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Feathers: The Ultimate Bird Quiz

Test your knowledge about feathers and the fascinating world of birds! This quiz covers a variety of interesting facts and trivia that will challenge your understanding of avian biology and history.

Learn about the types of feathers found in birds.
Discover the role of feathers in the past and present.
Explore unique uses of feathers in culture and sports.

12 Questions3 MinutesCreated by FlyingFeather57

MissAllThingsAwesome / Gify

TRUE OR FALSE: All birds have the same number of feathers per square inch - it's just the size of the feathers that change.

TRUE

FALSE

Brooklyn Nine-Nine / Gify

Feathers are mostly made of what protein?

Pepsin (like the inside of the stomach)

Keratin (like the bill/beak)

Actin (like the bones)

Albumin (like the eggs)

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Why is it now believed that most dinosaurs had feathers?

Cave drawings

They found a bunch of feather fossils that didn't fit with the birds they knew existed

It would have been the only way for them to stay warm

There are skeletal indicators that they had feathers

BBC America / Gify

TRUE OR FALSE: It is illegal in Canada and the US to own an eagle father unless you are Indigenous.

TRUE

FALSE

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 / Gify

What are the feathers on the end of an arrow called?

Sawying

Fletching

Trapping

Footing

Crazy Ex-GIFs (brought to you by @bunch_of_fans) / Gify

The idiom of "having a feather in your cap" means what? Example: "Wow, that's a feather in your cap!"

You are getting older

You escaped getting caught

You achieved something new

You are very rude

The Office / Gify

What type of dance includes a step called the Feather?

Foxtrot

Ballet

Contemporary

Tap

The Bachelor / Gify

Other than birds, what other animal part is referred to as "feathering"?

The colouring on a leopard

The long hair on a horse's leg and foot

The small mane of a young lion

The edges of a butterfly's wings

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What piece of sports equipment was originally made with feathers?

Tennis ball

Badminton shuttlecock

Squash racquet

Hockey masks

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