QUIZ ON CRYPTO ZOOLOGY
1.
A beast
believed to inhabit the pine barrens of Southern New Jersey. It is described as
a flying biped with hooves, a flat membrane on both sides of the body for
flying and a horse like head. Local people believed it kills livestock. By what
name it became familiar?
(a) Jersey demon
(b) Jersey devil
(c) Jersey beast
(d) Jersey monster
2.
A monster
believed to inhabit in the areas of Forestville and upper Marlboro in prince
George’s county. In 1957 some claims of eye witnesses were reported. In 1962 it
is believed that 12 children and two adults were killed by this monster.
Survivors of its attack said that it is a semi man shaped monster with an axe
in its hands and emitting ghastly sounds like devils. What name had given to
this beast?
(a) Owl man
(b) Spider man
(c) Goat man
(d) Wolf man
3.
Its first
report of attack was in March 1995 in Puerto Rico in which eight sheep were
dead. This monster is known by a Spanish name which means ‘goat sucker’. People
who claimed that they have seen this monster described it as a creature in the
size of a small bear with a row of spines reaching from the neck to the base of
the tail.CNN’S Ed. Lavandern has described this creature as the ‘Bigfoot of
Latino Culture’, and has stated that this creature symbolizes the fear of
something that doesnot exist.
(a) Werewolf
(b) Dragon
(c) Flatwoods monster
(d) Chupacabra
4.
Sigbin is an
unknown creature said to suck blood of the victims. It is said that this
creature, usually walks backwards with its head lowered between its hind
legs. Its forelegs are short. It
resembles a hornless goat having very large ears and long wipe like tail.
Some people say that it can emit a
nauseating odor. In 2005 scientists in Burneo discovered a cat-fox like
carnivorous animal with short forelegs and long hindlegs. There is no evidence
for whether this new found creature is Sigbin or not. In which country the
Sigbin said to found?.
(a) Philippines
(b) Indonesia
(c) Malaysia
(d) Denmark
5.
Though it is a
mythical aquatic creature, some fisherman claimed that they had seen it. The
first story about it appeared in Assyria in 1000 BC. According to the story
half of it is human and the other half is that of fish. The story of this
creature is not confined to a single country. They are represented in the
folklore, literature and popular culture of many countries worldwide. People
consider it as a species and hence it has feminine, masculine and common gender
names. What is this creature?
(a) Mermaid
(b) Sea devil
(c) Dover demon
(d) Monster
6.
In November
1954, a carcass of a creature was found on the shores of England. Another
carcass of the same type of creature was found in the next year. Zoologists,
when inspected the specimen, said that it was about three feet long creature
with thick reddish brown skin and having no forelimbs, but only hind limbs. It
had bulged eyes and gills. What is the name of that creature?
(a) Bunyip
(b) Ogre
(c) Flatwoods monster
(d) Canvey Island Monster
7.
A
disproportionately large watermelon like headed creature was reported to have
sighted in the Dover town of
Massachusetts on 21st and 22nd of April 1977. Some people
believed that it was alien. People who saw this creature described that it had
glowing orange eyes, long thin limbs with slender fingures, with a hairless
body.. Its size is about three feet and it created a blood curding noise. In
what name this creature is popularly known?
(a) Dover devil
(b) Dover monster
(c) Dover beast
(d) Dover Demon
8.
Loch Ness
monster is an unknown creature inhabited in the Loch Ness Lake. Though the
scientists say that Loch Ness monster is
only a modern day myth, some people came forward declaring that they have seen
this monster. In 1933 and 1934 photographs of the creature was released. As the
photographs were taken in a safe distance they were not clear. Press people
called this monster as monster fish, sea serpent or dragon. According to the
descriptions of people who claimed that they had seen this creature. It has a
huge body having four feet height and 25 feet length. Its neck is narrow,
slightly thicker than a elephant’s trunk. In which country this Loch Ness lake
is situated?
(a) Scotland
(b) Ireland
(c) England
(d) Thailand
9.
Many European
and Russian people of ancient time believed that there were some werewolf
existed. Werewolfs are humans with the ability to shape shifted into a wolf or
an anthropomorphic wolf like creature. Werewolves are human like wolf with no
tails. It would have human eyes and voice. They are believed to devour recently buried corpses.
These creatures have ability and characteristics of both human and wolf. What
is the other term used for werewolf.
(a) Wolfman
(b) Lycanthrope
(c) Corpse eater
(d) Bunyip
10.
Dragon is a
legendary creature. There are stories about dragon in many countries. In
English the word dragon was entered in 13th century. Even though it
is a legendary creature, one or two claims seeing the dragon from Amazon area is
reported. Some years ago but no proper proofs were presented. However dragon is
familiar in almost every country. In some cultural beliefs dragon can breathe
fire, in some other cultural believes dragons are highly poisonous. In some
mythical stories they are like serpents having legs. In some other stories they
are just like snakes having no legs. Some people believe that thay belong to
reptilian family. They believe that dragon can fly. In which country dragon is
believed to a large snake ?
(a) China
(b) Burma
(c) England
(d) Nepal
11.
In 1976 some
people spotted a large creature about the size of a man hovering above the Mawnam
Church tower. It had pointed ears, red eyes and black claws. It had some
similarities to the famous ‘moth man’. There were reports of UFO and animals
behaving strangely in the surrounding area of the church tower just prior to
the sighting of this unknown creature. In what name this creature was known?
(a) Moth man
(b) Owl man
(c) Iron man
(d) Spider man
12.
It is heard
that from 1988 to 2008 a creature with the size of seven feet high man was
inhabited in the swampland areas in and around Lee County, South Carolina. Its
skin was scaly and green and its eyes were glowy and red. It had three toes on
each foot and three fingers on each hand. Fingers ended in a circular pad that to
enable the creature to creep on walls. What is the name of this creped?
(a) Lizard man of Carolina
(b) Spider man of Carolina
(c) Lizard monster
(d) Lizard man of scape ore swamp
13.
An apelike
creature was said to inhabit the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet.
Scientists regarded it as a legend. Yet it stands as an important figure in the
crypto zoology. This abominable snowman, as described by the sighters, is a
huge man having ape-like body. What is its popular name?
(a) Chu-Chu
(b) Ursus arctos
(c) Ursus thibetamus
(d) Yeti
14.
On September
12, 1952 a creature, believed to alien, was seen in the vicinity of a large UFO
in the town of Flatwoods, West Virginia. The creature had extraordinary large
body, face was reddish and its body was green in colour. Its head was in the
shape of a human heart. Interestingly, the report goes on further by describing
that the creature was about 10 feet tall and it dressed like a dark skirt. What
is the name of this creature?
(a) Flatwoods monster
(b) Flatwoods devil
(c) Flatwoods demon
(d) Flatwoods beast man
15.
Bunyip is a
large mythical figure with a dog-like face, dark fur, horse like tail,
flippers, wairus-like tusks and a duck like bill some described it as a giant
starfish that walk on the land. It is believed to lurk in swamps, billabongs,
creeks, riverbeds and waterholes. In which country’s mythology this creature
lives?
(a) America
(b) Denmark
(c) Australia
(d) England
ANSWERS
1. (b) Jersey devil
2. (c) Goat man
3. (d) Chupacabra
4. (a) Philippines
5. (a) Mermaid
6. (d) Canvey Island Monster
7. (d) Dover Demon
8.(a) Scotland
9. (b) Lycanthrope
10. (a) China
11. (b) Owl man
12. (d) Lizard man of Scape ore
Swamp
13. (d) Yeti
14. (a) Flatwoods monster
15. (a) Australia
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