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Octonauts - Explore! Rescue! Protect! Quiz
These characters in 'Octonauts', as shown on CBeebies in the UK, are all different animals. Do you know which they are? Octonauts - to your stations; let's do this!
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by Lottie1001.
Estimated time: 4 mins.
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right
side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
Questions
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1. Barnacles
Sea turtle
2. Boris
Penguin
3. Dashi
Cat
4. Inkling
Dog
5. Kwazii
Narwhal
6. Natquik
Dumbo octopus
7. Peso
Arctic fox
8. Sandy
Polar bear
9. Shellington
Sea otter
10. Tweak
Rabbit
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Barnacles
Answer: Polar bear
Barnacles, the polar bear, is the Captain of the Octopod. He is very strong, and takes care of the other Octonauts. Barnacles' sister, Bianca, and her cubs, Orson and Ursa, appear in some episodes.
2. Boris
Answer: Narwhal
Boris the narwhal knew Barnacles when they were both young. He meets up with the Octonauts when they visit his Arctic home.
3. Dashi
Answer: Dog
Dashi the dog is a photographer and also the computer expert on the Octopod. Her little sister, Koshi, has been to visit the Octonauts.
4. Inkling
Answer: Dumbo octopus
Professor Inkling is a dumbo octopus or grimpoteuthis. He is an oceanographer who assembled the group of Octonauts to explore underwater worlds, rescue sea creatures and protect the ocean.
5. Kwazii
Answer: Cat
Kwazii, the pirate cat, is Captain Barnacles' lieutenant. Although his adventures are often mentioned it was assumed that Kwazii's grandfather, Calico Jack, had died, until the Octonauts met him during an adventure in the Amazon.
6. Natquik
Answer: Arctic fox
Professor Natquik, the Arctic fox, is another old friend of Barnacles. He is a polar explorer.
7. Peso
Answer: Penguin
Peso the penguin is the medic on the Octopod. He is able to diagnose and cure any marine creature's ailment. Peso's little brother, Pinto, visits the Octopod sometimes and is a great admirer of Kwazii, but eventually decides that he'd rather be a medic like Peso.
8. Sandy
Answer: Sea turtle
Sandy the sea turtle is Tweak's friend. She is a good swimmer, and makes arrangements to meet the Octonauts in many different parts of the world.
9. Shellington
Answer: Sea otter
Dr. Shellington, the sea otter, is a biologist. His married sister, Pearl, had a baby called Periwinkle.
10. Tweak
Answer: Rabbit
Tweak the rabbit is an engineer from Florida. The Octonauts help her father, Ranger Marsh, rescue some non-native species from a fire in the Everglades.
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