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What animal am I?
100

What is the term for a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water?

Isthmus

100

Australian crocodile hunter Steve Irwin was famously killed by what type of animal?

Stingray

100

Paul, a common octopus, became famous in 2010 for correctly predicting 12 of 14 matches in what quadrennial international sports event?

FIFA World Cup

100

Who is Cody Maverick's surfer friend in the 2007 movie "Surf's Up"?

Chicken Joe

100

Members of my species live in every ocean in the world.

About 2,000 of my friends feed along the California coast, to make up the largest concentration of my species on the planet.

When they are nursing, babies of my species can gain up to 9 pounds an hour and up to 200 pounds a day!

I am the biggest animal on earth!

I am a Blue Whale

200

Officially classified as an anxiety disorder in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”, the fear of deep bodies of water is known as

Thalassophobia

200

How long can orcas live for?

Males 60-70 years

females 80-100 years

200

The mysterious Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is said to have swallowed many ships, planes, and helicopters into its depths. In which ocean is this regional anomaly located?

The Atlantic

200

On what island did Jaws take place?

Amity Island

200

I am a member of the weasel family and I have the thickest fur of any mammal.

I am the smallest marine mammal and the only one that uses tools.

I can eat 25-30% of my body weight in one day!

Mothers of my species often carry their babies on their chests.

I am a Sea otter

300

Where in the world experiences the highest tides in the world?

Bay of Fundy, which separates New Brunswick from Nova Scotia

300

What are the two fastest fish in the world?

Swordfish and Marline

300

Who was the famous Portuguese explorer who led the first circumnavigation of the globe?

 Ferdinand Magellan

300

What is Nemo's nickname in the "Tank Gang"?

sharkbait

300

I have a pointy, beak-like mouth and sharp teeth.

I am very social and I sometimes hang out with thousands of my friends at one time.

I use echolocation, which is like sonar, to better "see" the ocean around me.

I am a Dolphin

400

What is the lowest known point of Earth?

The lowest known point on Earth, called the Challenger Deep, is 11,034 m deep, in the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific

400

What is often regarded as sharks "sixth sense"

uses a unique organ called the ampullae of Lorenzini, which allows them to sense electrical stimuli and is especially helpful in hunting for hidden prey

400

Technically, scuba originated as an acronym. What was the phrase this word stood for?

self-contained underwater breathing apparatu

400

What are the names of Dory's parents in Finding Dory?

Jenny and Charlie

400

I am the second-largest seal in the world!

Females of my species can weigh up to 1,500 pounds.

Males of my species can weigh up to 4,500 pounds!

I only come on shore to mate, give birth, and molt my grayish-colored fur.

Males of my species develop a large nose

I am an Elephant Seal


500

About how long would it take a water "parcel" to make a full journey along the global conveyor belt?

1000 years

500

A "smack" is the collective term for a large group of what stinging, tentacled sea creatures?

jellyfish

500

Certain species of red algae seaweed of the genus Pyropia are used to make what dried Japanese seaweed, which is probably most widely known for being wrapped around sushi?

Nori

500

At what address does Marlin find his son Nemo in Finding Nemo?

P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney

500

My average weight is between 35 and 40 tons!

Males of my species are known for their beautiful songs.

One member of my species, named Humphrey, became famous when he swam up the Sacramento River in 1985.

I am a Humpback whale