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Whales and Dolphins Multiple Choice Quiz | Wild Mammals

Whales and dophins are some of the smartest creatures on earth. How smart are you when it comes to these wonderful animals?

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

Author
sammicat

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,229

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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4840

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the first killer whale EVER held in captivity? Hint

Shamu

Namu

Corky

Moby Doll

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Question 2 of 10

2. What sense do humans have that killer whales do NOT have? Hint

hearing

sight

smell

taste

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Question 3 of 10

3. Baby dolphins and whales are born __________ . Hint

Hatched from eggs

Only tail first

either head or tail first

Only head first

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a group of whales called? Hint

coven

shiver

pod

flock

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whales and dolphins are in the scientific order Cetacea; which is divided into three sub-orders. To which sub-order do dolphins and some whales belong? Hint

Mysticeti

Odontoceti

Archaeoceti

Albirostris

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Question 6 of 10

6. A killer whale is a member of the dolphin family.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Whales' and dolphins' tails are called what? Hint

Rudders

Fins

Flukes

Flippers

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why do mass strandings occur? Hint

Sickness

No one knows

Misjudging the tide

Feeding too close inshore

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these members of the dolphin family is the largest? Hint

Commerson dolphins

Killer whales

Spinner dolphins

Dusky dolphins

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Question 10 of 10

10. Killer whales eat what percentage of their body weight a day in food? Hint

10 to 12

20 to 30

7 to 10

3 to 4

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the first killer whale EVER held in captivity?

Answer: Moby Doll

Moby Doll was actually a young male. But this wasn't known until after his death and an autopy was performed.

2. What sense do humans have that killer whales do NOT have?

Answer: smell

Killer whales and dolphins have the benefit of echolocation to make up for the lack of a sense of smell.

3. Baby dolphins and whales are born __________ .

Answer: either head or tail first

Baby dolphins and whales are born knowing how to swim but have to be pushed to the surface by their mothers for their first breath of air. MOST births are tail first but they can also be head first.

4. What is a group of whales called?

Answer: pod

Sometimes two pods of whales will come together to form what is known as a 'superpod'. Other terms such as school or herd can also be used.

5. Whales and dolphins are in the scientific order Cetacea; which is divided into three sub-orders. To which sub-order do dolphins and some whales belong?

Answer: Odontoceti

Odonotoceti means toothed whales. Baleen whales and grey whales and other whales who eat plankton are in the sub-order Mysticeti.

6. A killer whale is a member of the dolphin family.

Answer: True

Killer whales are the largest members of the dolphin family.

7. Whales' and dolphins' tails are called what?

Answer: Flukes

Whales and dolphins not only use their flukes for swimming and jumping but also for communicating.

8. Why do mass strandings occur?

Answer: No one knows

Dolphins and whales will push a sick or dying member of the pod to shore and stay close by until the sick one has died.

9. Which of these members of the dolphin family is the largest?

Answer: Killer whales

Commerson dolphins are one of the smallest weighing in between 88 and 100 pounds.

10. Killer whales eat what percentage of their body weight a day in food?

Answer: 3 to 4

An 8000lb whale eats about 240 pounds of fish and squid in 24 hours.

Source: Author sammicat

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