Tuesday 28th November 2023
    Difficulty: Hard

    Celebrity species (Quiz #375)

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    About 20% of the 1.5 million animal species classified to date have been named after specific people - an honour that can sometimes lead to problems.

    1. Which of these celebrities has NOT had a species named after them?

    2. Neopalpa donaldtrumpi is a species of moth. Which of these is NOT a reason that this "honour" was conferred on the ex-President?

    3. A brown, eyeless beetle was discovered in a few Slovenian caves in 1937. After whom did its discoverer decide to name it?

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