Eagle Quiz

Eagle Quiz Questions

The Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) What are eagles?
a) Talking birds
b) Large birds of prey
c) Singing birds
d) Birds of carrying messages

2) To which order eagle belongs?
a) Tinamiformes
b) Craciformes
c) Falconinformes
d) Galliformes

3) Which eagle preys on sloths and monkeys?
a) Harpy eagle
b) Sea eagle
c) Caucasian eagle
d) Serpent eagle

4) What is on the back of head of golden eagle?
a) Gold
b) Dark yellow feathers
c) Silver
d) Red feathers

5) Which bird is the national emblem of USA?
a) Bald eagle
b) Golden eagle
c) Sea eagle
d) Hawk

Haliaeetus leucocephalus (bald eagle) landing into his nest. Bald eagles generally lay 2 to 3 eggs in a large nest made of sticks and smaller twigs in tall trees or on rocky cliffs. Picture taken on Kodiak Island. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

6) To which family eagle belongs?
a) Laridae
b) Accipitridae
c) Alcidae
d) Gaviidae

7) To which class eagle belongs?
a) Aves
b) Mammals
c) Reptiles
d) Amphibians

8) What is the average height of a black eagle?
a) 100 cm
b) 200 cm
c) 250 cm
d) 150 cm

9) What are babies of eagles called?
a) Cubs
b) Eaglets
c) Chicken
d) Yolk

10) The use of which pesticide was stopped in USA to prevent eagles from dying?
a) Aldrin
b) DDT
c) Chlordane
d) Lindane

Bald Eagle in the Skagit valley, Washington, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Eagle Quiz Questions with Answers

1) What are eagles?
b) Large birds of prey

2) To which order eagle belongs?
c) Falconinformes

3) Which eagle preys on sloths and monkeys?
a) Harpy eagle

4) What is on the back of head of golden eagle?
b) Dark yellow feathers

5) Which bird is the national emblem of USA?
a) Bald eagle

6) To which family eagle belongs?
b) Accipitridae

7) To which class eagle belongs?
a) Aves

8) What is the average height of a black eagle?
a) 100 cm

9) What are babies of eagles called?
b) Eaglets

10) The use of which pesticide was stopped in USA to prevent eagles from dying?
b) DDT