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The Duck Quiz: Twelve Questions Most People Get Wrong
Teeth, quacks, frozen feet, bread and the one-eyed sleep. Twelve questions, a score to share, and the article behind every answer.
How to use it
- Pick one of the three answers for each question.
- Read the explanation, and follow the link if you want the whole story.
- See your score at the end and copy it to share.
- Try again if you like — the questions come in the same order, the answers in a new one.
Twelve questions about ducks, most of which most people get wrong — not because they are obscure but because the popular answer is the wrong one. Do ducks have teeth? Which sex quacks? Do they mate for life? Why don’t their feet freeze? Every answer links to the Quackoria article or tool that carries the sources for it, and the score at the end is yours to share.
Key takeaways
- Twelve questions, three answers each, instant feedback, and the article behind every one.
- The questions are built from Quackoria Learn articles, each of which cites its sources; the quiz cites the articles.
- Nothing is stored. Your score exists only on your screen and in whatever you paste it into.
Why these questions
Ducks are one of the most familiar animals on earth and one of the most misunderstood, and the misunderstandings are consistent. People believe the drake quacks, because the drake is the one with the green head. They believe ducks mate for life, because swans do. They believe the ridges in the bill are teeth, that bread is poison, that a duck’s feet make their own heat, that a sleeping duck is just asleep. Each of those has a real answer with a source behind it, and each answer is more interesting than the myth.
So the quiz is built from the Learn articles where those answers live: teeth, the quack, pair bonds, one-eyed sleep, cold feet, waterproofing, bread, dabblers and divers, migration, breeds, the drake in eclipse and eggs. Get one wrong and the explanation appears with a link; the article does the rest.
How it works
One question at a time, three answers, pick one. The right answer turns green, a wrong pick turns red, and a short explanation follows with the link. The score runs at the top. At the end there is a line for your result and a button to copy it, with the page address, for wherever you want to post it. Then you can try again, and the questions come in the same order — this is a quiz, not a test bank.
What it is not
It is not a measure of anything. Twelve questions on a duck website will not tell you whether you should keep ducks, and the personality quiz for that — which duck breed are you — is honest that it is for fun. If you want the practical questions, the ones with numbers attached, they are in the calculators: hatch dates, space, feed. And if you saw a duck today and want to know what it was, the wild duck identifier is the next page along.
Frequently asked questions
Do ducks have teeth?
No. The ridges inside the bill are lamellae, a filter. Mergansers look toothed because their lamellae are sharp and hooked for fish — still not teeth.
Which duck quacks, the male or the female?
The female. Cornell puts it plainly: the male does not quack.
Do ducks mate for life?
Most do not. Pair bonds last about four to eight months, often with a new mate each year.
Is the quiz saved anywhere?
No. Your score exists on your screen and in whatever you paste it into.
Where these figures come from
Every number this tool produces traces back to one of these. Where they disagree with each other, the tool says so rather than picking a favourite.
Last reviewed: September 11, 2026
