Quiz on elephants-Part IV - Indian Wildlife Club

1. Elephas maximus is the term used for….

Asian Elephants

African elephants

Asian & African elephants

2. How much water can an elephant drink in a day?

500-800 litres

300-500 litres

100-300 litres

3. What are the 'annulus'?.

rings on the trunk

toenails

hair on the tail

4. In 1882 P.T. Barnum purchased 'Jumbo' and made hima star of his circus. Jumbo was an elephant from ….

India

Thailand

Africa

5. The weight of a baby elephant at birth is

50 kg

90 kg

40 kg

6. When does an elephant reach maturity?

18 years

25 years

12 years

7. In what year did Hannibal ( of Carthage, invading Italy) use elephants when he crossed the Alps?

1100 A.D

218 A.D

218 B.C

8. How fast is an elephant's sprint?

15 mph

25 mph

it can't sprint

9. If an elephant dies of old age, how does it die?

its last set of teeth falls out & it starves

its heart bursts

in a fight with a younger member

10. There are two types of African Elephants. One is the Forest elephant. What is the other one?

Savannah elephants

Bush elephants

Desert elephants