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

With the greatest week of the year upon us, it’s time to sink your teeth into some shark trivia (pun intended). As you countdown the hours to feed your shark frenzy take this quiz to find out just how much you know about sharks.

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Question 1/10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.)

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

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

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

What shark is responsible for the most recorded shark attacks?

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

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