Friday knowledge-off: Raccoons
Aug 10, 2012, 1:20 PM | Updated: Oct 11, 2024, 1:13 pm
A raccoon peers out from his home in a hole in a tree. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
(AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
 A raccoon peers out from his home in a hole in a tree. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) |
1. A raccoon’s hind feet have an unusual ability. What is this?
A. They can rotate
B. They have an extra hidden toe
C. They excrete a special sticky substance to help them climb
D. They look really good in pumps
2. The Beatles song “Rocky Raccoon” was originally going to be called what?
A. Rocky Baboon
B. Rocky Sassoon
C. Rocky Tattoo
D. Rocky Balboa
3. Ranger Rick is a famous raccoon – he’s the face of Ranger Rick magazine. He and his buddies go around doing good deeds. In the first issue, what good deed did they accomplish?
A. Saved a bear from getting stung by bees
B. Put out a forest fire
C. Saved an elephant from a poacher
D. Saved a drowning beaver
4. Marvel Comics has a character named Rocket Raccoon who is captain of a starship. What kind of animal is his first mate?
A. A talking Walrus
B. A talking parrot
C. A talking human
D. A dancing hippo
5. Which president had a raccoon as a pet?
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. Warren Gamaliel Harding
C. Calvin Coolidge
D. Herbert Clark Hoover
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Answers: 1. A, 2. B, 3. B, 4. A, 5. C.
