Beginning of Book
Where did the whales swim toward?
they swam towards land
into an Alaskan Bay
**double if you mentioned both
People came to help cut the ice so the whales can breath. They used three types of tools to cut holes into the ice to make breathing holes.
** For each one you can name you will receive 100 points.
axes, ice-poles and chainsaws
Which one of the whales died?
Kannick - the smallest whale
What did the whales blow water out of when they began to follow the Russian ice-breaker?
their blow spouts
Three whales did not start swimming south, Why?
they lost their sense of direction
One of the people who hear the news was a ___________. She persuaded people to help keep the whales alive.
wildlife ranger
What animals were stalking the ice, waiting for the whales to die?
Polar Bears
How far ahead was the rest of the herd of whales on the journey south?
three weeks
Winter arrived early. What was one of the first signs of winter?
** If you can name both signs mentioned you can score double.
Freezing winds and a blizzard
The Inuit went to a nearby town and told people what he saw. The news quickly spread and what happened next?
Their pictures appeared on a local TV.
What happened when an enormous bulldozer tried to break through the ice?
It got stuck
The charger created a channel that was how wide for the whales totravel?
a quarter of a mile wide
What year did this story take place?
1988
What is an Inuit hunter?
a member of a native tribe that relies on nature to live.
How long can gray whales hold their breath underwater?
30 minutes
What phrase did the captain use to mark the occasion of freeing the whales?
Let us begin to break the ice
How many weeks do the whales spend in the Arctic Ocean?
twelve weeks
What type of hunter was passing by and saw the whales putting their heads through a crack in the ice?
Inuit
**BONUS Tell me what all three names mean
Siku - means ice
Poutu - means ice-hole
Kannick - means snowflake
On the twentieth day of being trapped in the ice waters, what came to the rescue?
A russian ice breaker
named Admiral Makarov
***double points for both answers