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Middle round (ages 9–11): Animals · The ocean. Pages: the ten question cards, two answer sheets to a page (print one page per two teams), and the key on the last page, to fold back.
1. Besides hearing prey under the sand, what do a fennec fox's giant ears help it do?
- A. stay warm
- B. stay cool
- C. dig burrows
2. Where are the highest tides in the world?
- A. the Bay of Fundy in Canada
- B. the Red Sea
- C. the Caribbean Sea
3. How far away can a male wild turkey's gobble be heard?
- A. up to 100 miles
- B. up to 10 feet
- C. up to one mile
4. Some humpback whales swim about how far between warm and cold waters?
- A. about 50,000 miles
- B. about 5,000 miles
- C. about 50 miles
5. In a group of meerkats, what job does one meerkat take on?
- A. carrying water to the group
- B. keeping watch for danger
- C. building a nest of sticks
6. What is a big group of prairie dog burrows called?
- A. a flock
- B. a town
- C. a hive
7. The wild relatives of pet guinea pigs come from which mountains?
- A. the Andes
- B. the Alps
- C. the Rocky Mountains
8. An elephant's trunk is its nose joined together with what?
- A. its front teeth
- B. its tongue
- C. its upper lip
9. How fast can a bison run?
- A. up to 100 miles per hour
- B. up to 5 miles per hour
- C. up to 35 miles per hour
10. Which parts of a grown-up bald eagle are snowy white?
- A. its head, neck and tail
- B. its chest and legs
- C. its wings and back
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The key (for the host: fold this page back)
- B: stay cool. For its body size, the fennec fox has the biggest ears of any kind of dog or fox.
- A: the Bay of Fundy in Canada. In the United States, the highest tides are near Anchorage, Alaska.
- C: up to one mile. Wild turkeys can fly up to 54 miles per hour, though only for short trips.
- B: about 5,000 miles. Humpbacks have one of the longest migrations of any mammal.
- B: keeping watch for danger. The lookout often stands up on its back legs, using its tail for support.
- B: a town. Prairie dogs trim plants taller than about 6 inches so they can see far across their home.
- A: the Andes. Guinea pigs were first tamed by people in South America.
- C: its upper lip. A trunk has no bones; it is made mostly of muscle.
- C: up to 35 miles per hour. A grown male bison can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds.
- A: its head, neck and tail. Both male and female bald eagles have mostly brown bodies.
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