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Can you guess these random facts about primates?
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Species of ape that has orange fur
Orangutan
Country in which you could find one of the above in the wild
Indonesia / Malaysia
Largest type of primate
Gorilla
Only country where lemurs live in the wild
Madagascar
Only place in Europe where wild monkeys live (a British territory)
Gibraltar
Species of ape that is the closest living relative of humans
Chimpanzee / Bonobo
Deadly disease spread from apes to humans in Africa in the early 20th century
HIV
Appropriately, the loudest species of primate
Howler Monkey
Giant fictional ape which came from Skull Island
King Kong
Two countries that are home to the most different species of primates
Brazil
D.R. Congo
Where arboreal primates live
in a Tree
Body part that monkeys generally have which apes do not
a Tail
The scientific name for the human species
Homo sapiens
Planet on which the movie "Planet of the Apes" took place
Earth
T word which refers to a group of monkeys
Troop
Action which is a sign of friendliness in humans but generally a sign of
aggression in monkeys
Smiling
Complete the analogy: bovine is to cows as ____ is to monkeys
Simian
Rugged relative of modern humans which lived in Europe and Asia before going extinct around 40,000 years ago
Neanderthal
WolfCam
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Level 66
Jan 13, 2018
When I saw this quiz, I thought it was the next step of general knowledge. There's easy general knowledge, and then there is general knowledge so easy a primate could do it.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jan 13, 2018
Just smash on the keyboard and you get them all.
fuanacdc
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Level 84
Jan 15, 2018
I tried this and it didn't work, but I wrote the complete works of Shakespeare on accident.
kapulani3
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Level 74
Jan 13, 2018
This is the first quiz I've come across that Dem Rep of Congo hasn't worked for that country. And I left the "s" off of Homo Sapiens -- face palm moment.
mf3
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Level 87
Jan 13, 2018
I guess that wasn't very sapient! :)
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jan 13, 2018
I know that people will want me to accept "homo sapien", but it's just wrong. Stand for truth!
samiamco
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Level 69
Jan 14, 2018
Stay strong, QM! ;-)
Tramp
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Level 76
Jan 15, 2018
Wow, I never knew that Sapiens was the correct term. I've been saying it as Sapien all my life.

I also thought that a group of monkeys was called a "troupe", like a group of musicians. I actually learn a ton from this site.

Acer11818
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Level 56
Sep 1, 2022
if they put that in then literally just correct it that probably made a lot of people mad (including me)
jennraven
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Level 68
Sep 2, 2022
Is that what I did wrong? I was trying to figure out why it didn’t accept. Thought maybe I spelled it with an a instead of an e, but now I’m thinking I left off the s.
Malbaby
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Level 71
Jan 14, 2018
Nice quiz, I missed Brazil, just did not come to mind.
jf15
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Level 63
Sep 1, 2022
It was the opposite for me: forgot about the Congo.
VirusSlo
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Level 69
Jan 17, 2018
HIV is just the virus, the question is asking about the disease. So even though AIDS is an accepted answer it should also show as the correct answer. HIV should stay accepted.
Findlay
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Level 82
Mar 21, 2018
Needs more slow lorises.
TomatosRaafatos
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Level 73
May 13, 2018
Maybe accept Howling along with Howler?
Pharley
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Level 73
May 13, 2018
What deadly disease was spread from apes to humans in Africa in the early 20th century?

It was first diagnosed in humans in 1981. That's hardly early.

WelshWizard
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Level 83
May 13, 2018
But the origin of the modern human strain is the 1920s.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
May 13, 2018
Exactly. The question is meant to be interesting since most people think that HIV originated in the late 20th century when in reality it has been around much longer.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
May 14, 2018
It didn't spread to the USA until 1981, where it was identified and diagnosed, but it had been infecting and killing people in Africa for decades before that.
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Feb 16, 2020
Apparently pharley doesnt realize there are humans outside of the usa ;) even in 1981
WelshWizard
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Level 83
May 13, 2018
There are many things that monkeys have that apes do not.
ander217
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Level 75
May 13, 2018
Sadly, a tale is not one of them. After it wasn't accepted I tried other things then moved on. Face palm moment. (I never used to mix those up. Just another of the joys of aging.)
RuthlessCosmo
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Level 72
Sep 1, 2022
If it's any consolation, one of the greatest Chinese novels "Journey To The West," about the journey of Tripitaka from China to India to obtain the sutras, was titled "Monkey" when translated by Arthur Haley, after the hero of the book, a monkey with supernatural powers (and more!). So monkeys do have a tale; I guess we could add Curious George as well.
dogla305
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Level 61
May 13, 2018
Why is English literature part of a trivia ape quiz? As a non native English speaker it was impossible to get 19/19 because if that ridiculous "bovine is to cows as ____ is to monkeys"
kalbahamut
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Level 82
May 13, 2018
If someone who doesn't know the word "simian" (and thinks it has something to do with literature) can still get 18/19 on a primate knowledge quiz, then the quiz is probably too easy.
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Feb 16, 2020
I read it that way initially as well, but I guess that part was perhaps aimed at king kong?
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Feb 16, 2020
What is ridiculous about knowing the infraorder of primates. You obviously know what the word primates mean, so why not simian? There is nothing wrong with the question it self and all questions require the english answer, so I dont see your issue with this one in particular. My native language is not English either and I had no issues with it. Btw I think my first exposure to the word was when I was studying (as a hobby, not officialy) Esperanto.
Jenn99
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Level 50
May 13, 2018
I just finished taking a primate class in college like two weeks ago so I was ecstatic to see this lol
FlickerP
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Level 72
Sep 1, 2022
How did the primates get on with the class?
Jacktheguy
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Level 89
Sep 1, 2022
Magic tricks.
mikeyp
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Level 60
May 14, 2018
Oops thought this was about monks.
OfficerDibble
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Level 80
Dec 4, 2019
Bishops, more likely
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Feb 16, 2020
Capuchin monk(ey)s? :D
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Feb 16, 2020
Ha, can't help mentioning this gem I came across. Fratello Metallo A Capuchin friar (aged 73 but currently not actively performing anymore) as lead singer of a metal band.
cledun2
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Level 89
Mar 12, 2022
Accept grinning
elcampeador
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Level 78
Sep 1, 2022
I -love- the Planet of the Apes question.
Timon
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Level 54
Sep 3, 2022
"Deadly disease spread from apes to humans in Africa in the early 20th century"

The correct answer is AIDS, not HIV. If you're talking about diseases, the disease is AIDS. The virus that causes the disease is HIV.

ohnana
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Level 61
Sep 5, 2022
I said "troup" instead of troop. Lol!
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