Sharks You Might Not Know Trivia Quiz

Answer: Spiny dogfish

This fish is long and slender and is brown in color. Its stomach is white, a common type of color camouflage. They live in deep water where they dine on smaller sharks and fish.

Answer: Greenland shark

The secretive Greenland shark is a species found in sub-Arctic waters. They are known to eat large animals, including polar bears and whales. Growing to 20 feet in length they are known to live over 200 years. It is one of the largest sharks and its meat is toxic.

Answer: Angel

The angelshark can be found in oceans all around the world and resemble the ray in appearance. They are sometimes known as monkfish, not to be confused with the fish of the same name, which belongs to the Lophius genus.

Answer: Dwarf lantern shark

The dwarf lantern shark is brown in color and is the world's smallest shark. Their teeth are made for slicing and cutting their prey. They have the unusual ability to glow in the dark, hence their name.

Answer: Whale shark

The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is the largest shark in the world. They are slow filter feeders that can grow to 41 feet long and weigh over 15 tons. They live in warm waters and can live to 70 years.

Answer: True

The sawfish looks like other sharks but has a large snout or rostrum. They are found in freshwater rivers, bays and estuaries. They have also been found in deep water oceans and frigid waters. They feed on small fish by hitting them with their rostrum and stunning them.

Answer: Porbeagle

The name of this unusual shark is the porbeagle. They have a life span of about 30 years and have small narrow teeth. They are reputed to have gotten their name as a combination of "porpoise" for their shape, and "beagle" referring to their hunting ability.

Answer: True

This slow-moving migratory shark is the second largest fish, growing as long as 40 feet and weighing over 5 tons. It is usually seen swimming close to the surface with its large mouth gaping open. It feeds on zooplankton.

Answer: West central Atlantic

At this time very little is known about this shark. It is found in the west central Atlantic and reaches about 47 cm in length.

Answer: On the bottom of the ocean

Nurse sharks are bottom-dwellers that are harmless to humans. They can be huge - up to 14 feet (4.3 m) and have strong jaws filled with thousands of small serrated teeth. They use their strong jaws to crush and eat fish, shrimp, and squid. Unlike most other sharks, nurses are smooth to the touch.