Winner - RFUK Birthday Trivia Quiz

[Snakes r grreat]

I told t-bo it was be a bad idea putting the answers up!

Can nothing on here anymore be about a bit of fun.

[darkdan99]

It is a bit of fun and im not complaining or trying to steal the prizes, but you can see my point.

Well done to sami, and thanks to T-bo, the RFUK mod team, and Athravan

[t-bo]

Originally Posted by darkdan99

I scored 54, lost one point to a typo

And 2 marks because the questions were not clear.

(Q8, correct answer tuatara, but amphesbia is also correct sue to their linage in the order sumata. You could also answer crocodiles etc if tuatara is correct.

Q34 Correct answer is probing, but i put both that and popping which is another "p" technique that can be used. )

And for the interesting part. I answered the following correct but:

3) Sea snakes and turtles breathe:
* With gills
**** With lungs ****
* Through their skin
* Through their chorion
Sea snakes ause transfer air through the skin. Brian Fry discovered that 20% of O2 intake is from the skin. This also allows dumping of nitrogen to prevent the bends.

7) Which is NOT a way to tell the difference between a frog and a toad?
* Frog skin is smooth; toads have warts 1
* Frogs live in or near water; adult toads may occur in drier habitats 2
* Frogs are slim and speedy; toads are fat-bodied and sluggish 3
**** Frogs lay their eggs in water; toads lay them on dry land ****
None of these are reliable methods.
1) example, smooth toad Bufo guttatus has no warts, and Kuhli's frog has warts
2) there are pond toads (fire bellied, europ's green toad) nd there are desert frogs (sonoron desrt frog)
3)Bull frogs, horned frogs, and pixie frogs are far from slim and fast, and spade foot toads are slender and jump around with agility.

And the last one, some species of frog and toad do not use water. for eggs, Foam nests, on their back, in dimples in the back etc. Some species carry them to water after, and others dont.

14, 3 species of boa lay eggs, mullers sand boa, calabar boa, and . Kenyans for instance are live bearers.




Yup, im a hair splitter!

Ok, i'll bite.....

Q8: Amphesbia (you spelt that wrong) and crocodiles are related to both snakes and lizards equally? remember EQUALLY is the key word there... if they are they are not widely recognised as being so unlike the Tuatara.

Q34: The question was not "what method can be used" it was "what can be used" - That would indicate we are talking about an instrument (probes).

Q3: Can Turtles breath through their skin? NO, in which case the answer IS correct.

Q7: We didnt want a Biology breakdown of every species, pretty much everyone else managed to understand the answer we wanted... its stupid to think that there would not be a slight exception to the rules with some 6,200 recognised Amphibian species.

Q14: I was checking any species I didnt recognise, the answers on that page were really my notes - you wanted me to specify that I wouldnt accept Kenyans??

As for your score, what typo? I made it you scored 55... but I will deduct a point if you want... anyhow thanks for your input.

You will be pleased to know Dan that I have learnt something from doing this quiz... never bother doing one again!

I'll close this as the quiz is over and I really dont want to have to argue about nit picks.