Animal Jeopardy
Baby animals, animal homes, animal groups, what animals eat and animal families, for ages 7 to 12.
Baby animals
- 100A baby dogWhat is a puppy (pup)?
- 200A baby catWhat is a kitten?
- 300A baby kangaroo, which grows up in its mother’s pouchWhat is a joey?
- 400A baby swanWhat is a cygnet?
- 500A baby hareWhat is a leveret?
Animal homes
- 100Birds lay their eggs in this home, often made of twigsWhat is a nest?
- 200Honeybees live and store honey in thisWhat is a hive (beehive)?
- 300Wild rabbits dig these underground tunnels to live inWhat are burrows (a warren)?
- 400A beaver’s home of sticks and mud, built in a pond or riverWhat is a lodge?
- 500Emperor penguins live only on this icy continentWhat is Antarctica?
Animal groups
- 100A group of cows or elephantsWhat is a herd?
- 200A group of lionsWhat is a pride?
- 300A group of wolvesWhat is a pack?
- 400A group of geese standing on the ground has this special name, which starts with GWhat is a gaggle?
- 500A group of owlsWhat is a parliament?
What’s for dinner?
- 100Giant pandas spend most of the day eating this tall plantWhat is bamboo?
- 200Hummingbirds drink this sweet liquid from flowersWhat is nectar?
- 300DDKoalas eat mostly the leaves of this treeWhat is the eucalyptus (gum tree)?
- 400An animal that eats only plants, like a cow or a rabbitWhat is a herbivore?
- 500Blue whales feed almost only on these tiny shrimp-like animalsWhat is krill?
Animal families
- 100The only animals alive today that have feathersWhat are birds?
- 200A dolphin breathes air and feeds its babies milk, so it is this kind of animalWhat is a mammal?
- 300Frogs, toads and newts belong to this group of animals that usually start life in waterWhat are amphibians?
- 400Snakes, lizards, turtles and crocodiles belong to this group of animals with scaly skinWhat are reptiles?
- 500The platypus and the echidnas are the only mammals that do thisWhat is laying eggs?
Final round: Creepy crawlies
A spider is not an insect. It belongs to this group of animals, which have eight legs
What are arachnids?