Welcome to our Quiz Page. Here you'll find some questions about each Australian Animal taken from the information on each page. These are multiple choice questions which means that you have to click on your choice of an answer and we'll tell you if you are correct or not. Once you've checked your answer, click on the "Back" button to return to your place.

1. The platypus is also known as:

(a) Orinoco

(b) Ornithorhynchus

(c) Orion

2. The platypus digs burrows that are:

(a) 2 metres long

(b) 20 metres long

(c) 26 metres long

3. The platypus likes to eat:

(a) Yabbies

(b) Flowers

(c) Plants

4. A platypus has:

(a) Sharp teeth

(b) No teeth

(c) Long teeth

5. The platypus is a :

(a) Monologue

(b) Monotone

(c) Monotreme

6. Platypus eggs hatch after:

(a) 10-20 days

(b) 6-10 days

(c) 8-12 days

7. The male platypus has:

(a) No poisonous spur

(b) A poisonous spur on its front leg

(c) A poisonous spur on its back leg

8. A platypus can stay under water for:

(a) Up to 2 hours

(b) Up to 1 hour

(c) Up to 10 minutes

9. The platypus is protected by law because:

(a) It is close to becoming extinct

(b) It is cute

(c) It is dangerous

10. The platypus used to be hunted for its:

(a) Teeth

(b) Fur

(c) Tail

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