RFUK Trivia Competition

The competition is kindly sponsored by REPTILE CYMRU

Multiple Choice

1) In the begining, what made it possible for reptiles to live on land?
* Amniote egg
* Three chambered heart
* Double loop circulation
* Nictitating membrane

2) Which of the following is most closely related?
* Snake & Lizard
* Crocodile & Tuatara
* Alligator & Komodo Dragon
* Alligator & Alligator Snapping Turtle

3) Sea snakes and turtles breathe:
* With gills
* With lungs
* Through their skin
* Through their chorion

4) Ovoviviparous snakes:
* Are venomous
* Incubate eggs within the body
* Lay eggs in nests
* Do not have an amnion

5) Which of these lizards has a blue belly?
* Texas Horned Lizard
* Sagebrush Lizard
* Ground Skink
* Gila Monster

6) Which of these snakes is not venomous?
* Water Moccasin
* Rat Snake
* Copperhead
* Coral Snake

7) Which is NOT a way to tell the difference between a frog and a toad?
* Frog skin is smooth; toads have warts
* Frogs live in or near water; adult toads may occur in drier habitats
* Frogs are slim and speedy; toads are fat-bodied and sluggish
* Frogs lay their eggs in water; toads lay them on dry land

General

8) Name the reptile that is related to both snakes and lizards equally?

9) Which of the Black Adder comedy series features a snake in its opening titles?

10) Which snake family has the most members?

11) The word serpent is a Middle English word which originated in French. What did the french word originally mean?

12) There are 3 textural types of snake scales, what are they?

13) What is the organ in a snakes mouth which allows it to "smell" with it's tongue?

14) Boas usually have live offspring. Name a boa that can lay eggs?

15) The name Royal Python (latin name python regius) originates from the story of which famous
Egyptian?

16) How many recognised species of Bearded Dragon are there?

17) Describe the following reptiles as either Omnivores, Carnivore, Herbivore or Insectivore.
a) Bearded Dragon - ?
b) Leopard Gecko - ?
c) Green Iguana - ?
d) Corn Snake - ?
e) Chile Rose Tarantula - ?
f) Giant African Land Snail - ?
g) Red Eared Slider - ?
h) Horsefields Tortoise - ?

18) Name all the types in the Antaresia genus.

19) Who or what was the Lizard King?

20) Which type of fruit bat is the smallest?

21) What is the gestation period for a Kinkajou?

22) What reptiles scientific name loosely translates to 'studded skinned horror'?

23) What is the python called in the film Road Trip?

24) Which python has had many films and TV programmes named after it?

25) Who said "You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny."

26) Which was the first reptile in Sri Lanka to be granted legal protection and what year was it?

27) What were the first vertebrates to live on land?

It starts with....

28) What "A." is a large reptile with huge teeth and long jaws?

29) What "A." is the largest snake in the world/

30) What "K." is the largest lizard in the world?

31) What "P." is a large snake that kills its prey by squeezing it?

32) What "E." describes both Reptiles and Amphibians?

33) What "R." is a venomous snake that makes a noise with its tail?

34) What "P." can be used to determin the sex of a snake?

35) What "G." is a term used for a pregnant reptile?

36) What "P." is used to determine probable genetic outcomes?