Animal Groups & Collective Nouns Quiz

1. What is a group of crows called?

1. A colony
2. A flock
3. A murder
4. A parliament

2. What is a group of flamingos called?

1. A colony
2. A flamboyance
3. A flock
4. A gaggle

3. What is a group of owls called?

1. A congress
2. A council
3. A parliament
4. A wisdom

4. What do you call a group of fish swimming together?

1. A batch
2. A cluster
3. A fleet
4. A school or shoal

5. What is a group of wolves called?

1. A gang
2. A herd
3. A pack
4. A pride

6. What is the collective noun for a group of cats?

1. A clowder (or clutter)
2. A pack
3. A pride
4. A troop

7. What is a group of geese called when they are on the ground?

1. A flock
2. A gaggle
3. A skein
4. A wedge

8. What is a group of elephants called?

1. A family
2. A herd
3. A parade
4. A troop

9. What is a group of monkeys called?

1. A band
2. A horde
3. A pack
4. A troop

10. What is a group of jellyfish called?

1. A bloom or smack
2. A school
3. A shoal
4. A swarm

11. What is a group of penguins on land called?

1. A colony
2. A flock
3. A pride
4. A waddle

12. What is a group of butterflies called?

1. A cloud
2. A flutter
3. A kaleidoscope
4. A swarm

13. What is a group of rhinoceroses called?

1. A crash
2. A herd
3. A pack
4. A thunder

14. What is the collective noun for a group of bears?

1. A crash
2. A grizzle
3. A pack
4. A sloth

15. What is a group of sharks called?

1. A frenzy
2. A pack
3. A school
4. A shiver

16. What is a group of ants called?

1. A army
2. A colony
3. A colony or army (both are correct)
4. A swarm

17. What is a group of hyenas called?

1. A cackle
2. A clan
3. A gang
4. A pack

18. What do you call a group of porcupines?

1. A bunch
2. A hedge
3. A prickle
4. A spike

19. What is a group of meerkats called?

1. A band
2. A mob or gang
3. A pack
4. A troop

20. What is a group of cheetahs called?

1. A coalition
2. A pack
3. A pride
4. A spot