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1. Bats are not birds. Even though they can fly, they are still mammals. How many OTHER mammals are capable of flight?

A: 0

B: 8 

2. Animals have adaptations to help them survive. Humans have fingers. Bats also have fingers. How many fingers do bats have?

A: 6

B: 10

 

3. A lot of species of animals live in groups. Bats are one of those species. How many bats live in the largest group in the world?

A: 20,000,000

B: 10,000,000

 

4. In order to survive, animals have to live in the right climate. Bats can live in many different climates, allowing them to live in many continents.

How many continents do bats live on?

A: 7

B: 6

 

5. Many important discoveries that have impacted the world have been made. Who discovered that bats use sound to navigate?

A: Lazzaro Spallanzani

B: Vincenzo Macchiata

6. Like mosquitoes, bats have been alive for a long time, but have evolved very little. How old is the oldest known bat?

A: 75,000,000 years

B: 50,000,000 years

7. Bats live all over the world, including in North America. How many species of bats live in North America?

A: 40

B: 100

8. Bats are extremely skilled at sonar and echolocation. How far apart can two sounds be for the bat to tell them apart?

A: 0.000012 seconds

B: 0.000002 seconds

 

9. Humans often do things to help each other out. Bats also do this. Which bat will actually risk its life to get food for its roostmate?

A: Vampire bats

B: Little brown bat

 

10, There are many different mammals. Most of them have a variety of species in their classification. About how many species of bats are there?

A: 500

B: 1,000

11. All bats use echolocation, but some not as much as others. Which bat uses echolocation the least?

A: fruit eating bats

B: insect eating bats

12. Each creature has a different number of babies each year. Humans usually have one baby for every two people per year. How many babies do bats have every year?

A: 5

B: 1

13. Different species of bats have adaptations. Which bat has heat sensors on their nose?

A: Mexican free-tailed bats

B: Vampire bats

14. Bats are capable of things that even humans can't do. One of those things is echolocation. Which bat is the best at echolocation?

A: Red bats

B: Fishing bats

15. Animals sleep in various positions in various places. What is the place where a bat sleeps called?

A: roost

B: den

16. People aren't the only things with nicknames. Bats have nicknames too. In Trinidad, which bat has the nickname "Surgeon?"

A: Vampire bats

B: Disk-winged bats

17. There are many varieties of bats. Bats come in all different shapes and sizes. Which bat is the smallest bat in the world?

A: Kittis hog-nosed bat (Bumblebee bat)

B: Spotted bat

 

 

 

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