What's Your Shark I.Q.?

1

What does a typical shark do more than 30,000 times during its life?

a)

Lose a tooth

b)

Eat

c)

Rise to the surface for air

d)

Sleep

2

Sharks have a different skeletal structure than most fish. What is it made from?

Can you guess? (Image Credit: Photo Researchers, Inc./Fred McConnaughey)

a)

Flubber

b)

Cartilage

c)

Bone

d)

Plastic

3

Sharks will eat almost anything! Which of the following items were found in the stomachs of dead tiger sharks?

a)

A driver's license

b)

Antlers from a deer

c)

Shoes

d)

All of the above

4

Which shark can grow over 50 feet long and weigh a whopping 18 metric tons?

One big shark! (Image Credit: Animals Animals/James D. Watt)

a)

Tiger shark

b)

Basking shark

c)

Whale shark

d)

Pig shark

5

Why is a hammerhead shark's head shaped like a hammer?

Hammerhead Shark (Image Credit: F. Stuart Westmorland)

a)

To allow sharp turns and smooth swimming

b)

To confuse its prey

c)

To beat prey senseless before eating it

d)

Basically, just to look cool

6

What fierce shark, also known as a white pointer, was the star of the movie Jaws?

Can you guess? (Image Credit: Bruce Coleman, Inc./Carl Roessler)

a)

Sandbar shark

b)

Loan shark

c)

Great white shark

d)

Buba shark

7

What is it called when a group of sharks go crazy while attacking their prey?

a)

A blitz

b)

A feeding frenzy

c)

A rush

d)

A shark sandwich

8

Makos are among the fastest sharks. How fast can they swim?

a)

10 mph

b)

30 mph

c)

72 mph

d)

400 mph

9

A shark must swim continuously or it might?

Shark swimming (Image Credit: National Geographic Society)

a)

Float to the ocean surface

b)

Fall asleep

c)

Sink to the bottom of the ocean

d)

Become overweight

10

What are baby sharks called?

a)

Squeakers

b)

Pups

c)

New jawsies

d)

Trouble