What in the World Quiz
Academy scientists found this "egg" on a rotten log in the African jungle. What emerged wasn't a bird. What was it?
- a crocodile
- a praying mantis
- a mushroom
Yes!
Read about the odd mushroom, Phallus drewesii, here.
Sorry
The correct answer is mushroom. Learn more
Kapow! This plant from China has a dazzling display of fruit. What is it?
- anise
- chokecherry
- ginseng
- sassafras
Yes!
See the image gallery from the 2006 expedition.
Sorry
It is a ginseng. See the image gallery from the 2006 expedition.
Rafflesia arnoldii is the world's largest flower. It also has a distinctive smell. What does it smell like?
- roses
- peanut butter
- a stinking corpse
Yes!
It is known as the stinking corpse flower. See more amazing plants here.
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It smells like a stinking corpse. See more amazing plants here.
It may look like a watery blob, but it is one of humanity's closest invertebrate relatives.
- tunicate
- acorn worm
- sponge
Yes!
Larval tunicates have quasi-backbones called notochords. Learn more
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The correct answer is tunicate. Learn more
These eggs were laid by an animal with three hearts and ten appendages. What was it?
- an octopus
- a cuttlefish
- a sea star
Yes!
We are the first U.S. aquarium to breed this species. Learn more
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The correct answer is cuttlefish. Learn more
This image is a closeup of a structure that Academy scientists found on the forest floor in China. What is it?
- a wasp's nest
- a mushroom
- a bird skeleton
This giant egg could hold up to two gallons of liquid. What extinct bird laid it?
- passenger pigeon
- dodo
- elephant bird
- great auk
Yes!
This flightless bird used to live in Madagascar. Learn more about birds
Sorry
The correct answer is elephant bird. Learn more about birds
Not a sculpture of Medusa or some other mythological beast - a real animal! Is it a:
- tick
- ice worm
- crab larva
- freshwater hydra
Yes!
This creature lives on methane seeps. Learn more
Sorry
It is an ice worm.
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Sometimes it's difficult to tell a living creature from an inanimate object! Is the image:
- the head of a fish
- a strand of kelp
- an octopus egg case
Yes!
This is a pipefish, a relative of seahorses. Browse the gallery
Sorry
It is actually a pipefish, a relative of seahorses. Browse the gallery
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