Whales Quiz

1. Which is the largest type of whale which can grow to over 100 feet long?
The Blue Whale
2. What name is given to minute plants and animals floating on the surface of the water, used as food by whales and other creatures?
Plankton
3. What was the name of the killer whale which played Willie in Free Willie?
Keiko
4. What is a baby whale called?
Calf
5. Which 80's pop song includes the lyrics "Hop in my Chrysler, it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail!, I got me a car, it seats about 20, So come on and bring your jukebox money"?
Love Shack - The B52's
6. Which 93 year old actress appeared alongside Bette Davis in 'The Whales of August'?
Lillian Gish
7. The 'Intelligent whale' was the nickname of an early type of what?
Submarine
8. What is a cachalot?
A Sperm Whale
9. Nurse, Lemon, Reef and Whale are all types of what?
Shark
10. True or False - In California it is illegal to shoot game from a moving vehicle except a whale?
True
11. Which Old Testament character was swallowed by a whale?
Jonah
12. What is the collective noun for a group of whales?
Pod (also Gam)
13. Which company used to use oil from the sperm whale as transmission fluid in their cars?
Rolls Royce
14. What colour was the whale in Moby Dick?
White
15. In Victorian times what Were stays and corsets stiffened with?
Whalebone
16. What kind of whale was Moby Dick?
Sperm Whale
17. Where are a whales nipples?
On its back
18. What name is given to the fat obtained from a whale?
Blubber
19. How heavy is a Blue Whale at birth?
Two Tons
20. What is the technical name for a whale's penis?
Dork

21. Which animal gives birth to the world's biggest babies?
Blue whale
22. What is the correct name for a White Whale?
Beluga
23. Which creature has the heaviest brain of any animal?
Sperm whale
24. On his seven voyages, which mythical person encountered a giant whale, giant cannibals, and a giant bird known as the roc?
Sinbad
25. Which Roy played the role of Whaley, one of Arthur Daley's dodgy business contacts in 'Minder'?
Roy Kinnear
26. Which K is the name of the tiny shrimp like creature which forms a large part of the whale’s diet?
Krill
27. How many gallons of sperm does a blue whale ejaculate in one mating session?
400 gallons, 360 of which spill into the sea!
28. The 1956 film Moby Dick saw which actor play a captain obsessed with capturing a great white whale?
Gregory Peck
29. The orca, more commonly known as the killer whale is a type of which creature?
Dolphin
30. What name is given to the small whales found along coasts and in rivers throughout the Artic?
Narwhal
31. A Court in the USA has decided what about the world's whales, porpoises and dolphins - A/ they cannot be enrolled to vote, B/ they do not need passports when entering U.S. Territorial waters, and therefore cannot be shot as illegal aliens, C/ they are not allowed to own property or D/ they have no standing to sue president George W. Bush?
Answer = D
32. According to the bible, how many days and nights did Jonah spend in the belly of the whale that swallowed him?
Three days and nights
33. Which marine mammal was nicknaed the sea canary because of its whistling?
White Wale
34. True or false - there is a constellation called The Whale?
True  
35. What was the name of the whale in Disney's Pinocchio?
Monstro
36. What soft toy range devised by H Ty Warner included characters such as Flash The Dolphin, Splash The Whale and Patti The Platypus?
Beanie Babies
37. What is the name of the world’s largest fish?
Whale Shark (some up to 50ft long)
38. True or False? - The death of Cromwell in 1658 was preceded by the arrival of a large whale in the River Thames?
True
39. What animal undertakes the world's longest migration each year - Arctic Tern, Pacific Herring or Gray Whale?
Arctic Tern
40. What was the Bob Marley’s backing band called?
The Wailers

Tiebreaker - The blue whale, the biggest creature on the planet, has the longest penis – but how long is it to the nearest foot?
10 feet

Balein, Boops, Fin, Grampus and Pothead are types of whale

Ships Quiz

1. What is the name of the flag flown by all ships in the Royal Navy?
White Ensign
2. Sunk in 1944, what was the sister ship of the Bismarck?
Tirpitz
3. What was the first ship to use SOS signal?
The Titanic
4. What is the name of the legendary ghost ship which is allegedly sighted off the coast of Africa during bad weather?
Flying Dutchman
5. On which ship did the pilgrim fathers sail?
Mayflower
Extra point - what did they name the place where they landed?
New Plymouth
6. What name do sailors give to the flashes of lightning which are attracted to the masts of ships?
Saint Elmo’s Fire
7. What was the name of the ship commanded by Mr. Smollett in the novel Treasure Island?
Hispaniola
8. What is the name given to the loading line of a ship?
The plimsoll line
9. What was the name of the Greenpeace Ship that was sunk in the 80's by French Intelligence Agents?
Rainbow Warrior
10. In which film did Brooke Shields star as a shipwrecked child called Emmeline?
The Blue Lagoon
11. What was the name of the British ship sunk by a German submarine on 7th May 1915?
Lusitania
12. What was the name of Drake's ship in his battles with the Spanish Armada?
The Ark
13. What was the name of the ship which rescued 750 survivors from the Titanic?
Carpathia
14. Which shipwrecked sailor settled a war between King Bombo and King Little?
Gulliver
15. What was the name of Jacques Cousteau's exploration ship, immortalized in a song by John Denver?
Calypso
16. What was the name of Captain Pugwash’s ship?
The Black Pig
17. Which is the first Shipping area to be mentioned in the Shipping Forecast?
Viking
18. What was the name of Captain Cook's Ship?
Endeavour
19. On 17th November 1913, the Steamship Louise became the first ship to pass through which canal?
Panama
20. Name the ships that were led by Christopher Columbus in his search for a new Asia in 1492?
Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria

21. The oldest ship currently still on the British Naval list is in dry dock at Portsmouth, what is it called?
HMS Victory
22. What was the name of the ship that was supposed to accompany the Mayflower to the New World in 1620?
Speedwell
23. In which TV series did Richard Chamberlain play the Captain of a ship that was wrecked on the shores of Japan during a storm?
Shogun
24. Sir Francis Drake became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe aboard what ship?
Golden Hind
25. On which car badge would you find a Viking Ship?
Rover
26. What ship was nicknamed The Bucket by the crew in Mister Roberts?
Reluctant
27. Which brand of butter, shares its name with part of a ship?
Anchor
28. What ship picked up the last message transmitted by lost aviatrix Amelia Earhart?
Itasca
29. To which shipping line did the SS Titanic belong?
White Star Line
30. Aboard what frigate did Capt. James Lawrence declare "Don't give up the ship!" during the War of 1812?
Chesapeake
31. In which city could you see Isambard Kingdom Brunels ship, The Great Britain?
Bristol
32. The title character in Gulliver's Travels served as a doctor aboard what ship before becoming shipwrecked?
Antelope
33. What word can mean an error, a hook for landing fish, or a spar attached to a ship's mast?
Gaff
34. What flagship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in WW II was the scene of the Japanese surrender in 1945?
Missouri
35. In 1773, which of James Cook's ships became the first recorded vessel to cross the Antarctic circle ?
Resolution
36. Benjamin Briggs was the captain of which ship that was found in perfect condition, drifting in the Atlantic, with no sign of the crew?
Mary Celeste
37. What is the name of Captain Ahab's ship?
Peaquod
38. What would you expect to find in a binnacle?
Ships compass
39. Who sailed in a ship called Queen Ann's Revenge?
Blackbeard
40. In sailing ship days who often acted as the ships doctor?
The Cook

Tiebreaker - How many Shipping Forecast Areas on the Shipping Forecast?
Thirty One

Fishy Quiz

1. What is the worlds most widely eaten fish ?
Herring
2. At the feeding of the five-thousand, how many loaves and fishes were there at first?
Five loaves and Two fishes
3. What type of fish has a variety called 'Albacore'?
Tuna
4. Fisherman's Bend and Cat's Paw are both types of what?
Knots
5. Lake Webster in Massachusetts is also known by the catchy Indian name Char-gogga-gogg-manchaugg-agogg-chabuna-gunga-maugg. What does it mean - a) You fish on your side. I fish on mine. Nobody fishes in the middle, b) This lake has good fishing, c) This lake does not have good fishing or d) No fishing allowed?
a) You fish on your side. I fish on mine. Nobody fishes in the middle
6. In Sweden, the Christmas meal includes a Lutfisk, what kind of fish is it?
Cod
7. Who ran the Fishmongers shop in Camberwick Green?
Mr Caraway
8. Which film character was inspired by the real life serial killer Albert Fish?
Hannibal Lecter
9. Most people know that Pisces, the 12th sign of the zodiac, is symbolized by fish. How many fish are included in the symbol?
Two
10. Madrid the capital city boasts the Real Madrid football team but True or False a 'Surreal Madrid' is a fish?
True
11. In fishing would you catch a black bass in salt water or fresh water?
Fresh Water
12. Which fish, growing to a length of over 6ft, is the largest of the flatfish?
Halibut
13. Which is the largest chain of fish and chip shops in the world?
Harry Ramsden’s
14. Its name derived via Cornish & Welsh for 'Old Woman', which brightly coloured marine fish has thick lips and strong teeth ?
Wrasse
15. In fishing, what name is given to a young pike?
Jack
16. What name is given to the Japanese dish in which fish, shellfish, or vegetables are fried in batter?
Tempura
17. What is aquaculture the scientific name for?
Fish farming
18. True or False - The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes?
True
19. What term is used in referring to a fin situated on a fish's abdomen?
Ventral
20. Green ants, bush cockroaches, witchety grubs and reef fish eyeballs. Whose evening meal?
They are what Jordan (aka Katie Price) and Kerry McFadden ate on their bushtucker challenge on the ITV show I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

21. In the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” what type of fish is put into the ear in order to make all the spoken languages of the galaxy understandable?
Babel Fish
22. What name is given to someone who studies fish?
Ictheologist
23. The young of which fish are Parr, Smolt and Grilse?
Salmon
- A bind is a group of what type of fish?
Salmon
24. Fisherman's Cable is a type of what?
Knitting stitch
25. What fish can hold objects in its tail?
Sea Horse
26. Which islands capital is Flying Fish Cove?
Christmas Island
27. In Star Trex The Next Generation, Captain Jean Luc-Picard keep a fish called what?
Livingston
28. What type of fish is Scomber Scombrus?
Mackerel
29. Which fish is known as Rock Salmon when sold for food?
Dogfish
30. What are Limerick, Round Bend, Aberdeen and Octopus?
Fishing Hooks
31. The minnow is the smallest member of what fish family?
Carp
32. What is the tail fin of a fish called?
Caudal Fin
33. If you were eating fish “A La Normandie” how would it be cooked?
Braised in white wine
34. Sardines are the young of which fish?
Pilchard
35. In what George Bizet opera do Zugra and Nbadir appear?
The Pearl Fishers
36. What is the fastest swimming ocean fish at over 60 mph?
Sailfish - Marlin
37. The pickled roe of the Sterlet is served as caviar. To which family of fishes does it belong?
Sturgeon
38. What species of fish is caught the most?
Anchovetta - Anchovy
39. A coarse fish can be defined as any freshwater fish other than which two species?
Salmon and Trout
40. Which fish threw in the towel in 2004?
Michael Fish, Britain's longest-serving meteorologist

Tiebreaker - In which year did Harry Ramsden open his first fish & chip shop?
1928 - (20/12/1928)

Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Somewhere you might find Fish?
Sea / River / Aquarium / Pond / Fish Shop

Boats Quiz

1. Which song opens with the line, “Picture yourself in a boat on a river”?
Lucy in the sky with Diamonds
2. Which Beach Boy drowned in a boating accident off California in 1983?
Dennis Wilson
3. What is the maximum width of a narrow boat used on canals?
Seven feet (2/1 metres)
4. In which Boat did Francis Drake Set off in to circumnavigate the world?
The Pelican
5. In which 1970's TV series did James Bolam play the character Jack Ford?
When the Boat Comes In
6. If a fishing boat carries the identification letters WY, at which east coast port is it registered?
Whitby
(If a fishing boat carries the identification letters PZ, at which west country port is it registered? Penzance)
7. What was the name of the bartender played by Ted Lange on "The Love Boat"?
Issac Washington
8. Who Am I - I died in mysterious circumstances in a boating accident in 1991 and was buried in Jerusalem?
Robert Maxwell
9. How many people are there in each boat in the Oxford and Cambridge boat race?
Nine
10. Which famous boat measured 300 cubits by 50 cubits by 30 cubits?
Noah's Ark
11. What name is colloquially given to a day trip to France by boat, in order to stock up with alcohol?
Booze Cruise
12. Which children’s TV puppets live on a canal boat?
Rosie and Jim
(What is the name of Rosie and Jims boat in the children's TV show? The Ragdoll)
13. What was the name of the boat in which Donald Campbell attained the world water speed record?
Bluebird
14. Which TV police detective lived on a boat called the St Vitus Dance?
Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice
15. A meeting for boat or yacht races is called a Regatta - where was the original Regatta held?
Venice
16. Who had a dog called Boatswain?
Lord Byron
17. Which Roman Emperor's name means little boats?
Caligula
18. Who wrote Three Men in a Boat?
Jerome K Jerome
19. What first occurred in the University Boat Race of 1981?
A woman took part - Sue Brown - as cox for Oxford
(Who won the first University Boat Race? Oxford)
(The O.U.B.C. And The C.U.B.C. meet every year in which sports event? The University Boat Race)
20. What is the most popular name for a boat?
Obsession

21. What was the name of Ellen Macarthur’s boat in which she won the 2002 “Rhoute de Rhum” single handed transatlantic race?
Kingfisher
22. What was the name of the cruise liner in the TV show 'Love Boat'?
Pacific Princess
(Who sang the theme song for The Love Boat? Jack Jones)
23. In WW2 what was the British equivalent of the German E-Boat?
MTB or Motor Torpedo Boat
24. Name the boat on which you can see Niagara Falls?
Maid of the Mist
25. What are pink, pram, snow, koff, buss, bark and dory types of?
Boats or other water craft
26. Which TV series featured a boat called the Vital Spark?
The Tales of Para Handy
27. What sort of creature is a Water Boatman?
An insect
28. Which singer made two versions of the Banana Boat song?
Harry Belafonte
29. In which Moray port was the first ‘Zulu’ type of fishing boat built in 1879?
Lossiemouth
30. What name is given to water that collects in the bottom of a boat?
Bilge
31. What Is The Chief Member Of A Lifeboat Crew Called?
Coxswain
(What is the generic name give to small powerful boats that guide ships into harbours? Tug Boats)
32. When a boat is sailing 'close-hauled' is the wind blowing from ahead, behind or from the side?
Ahead
33. How many bridges does the University Boat Race ‘travel under’?
Two – Hammersmith & Barnes railway bridge
(From which bridge does the Oxford / Cambridge boat race begin? Putney bridge)
34. On 17th November 1913, what did the Louise steamship become the first boat to do?
Pass through Panama Canal
35. What colour was the owl & pussycats boat?
Pea Green
36. Which word can mean 'an audible slap or blow', 'a hint of taste or flavour', and a type of fishing boat?
Smack
(Which one word can describe all these – a boat, rubbish and drugs? Junk)
37. From which musical does the song ‘Ol’ Man River’ come?
Show Boat
38. In which film is Sam Neil and Nicole Kidman's boat trip ruined by the appearance of Billy Zane?
Dead Calm
39. According to a recent survey, would most men that own boats jump overboard to save their wives, or their hats?
Thier Wives - only just though, 48% would save the hat!
40. What was the name of the steam boat in the 1951 film The African Queen, starring Humrprey Bogart? African Queen

Tiebreaker - In which year did the University Boat Race start?
1829
University Boat Race - 4 miles and 374 yards long