General Non-Fiction posted November 29, 2023 |
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The Animal Kingdom Quiz
by Douglas Goff
Class Is In Session Contest Winner
I recently wrote two stories where I had to research what a group of fleas were called (scratch) and what a group of mice were called.
This led me down a rabbit hole, although I didn’t find a cute blond girl named Alice. Instead, I discovered many interesting terms for grouped animals. I picked twenty-five of the hardest ones and listed below.
I knew only three of these prior to researching this. Be honest and let us know how many you knew. If two answers are listed and you get one, consider that a point. I’m thinking most of you can beat three.
(No points for herd or flock so don’t even try it.)
GROUPINGS
Bass: shoal
Chickens: peep
Crows: murder
Bears: sleuth or sloth
Cheetahs: coalition
Cobras: quiver
Cranes: sedge
Crocodiles: float or bask
Donkeys: drove
Eagles: convocation
Emus: mob
Ferrets: business or fesnyng
Finches: charm
Flamingos: stand or flamboyance
Foxes: skulk or leash
Geese (in flight): skein
Giraffes: tower
Hippopotami: bloat of thunder
Mice: mischief
Manatees: aggregation
Parrots: pandemonium
Rhinoceros: crash
Squirrels: dray or scurry
Wombats: wisdom
Zebras: zeal or dazzle
I hope you enjoyed this and learned something. I sure did!
I recently wrote two stories where I had to research what a group of fleas were called (scratch) and what a group of mice were called.
This led me down a rabbit hole, although I didn’t find a cute blond girl named Alice. Instead, I discovered many interesting terms for grouped animals. I picked twenty-five of the hardest ones and listed below.
I knew only three of these prior to researching this. Be honest and let us know how many you knew. If two answers are listed and you get one, consider that a point. I’m thinking most of you can beat three.
(No points for herd or flock so don’t even try it.)
GROUPINGS
Bass: shoal
Chickens: peep
Crows: murder
Bears: sleuth or sloth
Cheetahs: coalition
Cobras: quiver
Cranes: sedge
Crocodiles: float or bask
Donkeys: drove
Eagles: convocation
Emus: mob
Ferrets: business or fesnyng
Finches: charm
Flamingos: stand or flamboyance
Foxes: skulk or leash
Geese (in flight): skein
Giraffes: tower
Hippopotami: bloat of thunder
Mice: mischief
Manatees: aggregation
Parrots: pandemonium
Rhinoceros: crash
Squirrels: dray or scurry
Wombats: wisdom
Zebras: zeal or dazzle
I hope you enjoyed this and learned something. I sure did!
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