Not long ago, the Review-Journal published a fun but demanding 10-question quiz about Nevada’s wildlife. You should take it. Not to brag, but I scored a perfect 10 out of 10 — on my second try, which is why I’m not bragging. I got just five right the first time. Below are a few of the questions I missed, plus a couple more I concocted on my own. Answers at the end.
A. How many pounds can the horns of a bighorn sheep weigh?
15 / 40 / 20 / 30
B. How many pups per litter do coyotes usually have?
2 / 3 / 4 / 6
C. Early miners in Northern Nevada were known to use ichthyosaur vertebrae as
Softball bases / dinner plates / novelty poker chips / percussion instruments
D. How many venomous species live in Nevada?
52 / 32 / 17 / 63
E. The largest mammals in Nevada are
Elk / wild horse / moose / bighorn sheep
F. How many fish species live in Nevada?
14 / 27 / 48 / 74
Answers:
- A: 30.
- B: 6.
- C: dinner plates.
- D: 32 (26 arachnids, five rattlesnakes, and the gila monster).
- E: moose (about 100 of them reportedly live in the state’s north-central area).
- F: 48 (same as Colorado).
