Fun with Quizzes

Are you a Cetacean expert?

Instructions
To pass the test you must answer correctly at least 7 questions out of 10. For each question, one or more answers can be correct and you need to select all the correct options to score a point. Test evaluation is immediate and does not require you to provide any personal data.

1.

In presence of a stranded cetacean, the following actions should be taken:

Gently try to drag the whale or dolphin back to the water

Immediately call the local authorities and experts

Keep the skin of the animal wet

Carefully try to keep the blowhole (or blowholes) free of sand or other materials

2.

The Gray whale was nicknamed Devilfish by whalers because:

Gray whales are naturally extremely aggressive

A Gray whale mother can become particularly aggressive if someone is harming her baby

They thought the evil would eventually get them for their practices

They regularly mistook Gray whales for Marlins

3.

The diet of Mysticeti (toothless whales) includes:

Copepods

Krill

Small fish

Marine mammals

4.

Which of the following countries has formalised a moral opposition to whaling and prohibits killing and harassing of cetaceans to its citizens anywhere in the world?

Australia

Japan

Norway

Iceland

5.

The number of blowholes in Mysticeti is:

Two

One or two, depending on the species

One

Always two, except for the Bowhead whale which has only one

6.

Which of the following assertions about the Gray whale are true?

It performs the longest seasonal migrations between breeding and feeding grounds

It has a higher than average number of parasites

Its scientific name is Eschrichtius robustus

Females are larger than males

7.

Who is the current record holder for deep diving among Marine Mammals?

Blue whale

Sperm whale

Elephant Seal

Cuvier's beaked whale

8.

Which of the following animals are not cetaceans?

Dugong

Manatee

Sperm whale

Beluga

9.

The so-called melon in Odontoceti plays a crucial role in:

Focusing the sounds used in echolocation

Excreting

Feeding

Mating

10.

Parental care is common to:

All animals in the sea

All vertebrates, whether on land or sea

All cetaceans and sharks

All cetaceans