How it works
Which monkey is the smallest, and is a Barbary ape an ape? These fun monkey trivia questions open with a round on monkeys, then give gorillas and orangutans, which are apes, two rounds each.
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Monkey trivia questions and answers
Monkeys, Old World and New sorts gripping tails from plain ones, tells a lemur from a monkey and asks where the word came from. Each tap marks a choice and adds a reason; sets run to ten, and Scored round grades twenty together.
Gorilla trivia questions and orangutan trivia questions
Gorillas: body and troop covers knuckle-walking, blackbacks and the nine-step display, and Gorillas: days, nests and study follows the ground nest that is made new each day. Orangutans: body and trees asks about flanges and figs; Orangutans: young, tools and people has buddy travel, nests with roofs and the ape who met Darwin.
Questions and answers
Are gorillas and orangutans monkeys?
Not in the usual sense. Both are great apes. Traditionally every simian except the apes is counted as a monkey, though in everyday speech the two words are often used interchangeably.
What is the smallest monkey?
The pygmy marmoset, which can be as small as 117 millimeters long with a 172 millimeter tail and weigh just over 100 grams. The largest monkey is the male mandrill, almost a meter long.
Do gorillas build nests?
Yes. Gorillas build nests for day and night use, tend to sleep on the ground, and make a new nest each day. Orangutans construct sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 3, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article linked under it: Monkey, Gorilla or Orangutan. Counts of wild apes, record-holding animals, living researchers, films and modern stories are left out.