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How much do you know about Darwin's voyage on the Beagle?
1) What year did Darwin set sail on the Beagle?
a) 1772
b) 1812
c) 1831
d) 1872
2) How long did Darwin's voyage on the Beagle last?
a) 5 years
b) 5 months
c) 5 weeks
d) 5 days
3) Darwin visited the Giants' Graveyard in which country?
a) Mexico
b) Peru
c) Argentina
d) Australia
4) The first fossil bones Darwin unearthed belonged to a giant slth-like creature called...
a) Megathelus
b) Megasloth
c) Megatherium
d) Megatron
5) Toxodon was...
a) a giant lizard
b) a giant extinct anteater
c) an extinct rodent the size of an elephant
d) a South American dinosaur
6) What is the name of the islands where Darwin made many important observations?
a) Falkland Islands
b) Christmas Isalnds
c) Galapagos Isalnds
d) Fiji Islands
7) The 13 species of Darwin's finches differed mainly by...
a) the colour of their plumage
b) the size and shape of their beaks
c) the island on which they were found
d) body size
8) Darwin's observations on the finches were to become one of the strongest arguments for...
a) conservation of all island birds
b) the role of natural selection in evolution
c) the role of genetics in evolution
d) convergent evolution
9) The two main types of giant tortoise that Darwin observed...
a) were identical to species found on the South American mainland
b) were the favourite food of the crew of the Beagle
c) could be identified by the shape of their shell
d) were preyed upon by the land iguanas
10) Charles Darwin is remembered because...
a) he was the first person to come up with the idea of evolution
b) he provided a convincing mechanism to explain how evolution may have occurred
c) he showed that genetic variation was the key to evolution

 
 
 
 
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