1.) The mallard, eider, and canvasback are all examples of which kind of bird?

1. Swallow

2. Duck

3. Wren

 

2.) Only one of the following statements about penguins is true. Which one?

1. They can fly only short distances

2. They live only in the Southern Hemisphere

3. They spend most of their lives on land

 

3.) Which bird did American founding father Benjamin Franklin prefer for the national bird of the new United States?

1. Turkey

2. Bald eagle

3. Red-tailed hawk

 

4.) How fast can an ostrich run?

1. 25 km / hr (15 mph)

2. 50 km / hr (30 mph)

3. 65 km / hr (40 mph)

 

5.) Only one of the following statements about the flamingo is true. Which one?

1. The flamingo can fly faster than any other bird

2. The flamingo nests in trees

3. The flamingo can live in flocks of tens of thousands of birds

 

6.) What is a male goose called?

1. Signet

2. Gander

3. Drake

 

7.) In which part of the world would you find the toucan?

1. Africa

2. Australia

3. South America

 

8.) Which bird, native to North America, had a population of just 21 individuals in 1941?

1. Bald eagle

2. Whooping crane

3. Roadrunner

 

9.) Hummingbirds, native to the Americas, are the only birds capable of which maneuver?

1. Flying backward

2. Hovering in place

3. Flying upside down

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