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PPQuiz_Know More About Whales_30April2022

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whales breath air even though they live in the sea. True or False?

a)

False

b)

True

2.

Which of these whales are baleen whales?

a)

Beluga Whale

b)

Sperm Whale

c)

Killer Whale

d)

Bowhead Whale

3.

Which is the world's largest known species of whale?

a)

Killer Whale

b)

Sperm Whale

c)

Blue Whale

d)

Narwhal Whale

4.

Which playful whale is this?

a)

Fin

b)

Right

c)

Bowhead

d)

Beluga

5.

Where do grey whales live?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Red Sea

c)

Coastal waters of California

d)

Antarctica

6.

Which whale is named after the person who found South Africa's first whaling station?

a)

Grey Whale

b)

Fin Whale

c)

Bryde's Whale

d)

Minke Whale

7.

The.......................... is one of only two river dolphin species known to exist in South America

a)

Indo Gangetic Dolphin

b)

Amazon River Dolphin

c)

Bottle-nosed Dolphin

d)

Pilot Whale

8.

This endangered whale lives in Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.

a)

North Pacific Right Whale

b)

Blue Whale

c)

Hector's Dolphin

d)

Pygmy Killer Whale

9.

What is the other name of Killer Whales?

a)

Monitor Dolphins

b)

Orcas

c)

Delphinapterus

d)

Vaquita

10.

Which is the world's largest shark? This shark also featured in Finding Nemo

a)

Megalodon Shark

b)

Hammerhead Shark

c)

Wobbegong

d)

Ground Shark

11.

Which is the rarest whale species?

a)

Pacific Whale

b)

Beluga Whale

c)

Sei Whale

d)

Vaquita

12.

What are the baleen whales' plates made of?

a)

Blubber

b)

Calcium

c)

Manganese

d)

Keratin

13.

What is the layer of fat that protects whales from cold?

a)

Hump

b)

Blubber

c)

Plates

d)

Protein

14.

Blue whales are dark blue in appearance with a ........................ underside

a)

Darker

b)

Black

c)

Paler

d)

Grey

15.

Which whale is also called the common rorqual?

a)

Beluga Whale

b)

Killer Whale

c)

Sperm Whale

d)

Fin Whale

16.

The ................................ is the largest of the toothed whales

a)

Fin Whale

b)

Right Whale

c)

Sperm Whale

d)

Blue Whale

17.

Which whale does NOT have a dorsal fin?

a)

Bowhead Whale

b)

Humpback Whale

c)

Sei Whale

d)

Gray Whale

18.

Bryde’s whales usually travel in ............................

a)

groups of four

b)

pairs

c)

groups of eight

d)

groups of ten

19.

.............................. may dive for up to 20 minutes before needing to surface for air.

a)

Sei Whales

b)

Humpback Whales

c)

Blue Whales

d)

Minke Whales

20.

Whales are closest to ............................., genetically.

a)

Fish

b)

Sharks

c)

Monkeys

d)

Hippopotamuses

21.

Whales are classified as members of the infraorder .............................

a)

Cetacea

b)

Pinnipedia

c)

Sirenia

d)

Carnivora

22.

The .......................... is the only other member of the river dolphin family aside from Amazon river dolphins

a)

Araguaian river dolphin

b)

Orca

c)

Vaquita

d)

Spinner

23.

.................................... is a distinctive characteristic of Southern right whales

a)

Absence of a Tail

b)

Dorsal Fins

c)

Tail Sailing

d)

Pointed Nose

24.

Which is the most endangered dolphin on the planet?

a)

Orca

b)

Vaquita

c)

Hector's Dolphin

d)

Amazon River Dolphin

25.

The Maui Dolphin is found in .......................

a)

Tonga

b)

New Zealand

c)

India

d)

Netherlands

26.

Pygmy killer whales are found between the coasts of Japan and ...........................

a)

Florida

b)

Hawaii

c)

California

d)

Oregon

27.

Killer whales live with their .............................

a)

Fathers

b)

Mothers

c)

Mates

d)

Friends

28.

The narwhal is found in ................................. waters

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

River

29.

The bottlenose dolphin is famous for ...................................

a)

Killing

b)

Mimicry

c)

Mathematical Aptitude

d)

Ability to stay underwater for days

30.

How many blowholes do toothed whales have?

a)

Three

b)

One

c)

Five

d)

two

31.

How many toothed whale species are there in all?

a)

65

b)

16

c)

75

d)

50

32.

What do Baleen Plates do?

a)

they filter plankton and other meals from the water

b)

they are a weapon

c)

they prevent CO2 from going inside

d)

they have no use

33.

Where are baleen plates located in a whale's body?

a)

Back

b)

Teeth

c)

Upper Jaw

d)

Cheeks

34.

Which extinction wiped off the Megalodon Shark?

a)

Ice Age

b)

Holocene

c)

Aptian

d)

Pleistocene

35.

The Vaquita is a species of ..............................

a)

Dolphins

b)

Sharks

c)

Porpoises

d)

Whales

36.

This dolphin is trained by the US military

a)

Vaquita

b)

Bottlenosed

c)

Orca

d)

Amazon River Dolphin

37.

Which mammal is this?

a)

Dolphin

b)

Vaquita

c)

Beluga

d)

Pygmy Whale

38.

Which whale is pointed out as the “perfect” whale to collect plenty of meat and blubber?

a)

Blue Whale

b)

Right Whale

c)

Fin Whale

d)

Sei Whale

39.

Which whale is this?

a)

Sei

b)

Minke

c)

Bryde's

d)

Orcas

40.

How many North Atlantic Whales are there on this earth?

a)

1000

b)

300

c)

200

d)

400

41.

In which of these animals are the dorsal and pectoral fins are larger than their bodies?

a)

North Atlantic Whale

b)

Amazon River Dolphins

c)

Bottlenosed Dolphin

d)

Vaquita

42.

Which whale is this?

a)

Beluga

b)

Short Finned Pilot

c)

Amazon River Dolphin

d)

Sperm Whale

43.

Which whale has a massive biosonar on their heads?

a)

Beluga

b)

Killer

c)

Pygmy

d)

South Pacific Right

44.

Which whale is this?

a)

Vaquita

b)

Fake Killer Whale

c)

Narwhal

d)

Killer Whale

45.

Which are the smallest dolphins on the planet?

a)

Hector's Dolphin

b)

Vaquita

c)

Bottlenosed Dolphin

d)

Amazon River Dolphin

46.

Which of these is a friendly whale that is named for their skull similar to the most dangerous whales?

a)

False Killer Whales

b)

Beluga Whales

c)

Killer Whales

d)

Humpback Whales

47.

Which is the biggest creature in the ocean?

a)

Vaquita

b)

Antarctic Blue Whale

c)

Humpback Whale

d)

Megalodon Shark

48.

Mysteceti is another name for?

a)

Sharks

b)

Dolphins

c)

Toothed Whales

d)

Baleen Whales

49.

How many subgroups belong to the group of toothed whales?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

6

d)

4

50.

How many whale species are critically endangered due to the IUCN Red List?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

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