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Happy New Year! Time for the meanest pop quiz ever 30 questions covering the last 20 videos with zero warning! Test your knowledge on big cats, hammerhead sharks, human evolution, ancient hominins, and conservation programs. From cheetah conservation and crow facial recognition to Homo erectus, vampire finches, and beaver dams, this quiz has everything. Turn it into a drinking game, track your score, and drop your results in the comments. Plus, Bombas sponsorship and 2026 updates including 75 Hard. Let’s see how well you’ve been paying attention!
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Chapters:
00:00 No Warning 30 questions covering the last 20 videos!
01:18 Q1-5: Ready? Big cats, hammerhead sharks, ancient skulls, and what family are we?
03:25 Q6-10: Getting Tricky conservation dogs, cat domestication, seals, chemistry confusion
07:27 Q11-15: Remember This? Death beetles, crow revenge, GPS elephants, oldest Ardipithecus
09:44 Q16-20: Can You Keep Up? Ape anatomy, forensic bugs, stumping behavior
11:35 Q21-25: Halfway There nimravids, Lucy, ancient footprints, beaver engineering
13:23 Q26-30: Final Stretch okapi range, herpes transmission, eusocial insects, Java Man
15:56 Bonus Question & Here’s to a Great 2026!
we are SO overdue for a quiz
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@ConnorRKnaupp
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
Getting my winter clothes drenched from building snowmans & shoveling then stripping down showering in doors with comfortable warm jammies .
@Twerkyvulture
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
I've never watched this channel before! I got 17 points! I'll subscribe! That was a fun quiz 🙂
@BlackAntic
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
I wasn't aware this was a review pop quiz until I started it so, I had only watched one of the videos covered (Heinous Birds). I decided to see how well I'd do anyway and I'm pretty happy with my 20.
@laurachapple6795
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
I got 24/30 and I don't get a winter break, because I'm a grownup. 🙁
@RedK11
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
18*/30
May have missed a few videos and I have no interest in learning scientific names 🤙
@Agentad03
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
I missed 6 questions! I feel good about a 24/30. My favorite thing about winter breaks was seeing my hometown friends.
@Isaac-dl1ze
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
Sorry I'm late😱
@Aremca87
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
20/30
@johnwallace1453
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
21/30 here. Need to go back and see if I missed a video somewhere!
@pdfhd
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
26/30, I’ve seen only one video so that’s neat.
@diotima_
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
10/30… ma'am can I get some extra credit to make it up to a pass? and my favourite thing about winter break was meeting my old high school friends who are back home for the holidays
@nekkidnora
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
19/30, which… isn't bad. It's a pass. I'LL TAKE IT. Also, my favourite part of winter in Canada is when the snow is covered by a layer of frost, then gets powdery snow on top, but it just sits there without settling. The wind blows and all this loose powder starts blowing around like mist, swirls and waves of it. It's beeeeeautiful.
@SolusRex-w7e
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
1:42 big cat genus*
@cottoncandywoof
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
23/30, could be better 😔 but miss may i be excused one of my cats passed during the winter break 😭
@CuteCommander
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
21, which isn't an honest score as a few of the ones involving hominins were guesses – I get so easily confused between the branches of our ancestral bush!
But for the bonus point, the things I like most are being able to spend more quality time with my child, and the seasonal food that we can enjoy!
@Exer_Dragon
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
Probably should have watched your other videos instead of starting with this one, but I'm proud to say I got a bunch right, though I probably should have kept track
@jameswheeler9006
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
12/30…. and i thought i was smart XD
@missicequeen2963
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
23/30 sleeping in (+1)
@NotKorynSim
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
23/30. The species names TRIPPED ME UP
@chanae99
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
15/30 …. is that a pass?
@Earthy793
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
24/30 also you and casual geographic are literally the animal planet for me right now. All animals without the bullshit
@Urmum3469
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
ayo we got the same birthday
@kstormgeistgem461
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
okay, so i'm doing this late.
even with that being said, i sucked at it.
but just so you know, it's no reflection on your teaching ability (you mentioned that earlier in the video) it's just because i have cottage cheese for a brain. i only Really remembered like five answers. well it was Almost seven but i second guessed myself on a couple of the questions and i chose to be honest about it.😑
anyway, congrats on all the cool stuff coming down the pike for you.
@ringlheft
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
24/30 😀 my favorite thing about the holidays was making food for my family and friends
@annikan42
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
17/30 honestly better than I was expecting since my brain doesn't remember names!
@On-l1me
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
27/30, I skipped the bug one bc I hate the way wasps look. Their shapes just make me sick
@Kat-probably
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
21/30
+extra point: I really like frolicking outside
But some of those I guessed and got lucky
@unibot1221
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
I got 17/30 and my favorite part about break was getting to have time to read
@lynternet
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
ik it didn’t perform well but pls don’t stop doing these!!
@Jackalopetats
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
22/30
I always picked the wrong one when I was between two 😭 but hey… Cs get degrees so a pass is a pass
@kee7618
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
50% ;_;
@roehouse2000
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
Cats domesticated humans.
They trained them to gather grains in order to attract rodents for the cats to play with.