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General Shark Facts Trivia Quiz

I have a passion for sharks and hope that this quiz will educate you in the ways that studying has educated me.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dark_Wolf666. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Author
Dark_Wolf666

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
238,996

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What species of shark do people encounter most often at Shark Rodeos in the Bahamas? Hint

grey reef shark

bull shark

dusky shark

Caribbean reef shark

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Question 2 of 10

2. Called the grey nurse shark in Australia, its common name in America is the _________. Hint

sand tiger shark

grey reef shark

Galapagos reef shark

whitetip reef shark

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Question 3 of 10

3. The _____________ is one of the only species of sharks known to eat jellyfish. Hint

bronze whaler shark

scalloped hammerhead shark

white-tip reef shark

sandbar shark

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which two species of sharks have eyes that contain only rods and no cones? Hint

sand tiger shark& blacktip shark

mako shark & bronze whaler shark

great white shark & lemon shark

blacktip reef shark & sixgill shark

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Question 5 of 10

5. Featured in Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea" was the ___________. Hint

thresher shark

porbeagle shark

great white shark

mako shark

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Lamnidae family, species like the great white and the mako, possess upper and lower tail lobes of equal size.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. All sharks will sink and die if they stop swimming.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Can mackerel sharks regulate their body temperature 5-7 degrees Centigrade warmer than the surrounding water temperature?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. The species often referred to as the "garbage can of the sea" is the tiger shark.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. This species destroyed Peter Benchley's handy broomstick on a lanyard while he was SCUBA diving. Hint

blue shark

oceanic whitetip shark

bull Shark

tiger shark

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What species of shark do people encounter most often at Shark Rodeos in the Bahamas?

Answer: Caribbean reef shark

Because of shark rodeos, the Caribbean reef shark has become the most watched shark in the world.
Dive shop operators who take divers out to partake in shark feeding run a shark rodeo.

2. Called the grey nurse shark in Australia, its common name in America is the _________.

Answer: sand tiger shark

The same species with the exception of minor local differences, the sand tiger shark and the grey nurse shark have another name as well. In South Africa, they go by the name ragged tooth shark.

3. The _____________ is one of the only species of sharks known to eat jellyfish.

Answer: bronze whaler shark

It is unknown why bronze whalers eat jellyfish, because jellyfish offer no nutritional value to the sharks whatsoever.

4. Which two species of sharks have eyes that contain only rods and no cones?

Answer: blacktip reef shark & sixgill shark

These two sharks live in completely different habitats. The blacktip reef shark lives in very shallow, coastal, tropical water while the sixgill lives in deeper, temperate waters.
Color vision comes from the cones in the eye, and with no cones, the blacktip reef shark and the sixgill shark are colorblind.

5. Featured in Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea" was the ___________.

Answer: mako shark

The mako is a highly prized game fish that can reach speeds of over 20 mph and can jump clear out of the water when hooked.

6. The Lamnidae family, species like the great white and the mako, possess upper and lower tail lobes of equal size.

Answer: True

The equal-sized tail lobes allow for powerful, steady swimming and great bursts of speed while hunting.

7. All sharks will sink and die if they stop swimming.

Answer: False

Sharks like the nurse shark, whitetip reef shark, and a few others are able to lie motionless on the bottom and pump water over their gills.
A "resting" shark actually uses more energy to pump water over its gill that a swimming shark.

8. Can mackerel sharks regulate their body temperature 5-7 degrees Centigrade warmer than the surrounding water temperature?

Answer: Yes

Sharks such as great whites, makos, and porbeagles have a sophisticated modification to their circulatory system that allows already-warmed blood to be pumped to the brain, gills, heart, and red body muscles.

9. The species often referred to as the "garbage can of the sea" is the tiger shark.

Answer: True

Tiger sharks have been found with anything that you could imagine in their stomachs, including tar paper, chicken wire, a suit of armor, and explosives (just to name a few).

10. This species destroyed Peter Benchley's handy broomstick on a lanyard while he was SCUBA diving.

Answer: oceanic whitetip shark

The incident occurred while he was unaware that he was leaking blood from a wound on his ankle. He became the object of attention for the shark where he fended it off and lost his broomstick "shark billy".

Oceanic whitetips are also responsible for taking the lives of many people that end up in the water after air or sea disasters such as the USS Indianapolis.

Source: Author Dark_Wolf666

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