Profound Panda Facts Quiz
Idyllic via DISCORD
Created 7/12/2024
Think you know everything about the lovable pandas? Take this quiz to test your knowledge about these fascinating creatures!
1. What makes up 99% of a giant panda's diet?
Small mammals
Fish and eggs
Kidney beans
Bamboo shoots and leaves
2. How long does a panda typically spend eating each day?
About 2 hours
About 12 hours
About 20 hours
About 6 hours
3. During which Chinese dynasty were pandas prized and believed to have mystical powers?
Tang dynasty
Qing dynasty
Han dynasty
Ming dynasty
4. What year did the first panda arrive at the National Zoo in Washington, DC?
5. What is a giant panda's front paw adapted to act like?
6. What is the current IUCN conservation status of the giant panda?
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near threatened
7. Approximately how many giant pandas are alive in the world today?
8. How did the first Western description of a panda come about?
E.O. Wilson, 1969
Pere Armand David, 1869
Marco Polo, 1269
David Attenborough, 1989
9. How many 'fingers' does a giant panda have?
10. What unusual behavior might pandas exhibit to mark their scent?
Climb trees
Do handstands
Dig holes
Roll on the ground
11. Why might a mother panda abandon one cub if it has twins?
In response to threats
Because it is sick
To feed the stronger one
Due to lack of food
12. Where are wild giant pandas primarily found?
Plains of Tibet
Hills of Mongolia
Mountains of central China
Forests of Japan
