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Whale Watching Trivia Quiz

You are invited to join a whale watch and help in identifying the whales you see along the way.

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

Author
harrythehorse

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,526

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1890

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. You spy a whale with a single blowhole. This whale belongs to which part of the whale family tree? Hint

baleen whales

toothed whales

whalebone whales

buccinum whales

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Question 2 of 10

2. You are whale watching in cold waters. You spy a 15 to 20 foot whale with a beak like a dolphin. What is it? Hint

blue whale

sei whale

pointed whale

goosebeak whale

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Question 3 of 10

3. You are sailing near Baja California and see a large group of dark colored coastal whales whose backs are mottled with white patches, barnacles and lice. Which whales do you see? Hint

gray whales

goosebeak whales

finback whales

white whales

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Question 4 of 10

4. Your whale watching log records that you saw four full grown whales of the species listed below. What was the name of the largest whale? Hint

blue whale

sperm whale

finback whale

sei whale

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Question 5 of 10

5. You spy two older adult bottlenose whales. You decide that one is a female and one is a male. What do you see that gives you this information? Hint

one has red spots and one does not

one is blue and one is tan

one has a tusk and one does not

one is light gray and one is black

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Question 6 of 10

6. You spy a white whale without a dorsal fin. You identify this whale as a: Hint

gray whale

right whale

beluga

sei whale

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Question 7 of 10

7. You are sailing in the North Atlantic and spy a long, relatively slender whale which you recognize as the second largest living whale species. You saw a: Hint

right whale

killer whale

fin whale

bottlenose whale

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Question 8 of 10

8. Your whale log records your sightings of several less commonly known whales. One of these is the smallest whale species. Which is it? Hint

dwarf sperm whale

pygmy right whale

ginko-toothed beaked whale

blue whale

9. Taking a break from sailing, you stop in a beach resort souvenir shop and buy an artificial whale tooth necklace. You recognize the tooth as modeled on one from the following whale species: Hint

pilot whale

gray whale

right whale

blue whale

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Question 10 of 10

10. Back sailing the Arctic seas, you are thrilled to spot a rarely seen species of whale. It is bluish-gray with white splotches. It has a long spiralled tusk. Which of these are you most likely to have spotted? Hint

a male narwhal

a male pygmy blue whale

a female sperm whale

a female shark

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You spy a whale with a single blowhole. This whale belongs to which part of the whale family tree?

Answer: toothed whales

Baleen whales, also known as whalebone whales, have two blowholes and instead of teeth, have rows of baleen which trap the tiny sea animals and plants on which they feed. "Buccinum" is a kind of whelk. Toothed whales have a single blowhole.

2. You are whale watching in cold waters. You spy a 15 to 20 foot whale with a beak like a dolphin. What is it?

Answer: goosebeak whale

All beaked whales are 30 feet or less in length. Beaked whales include the goosebeak, Trues and bottlenose whale. A goosebeak whale is also known as cuvier's beaked whale.

3. You are sailing near Baja California and see a large group of dark colored coastal whales whose backs are mottled with white patches, barnacles and lice. Which whales do you see?

Answer: gray whales

Gray whales often make mass migrations near shore from the Northern Pacific toward lower California. Migrating pods of gray whales can sometimes be seen from the shore and make Baja a popular whale watching destination.

4. Your whale watching log records that you saw four full grown whales of the species listed below. What was the name of the largest whale?

Answer: blue whale

The blue whale is the largest of all whales, and the largest mammal in the world.

5. You spy two older adult bottlenose whales. You decide that one is a female and one is a male. What do you see that gives you this information?

Answer: one is light gray and one is black

Color is one of several visible characteristics that whale watchers can use to distinguish males from females and adults from juveniles in some whale species.

6. You spy a white whale without a dorsal fin. You identify this whale as a:

Answer: beluga

The beluga is a small white whale. This whale's good looks have made it popular in children's literature and song, notably "Baby Beluga" by Raffi.

7. You are sailing in the North Atlantic and spy a long, relatively slender whale which you recognize as the second largest living whale species. You saw a:

Answer: fin whale

The fin whale is a very large baleen whale, the second largest animal in the world. They average 70 feet long. The right whale, another baleen, averages 50-60 feet long. The bottlenose whale and killer whale are smaller toothed whales.

8. Your whale log records your sightings of several less commonly known whales. One of these is the smallest whale species. Which is it?

Answer: dwarf sperm whale

Dwarf sperm whales are the smallest of all whale species and smaller than many dolphins. When born they are a little over a yard long and when full grown about 7 to 9 feet. Rarely seen and then generally far out at sea, they rise slowly to the surface then drop rather than diving.

The pygmy right whale is the smallest of the baleen whales but much larger than the dwarf sperm whale. Blue whales are the largest of the whales.

9. Taking a break from sailing, you stop in a beach resort souvenir shop and buy an artificial whale tooth necklace. You recognize the tooth as modeled on one from the following whale species:

Answer: pilot whale

The right, gray and blue whales are baleen whales and do not have teeth.

Answer: a male narwhal

Narwhals have a distinctive long tusk, the function of which is unknown. They are rarely seen, vocal, social whales. Spying a narwhal on a whalewatch would be a fabulous find. Most narwhals with tusks are male, although a small percentage of females have been found with tusks.

Source: Author harrythehorse

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