Deer Species Quiz
Instructions: Test your knowledge of the graceful deer family, from majestic elk to tiny muntjacs
- 1.
Which member of the deer family is the largest, with males weighing up to 1,800 pounds and sporting massive palmate antlers?
ARed DeerBElkCMooseDCaribou - 2.
Which is the only deer species in which both males and females grow antlers?
AElkBWhite-tailed DeerCMooseDCaribou/Reindeer - 3.
What is a male deer typically called?
AStagBBuckCBullDRam - 4.
Which deer species is the most common in North America and is known for raising its white tail as an alarm signal?
AKey DeerBWhite-tailed DeerCMule DeerDBlack-tailed Deer - 5.
Which large North American deer has a distinctive bugling call during the autumn mating season?
AMooseBMule DeerCCaribouDElk - 6.
Which small Asian deer has tusks (elongated canine teeth) instead of antlers?
AWater DeerBMouse DeerCTufted DeerDMuntjac - 7.
Which European deer has a spotted coat in summer and is commonly kept in deer parks?
AFallow DeerBRed DeerCRoe DeerDSika Deer - 8.
What is the soft, velvet-like covering on growing deer antlers called?
AFurBMossCDownDVelvet - 9.
Which tiny deer from Southeast Asia is one of the smallest hoofed mammals, standing only about 12 inches tall?
AMuntjacBPuduCMouse DeerDKey Deer - 10.
Which deer species is domesticated by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia and used for pulling sleds?
AMooseBReindeerCRed DeerDFallow Deer - 11.
Which South American deer is the smallest deer species in the world, standing only about 13 inches at the shoulder?
AMarsh DeerBPampas DeerCPuduDBrocket Deer - 12.
Which North American deer gets its name from its large, mule-like ears?
AKey DeerBWhite-tailed DeerCPronghornDMule Deer - 13.
How often do most male deer shed and regrow their antlers?
AEvery yearBEvery six monthsCThey never shed themDEvery two years - 14.
Which deer, now found wild in parts of England, was originally native to East Asia and has a spotted coat and distinctive bark-like call?
AMuntjacBFallow DeerCRoe DeerDSika Deer - 15.
Which extinct Irish deer, also known as the Irish Elk, had the largest antlers of any known deer, spanning up to 12 feet?
AGiant Deer (Megaloceros)BStag-MooseCIrish ElkDBroad-fronted Moose