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Question 1

Lions only live in the wild in two parts of the world:

A	Africa and India
B	Africa and Indonesia
C	Africa and Australia

Question 2

Are lions the best jumpers in the cat family?

A	Yes.
B	No, but they can jump as far as 35 feet.
C	No, they don't jump at all.

Question 3

What is a family of lions called?

A	A pride
B	A herd
C	A pack

Question 4

What is one way lions say "hello" to each other?

A	They slap paws.
B	They gook their tails together like a handshake.
C	They rub their heads together.

Question 5

When their stomachs are full, lions may spend 20 hours every day doing what?

A	Grooming each other
B	Resting
C	Playing with their cubs

Question 6

What are some of the strange things lions have been known to eat when they can't find prey?

A	Peanuts, fruit, and rotten wood
B	Turtle shells and bamboo
C	Grass and car parts

Question 7

Lion cubs all born on the same day to the same mother are called a

A	herd.
B	pack.
C	litter.

Question 8

The greatest danger to the future of lions is from

A	tigers.
B	poachers.
C	builders and farmers.

Question 9

What is the only member of the cat family bigger than a lion?

A	A puma
B	A Siberian tiger
C	A jaguar

Question 10

Why are ancient European lions (now extinct) called "cave lions"?

A	Because they only hunted cave-dwelling animals.
B	Because their skulls are often found in the caves of human hunters.
C	Because they were afraid of caves.

Question 11

What is one probable reason adult male lions have manes?

A	To make the look bigger and more fierce.
B	To help people identify males and females from a distance.
C	To protect them from sunburn.

Question 12

What are a lion's longest, sharpest teeth called?

A	Carnassials
B	Fangs
C	Canines

Question 13

The main job of a male lion is to

A	protect the pride's hunting territory.
B	hunt.
C	act like a king.

Question 14

The main job of a female lion is to

A	expand the pride's hunting territory.
B	hunt.
C	recruit other females to the pride.

Question 15

If all the pride's females leave to go on a hunt, the cubs

A	must come along.
B	are left with another pride.
C	are left alone hidden in tall grass or among rocks.

Question 16

A male lion can catch animals that are

A	as big as he is.
B	three times as big as he is.
C	ten times as big as he is.

Question 17

What is one way lions communicate with each other?

A	They use facial expressions.
B	They use sign language.
C	They have a small verbal language.

Question 18

Besides hunting, what is another way lions can get food?

A	By grocery shopping.
B	By grazing or eating crops.
C	By stealing kills from other animals.

Question 19

Cubs are born with an instinct to

A	hunt.
B	climb.
C	roar.

Question 20

Lions hunting together are _____ a single lion hunting alone.

A	just as successful as
B	more successful than
C	less successful than

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