Statistics for Bird Knowledge #1

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the largest species of penguin?	{Emperor} Penguin	93%
What is the heaviest type of bird?	Ostrich	93%
What bird is the national animal of the United States? (be specific)	Bald Eagle	92%
What birds were commonly used to carry messages during WWI?	Homing Pigeons	92%
Where does that species live?	Antarctica	91%
What bird is the national animal of New Zealand?	Kiwi	89%
What is the only U.S. state where flamingos are commonly found?	Florida	87%
What is the smallest species of bird?	Bee {Hummingbird}	83%
What is a group of crows called?	Murder	80%
What bird can be found on the national seal of Australia?	Emu	79%
What R word means "bird of prey"?	Raptor	71%
What bird, starting with the letter O, is also known as a sea hawk?	Osprey	70%
What is a male goose called?	Gander	69%
What is a group of geese called?	Gaggle	67%
What red-colored bird is the state bird of seven different U.S. states?	Northern Cardinal	64%
What species of bird has the longest wingspan - up to 3.5 meters?	Wandering {Albatross}	63%
What bird is found on Canada's one dollar coin?	Common {Loon}	49%
What organ, found in birds, is used to grind up food?	Gizzard	49%
What bird of New Zealand was larger than the above, but was driven to extinction around 1400 AD?	Moa	42%
What is the name for red part that hangs down from the throat of a chicken or turkey?	Wattle	36%