How many questions are in this quiz?

This quiz has 78 questions, each based on a close-up animal image.

What is the quiz format?

Each question is multiple-choice with 4 options, and there is no timer.

Can I choose the number of questions and difficulty?

Yes. You can select your preferred question count and pick an easier or harder difficulty setting before starting.

What makes some questions harder than others?

Harder items use tighter crops, tricky lighting, or animals with very similar patterns and textures.

Any tips for spotting the right animal from a close-up?

Focus on texture and structure first (feathers vs. fur vs. scales), then look for distinctive patterns like stripes, rosettes, or whisker roots.

Guess the Animal from Close-ups Quiz

About this quiz

What you’ll do in this picture quiz

Tiny visual clues can say a lot—if you know what to look for. This quiz challenges you to identify animals from close-up photos where only a small feature is visible.

Every question uses a 4-option multiple-choice format with no timer, so you can take your time comparing textures, colors, and shapes.

Skills you’ll practice

You’ll train your eye to spot distinguishing traits like fur direction, feather structure, scale patterns, whiskers, beaks, claws, and eye shapes.

To match your mood, choose how many questions you want to play and select an easier or harder difficulty setting before you start.

Common pitfalls (and how to avoid them)

Relying only on color (lighting can shift hues)
Confusing similar coats (leopard vs. jaguar rosettes, for example)
Ignoring scale size and texture (reptiles and fish can look alike up close)
Overthinking “rare” answers when a common animal fits the clue
Missing context clues like feather edges, whisker roots, or skin folds

How the difficulty stays balanced

Mixed difficulty means you’ll see a blend of obvious close-ups and more ambiguous crops. Easier questions feature bold, unique markers, while harder ones use tighter framing or lookalike species—keeping the run fun without turning every pick into a coin flip.