Shark Week Prep: How Much Do You Know About Sharks?

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Question 1/10

Evidence shows that sharks have existed for approximately ___ million years.

  • 10
  • 40
  • 100
  • 400
Question 2/10

Which shark's reputation for eating anything (including garbage) has earned it the nickname "waste basket of the sea."

  • Sand Shark
  • Hammerhead Shark
  • Tiger Shark
  • Copper Shark
Question 3/10

Which of the following is NOT a name for a group of sharks? (Fun fact: Nurse sharks sleep in groups of up to 40)

  • A herd of sharks
  • A school of sharks
  • A shiver of sharks
  • A shoal of sharks
Question 4/10

Sharks don't have any ______ in their bodies...

  • Teeth
  • Bones
  • Cartilage
  • Blood
Question 5/10

This is the only known shark to come to the surface and gulp air. (Fun fact: This shark doesn't gulp air for breathing, it does this so it can float motionless in the water while waiting for prey.)

  • Great White Shark
  • Black-Tipped Reef Shark
  • Whale Shark
  • Sand Shark
Question 6/10

Sadly, the shark population around the world is in massive decline. How many sharks are killed annually?

  • 100,000
  • 1 million
  • 10 million
  • 100 million
Question 7/10

The whale shark is the largest shark (and fish) in the sea. How big was the largest recorded whale shark?

  • 25 feet
  • 30 feet
  • 40 feet
  • 50 feet
Question 8/10

Where is the "Shark Attack" capital of the world?

  • Tiburon, CA
  • New Smyrna Beach, FL
  • Gold Coast, Australia
  • Salt Rock, South Africa
Question 9/10

What shark is responsible for the most recorded shark attacks?

  • Tiger Shark
  • Bull Shark
  • Great White Shark
  • Hammerhead Shark
Question 10/10

After all this talk of shark attacks, the chance of being attacked and killed by a shark is 1 in _____.

  • 57,000
  • 750,000
  • 1.8 million
  • 3.7 million
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