Flea IQ Test
Pet Care Tools Click Here
Product Find

Take the Pet Parents quiz and test your knowledge of everyday flea facts.

1. Your dog was playing catch outside and was bitten by a flea. Which is the most common flea that would have bitten your dog?
cat flea
dog flea
rabbit flea
oriental rat flea
2. What viewing device was known as the 'flea glass' back in the 17th century?
monocle
telescope
microscope
swim goggles
3. You're trying to pick up a flea off of your little kitty and it keeps sliding out of your fingers - why?
the flea is covered in mucus and keeps sliding
the flea is biting you so hard you can't stand the pain and you drop it
it has powerful leg muscles, so it is jumping out of your hand
the flea dies once a human touches it and falls out of its fingers
4. Fleas can cause quite a problem for your pet. What other creature can be transmitted from fleas to your pet?
lice
tapeworm
mites
parasites
5. What event(s) is the flea most noted for?
discovering America
holding wild parties after flea circuses
causing three periods of plague pestilence
being confused with bedbugs, lice and mites
6. What mode of transportation does a flea use to move around?
jumping
walking
transported by host animal
all of the above
7. A flea on your neighbor's dog just made it into the Olympics for the long jump. What is the average length a flea can jump horizontally?
1 centimeter
2 inches
7 inches
13 inches
8. Your least favorite flea wants to have babies. How many eggs can the female flea lay in one day?
5-10 eggs
10-15 eggs
15-20 eggs
20-25 eggs
9. You can see fleas everywhere around your house, but can the fleas see you? How many eyes do fleas have?
0
2
3
6
10. Your dog has been scratching constantly. How can you tell he has fleas?
your dog tells you he has them
you use a black light to look over his fur
you see flea dirt (little black specs that will turn red on a wet towel)
you hear sounds coming from your pet's fur
11. Your cat is allergic to fleas. What makes your cat's skin so irritated?
the flea pinches your pet
the hair on the flea's back scratches the pet
the bite hurts your pet
the flea secretes saliva into the host when it bites
12. Your pet's fleas are all grown up. How many stages are there in the flea life cycle?
1
2
3
4
13. What allergic condition can fleas cause in your pet?
hayfever
flea allergy dermatitis (FAD)
asthma
swelling
14. The cat's fleas are just about to hatch. How long does it take for flea larvae to hatch?
1-2 hours
1 hour - 1 day
1 day - 1 month
2 days - 2 weeks
15. It is obvious you won't see a flea playing basketball because of its size. How large can fleas grow?
1/3 inch
1/4 inch
1/8 inch
1/12 inch
16. Your dog seems to have had a flea visitor for a very long time. Undisturbed, how long can a flea live and breed on your dog?
1 hour
1 day
25 days
more than 100 days
17. The new family of fleas that moved into your home can't find a meal anywhere. How long will they live?
one day
one week
one month
two months or longer
18. How much blood can a female flea consume daily?
5 times her own body weight
10 times her own body weight
15 times her own body weight
20 times her own body weight
19. The female flea on your cat is about to lay some eggs. How much time after the flea's first blood meal does she lay eggs?
12-20 hours
20-36 hours
36-48 hours
48-72 hours