So you think you know your orangutans? And you’ve read Monkey Magic and are an expert on Romy’s adventure in Borneo? Well let’s see just how much you do know in our two quizzes (a link to the answers is at the end)
a) Bali and Somalia
b) Brighton and Hove
c) Borneo and Sumatra
d) Burma and Singapore
2. Orangutans are
a) Monkeys
b) Apes
c) Both of the above
d) Furry fish
3. Orangutan comes from the words that mean
a) Orange hair
b) Man of the forest
c) Orange tan
d) Armpit hair
4. To an orangutan, which of the following, known for its pungent smell, is the biggest treat?
a) Mango
b) Banana
c) Vegetable Curry
d) Durian
5. What are the big leathery pads on an adult orangutan face called?
a) Flanges
b) Cheeky chops
c) Flankers
d) Cushions
6. At what age do orangutans leave their mother?
a) Seven days
b) Seven weeks
c) Seven months
d) Seven years
7. Which of the following were famous orangutans in Singapore and San Diego zoos:
a) Ant and Dec
b) Ah Meng and Ken Allen
c) Bonny and Clyde
d) Zac and Vanessa
8. How much of its life does a wild orangutan spend in a tree?
a) Half
b) Three quarters
c) 99 percent
d) Enough time to grab some fruit and get out.
9. What can orangutans and humans do that makes their thumbs ‘opposable’?
a) Hitchhike
b) Signal approval with a thumbs up or disapproval with a thumbs down
c) Put them together and make animal shapes with shadows
d) Touch all their fingers with their thumb
10. Which of the following statements is true?
a) Orangutans are the only apes in the world from Asia
b) Orangutans are active at night and sleep in the day
c) Orangutans were the first primates to land on the moon
d) Orangutans are found on several continents
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. D
10. A
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a) Cigarette case
b) Tooth
c) Watch
d) Pair of sunglasses
2. The oldest member of the orangutan family in Monkey Magic was
a) Nini
b) Larnie
c) Dunga
d) Shalan
3. Romy’s blue necklace was made mostly of
a) Opal
b) Lapis Lazuli
c) Emerald
d) Knicker elastic
4. Which of the following primates do NOT appear in Monkey Magic?
a) Rhesus monkeys
b) Proboscis monkeys
c) Chimpanzees
d) Orangutans
5. What gift does Romy find in her bag after her first night of Monkey Magic?
a) A mango
b) A banana
c) Two tickets to High School Musical ice show
d) A papaya
6. What is Romy’s surname?
a) Allington
b) Ackbury
c) Anderson
d) Alexander
7. What job does Romy’s dad do?
a) Palaeontologist
b) Pathologist
c) Primatologist
d) Postman
8. Mohamed’s crazy hair style is like all of the following except whose?
a) Einstein
b) A baby orangutan
c) Somebody who had an electric shock
d) A hippy
9. Which of the following is a chapter in Monkey Magic?
a) Hula Time
b) Hula Girl
c) Hula Hula
d) Hula Hoop
10. Danny has a scar on his foot shaped like what?
a) A bolt of lightning
b) A snake
c) A question mark
d) A snail
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. B
