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Animal Quiz Games for August 30, 2026: answers and stories

The five questions everyone got on August 30, 2026. Each answer has a short story.

Key facts

  • On August 30, 2026 the five answers were Toronto, Canada, Hanifaru Bay, Maldives, Coupar Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, Lopé National Park, Gabon, and Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA.
  • The five answers came from 4 different parts of the world.
  • A perfect day scores 1,000 points.
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Numbered pins show where the five answers were.

  1. 1. Where do wild raccoons live?

    Raccoon

    Answer: Toronto, Canada

    Toronto in Canada is well known for its city raccoons. Raccoons naturally live in woods near streams and ponds, but they also do well in cities, where they search gardens and bins for food at night. Their nimble front paws work almost like hands and can open latches and lids.

    Facts about Raccoon

  2. 2. Where does the manta ray live in the wild?

    Manta ray

    Answer: Hanifaru Bay, Maldives

    Hanifaru Bay is a tiny bay in Baa Atoll in the Maldives. From about May to November, currents sweep plankton into the bay, and dozens of manta rays gather to feed. They swim in circles with their mouths wide open, scooping up the tiny food. Baa Atoll is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

    Facts about Manta ray

  3. 3. Where does the Scottish Fold come from?

    Scottish Fold

    Answer: Coupar Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

    All Scottish Folds trace back to a white barn cat named Susie, found on a farm near Coupar Angus in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1961. Her ears folded forward. A neighbour named William Ross got one of her kittens and began breeding the cats.

    Facts about Scottish Fold

  4. 4. Where do wild mandrills live?

    Mandrill

    Answer: Lopé National Park, Gabon

    Lopé National Park in central Gabon is a mix of rainforest and open grassland. Mandrills live here and roam the forest floor in very large groups, sometimes with hundreds of members. They eat fruit, seeds, roots and insects.

    Facts about Mandrill

  5. 5. Where do wild ruby-throated hummingbirds live?

    Ruby-throated hummingbird

    Answer: Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA

    Dauphin Island is a small barrier island off the coast of Alabama, on the Gulf of Mexico. In spring, tired ruby-throated hummingbirds land in its trees after flying across the Gulf, a trip of hundreds of kilometres over open water. They rest and feed on nectar and insects here before they carry on north.

    Facts about Ruby-throated hummingbird