The Turtle Quiz

Can you answer these questions about turtles?

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Last updated: April 27, 2023

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Type of animal that includes lizards, crocodiles, and turtles	Reptiles
Turtle relative who lives on land	Tortoise
Islands where Darwin discovered species of the above	Galapagos
Freshwater turtle relative used as the mascot for the University of Maryland	Terrapin
Largest living species of turtle	Leatherback Turtle
Hard-shelled species Testudo caretta often hunted for its meat and eggs	Loggerhead Sea Turtle
For some species, the temperature at which the eggs are incubated can determine the ___ of the offspring	Sex
Unlike most reptiles, some species of turtle can regulate their ____ __________	Body Temperature
Formal name for a turtle's shell as well as the shell of other animals	Carapace
Protein that makes up a turtle's shell (and human fingernails)	Keratin
Species of turtle with a dangerous bite	Snapping Turtle
Aesop fable about how "slow and steady wins the race"	The Tortoise and the Hare
Group of four turtles who gained supernatural powers after exposure to radioactive ooze	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Name of the oldest living land animal as of 2023, a Seychelles Giant Tortoise	Jonathan
Term for when turtles travel long distances each year, usually to lay their eggs	Migration
Name of the haughty turtle from a Dr. Seuss story	Yertle
And the poor turtle who holds up the stack in that story	Mack
Laid-back turtle from Finding Nemo	Crush
Collective noun for a group of turtles	Bale
Name of the turtle from Duck and Cover, an educational film used to teach self-defense from nuclear war	Bert the Turtle