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Question 1 |
The largest hummingbird in the world is more than
A | 8 inches long. |
B | 18 inches long. |
C | 8 feet long. |
Question 2 |
A hummingbird tongue
A | is hollow. |
B | is split and has fringed edges. |
C | is smooth and short. |
Question 3 |
Hummingbirds spend most of their waking hours
A | flying. |
B | watching TV. |
C | eating. |
Question 4 |
To survive cool nights, hummingbirds must go into a deep sleep called
A | hibernation. |
B | torpor. |
C | REM sleep. |
Question 5 |
Almost a third of a hummingbird's weight is in its
A | beak. |
B | feathers. |
C | chest muscles. |
Question 6 |
The largest bone in a hummingbird's body is its
A | breastbone. |
B | skull. |
C | ham bone. |
Question 7 |
There are more than _____ species of hummingbird.
A | 30 |
B | 300 |
C | 3,000 |
Question 8 |
Every day, hummingbirds drink _____ times their weight in water.
A | 2 |
B | 5 |
C | 8 |
Question 9 |
Never put _____ in your hummingbird feeder.
A | honey |
B | water |
C | sugar |
Question 10 |
Every fall the rufous hummingbird travels from
A | the Bronx to Miami. |
B | Alaska to Central America. |
C | Europe to North America. |
Question 11 |
Hummingbirds get their name from
A | the way they sing. |
B | the sound made by the flapping of their primary feathers. |
C | the way they delight people into humming. |
Question 12 |
Hummingbirds have several enemies, including
A | giant spiders and kestrels. |
B | dogs and monkeys. |
C | other hummingbirds. |
Question 13 |
A hummingbird nest is about the size of
A | a baseball. |
B | a plum. |
C | half a walnut shell. |
Question 14 |
When talking about hummingbirds, a crop refers to
A | its lower throat. |
B | the crest on the heads of some hummingbirds. |
C | the food hummingbirds store up for the winter. |
Question 15 |
The smallest hummingbird in the world, including its beak and tail,
A | would fit on the head of a pin. |
B | is the size of your thumbnail. |
C | is about the size of your little finger. |
Question 16 |
The colorful throat patch on many hummingbirds is called
A | a bib. |
B | a gorget. |
C | an apron. |
Question 17 |
Hummingbirds eat insects, but are best known for sipping
A | milkshakes. |
B | rainwater. |
C | nectar. |
Question 18 |
Hummingbirds use ______ to hold their webs together.
A | the silk from spider webs |
B | paste |
C | thorny plants |
Question 19 |
When hummingbird chicks hatch, they are
A | ready to fly. |
B | naked and blind. |
C | deaf. |
Question 20 |
Hummingbirds help flowers by
A | keeping them clean. |
B | snipping off dead buds. |
C | carrying pollen from one flower to the next. |
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