The Frog Quiz

By: Torrance Grey
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
The Frog Quiz
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About This Quiz

Is your typical reaction to frogs "Ew, gross!" or "Oooh, fascinating!" If it's the first, we're here to try to change it to the second. You might know that frogs are amphibious, equally at home in water or on land, and that they are jumpers par excellence. But do you know the record held by the striped rocket frog, the best leaper among this order of animals? Or can you name the few regions on earth where frogs cannot be found. And then there's the question that's the granddaddy of them all: What's the difference between a frog and a toad? (Oh geez, we're getting a headache just thinking about it).

This quiz is mostly about the scientific characteristics of frogs: How they reproduce, their most interesting anatomic features and habits, and so on. But just to keep things fresh, we've mixed in a few questions about frogs in popular culture - including a famous puppet, the emcee of a traveling variety show. (If you don't know who we're talking about, well, the pop-culture part of the quiz might not be your strong suit, but at least there are plenty of science questions at which you can excel!)

Show off your knowledge of all things amphibian now!

One thing that even non-frog-lovers can be expected to know about them is that they are all what?
Amphibians
Mammals
Poisonous
Winged
Which of these is the most common color for a frog?
Golden or yellow
Green, often shading toward brown
White to pale gray
Dark brown or black
In taxonomy, beyond the class "amphibia," all frogs fall into which class?
Anura
Artiodactlya
Lepidora
Cervidae

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What's the difference between a frog and a toad?
Toads are frogs that are brownish in color.
Toads are not in the order Anura at all
Toads are ovoviviparous frogs (keeping eggs inside the body)
Uhhhh ...
Which of these is NOT a typical characteristic of a toad?
Live births
Having dry skin
Living on land
Warts
Some toads also have which other intimidating anatomical feature?
A triceratops-like "frill"
Horns
A prehensile mind
Venomous "spurs" on their feet

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The most famous fictional frog of all time is probably who?
Ken
Kermit
Kevin
Koogan
When it's time to eat, frogs are primarily what?
Carnivorous
Frutivorous
Graminivorous
Omnivorous
How do many frogs catch their insect prey?
With their tongue
With their front legs
By hopping and landing hard on them
By creating a sticky substance the insects get trapped in

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Which of these world regions is devoid of frogs?
Antarctica
A large part of northern Africa
A large part of Saudi Arabia
All of these
In folklore, when someone kisses a frog, it turns into what?
A horse
A leprechaun
A prince
A pumpkin
In frog-speak, what is a "knot"?
A frog's egg
A group of frogs
A particularly large wart on a toad
A vestigial tail

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According to the fossil record, about when did the first frog evolve?
80,000 years ago
250,000 years ago
1 million years ago
2 million years ago
How much of its life does a tree frog spend in trees?
Less than one-tenth
About 15 percent
Approximately 40 percent
Most of it
In addition to green coloring and sticky toe pads, what else helps tree frogs live in trees?
Nest-building skills
Hollow bones
Small size
Wings

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If a frog is brightly colored, what is likely to be true about it?
It is mostly aquatic.
It feeds on flowers.
It is successful at mating.
It is toxic.
Where do frogs usually lay their eggs?
Up in trees
In grass
In sand
In water
Another name for a tadpole is ...
Crawdad
Goldfish
Hatchling
Pollywog

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Which of these is true of tadpole lungs?
They are twice as efficient as adult frog lungs.
They are a delicacy in Sri Lanka.
Tadpoles only have one lung.
Tadpoles have no lungs.
Frogs have particularly protuberant ...
Eyes
Knees
Ribs
Toes
Some frogs can enter a hibernation-like state. What is this called?
Dusk sleep
Somnolence
Torpor
It's just called hibernation

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What gave the "Goliath frog" its name?
Its size
It is mentioned in the Bible.
It is found in the Middle East.
It's afraid of slingshots.
The smallest known frog is about the size of what?
A grain of sand
A pea
A golf ball
A tennis ball
How many times a day does a frog drink?
Once a day
Less than once a day
Several times a day
Frogs do not drink.

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A frog's slimy skin is host to what?
Fleas
Ticks
Microbes
All of these
Which of these anatomic features do most frogs lack?
Vertebrae
Toes
Ribs
Teeth
Frogs are ectothermic, meaning they are what?
Cold-blooded
Warm-blooded
Fond of salty environments
Well-adapted to high altitudes

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Which animals, other than frogs, croak?
Pandas
Meerkats
Salamanders
None of these
The best jumper, the striped rocket frog, has been measured to jump what distance?
Four feet
More than six feet
10 feet
10 yards
In which book would you find "Mr. Toad," of "Toad Hall"?
Heidi
Peter Pan
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Wind in the Willows

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The Trichobatrachus robustus is known as the "hairy frog." Does it have actual hair?
Yes, it does.
Nope!
When a frog has webbed feet, what purpose do they serve?
Catching prey
Gliding (for flying frogs, over short distances)
Swimming
Both swimming and gliding
Which of these things have frogs never been observed to do?
Burrowing
Climbing
"Flying" (gliding, really)
Frogs do all these things.

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The wood frog can survive with about ___ percent of its body tissues frozen.
10
20
65
80
Which of these is NOT the common name of a real frog species?
Edible frog
Golden poison dart frog
Snowy Arctic frog
Diana's bare-hearted glass frog