The Water Type Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dolphins, whales and porpoises

Cetaceans are marine mammals that characterized by their high-blubber bodies and powerfully strong heart. They need both to survive in colder temperatures as the blubber acts like insulation and the heart is so strong in order to pump blood throughout their bodies more efficiently. Cetacea is one of two orders that solely consist of marine mammals, the other being Sirenia which includes manatees and dugongs.

Answer: tuna

There are a few species of tuna in existence, including the bluefins and the yellowfins. The bluefin varieties are considered more threatened as a species than yellowfins primarily because of overfishing and the fact that bluefins mature more slowly.

Answer: Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters was born in Mississippi in 1913 and died in Illinois in 1983. Many of his songs are commonly incorrectly attributed to other artists. He was an inspiration to many musicians, particularly those in blue or rock 'n' roll. His song "Rollin' Stone," in particular lent its name to the band the Rolling Stones, the magazine and countless other songs including Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone."

Answer: Six Flags Great Adventure

The six flags in the name of the theme park refer to the six flags that have ruled over the state of Texas, not, as some people believe, the six original flagship locations of the theme park. The original theme park was located in Arlington, Texas. The Mitchellville, Maryland location was the first Six Flags to have a Hurricane Harbor.

Answer: Max

Max is Prince Eric's dog. Ariel is the titular little mermaid who (for most of the movie) is a sea creature. Flounder is a flounder (obviously) and Sebastian is a crab.

Answer: A fear of water that stems from contracting rabies

Animals and humans with rabies often have trouble drinking water and quenching their thirst. That is called hydrophobia where as aquaphobia is a fear of water in general.

Answer: Arctic Ocean

The Barents Sea can be found just north of Norway and Russia. The Wandel Sea borders Greenland while the Lincoln Sea is near the Arctic regions of Canada. The Arctic Ocean is something of mystery itself in the sense that there is no agreement whether it is an ocean or a sea.

Some scientists claim that it is a mediterranean sea because it is mostly surrounded by land, while others believe it is more like an estuary than an ocean.

Answer: Hittites

Suppiluliuma II was the last king of the Hittites. Very little is actually known about this naval battle but the Hittite king was victorious. It should be noted that this is not the first naval battle ever, but the first that we known what year it was fought.

Answer: Sweet when raw but near flavorless when boiled

Water chestnuts are commonly added to dishes for its crunchy texture. Raw chestnuts have a very mild sweetness to them but the taste almost completely disappears when it is cooked without seasonings. Since water chestnuts are often served mixed in a salad or sauce, their taste rarely comes through.

Answer: The Hawaiian goddess Pele

Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire. She is one of the most celebrated deities in Hawaiian mythology.

Salacia was the wife of Neptune and is herself the goddess of saltwater. In addition to being the Finnish goddess of water, Vellamo is also the goddess of fishermen who often pray to her in hopes of a bountiful catch. Chalchiuhtlicue was the Aztec good of water and rivers, as well as childbirth. She was the wife of Tlaloc, the god of rain and fertility.

Answer: "The very deep did rot: O Christ! That ever this should be!"

"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is about a sailor who has returned from a rather eventful sea voyage. He tells his story to a man he happened to pass. The poem has many different moods varying from suspenseful to dramatic to calm to climactic.

Answer: The River Wild

Kevin Bacon and John C. Reilly play Wade and Terry, respectively, two criminals hoping to escape from a robbery they committed. They hold Meryl Streep's character, Gail, and her son, Roarke, hostage hoping to force them to aid in their escape as she is a rafting expert. David Strathairn plays Streep's husband Tom who must chase the criminals and his family down the river to save them.

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

"The River" was the Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band's fifth album and included songs like "Hungry Heart" and "Fade Away." One of the song's signatures is the creepy harmonica that plays. The song was often sung by the Boss after telling stories about his father and the Vietnam War.

Answer: George Patton

John K. Waters is probably best known for being captured during the war and Tunisia and being held in Hammelburg, Germany. Because he was Patton's son-in-law, the effort to liberate him and the prisoners with him was seen by some as biased and nepotism.

The Task Force Baum was the name of the operation to free them and it was a colossal failure with almost all of the three hundred men involved were either captured or killed. The operation was believed to have no chance of success beforehand.

Answer: Bernadette Soubirous

Bernadette was a young teenager when she first had a vision of the Virgin Mary in a grotto. At the request of the vision, she returned every day for two weeks. The townspeople were split on their opinions of her with some believing her and others believing she was making the story up or that she was simply insane.

This happened in 1858 and in 1862, the Catholic Church declared that the apparition was authentic. Although it is commonly said that it was the Virgin Mary, Bernadette claimed she saw a vision and didn't know it was the Virgin Mary until the end of those two weeks when the vision said she was "the Immaculate Conception."

Answer: Clouds

Clouds are combination of water droplets and water vapor, the latter of which is water in a gas form. Oxygen molecules make up part of water when combined with two hydrogen molecules, but by themselves are not water. Glaciers are frozen water, which is a solid. The Mississippi River is water in liquid form (or semisolid with the mud mixed in.)

Answer: Sailing

The other sports governed by FINA are swimming and open-water swimming. FINA is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, like some other sports organizations. Sailing is governed by the International Sailing Federation.

Answer: Flipper

Several female dolphins actually played the male Flipper because the females are tamer and easier to use for show business. However, a male dolphin was used for Flipper's infamous tail walk.

Answer: Squid

Specifically, these squids are called inklings. The player needs to transform into an inkling so they can refill the weapons with ink, hid from their opponents or travel more quickly.

Answer: Kiribati

The flag of Kiribati was selected as part of a contest when the nation became independent in 1979. The current design, however, is slightly different than the one that was originally submitted which had a smaller bird and sun.