🐒 Monkey Quiz – How Well Do You Know Them?

Written by Heather Hall — Published: February 7, 2023

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Monkeys have been around for millions of years, with some species dating back to the Miocene epoch. They are believed to be our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Although we don’t share a direct lineage, humans and monkeys share many common characteristics, such as body structure and opposable thumbs. Monkeys come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from small marmosets to large baboons. Furthermore, they display a range of behaviors, including socializing with other members of their group, using tools, playing games, or engaging in play fights – which is very similar to how human beings interact with one another. This similarity has allowed us to learn more about ourselves by studying them closely over the centuries.

Approximately a quarter of rhesus macaques in Silver Springs State Park have transmissible herpes B. — Blueton/Shutterstock.com

Rhesus macaques may look cuddly, but they naturally carry herpes B, which can be deadly to humans. — Robert Ross/Shutterstock.com

Female Rhesus Macaques with the reddest butts are most likely to attract mates. — iStock.com/Yoyochow23

Rhesus Macaques gathering in Kam Shan Country Park, north of Kowloon, Hong Kong. — iStock.com/Zane Michael Cooper

Which monkey is this?

Baboon

Mandrill

Rhesus Monkey

Capuchin

Monkeys are tree-dwelling mammals. True or False?

True

False

The Golden Lion Tamarin is an endangered species of New World Monkey that lives in Brazil. — iStock.com/jeancliclac

These monkeys move quadrupedally through the trees and can spring and leap between branches and vines. In the 1970s there were less than 200 of them left in the wild.

The golden lion tamarin is a lovely orange animal that has a relatively small body. — iStock.com/Enjoylife2

Which monkey is this?

Golden Tamarin

Macaque

Capuchin

Langur

Wolf's mona monkeys grooming each other while resting on a branch. — iStock.com/DejaVu Designs

How many species of monkey are there?

115

267

467

The pygmy marmoset is the smallest marmoset, but its eyes certainly aren't small! — donikz/Shutterstock.com

Even though they are the smallest of all the monkeys, pygmy marmosets can leap more than 16 feet. — Mihai Ivascu/Shutterstock.com

The Pygmy marmoset has fingernails that are like claws to help them climb up and down trees. — anythings/Shutterstock.com

Which monkey is this?

Mantled Guereza

Howler Monkey

Pygmy Marmoset

Yellow Baboon

The Japanese macaque is also known as the snow monkey. — exs_yori/Shutterstock.com

Monkeys are known as primates. What other animals are in this group? Select all that apply

Apes

Lemurs

Gibbons

All of the above

isolated olive baboon — GoodFocused/Shutterstock.com

Delousing, a Chacma baboon raises its left paw (South Africa) — iStock.com/damien calmel

A troop of young and old baboons at a zoo — Nik Bruining/Shutterstock.com

olive baboon standing in field — iStock.com/neil bowman

Which monkey is this?

Baboon

Spider Monkey

Golden Langur

Tibetan Macaque

close up of marmoset — iStock.com/Markus Frenzel

Which of these monkeys is the smallest?

Silvery Marmoset

Pygmy Marmoset

Talapoin Monkey

Cotton-Top Tamarin

Spider monkeys do not have a thumb. Their four fingers are curved and look like a hook, which is special adaptation to the life in the forest. — Nick Fox/Shutterstock.com

A pair of Geoffroy's spider monkeys walking through green grass — Nick Fox/Shutterstock.com

Spider Monkey — Ana_Cotta / Creative Commons

Which Monkey is this?

Dusty Leaf Monkey

Spider Monkey

Black Lion Tamarin

Squirrel Monkey

Gelada monkeys have have a distinctive appearance — Artush/Shutterstock.com

Yellow baboon at Cape Maclear - Malawi — Hans Hillewaert / Creative Commons

A Mandrill (Mandrillus Sphinx) at Colchester Zoo, UK. — Millie Bond – Copyright A-Z Animals

Which of these monkeys is the largest?

Gelada

Yellow Baboon

Nepal Grey Langur

Mandrill

Mandrill — Just chaos / Creative Commons

Which Monkey is this?

Baboon

Mandrill

Proboscis Monkey

Golden Monkey

A Japanese Macaque in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Japan. — Christopher Liang / Flickr

One species of monkey lives in an area that receives snow for several months. Can you guess which one?

Bonnet macaque

Japanese macaque

White-cheeked macaqaue

Lion-tailed macaque

Gracile Capuchin Monkey in a costa Rica tropical forest lying on a tree branch, horizontal image. — iStock.com/olm26250

Squirrel Monkeys are the most abundant primate of riverside forests in the Guianas and the Amazon River basin. — Ludmila Ruzickova/Shutterstock.com

Monkeys travel a lot for their daily diet. — iStock.com/miroslav_1

Squirrel Monkey — MatthiasKabel / CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Squirrel Monkeys, Bolivia — Lindadevolder assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Squirrel Monkey, Bolivia — Linda de Volder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Which Monkey is this?

Marmoset

Squirrel Monkey

Rhesus Monkey

Lesula

A group of Japanese Macaques in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Japan. — bryan… / Flickr

Talapoins are the smallest old World monkeys. They can live in groups of up to one hundred individuals. — Jossfoto/Shutterstock.com

A troop works together to take care of the group's young monkeys, playing, cuddling, and protecting. The troop's leader is the strongest and largest of the male monkeys. — Leo_nik/Shutterstock.com

Monkeys are very social animals. They spend a significant amount of time bonding socially and grooming each other. But do all monkeys live in groups? Yes or no?

Yes

Wild mother and baby Proboscis Monkeys in the mangrove forests of Borneo — Richard Whitcombe/Shutterstock.com

The reasons that monkeys fight extend beyond the usual suspects of food, territory, and the right to mate. — Patrik Stanek/Shutterstock.com

Proboscis monkeys use their large noses to attract mates. — David Evison/Shutterstock.com

Male Proboscis Monkey, Labuk Bay near Sandakan — Millie Bond – Copyright A-Z Animals

Proboscis Monkey troop at Labuk Bay, Sabah — Millie Bond – Copyright A-Z Animals

Which Monkey is this?

Bonnet Macaque

Proboscis Monkey

Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey

Golden Lion Tamarin

An Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae), also known as an owl monkey, feeding on bananas in a tourist lodge garden, Puerto Maldonado, Peru. — Salparadis/Shutterstock.com

One Hundred Percent of monkeys are diurnal (active during the day). True or False?

Yes, all monkeys are active only during the day.

No, some monkeys are nocturnal (active at night).

Howler Monkeys are the loudest animal in the New World and their sound can travel for up to three miles of thick forest. — iStock.com/Siempreverde22

These are one of the few primate species with different coat colors in males and females. Males have a black coat, while females are blonde.

A young howler monkey in Guanacasta, Costa Rica, sits crouching pensively on a large branch with his long fingers and toes gripping the tree. — iStock.com/John Fader

Howler Monkey — Steven G. Johnson / Creative Commons

Which Monkey is this?

Bonet Macaque

Japanese Macaque

Howler Monkey

Emperor Tamarin

Douc Langur monkey mother and baby eating. — nattanan726/Shutterstock.com

Which of the following can monkeys do?

Solve problems.

Learn new behaviors by observing others.

Use tools

All of the above.

The De brazza's monkey is in central Africa. — Seregraff/Shutterstock.com

These monkeys like to live next to swamps.

De brazza's monkeys only interact with their own species. — hadot 760/Shutterstock.com

De brazza's monkeys are herbivores. — Wd Stock Photos/Shutterstock.com

Which Monkey is this?

Guereza

De Brazza’s Monkey

Mandrill

White-Faced Saki

Rhesus macaques nurse their young for their first year of life. — Butterfly Hunter/Shutterstock.com

A baby lar gibbon ape — Iuliia Morozova/Shutterstock.com

Which of the following do monkeys use to communicate?

Vocalizations

Facial expressions

Postures

All of the above

Humans may not realize it, but primates that eat mostly fruit can have a highly beneficial effect on their environment. These frugivorous primates are essential seed dispersers for a large variety of trees, and so they are recognized as “keystone species.” This means they have a major influence on their habitat, helping to maintain species diversity.

Humans can benefit from primates, such as monkeys and apes, dispersing seeds in their habitats, as this helps promote the growth of trees that act as carbon sinks. These primates are the most efficient when it comes to seed dispersal, making them important for the continuation of the carbon cycle and for combating global climate change.

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About the Author

Heather Hall

I am a freelance writer with 22 years of experience. I live in the Pacific Northwest and am surrounded by nature. When I go for my daily runs I often see herds of elk, deer, and bald eagles. I am owned by two dogs who take me on hikes in the mountains where we see coyotes, black bears, and wild turkeys.