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Fishin' for Clues Trivia Quiz

Take a look at these cryptic clues and see if you can identify the sea creatures.

A multiple-choice quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
zorba_scank

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,208

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1317

Question 1 of 10

1. This cephalopod must've been named after an eight-limbed cat.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Be careful while you wade through the water, you may find this fish under your feet.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Add a letter to a chess piece for this crustacean.

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Question 4 of 10

4. This mollusk likes to keep quiet.

Answer: (One Word anagram of word meaning peaceful)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This idiomatically confused fish tries to paint the sea pink.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Does this fish struggle clumsily in the deep seas?

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Question 7 of 10

7. Add a letter to a pound sterling and you get a marine cephalopod.

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Question 8 of 10

8. This marine animal would make a tasty dessert.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Is this crustacean only born under a particular zodiac sign?

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Question 10 of 10

10. I can't end this quiz without this sea mammal's stamp of approval.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This cephalopod must've been named after an eight-limbed cat.

Answer: Octopus

Octopus is a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine. There are three acceptable plural forms of octopus - octopuses, octopi and octopodes.

2. Be careful while you wade through the water, you may find this fish under your feet.

Answer: Sole

Sole is a type of flatfish. The underside of the foot is also called sole.

3. Add a letter to a chess piece for this crustacean.

Answer: Prawn

Prawns are only superficially similar to shrimps but the two names are often mistakenly interchanged.

4. This mollusk likes to keep quiet.

Answer: Clam

Clams are bivalved mollusks. To clam up means to stop talking.

5. This idiomatically confused fish tries to paint the sea pink.

Answer: Salmon

Salmon is a shade of pink named after the pink salmon fish.

6. Does this fish struggle clumsily in the deep seas?

Answer: Flounder

Flounders are a type of flatfish. To flounder means to struggle clumsily.

7. Add a letter to a pound sterling and you get a marine cephalopod.

Answer: Squid

In Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea', a giant squid attacks Captain Nemo's ship.
A quid means a pound sterling in British slang while in Irish slang it refers to a euro.

8. This marine animal would make a tasty dessert.

Answer: Jellyfish

In the DreamWorks Animation film "Shark Tale", Ernie and Bernie are electric jellyfish.
Otter is an anagram of torte.

9. Is this crustacean only born under a particular zodiac sign?

Answer: Crab

The crab is the symbol of the astrological sign Cancer. If you are born between June 21 and July 22, you are a Cancerian.

10. I can't end this quiz without this sea mammal's stamp of approval.

Answer: Seal

Seals are marine mammals with all four feet adapted into flippers. Their predators include large sharks and polar bears.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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