Trivia Quiz on Cetaceans
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Make a splash with this Cetaceans quiz, diving into whales, dolphins, and porpoises—from pods and calves to blue whale superlatives and quirky facts like ambergris. Ideal for marine-life fans and curious minds alike, it’s a fin-tastic blend of quick challenges and aha moments.
Dive into a lively group trivia all about cetaceans—whales, dolphins, and porpoises! This quiz is perfect for teams and audiences of any size in online or in-person settings such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, or your next classroom or office social. Expect a fast mix of accessible multiple-choice questions and deeper fact checks covering pods and gams, baby calves, record-breaking blue whales, pink river dolphins, and more. Split into teams, set quick timers, and keep the energy high by rotating captains and awarding bonus points for confident first answers. It’s great as an icebreaker, mid-meeting energizer, classroom review, or a themed game night—no marine biology degree required. Share your screen, tally scores, and crown the ocean experts by the end!
1. What is the young of this animal called: Whale
A) Pup
B) Cub
C) Calf
D) Lamb
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2. A Group of Whale is called a
A) Shoal
B) Herd
C) Pod
D) Colony
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3. An infant whale is called a what
A) Pup
B) Fawn
C) Calf
D) Lamb
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4. The Amazon river dolphins are what colour
A) Pink
B) Gray
C) Blue
D) Brown
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5. What sort or creature is a Boto
A) Dolphin
B) Whale
C) Seal
D) Otter
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6. What is a group of whales
A) Flotilla
B) Flock
C) Shoal
D) Pod
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7. What colour are the Amazon river dolphins
A) Pink
B) Blue
C) Grey
D) Green
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8. What is a cachalot
A) A blue whale
B) A narwhal
C) A Sperm Whale
D) A beluga whale
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9. A 'gam' is a collection of which creatures
A) Dolphins
B) Whales
C) Sharks
D) Seals
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10. What animal has a prehensile penis
A) Seal
B) Otter
C) Dolphin
D) Walrus
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11. What is a group of this animal called: Whale
A) A pod
B) A herd
C) School gam pod
D) A school
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12. This is the main food of the blue whale
A) Krill
B) Fish
C) Seagrass
D) Plankton
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13. Balein, Boops, Fin, Grampus and Pothead are types of what
A) Whale
B) Dolphin
C) Porpoise
D) Shark
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14. What is a baby whale called
A) Pup
B) Calf
C) Cub
D) Fry
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15. What is a group of this animal called: Porpoise
A) Shoal
B) Herd
C) Pod
D) Gam
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16. From which animal is 'ambergris'
A) Blue whale
B) Humpback whale
C) Sperm whale
D) Orca
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17. How much does a baby whale gain in weight every day
A) Two hundred pounds
B) One hundred pounds
C) Fifty pounds
D) Three hundred pounds
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18. What is the name given to a group of porpoises
A) School
B) Pod
C) Shoal
D) Herd
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19. The __________ whale is the mammal with the heaviest brain _ about six times heavier than a human's.
A) Blue
B) Humpback
C) Sperm
D) Orca
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20. We are sure that whales and dolphins had land_living ancestors, but we don't know what they were like and we don't know how they __________
A) Evolved
B) Adapted
C) Diverged
D) Migrated
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21. A newborn gray whale calf is an average 16 feet long. For reasons unknown, all gray whale calves are born in the warm, shallow lagoons of Baja, __________
A) California
B) Mexico
C) Arizona
D) Hawaii
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22. What is the heart rate of the blue whale? (in beats per minute)
A) Eight
B) Nine
C) Six
D) Fifteen
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23. What comprises than 54% of humpback whale's milk?
A) Fat
B) Water
C) Protein
D) Lactose
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24. The bottle_nosed __________ can dive to a depth of 3,000 feet in two minutes.
A) Dolphin
B) Seal
C) Shark
D) Whale
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25. What is a group of whales called
A) A herd
B) A pod
C) A school
D) A flock
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26. Unlike dolphins, porpoises are not very __________
A) intelligent
B) friendly
C) playful
D) Sociable
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27. Fish travel in schools, whales travel in pods or __________
A) Gams
B) Horde
C) Flock
D) Pride
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28. February is the mating month for __________
A) Blue whales
B) African elephants
C) Green sea turtles
D) Gray whales
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29. At birth, the white whale is __________
A) White
B) Gray
C) Black
D) Brown
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30. What Is The World's Largest Mammel?
A) The African Elephant
B) Sperm Whale
C) Whale Shark
D) The Blue Whale
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31. What is a young whale called?
A) Pup
B) Yearling
C) Juvenile
D) Calf
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32. What Are A Whales Breathing Organs Called
A) Lungs
B) Gills
C) Trachea
D) Bronchi
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33. The blue whale is maintained by its blubber and can go up to half a year without __________
A) Breathing
B) Drinking
C) Sleeping
D) Eating
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34. Toothed __________ whales live in extended family units that, for families, constitute life_long associations. They differ from baleen whales, which form only temporary bonds.
A) Beluga
B) Orca
C) Narwhal
D) Sperm
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35. From what animal is "ambergis" obtained
A) Sperm whale
B) Blue whale
C) Humpback whale
D) Orca (killer whale)
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36. The __________ whale is often referred to as the "sea canary" because of the birdlike chirping sounds it makes.
A) Blue whale
B) Orca
C) Humpback whale
D) Beluga
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37. What Is The Worlds Largest Mammal
A) Blue Whale
B) African Elephant
C) Sperm Whale
D) Humpback Whale
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38. From what animal is "ambergis" obtained?
A) Sperm whale
B) Blue whale
C) Humpback whale
D) Orca
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39. What Type Of Creatures Are Cetaceans?
A) Fish
B) Birds
C) Sharks
D) Whales,Dolphins And Porpoises
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40. A 42_foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of __________ in it.
A) Blubber
B) Bone marrow
C) Oil
D) Water
E) Spermaceti
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41. What animal's milk is more than 54% fat?
A) Humpback whale
B) Cow
C) Goat
D) Horse
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