Oral Round Examples

•    “Having a Giraffe” is rhyming slang for having a laugh, but this round combines both, by asking you ‘fun’ questions about giraffes.

1.    The majority of mammals have seven cervical vertebrae (bones in the neck), but how many does a giraffe have? (plus or minus 1)
2.    How long, on average, is a giraffe’s tongue?  Human’s is 4 inches (+/- 3 inches)
3.    A man’s maximum sprint speed is nearly 28 mph.  What is a giraffe’s? (+/- 3)
4.    Giraffes are sometimes observed ‘necking’.  What is the purpose of this activity?
5.    The normal resting adult human heart rate ranges from 60–100 bpm.  What is a giraffe’s? (+/- 20)
6.    What colour is a giraffe’s tongue?
7.    How long is a giraffe’s gestation period? (Human’s is 39 weeks, accept +/- 10)
8.    What is the correct term for a giraffe’s ‘horns’?
9.    What colour is a giraffe’s skin?
10.    Multiple choice to finish;  comparing the length of a giraffe’s front and back legs, which are longer?  Front, Back or Neither.