🦜 Bird trivia for kids - 12 questions about birds

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Kids 6-12 12 questions

Feathers, beaks and wings! Test what you know about the birds that share our world.

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Which bird is the largest in the world, but cannot fly?

📋 All questions with answers (for teachers and parents)

Which bird is the largest in the world, but cannot fly?
Answer: Ostrich. Ostriches are too heavy to fly, but they are very fast runners.
Which tiny bird can fly backward?
Answer: Hummingbird. Hummingbirds beat their wings so fast that they can hover and even fly backward.
Where do almost all wild penguins live?
Answer: The Southern Hemisphere. Penguins live in the southern half of the world, from Antarctica to South Africa and South America.
Which bird is the national bird of the United States?
Answer: Bald eagle. The bald eagle has been the national symbol of the United States since 1782.
Which bird hunts at night and can turn its head very far around?
Answer: Owl. Owls can turn their heads about three-quarters of the way around to look for prey.
What do birds have that no other animal alive today has?
Answer: Feathers. Bats and insects have wings and many animals lay eggs, but only birds have feathers.
Which bird can learn to copy human words?
Answer: Parrot. Parrots are great mimics and can learn to repeat words and sounds.
Why are flamingos pink?
Answer: Because of the food they eat. Flamingos get their pink color from the shrimp and algae they eat; chicks are gray.
What is a baby bird often called?
Answer: Chick. Baby birds are called chicks, or nestlings while they are still in the nest.
Many birds fly to warmer places each fall. What is this called?
Answer: Migration. Migration is a long seasonal journey to find food and warmer weather.
Why do woodpeckers peck at trees?
Answer: To find insects and make nest holes. Woodpeckers drill into wood to find bugs to eat and to carve out nests.
Which bird lays the biggest eggs?
Answer: Ostrich. An ostrich egg is the largest egg of any living bird and weighs about as much as two dozen chicken eggs.

Quick answers

Which bird is the largest in the world, but cannot fly?

Ostrich. Ostriches are too heavy to fly, but they are very fast runners.

Which tiny bird can fly backward?

Hummingbird. Hummingbirds beat their wings so fast that they can hover and even fly backward.

Where do almost all wild penguins live?

The Southern Hemisphere. Penguins live in the southern half of the world, from Antarctica to South Africa and South America.

Which bird is the national bird of the United States?

Bald eagle. The bald eagle has been the national symbol of the United States since 1782.

Which bird hunts at night and can turn its head very far around?

Owl. Owls can turn their heads about three-quarters of the way around to look for prey.

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