Over/Under
Marine Life
West vs. East Coast
Maritime Folklore
Miscellaneous
100
The average pH of ocean water is ____ 8.
What is under? (7.8)
100
This is the largest animal in the ocean and the largest animal on Earth.
What is the blue whale?
100
This East Coast city is known as one of the largest fishing ports in the U.S., especially famous for its lobster industry.
What is Portland, Maine?
100
This mythical ship was said to never be able to make port and is doomed to sail the oceans forever.
What is the Flying Dutchman?
100
This shy invertebrate sometimes shares its shell with sea anemones, acting as a personal bodyguard.
What is a hermit crab?
200
The ocean covers more or less than 70% of the Earth's surface
What is more than? (71%)
200
These jellyfish-like creatures deliver painful stings and are named after a warship.
What is a Portuguese Man o’ War?
200
Man-made dunes help protect the Eastern Seaboard from these two major ecological threats.
What are flooding and erosion?
200
This sea god’s horses were said to cause earthquakes when they stamped the ground.
Who is Poseidon?
200
The sea is home to the world’s largest living structure, the _____. Measuring around 2,600km, it can even be seen from the Moon!
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
300
The maximum depth the average scuba diver can safely reach is ___ 130 feet.
What under?
300
Bioluminescence is a phenomenon that causes water to glow a blue-green light when disturbed at night thanks to what?
What are microorganisms (algae)?
300
The East Coast’s largest estuary, where freshwater from rivers mixes with salty ocean water, is called this.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
300
The Greek version of mermaids, known for luring sailors with their songs.
What are sirens?
300
In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh were the first to discover this place known as the bottom of the ocean.
What is the Mariana Trench?
400
The percentage of global goods transported across the ocean is ____ than 80% (bonus points for guessing the correct percentage!)
What is more than? (90%)
400
This gigantic prehistoric shark, believed to be the largest predator to ever swim the oceans, inspires countless sea monster legends and “shark week” specials.
What is the Megalodon?
400
This famous cold-water ocean current flows along the U.S. West Coast and affects its marine life.
What is the California Current?
400
This is a creature of Norse legend, often described as being as large as an island and capable of creating powerful whirlpools that can drag ships down.
What is the Kraken?
400
____ eat by pushing their stomachs outside their bodies.
What are starfish?
500
The steel drum, a tropical instrument, is prominently featured in this iconic Disney song.
What is "Under The Sea"?
500
In the movie Elf, there are three animals pictured that call the Arctic home, including one more that is not in this photo.
What is a walrus, arctic puffin, polar bear, and narwhal?
500
This Pacific marine mammal uses tools, such as rocks, to open shellfish.
What is the sea otter?
500
This shape-shifting creature of Celtic legend appears as a beautiful horse but drags riders into the sea.
What is a kelpie?
500
This long, silver fish can swim at speeds up to 36 mph, making it one of the fastest predators in the reef.
What is a barracuda?