Locust Quiz: Trivia Questions and Answers

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1. Locusts are certain species of short-horned:

Grasshoppers

Ants

Cockroaches

2. In terms of their scientific classification, which family do locusts belong to?

Calliptaminae

Acrididae

Catantopinae

3. A large swarm can consist of billions of locusts spread out over an area of thousands of square kilometers, with a population of up to:

80 million per square kilometer

60 million per square kilometer

40 million per square kilometer

4. Which monoamine neurotransmitter released by the nervous system of locusts causes them to become mutually attracted?

Histamine

Serotonin

Adrenaline

5. What was the initial area covered by the locust plague in Africa, the Middle East and Asia that lasted from 1966 to 1969?

150,000 square kilometers

50,000 square kilometers

100,000 square kilometers

6. Where does the Chortoicetes terminifera swarm across?

New Zealand

India

Australia

7. What was the cost of handling the major locust infestation of western Africa in 2004?

US$122 million

US$102 million

US$222 million

8. Where can the Hieroglyphus daganensis be found?

Sahel region

Sahara desert

The Great Plains

9. What is the conservation status of the Rocky Mountain locust (Melanoplus spretus)?

Near threatened (NT)

Endangered (EN)

Extinct (EX)

10. In Islamic jurisprudence, eating locusts is considered halal, what does it mean?

It means that eating locusts is lawful or permissible

It means that eating locusts is not lawful or permissible

It means that eating locusts twice a week is lawful or permissible

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