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All About Albatrosses Trivia Quiz

Albatrosses are a type of bird and this is a quiz about them. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by zebra101. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
zebra101

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
334,662

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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338

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Question 1 of 10

1. There are four genera of albatrosses. Which of these is one of them? Hint

Phoebastria (North Pacific albatrosses)

Diomedea (Great albatrosses)

All of these

Thalassarche (Mollymawks)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is true when it come to an albatross's breeding? Hint

They gather in small groups during the breeding seaon.

The female makes a nest far away from other albatrosses.

They gather in large colonies during the breeding season.

A pair makes a nest together and avoids other albatrosses.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Albatrosses have the largest wingspan of all birds.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Albatrosses are seabirds so they eat the basic seafood, such as squid, fish, and crustaceans. But when worse comes to worse, which of these have they been known to eat? Hint

Other albatrosses

Carrion

Plants

Small rodents

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Question 5 of 10

5. Of the 22 species of albatross, three are known to live exclusively in the North Pacific. Which of these is not one of the three? Hint

grey-headed albatross

black-footed albatross

short-tailed albatross

Laysan albatross

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Question 6 of 10

6. Do albatrosses mate for life?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. At about the age of five, what happens to albatrosses? Hint

They die. (They live to be about five years old.)

They reach sexual maturity.

They leave the nest.

Their feathers change color.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is another name for the wandering albatross? Hint

snowy albatross

yellow-nosed albatross

black-winged albatross

Amsterdam albatross

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, seeing an albatross is a good omen for sailors.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Chatham albatrosses lay their eggs in which months? Hint

May-June

November-December

September-October

July-August

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There are four genera of albatrosses. Which of these is one of them?

Answer: All of these

The fourth genus is Phoebetria (Sooty albatrosses). There are 22 species of albatrosses. There are two species in the Phoebetria genus, the sooty albatross and the dark-mantled sooty albatross. They are darker in color.

2. Which of these is true when it come to an albatross's breeding?

Answer: They gather in large colonies during the breeding season.

Albatrosses gather on remote islands during the breeding season. One of the threats to albatrosses is the loss of places for the birds to breed. They usually only come to land to breed and spend most of their life at sea.

3. Albatrosses have the largest wingspan of all birds.

Answer: True

Albatross's wingspans can be up to eleven feet. They can fly up to about 140 km/h. They can fly great distances. They are the largest birds that can fly.

4. Albatrosses are seabirds so they eat the basic seafood, such as squid, fish, and crustaceans. But when worse comes to worse, which of these have they been known to eat?

Answer: Carrion

When their main food supply is low, albatrosses have been known to eat carrion, or dead animals. They also will eat zooplanktons when they can't get what they normally eat.

5. Of the 22 species of albatross, three are known to live exclusively in the North Pacific. Which of these is not one of the three?

Answer: grey-headed albatross

Short-tailed albatrosses, black-footed albatrosses, and Laysan albatrosses live in places such as Hawaii, Japan, California, and Alaska. Waved albatrosses breed in the Galapagos Islands and feed in South America, which means they do not live exclusively in the North Pacific.

6. Do albatrosses mate for life?

Answer: Yes

Yes, albatrosses do mate for life. They meet while doing a mating dance. Albatrosses mate about every two years.

7. At about the age of five, what happens to albatrosses?

Answer: They reach sexual maturity.

Although they reach sexual maturity at age five, they usually don't breed until they are seven to ten years old. It takes about a year for the chick to develop. Albatrosses can live to the age of thirty.

8. What is another name for the wandering albatross?

Answer: snowy albatross

Wandering albatrosses live on islands in the Antarctic, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They are in the genus Diomedea. They start their lives darker in color and get whiter with age.

9. According to the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, seeing an albatross is a good omen for sailors.

Answer: True

The poem says that killing an albatross will cause a curse. In the poem the albatross is symbolized as the Christian soul. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" was written between 1797 and 1798.

10. Chatham albatrosses lay their eggs in which months?

Answer: September-October

Their chicks hatch from November to December. Chatham albatrosses live from the Chatham Islands in New Zealand to South America. As of 2010, they are considered vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Source: Author zebra101

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