SERC Trivia

What does the Algonquian word, Chesepiooc, from which the Chesapeake Bay gets its name, mean?

• "Oysters live here"

• "Village at big river"

• "Original People's Village"

• "Little Water"

Which is not a trail at SERC?

• Water trail

• Discovery trail

• Squirrel Neck trail

• Java trail

What was the name of SERC before it became SERC?

• Chesapeake Bay Smithsonian Research Center

• Smithsonian on the Bay

• Smithsonian Conservation Center

• Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Studies

How many miles long is the Rhode River?

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 5 miles

SERC changed its name from the Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Studies to what?

• Smithsonian Chesapeake Bay Center

• Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies

• Smithsonian on the Bay

• Smithsonian of the Chesapeake

What is it called when water does not have enough oxygen due to an algal bloom?

• Hypoxia

• Anemia

• Acidification

• Algal shift

What marine mammal likes to use the SERC docks as a latrine?

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What creature is responsible for the age of the Anthropocene, which is what we're living in now?

• Dinosaurs

• Mammals

• Birds

• Humans

What was the name of the man who came from England in the 1649 with his family, and settled the land that is now the SERC Campus?

• Thomas Sparrow

• Fredrick Wren

• John Heron

• Benjamin Woodpecker

After growing up, Tom Sparrow's son took on a trade. What was it?

• Carpenter

• Barrel Maker

• Brick Maker

• Pirate