Bears Trivia: 10 Questions With Answers

Under all that white fur, a polar bear's skin is black, and bears trivia like this is just the start. Track grizzlies in Alaska, giant pandas in the bamboo forests of China and sun bears in Southeast Asia to see how each bear survives in its own corner of the world.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Species
How many living bear species are there?
Largest
Which is the largest bear species?
Skin
What color is a polar bear's skin?
Panda
What do giant pandas mostly eat?
Smallest
Which is the smallest bear?
South
Which is the only bear native to South America?
Salmon
Where do brown bears famously catch salmon at waterfalls?
Winter
What do many bears do in winter?
Cubs
How big are newborn black bear cubs?
Speed
How fast can a grizzly bear run?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: How many living bear species are there?
Answer: Eight
They range from sun bears to polar bears.
Q2: Which is the largest bear species?
Answer: Polar bear
Some males exceed 600 kilograms.
Q3: What color is a polar bear's skin?
Answer: Black
It helps absorb heat from the Sun.
Q4: What do giant pandas mostly eat?
Answer: Bamboo
They eat for up to 14 hours a day.
Q5: Which is the smallest bear?
Answer: Sun bear
It has a very long tongue for honey.
Q6: Which is the only bear native to South America?
Answer: Spectacled bear
It inspired Paddington Bear.
Q7: Where do brown bears famously catch salmon at waterfalls?
Answer: Alaska
Brooks Falls is a well-known spot.
Q8: What do many bears do in winter?
Answer: Hibernate or den
Their heart rate slows down a lot.
Q9: How big are newborn black bear cubs?
Answer: About the size of a squirrel
Cubs are born tiny in winter dens.
Q10: How fast can a grizzly bear run?
Answer: About 55 km/h
Running away from one is not a good idea.

Bears Trivia – Kings of the Forest and Ice

Bears are large, powerful mammals found in North and South America, Europe and Asia. There are eight species, including polar bears, brown bears, American and Asian black bears, giant pandas, sun bears, sloth bears and spectacled bears.

Most bears are omnivores, eating berries, roots, insects and meat, though polar bears hunt seals and giant pandas live almost entirely on bamboo. Many bears spend winter in dens, where they give birth to tiny cubs.

Bears face threats from hunting, habitat loss and climate change, which is shrinking the sea ice polar bears depend on. Conservation helped giant panda numbers rise, and in 2016 the species was downgraded from endangered to vulnerable.

What This Quiz Teaches

Nature fans and students will find these questions useful.

How many bear species exist
Why polar bear skin is black
What pandas eat
Where bears catch salmon
How bears survive winter

Did You Know?

Bears have an excellent sense of smell.
Sloth bears eat termites.
Koalas are not bears.
Kodiak bears rival polar bears in size.
Pandas have a pseudo-thumb.