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How Well Do You Know Extinct Animals?

How Well Do You Know Extinct Animals?

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Welcome to our quiz on extinct animals! It is time for you to explore the fascinating world of creatures that once roamed the Earth but are no longer with us. From colossal dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus Rex to peculiar mammals and majestic birds, discover the diverse array of species that have gone extinct throughout Earth's history. Do you know when certain animals went extinct? What about the reason why? Do you know where they lived before they disappeared forever? Test your knowledge about extinct animals like the woolly mammomoth, dodo bird, and even the Tasmanian tiger! Journey into the past for a mind-bending quiz about extinct animals -- keep your eyes peeled as you uncover stories of these fascinating extinct creatures.

The Steller's sea cow was a relative of what animal?

The Warrah was the only native land mammal on which island group before its extinction?

What was the name of the prehistoric bird with a wingspan of up to 3 meters, which became extinct around 136,000 years ago?

Which flightless bird, native to New Zealand, was driven to extinction due to overhunting by humans?

What was the name of the large, flightless bird native to Madagascar, which went extinct in the late 17th century?

Which of the following animals is extinct?

What was the name of the giant flightless bird, native to Madagascar, that went extinct around 1,000 years ago?

The Megalodon is an extinct species of what?

The Tasmanian tiger was native to which country before its extinction?

What was the name of the large flightless bird native to the island of Guam, which went extinct in the 1980s?

The Irish elk, one of the largest known deer species, went extinct during which geological epoch?

When did the dodo become extinct?

Which ancient relative of elephants became extinct around 4,000 years ago?

The Caribbean Monk Seal, native to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, was declared extinct in which year?

What was the largest bird known to have existed?

What was the name of the prehistoric bird with a wingspan of up to 7 meters that became extinct around 50,000 years ago?

The dodo, famously known for its extinction, was native to which island in the Indian Ocean?

Which large flightless bird, native to Australia went extinct around 1660?

The Dusky Seaside Sparrow, native to the southeastern United States, was driven to extinction mainly due to what factor?

The Yangtze River dolphin, also known as the Baiji, was declared functionally extinct in which year?

Which of the following animals is not extinct?

The Aurochs were ancestors of which modern domesticated animal?

What was the name of the prehistoric mammal often called a giant kangaroo?

Which prehistoric reptile, often called the "king of the dinosaurs," lived during the Late Cretaceous period?

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