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Cryptid Quiz

Cryptid Quiz. By Mimi Curtis. Who coined the term cryptozoology ?. Roland Smith Bernard Heuvelmans Loren Coleman. B. Bernard Heuvelmans.

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Cryptid Quiz

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  1. Cryptid Quiz By Mimi Curtis

  2. Who coined the term cryptozoology? • Roland Smith • Bernard Heuvelmans • Loren Coleman

  3. B. Bernard Heuvelmans Dr. Bernard Heuvelmans was a zoologist who was interested in animals whose existence had not been scientifically proven. In 1955, he wrote On the Track of Unknown Animals. He is said to be the father of cryptozoology.

  4. Which of these is not a name for Bigfoot? • Sasquatch • Yeren • Skookum

  5. C. Skookum In 2000, researchers in the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization claimed to have captured a cast of Bigfoot’s body in the center of a large mud puddle in Skookum Meadows at Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington.

  6. What is the name of the fish that is considered to be a living fossil? • Basking shark • Coelacanth • Collared peccary

  7. B. Coelacanth The coelacanth was discovered in South Africa in 1938. In the book, Cryptid Hunters, Wolfe keeps two coelacanth in a tank in his library.

  8. Which cryptid terrorized pirates? • Kraken • Bunyip • Loveland Frog

  9. A. Kraken Otherwise known as the giant squid, this beast was thought to be a legend until a Japanese research team captured it on film in 2004.

  10. The Florida Skunk Ape is closely related to which cryptid? • Nandi bear • Sasquatch • Owlman

  11. B. Sasquatch Sightings of the Florida skunk ape have occurred from the 1970’s up through today. It has mostly been spotted in central Florida and got its name from its horrible smell.

  12. The Loch Ness monster is supposed to be what kind of dinosaur? • Sauropod • Pterosaur • Plesiosaur

  13. C. Plesiosaur Plesiosaurs were sea-dwelling dinosaurs that had small heads and long necks. Other cryptids that were thought to be plesiosaurs are Champ and the Stronsay Beast. The Stronsay Beast, however, displays characteristics unlike that of a plesiosaur, most notably being made entirely of cartilage.

  14. Which of these cryptids is a proven hoax? • Altamaha-ha • Fiji Mermaid • Beast of Bodmin Moor

  15. B. Fiji Mermaid This was displayed in New York in 1842 by P.T. Barnum. It was actually made by sewing the mummified body of a monkey onto that of a dried fish.

  16. When was the last Thylacine supposed to have died? • 2005 • 1936 • 1842

  17. B.1936 But, in 2005, a German tourist snapped a photograph of an animal that even experts agree looks like the Tasmanian tiger when vacationing near Lake St. Clair. In Cryptid Hunters, Blackwood brings a thylacine to the big game hunter’s meeting.

  18. Which mountain range does the Yeti live in? • Himalayas • Appalachians • Cascades

  19. A. Himalayas The Yeti is also known as the Abominable Snowman, and legends have been told about the yeti since 4th century BC. In 1961, it became the Tibetan national symbol.

  20. Which of these is an animal that has been mistaken for a chupacabra? • Goat • Coyote • Crocodile

  21. B. Coyote In four instances where farmers claimed to have killed a chupacabra, it turned out that the animals were starving coyotes with a skin condition called mange that caused their fur to fall out. In Cryptid Hunters, Wolfe believes that the chupacabra was created in a lab.

  22. How many cryptids are said to live in the Republic of Congo? • 4 • 200 • 53

  23. A. 4 Mokele-mbembe, emela-ntouka, Nguma-monene, and mbielu-mbielu-mbielu are all cryptids that are said to live in the Congo in Africa. They all are said to resemble dinosaurs, and may possibly be all the same thing.

  24. What type of animal is a peccary? • Pig • Snake • Cow

  25. A. pig A peccary is a wild pig with coarse hair. It was thought to have been extinct after the ice age, but a small community was found again in South America in 1975. It is on the endangered species list because of its limited population.

  26. What animal is often mistaken for a sea monster? • Elephant • Octopus • Shark

  27. C. Shark Basking skarks, or the remains of basking sharks are often mistaken for sea monsters. The zuiyo-maru monster of Japan was found to be the remains of a basking shark.

  28. What two animals is a Marozi a cross between? • lion/tiger • lion/leopard • lion/jaguar

  29. B. lion/leopard The Marozi was a spotted lion said to live in the mountains in Kenya. It was discovered in 1931. However, no sightings of a Marozi have been reported in the last 60 years.

  30. Which animal does mokele-mbembe not get along with? • Crocodiles • Snakes • Hippopotami

  31. C. Hippopotami Mokele-mbembe will kill hippos on sight, but does not eat them. Also, no hippopotami can be found where the mokele-mbembe lives.

  32. References: Halls, K.M., Spears, R., & Young, R. Tales of the cryptids: mysterious creatures that may or may not exist. Plain City, OH: Darby Creek Publishing, 2006. Smith, R. Cryptid hunters. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. Cryptozoology.com www.cryptozoology.com Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization www.bfro.net The Cryptid Zoo www.newanimal.org Legend of Nessie www.nessie.co.uk Mokele-mbembe www.mokelembembe.com The Cryptozoologist: Cryptozoology www.lorencoleman.com

  33. Photo credits “It’s Him—It’s Bigfoot!” photo by Craig Damlo. Creative Commons license- attribution, non-commercial, no derivative works. “Loch Ness Monster” photo by unukorno. Creative Commons license- attribution.

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