Can you name this animal that went extinct about 3,700 years ago?
Asian elephant
Woolly mammoth
Snuffleupagus
Palaeoloxodon
What is the name of this animal that went extinct sometime in the 1930s?
Sumatran tiger
Caspian tiger
Tasmanian tiger
Javan tiger
What is the name of this species that is believed to have gone extinct sometime in the 17th century?
What is the name of this species that went extinct sometime in the early 20th century?
Passenger pigeon
Pagan reed warbler
North Island piopio
Lord Howe gerygone
What is the name of this species that was officially declared extinct in 2011?
What is the name of this species of dolphin that hasn't been seen since 2002?
Irrawaddy dolphin
Amazon river dolphin
Striped dolphin
Baiji white dolphin
The last individual from this species was killed in the year 2000. What is this animal's name?
Markhor
Chamois
West Caucasian tur
Pyrenean ibex
What is the name of this whale species that is believed to have been driven to extinction by warming climates 10 or 11 million years ago?
Leviathan melvillei
Bowhead whale
Narwhal
Fin whale
What is the name of this species that was hunted to extinction in the 18th century?
Vaquita
Caribbean monk seal
Steller's sea cow
False killer whale
The last individual from this flightless bird species was killed in 1844 when residents of a town believed it was a witch and caused a large storm. What is the animal's name?
Great auk
Kakapo
Southern cassowary
Flightless cormorant
This species of bear went extinct in the 19th century. What is its name?
Mexican grizzly bear
Steppe brown bear
California grizzly bear
Atlas bear
This seemingly half-zebra half-horse species from South Africa went extinct in the 19th century. What is its name?
Unicorn
Quagga
Norfolk trotter
Centaur
This Japanese wolf was hunted to extinction by 1905. What is its name?
Siberian wolf
Red wolf
Honshu wolf
Dire wolf
The Jurassic Park movies portrayed these extinct dinosaurs as being much larger than they actually were. What is their name?
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Velociraptor
Dilophosaurus
Brachiosaurus
The largest shark ever in history, pictured below, is believed to have gone extinct around 3.6 million years ago. What is its name?
Scissor-toothed shark
Megalodon
Mega-toothed shark
Ginsu shark
3 Comments
15/15!!!!!
You got 10 out of 15! im south African nice to see a south African question
You passed! Great job, you really know your extinct animals!
Awesome job with passing the quiz! It’s great to hear that you enjoyed the South African question—thanks for sharing!