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Guess the Animal Quiz
Guess the Animal: Is That Real? Name the animal from a paper cut-out drawing: the famous ones, then creatures so strange you'll ask if they're real.
127 questions · 2 to 12 players, or solo · Typed answers, close enough counts
About this quiz
This Guess the Animal Quiz has 127 questions: 66 easy, 46 medium and 15 hard, including 127 picture questions. It is free. Play it with friends in a room for 2 to 12 players, on phones or in a browser, or play it solo. Type your answers: close enough counts, so a small typo still scores.
Sample questions
20 of the 127 Guess the animal questions in this pack. Think of your answer, then open it.
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Guess the animal Shakes its tail warning
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Rattlesnake
Its rattle is made of keratin, like our nails, and a new segment is added every time it sheds its skin.
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Guess the animal Green hunter with folded arms
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Praying mantis
The mantis is the only insect that can turn its head about 180 degrees to look over its shoulder.
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Guess the animal Great Plains giant
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Bison
A bull bison can weigh about 900 kg (2,000 pounds), yet it can run at up to about 50 km/h (30 mph).
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Guess the animal Whiskery rock sunbather
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Seal
Harbour seal pups can swim from birth and dive for up to two minutes when just two or three days old.
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Guess the animal Graceful white lake bird
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Swan
Mute swans usually pair up at about two years old, and arch their wings over their backs to warn off intruders.
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Guess the animal Four-winged pond flyer
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Dragonfly
A dragonfly can spend up to three years underwater as a nymph, but lives only about a month as a flyer.
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Guess the animal Balloons when scared
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Pufferfish
Almost all pufferfish carry tetrodotoxin, a poison up to 1,200 times deadlier to humans than cyanide.
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Guess the animal Orange-striped reef fish
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Clownfish
Clownfish live safely among stinging sea anemones, protected by a special slimy coat on their skin.
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Guess the animal Sideways beach walker
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Crab
Crabs walk sideways because their leg joints bend that way, which lets them scuttle fast without tripping over their legs.
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Guess the animal Rock-pool five-pointer
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Starfish
Many starfish can regrow lost arms, because most of their vital organs sit inside their arms.
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Guess the animal Zebra legs, forest giraffe
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Okapi
Despite its zebra-striped legs, the okapi is a giraffe relative, with the same long, dark tongue for stripping leaves.
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Guess the animal Pig with a trunk
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Tapir
A tapir's short trunk is its nose and upper lip, and baby tapirs are striped and spotted like watermelons.
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Guess the animal Forever-young salamander
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Axolotl
Axolotls can regrow lost legs, and they keep their baby features, like feathery gills, their whole lives.
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Guess the animal Smiling selfie marsupial
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Quokka
A Dutch explorer mistook quokkas for big rats and named their island Rottnest, meaning 'rat nest'.
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Guess the animal Internet's chillest rodent
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Capybara
The capybara is the world's biggest rodent, about twice the size of a beaver, and a strong swimmer with webbed toes.
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Guess the animal Walking pinecone
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Pangolin
Pangolins are the only mammals covered in scales, made of keratin like our fingernails.
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Guess the animal Gentle sea cow
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Manatee
Nicknamed sea cows, manatees are actually more closely related to elephants.
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Guess the animal Clown of the sea
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Puffin
A puffin can fly home to its nest carrying a dozen small fish lined up in its bill.
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Guess the animal Andes pack animal
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Llama
Llamas do spit, but mostly at each other, usually in squabbles over food.
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Guess the animal Unicorn of the sea
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Narwhal
The narwhal's 'horn' is actually a long spiral tooth.
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Questions about this quiz
How many questions are in the Guess the Animal Quiz?
127. Each game plays a round of them, so you can come back for more.
Can I play the Guess the Animal Quiz with friends online?
Yes. Start a room with this quiz, share the room code or link, and 2 to 12 players join from the Braggit app or any browser. You can also play it solo.
Is the Guess the Animal Quiz free?
Yes. Play it free in your browser or in the Braggit app.
Do I have to spell the answers exactly?
No. You type your answers, and Braggit accepts close spellings, so a small typo still scores.
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