Mind-Blowing Duck Facts Quiz
Anonymous User
Created 6/20/2024
Prepare to be quacked up! Test your knowledge with this mind-blowing quiz about fascinating duck facts. Can you get all 20 correct?
1. What is unique about duck feathers?
They don't get wet due to a special oil.
They change color based on mood.
They glow in the dark.
They can generate electric shocks.
2. What is the highest recorded flight of a duck?
2,000 feet
8,000 feet
15,000 feet
21,000 feet
3. What sound do most male ducks make?
4. How fast was the fastest recorded duck?
72 mph
85 mph
90 mph
100 mph
5. What remarkable sleep adaptation do ducks have?
Sleep with one eye open
Can sleep while flying
Never sleep
Hibernate in winter
6. Do duck quacks echo?
No
Only in caves
Yes
Only at night
7. What is a group of ducks called when on water?
A flock
A raft
A pack
A school
8. What part of a duck can feel cold?
Beak
Feet
Feathers
They feel cold all over
9. What is a baby duck known as?
Chick
Duckling
Gosling
Pullet
10. What helps a duck swim in cold water?
Special fur
Thick skin
Layer of fat
Blood vessels close together in feet
11. What do ducks often eat to help with digestion?
12. How many eyelids do ducks have?
13. Ducks use what mechanism to waterproof their feathers?
Sweat glands
A special oil gland near their tail
Saltwater baths
Rolling in the mud
14. How do ducklings coordinate hatching?
Instinct
Mother's call
Communication while in eggs
Temperature changes
15. What is the main reason why a duck’s quack is thought not to echo?
Because quacks fade in and out
Quacks are too quiet
Quacks are absorbed by water
Quacks are only produced underwater
16. What is a male duck called?
17. What allows ducks to see both near and far objects simultaneously?
Unique lens
Special cornea
Eye placement
Flexible retina
18. What unique trait do ducks’ vocalizations exhibit in city versus country settings?
City ducks are quieter
Country ducks crow
City ducks have rougher quacks
Country ducks sing
19. What unusual feature does the Argentine Lake Duck possess?
Glowing feathers
17-inch long penis
Three rows of teeth
Ability to mimic human speech
20. In what way can ducks manage to stay vigilant against predators even while sleeping?
Having one half of their brain awake
Sleeping in the air
Using special smell receptors
Wearing camouflage
