About Bird Quiz
The common loon has been on Canada’s one-dollar coin since 1987, which is why everyone calls it the loonie. The Bird Quiz celebrates birds like it, from backyard visitors such as chickadees, robins and blue jays to the great travellers of the world: the Arctic tern, the albatross and the peregrine falcon, the fastest animal of all when it dives. Questions cover how birds fly, feed, nest and migrate, which birds cannot fly, and record-holders whose records will not change. Numbers such as diving depths and speeds were checked against reliable sources, so you can trust every explanation.
How to play Bird Quiz
- Press Start for the first of ten questions. The clock starts with it and stops at your last answer.
- Each question asks about birds: how they fly, feed, nest and migrate, and the record-holders.
- Tap an answer, or press 1 to 4 (or A to D) on a keyboard. Answers are final: you see the right one and a one-line explanation, then press Next.
- Most correct answers ranks first, then the fastest time. Only a member’s first finished quiz of the day counts for the leaderboard.
Tips & strategy
- Beaks tell you what a bird eats: hooked for meat, long and thin for nectar, broad and flat for filtering water.
- Remember the flightless birds as a set: ostrich, emu, rhea, cassowary, kiwi and the penguins.
- Many Canadian birds migrate south for winter, but some, like chickadees and ravens, stay all year: think about the season in the question.
Bird Quiz: questions and answers
Is the Bird Quiz about Canadian birds?
It covers birds from around the world, with many Canadian species such as the common loon, the snowy owl, the Canada jay and the black-capped chickadee.
Do I need to identify birds from pictures?
No. Every question is in words, about what birds look like, how they live and what makes them special.
How many questions does the Bird Quiz have?
156 checked questions: 51 easy, 58 medium and 47 hard. Each day takes ten, easiest first, and a question doesn’t come back until its level has been used up.