Animals & Nature
Great Apes Deep Dive Quiz
Our closest relatives — explore the fascinating world of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans
Our closest relatives — explore the fascinating world of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans
Humans share about 98.7% of their DNA with chimpanzees and bonobos — our closest living relatives, who diverged from us just 6-7 million years ago. The great ape family Hominidae includes humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans. This quiz explores their biology, behavior, and conservation, from the ~1,069 remaining mountain gorillas of Virunga and Bwindi to the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan discovered only in 2017.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll dive into Jane Goodall's 1960 Gombe discoveries of chimp tool use and warfare, meet the peaceful matriarchal bonobos of the DRC, explore the arboreal, solitary orangutans of Borneo and Sumatra, and learn why all non-human great apes are now endangered or critically endangered.
Humans share approximately 98.7% of their DNA with chimpanzees and bonobos, our closest living relatives. Our lineages diverged about 6-7 million years ago.
Current estimates put the mountain gorilla population at about 1,069 individuals, living in the Virunga Massif and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a rare conservation success story.
The Tapanuli orangutan, described as a distinct species in 2017, is the most endangered great ape, with fewer than 800 individuals surviving in the forests of North Sumatra.
Last updated: April 2026