.
Not sure which round to play next? Put the round names on the spinner wheel and let the group spin for it.
The free plan gives you up to 50 live participants at a time, with unlimited presentations. For more than 50 live participants at a time you need a paid plan (see the pricing page). You can also start from the ready-made Guess the Animal quiz template and edit it, or build your own with the online quiz maker.
More quizzes to try next: Disney trivia, the science and inventions quiz, the clothing style quiz or general knowledge questions for kids.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are in this guess the animal quiz?
There are 40, in five rounds: nine picture questions, eight sound clips, twelve general knowledge questions, five riddles and six puns.
Is this quiz suitable for kids?
Yes. The picture round and the sound round work well for younger children, and the riddles and puns suit readers who are comfortable with wordplay. The general knowledge round is the toughest.
Can I play the sound round without headphones?
Yes, if everyone is in the same room. Play each clip through the room speakers, or use the audio question on AhaSlides so each clip plays from the presenter screen.
How do I make the quiz harder?
Hide the answer options on the picture questions and ask players to name the animal from memory, or time each question at 15 seconds.
Sources
- NOAA Fisheries: blue whale for the size of the blue whale
- Wikipedia: cheetah for the fastest reliably recorded speed
- Wikipedia: octopus for the three hearts
- Wikipedia: stonefish for the most venomous fish
- Wikipedia: koala for sleeping time
- Wikipedia: African wild dog for its alternative names
- Wikipedia: Draco (genus) for the gliding flying dragon lizards
- Wikipedia: echidna for the egg-laying echidnas
- Wikipedia: axolotl for its gills and home range
- Wikipedia: porcupine for porcupines being rodents
