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Parapsychology in Nature

Parapsychology

Explore the intersection of parapsychology and the natural world, focusing on animal sensing and historical studies.

Animals Nature Senses

12 Questions Easy Ages 5+ Apr 7, 2026

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1 What is the specific term used in parapsychology to describe psychic phenomena in animals?

A Anpsi
B Zoopsi
C Biopsi
D EcoESP

2 Which famous horse was thought to have the psychic ability to do math before it was found he was reading human cues?

A Secretariat
B Clever Hans
C Silver
D Trigger

3 What type of cards were historically used by J.B. Rhine to test for Extrasensory Perception (ESP)?

A Tarot cards
B Playing cards
C Zener cards
D Flash cards

4 Which biological sense allows animals like migratory birds to detect the Earth's magnetic field?

A Magnetoreception
B Echolocation
C Thermoreception
D Electroreception

5 Which researcher is well-known for studying the 'unexplained' ability of dogs to know when their owners are coming home?

A Jane Goodall
B Rupert Sheldrake
C Charles Darwin
D Sigmund Freud

6 Which animal is most frequently studied for its remarkable 'homing' ability to return to a specific location over long distances?

A Pigeon
B Goldfish
C Hamster
D Grasshopper

7 Sharks use which real sense to detect the tiny electrical fields produced by prey, once thought to be a 'sixth sense'?

A Magnetism
B Electroreception
C Infrasound
D Photosynthesis

8 Cleve Backster, a polygraph expert, famously claimed that which living things could react to human thoughts and emotions?

A Rocks
B Clouds
C Plants
D Insects

9 Elephants use which type of low-frequency sound to communicate over miles, a phenomenon once considered mysterious?

A Ultrasound
B Infrasound
C Microwaves
D Radio waves

10 What does the acronym ESP stand for in the context of parapsychology?

A Extra Solar Power
B Electronic Sensing Pulse
C Extrasensory Perception
D Every Single Particle

11 Which insect is famous for migrating thousands of miles to the same forests in Mexico without being taught the route?

A Honeybee
B Ladybird
C Monarch butterfly
D Cicada

12 Who is often considered the 'father' of modern parapsychology for his work at Duke University?

A J.B. Rhine
B Albert Einstein
C Isaac Newton
D Carl Jung

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