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Elephant Quiz

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Elephant Quiz Questions

Asian Elephants at Mysore, India.
Asian Elephants at Mysore, India. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) Which is the largest living land mammal?
a) Zebra
b) Elephant
c) Tiger
d) Lion

2) What is the gestation period of an elephant?
a) 10 months
b) 12 months
c) 15 months
d) 22 months

3) What are the tusks of elephants made of?
a) Gold
b) Ivory
c) Silver
d) Diamond

Skin of an African (left) and Asian (right) elephant.
Skin of an African (left) and Asian (right) elephant. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

4) What is the total number of teeth of an elephant?
a) 12
b) 16
c) 24
d) 32

5) What is the normal life span of an elephant?
a) 50 years
b) 70 years
c) 100 years
d) 120 years

6) What is the meaning of elephant in Latin?
a) Long pole
b) Huge arch
c) Palm tree
d) Mountain

7) Elephants are referred to as pachyderms. What is the meaning of elephant pachyderm?
a) Long nose
b) Good teeth
c) Thick skin
d) Beautiful eyes

8) What is the approximate number of muscles in an elephant’s trunk?
a) 1,000
b) 5,000
c) 20,000
d) 40,000

Tusks of African and Asian elephants.
Tusks of African and Asian elephants. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

9) Which is the species of Indian Elephant?
a) African
b) Asian
c) Savanna
d) Forest

10) To which order elephant belongs?
a) Proboscidea
b) Pinnipidea
c) Lagomorpha
d) Edentata

Elephant Quiz Questions with Answers

Wild elephants in Munnar, Kerala, India
Wild elephants in Munnar, Kerala, India (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) Which is the largest living land mammal?
b) Elephant

2) What is the gestation period of an elephant?
d) 22 months

3) What are the tusks of elephants made of?
b) Ivory

4) What is the total number of teeth of an elephant?
c) 24

5) What is the normal life span of an elephant?
b) 70 years

6) What is the meaning of elephant in Latin?
b) Huge arch

7) Elephants are referred to as pachyderms. What is the meaning of elephant pachyderm?
c) Thick skin

8) What is the approximate number of muscles in an elephant’s trunk?
d) 40,000

9) Which is the species of Indian Elephant?
b) Asian

10) To which order elephant belongs?
a) Proboscidea

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Originally posted 2016-09-09 14:58:00.

3 thoughts on “Elephant Quiz”

  1. mohamed says:
    June 11, 2013 at 8:22 am

    i likeed that the questions and the wondring and i want say to the person who made that and i want say thank you about the infomation of elephant who did that and thank you.

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  2. love says:
    May 21, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    nice

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  3. trust says:
    September 7, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    That’s so educative keep it up.

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