Hello - Namaste, hello once again!
Remember me - the funny and fun-loving sloth bear from India? And the cool quiz I gave you last time? On popular demand, here is another one for all quiz-buffs. Yes, yes, yes! Only this time it will be on primates — those freaky nuisances that have invaded our planet. A tough one at that. Now, don't ape my style of quizzing! (Gosh, I am so funny!)
1. Which is the loudest land animal whose call can be heard even five kilometres away?
a) howler monkey; b) blue whale.
2. A dominant, adult male gorilla is called a “silverback” because of silvery-grey hair on his back. What is an adult female called?
a) grayback; b) don't talk back.
3. What caused gorilla population to be halved in number, moving them from endangered to critically endangered status?
a) a microbe named Ebola; b) a Hun named Atila; c) a beverage named Coca-cola?
4. Colobus monkeys of Africa get their name from the Greek word ekcolobose meaning mutilated or cut short. Why did they get this name?
a) they got hit by a speeding bus; b) they have only four fingers and no thumb.
5. Colobus has a four-chambered stomach like a cow, which has bacteria and can digest leaves and unripe fruits. These constant belchers cannot eat ripe fruits because
a) he cannot hold the fruit in his hand; b) they cannot digest sugars.
6. Aye-ayes are found on the island of Madagascar. They are
a) ship-wrecked sailors; b) small primates with a long tail and rodent-like teeth.
7. The first primate to go into space was
a) Albert II (rhesus monkey); b) Yuri Gagarin (human).
8. Diana monkeys of Africa have a stripe on their forehead that resembles a bow. They get their name from
a) Princess Diana who kept them as pets; b) Diana, the Greek goddess of hunting.
9. His arms when stretched out is twice his height. He is the only non-human primate that can walk on his hind legs with arms raised for balance. He is
a) gibbon; b) Jungle Book's Baloo.
10. Tarsiers are nocturnal, lower primates found only in the Philippines and Malay islands. They get their name because
a) they have long tarsal or feet bones; b) they are tardy chaps.
11. The fastest primate is
a) Patas (monkey) runs at 55 km/hr; b) Usain Bolt (Homo sapien) - Olympic sprinter at nearly 38 km/hr?
12. Japanese macaques are the only primates other than man to live near the Arctic Circle. He escapes the biting cold weather by
a) going to Florida in winter; b) sitting near hot springs; c) drinking saki, a warm Japanese rice beverage.
13. Siamang is a
a) variety of mango fruit; b) lower ape or gibbon found in Malay Islands.
14. Spider monkeys, tamarins, woolly are some of the New World monkeys. The New World is
a) a region on Mars; b) the combined area of Mexico and Central and South America.
15. Orang-utan are apes that are found in parts of Indonesia. They are known to
a) lay eggs; b) build nests with leaves and branches to sleep in at night.
16. He is colourful with olive green body, bright blue-purple rump, yellow mane-like beard, blue cheeks, and red stripe down his nose and red patches above his eyes. He is a
a) a man on Holi festival day; b) a mandrill monkey.
17. What do you call a macaque with a pig's tail?
a) a pig-tailed macaque; b) weirdo.
Was it too tough?
Sloth bear
