Question 1

How big is the Amazon rainforest?

Accepted Answer

2/3 the size of the United States

Question 2

What percent of the world's species (plants, animals, insects...) live in the Amazon?

Accepted Answer

10%

Question 3

How many countries does the Amazon Rainforest touch?

Accepted Answer

9 - Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, and Suriname

Question 4

A new species is discovered in the Amazon Rainforest every 2 days

Accepted Answer

true Acraga moorei, the tangerine furry-legs

Question 5

The green anaconda, found in the Amazon wetlands, is the heaviest snake in the world. How much does it weight?

Accepted Answer

220 pounds

Question 6

The capybara is the largest rodent in the world?

Accepted Answer

true

Question 7

What is the name of a frog, discovered in 2021, that spends most of its life underground

Accepted Answer

Zombie Frog

Question 8

Indigenous Amazonians only had male shamans (healers).

Accepted Answer

false They use over 2,000 different plants as medicine

Question 9

The biggest threat to the Amazon Rainforest today is-

Accepted Answer

Deforestation (cutting down trees) - Deforestation is happening to make room for farmland and roads

Question 10

There are conservationists working to protect the rainforest and all of the diverse plants, animals, and people who live there.

Accepted Answer

true The image is of Nemonte Nenquimo, an activist who sued the Ecuadorian government for selling land from her Waorani nation tribe

Amazon Rainforest Trivia Questions & Answers

2) What percent of the world's species (plants, animals, insects...) live in the Amazon?