POP QUIZ - multiple choice

 

The theme of the week is Mustelidae (weasels) of the World.

1. What kind of mustelid is in the header pic?

a) marten

b) stoat

c) polecat

d) grison

2. Which of these is not a member of the mustelid family?

a) weasel

b) honey badger

c) domestic ferret

d) elon musk

e) elephant shrew

3. In the Redwall series by Brian Jacques, the character Lord Brocktree is what kind of mustelid?

a) Japanese weasel

b) river otter

c) sea mink

d) badger

e) European pine marten

4. Which mustelid is the cutest?

a) sea otter

b) sable

c) hairy-nosed otter

d) I can't possibly pick just one, you monster

5. The largest of their kind is the ______ otter, which from tip to tail can measure up to 5'6" (1.7 meters).

a) African clawless

b) giant

c) neotropical

d) spotted necked

6. The heaviest mustelid is the _________, which can reach almost 100 lbs. (45kg).

a) sea otter

b) Sumatran hog badger

c) least weasel

d) your mom

7. One of these is NOT a comic book character (AFAIK):

a) Badger

b) Mink

c) Sable

d) Wolverine

e) Tayra

8. All mustelids have anal scent glands that produce a strong-smelling secretion the animals use for sexual signaling and marking territory. Except one:

a) Sea otter

b) Striped polecat

c) American mink

d) Domestic ferret

e) Definitely not your mom

9. This animal used to be classified as Mustelidae, but is now a part of the Family Mephitidae:

a) Mongoose

b) Elephant shrew

c) Skunk

d) Saharan striped polecat

e) ______________ 

10. If you could be any mustelid, which would it be?

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