Cetaceans
Project
Tenerife
Countries
Countries Pt. II
100

What do you call baby cetaceans?

Calves

100

What are the 3 most frequently seen cetacean species in the Costa Adeje area?

Pilot Whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus)

Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus)

Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis)

100

What is the name of the volcano on Tenerife?

*also the highest point in all of Spain!

Mt. Teide

100

Which country houses the world's largest museum?

France

100

Where was the first postage stamp invented?

The United Kingdom

200

Name this cetacean body part


Dorsal Fin

200

What are the 2 turtle species located in Tenerife waters?


Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)

200

The Canary Islands parallel which African country?

The Canary Islands directly parallel the bottom of Morocco

200

This country held the position of World's Happiest Country in 2012, 2013, and 2016. 

Denmark

200

This language doesn't have a word for "please."

Danish

300

What are the 2 groups of cetaceans?

Toothed (Odontocetes) and baleen (Mysticetes) 

300

How many boat categories are listed on the Land Survey data sheets?

(INCLUDING other & unidentified)

17 

(Commercial fishing boat, recreational fishing boat, yacht, WW motor boat, WW catamaran, RIB, WW RIB, jetski, sail up sailing boat, sail down sailing boat, sail down sailing boat WW, ferries, cargo ships, motor boat, other, unidentified)

300

Why is there such a high presence of cetaceans in Tenerife, specifically between Costa Adeje and the island of La Gomera?

The Teno-Rasca Marine Strip, which is a deep ocean channel that runs parallel to the South East side of Tenerife. Cetaceans and sea turtles enjoy the ecosystem provided by the deeper water. 

300

Which country is home to the world's largest pyramid?

Mexico


300

What country was the Titanic built in?

Ireland

400

Name this species of cetacean:

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis)

400

How do you identify a recreational fishing boat from a commercial fishing boat?

Commercial fishing boats will have large hooks on the back and sides used for nets and crates. 

Recreational fishing boats always have many large fishing poles. 

400

What type of geographical feature is the Canary Islands?

Archipelago

400

Which country possesses the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites?

Italy

400

Which US state used to belong to Mexico?

Texas

500

What is the largest toothed whale species?

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

500

Identify this Pilot Whale from the GVI Catalogue by name or by number

Furk or #13

500

The Tenerife flag contains the same design as which European country in its background?

Scotland 


500

What is the only country in the world with a musical instrument as its national symbol?

Ireland


500

Which country did the world's first successful heart transplant take place in?

South Africa

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