Natural history quiz

The Natural History Quiz is the basement section of the Varrock Museum miniquest. It consists of 14 creature displays in which the player must answer 3 questions correctly in order to earn 2 kudos each for a total of 28.

Each of the rooms has a Natural historian who will give a lecture about each creature for which the quiz is based on.

To start the quiz, speak to Orlando Smith in the center of the room. Click on the plaque in front of a display to get a question. After answering 3 questions correctly. quiz questions are replaced by the common name and scientific name of the animal.

Orlando's message:
 * Correct: Nice job, mate. That looks about right.
 * Wrong: Hmm, I don't think that's right, mate. Try again.
 * Finished 3: Bonza, mate! I think that's all of them.
 * Note: After finishing the quiz for each display, the questions will no longer be available.
 * "This looks like some sort of quiz. I wonder if I can take part..." Getting this message means the player needs to talk to Orlando first.

Starting in the north room and going clockwise, the creatures are:

Lizard
Giant Lizard (Lacertilia Giganteus) Latin for 'Giant lizard' Display number 4

How does a lizard regulate body heat?
 * Chili sauce
 * Fire
 * (Sunlight)

Who discovered how to kill lizards?
 * Admiral Bake
 * (The Slayer Masters)
 * The Wise Old Man

How many eyes does a lizard have?
 * Two
 * (Three)
 * Six

What order do lizards belong to?
 * Mammal
 * (Squamata)
 * Insecta

What happens when a lizard becomes cold?
 * (It becomes sleepy)
 * It becomes agressive
 * It explodes

Lizard skin is made of the same substance as?
 * (Hair)
 * Bone
 * Wood

Battle tortoise
Giant tortoise (Testudines Giganteus) Latin for 'Giant tortoise' Display number 3

What is the name of the oldest tortoise ever recorded?
 * Healthorg
 * (Mibbiwocket)
 * Snookums

What is a tortoise's favourite food?
 * Sharks
 * Kebabs
 * (Vegetables)

Name the explorer who discovered the world's oldest tortoise.


 * (Admiral Bake)
 * Captain Cook
 * Ensign Chef

How does the tortoise protect itself?
 * Thick skin
 * Magic
 * (Hard shell)

If a tortoise had twenty rings on its shell, how old would it be?
 * Ten years
 * (Twenty years)
 * Sixty years

What race breeds tortoises for battle?
 * (Gnomes)
 * Orks
 * Elves

Dragon
(Draconis Rex) Latin for 'king dragon' Display number 1

What is considered a delicacy by dragons?
 * Adventurers
 * (Runite)
 * Cheese

What is the best defence against a dragon's attack?
 * (Anti-dragon-breath shield)
 * Rune plate
 * Cats

How long do dragons live?
 * Fifty years
 * Forever
 * (Unknown)

Which of these is not a type of dragon?
 * Coloured
 * (Elemental)
 * Ferrous

What is the favoured territory of a dragon?
 * Swamps
 * (Old battle sites)
 * Lumbridge Castle

Approximately how many feet tall do dragons stand?
 * (Twelve)
 * Six
 * Ten

Wyvern
(Draconis Ossis) Latin for 'bone dragon' Display number 2

How did the wyverns die out?
 * (Climate change)
 * Disease
 * Marauding adventurers

How many legs does a wyvern have?
 * (Two)
 * Five
 * Six

Where have wyvern bones been found?
 * Ape Atoll
 * Al Kharid
 * (Asgarnia)

Which genus does the wyvern theoretically belong to?
 * Invertebrates
 * (Reptiles)
 * Mammals

What are the wyverns' closest relations?
 * Lizards
 * Snakes
 * (Dragons)

What is the ambient temperature of wyvern bones?
 * Room temperature
 * (Below room temperature)
 * Above room temperature

Snail
Giant Snail (Achatina Acidia Giganteus) Latin for 'giant acid snail' Display number 14

What is special about the shell of the giant Morytanian snail?
 * It glows in the dark
 * It is very tasty
 * (It is resistant to acid)

How do Morytanian snails capture their prey?
 * Agressive marketing
 * (Spitting acid)
 * Hex them until they glow

Which of these is a snail byproduct?
 * (Fireproof oil)
 * A musical instrument
 * Snail-a-cola

What does Adchatina Acidia' mean?
 * Giant acid-spitting snail
 * (Acid-spitting snail)
 * Giant cheese-spitting snail

How do snail move?
 * Flapping their wings
 * (Contracting and stretching)
 * Hopping about

What is the 'trapdoor', which snails use to cover the entrance to their shells called?
 * (An operculum)
 * A caldarium
 * A tavernium

Snake
(Serpentes Fellis) Latin for 'serpent gallbladder' Display number 13

What is snake venom adapted from?
 * Ear wax
 * (Stomach acid)
 * Saliva

Aside from their noses, what do snakes use to smell?
 * (Tongue)
 * Eyes
 * Ears

If a snake sticks its tongue out at you, what is it doing?
 * Being rude
 * Seeing how you taste
 * (Seeing how you smell)

If some snakes use venom to kill their prey, what do other snakes use?
 * Fire
 * (Constriction)
 * Magic

Lizards and snakes belong to the same order - what is it?
 * (Squamata)
 * Insecta
 * Sarcopteryhii

Which habitat do snakes prefer?
 * The desert
 * The ocean
 * (Anywhere)

Sea slug
(Opisthobranchia Alucinor) Display number 12

We assume that sea slugs have a stinging organ on their soft skin - what is it called?
 * (Nematocysts)
 * Hematocysts
 * Pematocysts

Why has the museum never examined a live sea slug?
 * The sea slugs are shy
 * (The researchers keep vanishing)
 * Sea slugs are extinct

What do we think the sea slug feeds upon?
 * Blood
 * (Seaweed)
 * Insects

What are the two fangs presumed to be used for?
 * (Defense or display)
 * Attacking prey
 * Latching on to objects

Off which coastline would you find sea slugs?
 * Karamja
 * Miscellania
 * (Ardougne)

In what way are sea slugs similiar to snails?
 * They eat lettuce
 * They move very slowly
 * (They have a hard shell)

Monkey
(Simiiformes Karamjan) Latin for 'Karamjan primate' Display number 11

Which type of primates do monkeys belong to?
 * (Simian)
 * Hominid
 * Lagomorpha

Which have the lighter colour: Karamjan or Harmless monkeys?
 * They are the same
 * Karamjan
 * (Harmless)

Monkeys love bananas. What else do they like to eat?
 * Chili
 * Seaweed
 * (Bitternuts)

There are two known families of monkeys. One is Karamjan, the other is...?
 * Pointless
 * (Harmless)
 * Hairless

What colour mohawk do Karamjan monkeys have?
 * (Red)
 * Blue
 * Green

What have Karamjan monkeys taken a deep dislike to?
 * (Seaweed)
 * Chili
 * Taxes

Kalphite Queen
(Kalphiscarabeinae Pasha) Latin for 'kalphite-scarab', 'Pasha' is an Ottoman rank corresponding to 'Lord' Display number 10

Kalphites are ruled by a...?
 * King
 * (Pasha)
 * Caliph

What is the lowest caste in kalphite society?
 * Prince
 * Soldier
 * (Worker)

What are the armoured plates on a kalphite called?
 * Hauberk
 * (Lamellae)
 * Shield

Are kalphites carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores?
 * Omnivores
 * Herbivores
 * (Carnivores)

What are kalphites assumed to have evolved from?
 * (Scarab beetles)
 * Penquins
 * Dragons

What is the prominent figure in kalphite society?
 * Scarabaras

Terrorbird
(Aves Terror) literally 'Bird terror', correctly translated as Aves Formidonis Display number 9

What is a terrorbird's preferred food?
 * (Anything)
 * Pizza
 * Vegetables

Who use terrorbirds as mounts?
 * Dwarves
 * (Gnomes)
 * Goblins

Where do terrorbirds get most of their water?
 * Streams and rivers
 * Licking trees
 * (Eating plants)

How many claws do terrorbirds have?
 * (Two)
 * Four
 * Six

What do terrorbirds eat to aid digestion?
 * Blurite
 * (Stones)
 * Paper

How many teeth do terrorbirds have?
 * 28
 * 14
 * (0)

Penguin
(Spheniscidae Callidus) Latin for ?? shrewd Display number 8

Which sense do penguins rely on when hunting?
 * Smell
 * Taste
 * (Sight)

Which skill seems unusual for the penguins to possess?
 * (Planning), a reference to Cold War
 * Fishing
 * Sleeping

How do penguins keep warm?
 * (A layer of fat)
 * Vigorous exercise
 * Magic

What is the preferred climate for penguins?
 * (Cold)
 * Hot
 * Damp

Describe the behaviour of penguins?
 * (Social)
 * Asocial
 * Hive

When do penguins fast?
 * Just before dawn
 * (During breeding)
 * During the night

Mole
Giant Mole (Talpidae Wysonian) Latin for 'Mole of Wyson'

Display number 7

What habitat do mole prefer?
 * (Subterranean)
 * Any
 * Subaquatic

Why are moles considered to be an agricultural pest?
 * (They dig holes)
 * They eat food meant for livestock
 * They attack farmers

Who discovered giant moles?
 * Sir Tiffy Cashien
 * Ak-Haranu
 * (Wyson the Gardener)

What would you call a group of young moles?
 * A litter
 * A mess
 * (A labour)

What is a mole's favourite food?
 * (Insects and other invertebrates)
 * Humans and gnomes
 * Seeds and plant roots

Which family do moles belong to?
 * The Malpidae family
 * (The Talpidae family)
 * The Falpidae family

Camel
(Camelus Bactrian) Latin for 'Bactrian camel' Display number 6

What is produced by feeding chili to a camel?
 * An irate camel
 * (Toxic dung) A reference to The Feud
 * An undead bactrian

If an ugthanki had one, how many does a bactrian have?
 * One
 * (Two) referring to the number of humps.
 * Four

Camels:herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?
 * Herbivore
 * Carnivore
 * (Omnivore)

What is the usual mood for a camel?
 * (Annoyed)
 * Bemused
 * Cheerful

Where would you find an ugthanki?
 * (Al Kharid)
 * Morytania
 * Nowhere

Which camel byproduct is known to be very nutritious?
 * (Milk)
 * Dung
 * Meat

Leech
Giant Leech (Hirudinea Acidia) Latin for 'Sharp ??' Display number 5

What is the favoured habitat of leeches?
 * (Water)
 * Desert
 * Trees

What shape is the inside of a leech's mouth?
 * Star-shaped
 * 'X'-shaped
 * ('Y'-shaped)

Which of these is not eaten by leeches?
 * Meat
 * (Apples)
 * Blood

What contributed to the giant growth of Morytanian leeches?
 * (Environment)
 * Healthy living
 * Magic

What is special about the Morytanian leeches?
 * They sing
 * (They attack by jumping)
 * They have legs

How does a leech change when it feeds?
 * It turns blue
 * It starts singing
 * (It doubles in size)