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Kangaroo Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers

Printable kangaroo trivia quiz questions with answers.

Kangaroo Trivia  Questions

What is a kangaroo?
A: The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae.

In common use the term is used to describe the largest what?
A: Species from this family.

Kangaroos are endemic to what continent?
A: Australia.

In 2011, how many kangaroos lived within the commercial harvest areas of Australia?
A: 34.3 million.

The largest species in the Macropodidae family are called "kangaroos" and the smallest are generally called what?
A: "wallabies".

The term "wallaroos" refers to species of a what?
A: An intermediate size.

How big is a large male?
A: It can be 6 ft 7 inches tall and weigh 200 lb.

Kangaroos have large, powerful what?
A: Hind legs.

They have large feet adapted for what?
A: Leaping.

What do they use their long muscular tail for?
A: Balance.

Female kangaroos have a pouch called a what?
A: Marsupium.

The large kangaroos have adapted much better than the smaller macropods to what?
A: Land clearing for pastoral agriculture.

Many of the smaller species are rare and endangered, while kangaroos are what?
A: Relatively plentiful.

The kangaroo is an unofficial symbol of what country?
A: Australia.

The Kangaroo appears as an emblem on the Australian coat of arms and on some of its what?
A: Currency.

Wild kangaroos are hunted for what?
A: Meat, leather hides, and to protect grazing land.

Although controversial, kangaroo meat has what?
A: Perceived health benefits due to its low fat content.

Kangaroos are often colloquially referred to as what?
A: Roos.

What are male kangaroos called?
A: Bucks, boomers, jacks, or old men.

What are females called?
A: Does, flyers, or jills.

What are the young ones called?
A: Joeys.

The collective noun for kangaroos is what?
A: A mob, troop, or court.