| 1. We all know that fish travel in
| |
| | A. Pot boilers in Ecuador survive in hot
|
| schools, but do you know some other
| |
| | springs approaching 200 degrees
|
| plural fishey names?
| |
| | Fahrenheit
|
| A. Clutch
| |
| | B. Desert pupfish found in hot springs
|
| B. Shoal
| |
| | of western North America live in
|
| C. Draft
| |
| | temperatures higher than 100 degrees
|
| D. Wave
| |
| | Fahrenheit
|
| E. All of the above
| |
| | C. Some fresh-water fish can take
|
| F. None of the above
| |
| | temperatures up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit
|
| G. B and C
| |
| | without difficulty
|
|
| |
| | D. Anything over 60 degrees Fahrenheit
|
| G. B and C
| |
| | causes distressB. Desert pupfish found in
|
| TBD: It should have been wave though,
| |
| | hot springs of western North America live
|
| don't you think?2. Can you name the
| |
| | in temperatures higher than 100 degrees
|
| phobia that means a fear of fish?
| |
| | Fahrenheit
|
| A. Ichthyophobia
| |
| | TBD: We know we couldn't live in those
|
| B. Limnophobia
| |
| | springs without cooking!7. How high can a
|
| C. Entomophobia
| |
| | flying fish fly?
|
| D. PantophobiaA. Ichthyophobia
| |
| | A. 6 feet
|
| TBD: If you have a fear of lakes you
| |
| | B. 36 feet
|
| suffer from limnophobia, of insects you
| |
| | C. 60 feet
|
| have entomophobia, and of everything its
| |
| | D. 360 feetB. 36 feet
|
| pantophobia.3. How do fish hear?
| |
| | TBD: Their flight may consist of several
|
| A. They don't
| |
| | glides, in which they repeatedly return
|
| B. Through sound vibrations
| |
| | to the surface of the water long enough
|
| reverberating through the bones of their
| |
| | to renew their propelling power. They
|
| skull
| |
| | rise to a maximum of about 36 feet into
|
| C. Through their gills
| |
| | the air and glide as far as 200 yards.8.
|
| D. Through their finsB. Through sound
| |
| | Just how fast can a fish swim?
|
| vibrations reverberating through the
| |
| | A. Never over 40 mph
|
| bones of their skull
| |
| | B. Barely 50 mph
|
| TBD: Fish hear without the aid of
| |
| | C. About 60 mph
|
| external ears. Sound vibrations
| |
| | D. Over 70 mphD. Over 70 mph
|
| reverberate through the bones of the
| |
| | TBD: The fastest-swimming fish are the
|
| skull to an internal ear. Fish also
| |
| | billfish and the tunas. One billfish, the
|
| possess unique sensory organs called
| |
| | sailfish, can swim in bursts of speed
|
| lateral lines. These canals along the
| |
| | over 70 mph.9. Known as one of the
|
| sides of the fish can sense vibrations
| |
| | fastest fish, tunas are also built for
|
| and, in some species, weak electrical
| |
| | long-distance endurance. How far do tuna
|
| fields.4. What do you call a baby fish?
| |
| | migrate?
|
| A. A guppy
| |
| | A. 7700 miles
|
| B. A fry
| |
| | B. 770 miles
|
| C. A minnow
| |
| | C. 77 miles
|
| D. A baby fishB. A fry
| |
| | D. 7 milesA. 7700 miles
|
| TBD: We guess that's where the
| |
| | TBD: Swimming as fast as 30 mph, they
|
| expression "small fry" came from!5. How
| |
| | migrate as far as 7700 miles in only four
|
| do Anarctic icefish survive in freezing
| |
| | months.10. What are the biggest fish?
|
| water?
| |
| | A. Whales
|
| A. Special antifreeze chemicals in their
| |
| | B. Whale sharks
|
| blood
| |
| | C. Great white sharks
|
| B. Extra layers of fat which earned them
| |
| | D. LeviathansB. Whale sharks
|
| the nickname "Puffy Fish"
| |
| | TBD: Whale sharks can reach 40 feet in
|
| C. Constant high level of motion to keep
| |
| | length. Yes, whales are bigger, but they
|
| blood circulating
| |
| | are not fish. Fish are cold-blooded and
|
| D. There is no such fishA. Special
| |
| | breathe underwater using gills; whales,
|
| antifreeze chemicals in their blood
| |
| | on the other hand, maintain a warm and
|
| TBD: We would have thought this was a
| |
| | constant body temperature.You can enjoy
|
| made up answer if we hadn't researched it
| |
| | more trivia created by Deanna Mascle at
|
| ourselves!6. Just how much hot water can
| |
| | Trivia By Dawggone, Fun Trivia Online,
|
| fish take?
| |
| | and Trivia Tidbit.
|
