| 1. We all know that fish travel in schools, but do you | | | | A. Pot boilers in Ecuador survive in hot springs |
| know some other plural fishey names? | | | | approaching 200 degrees Fahrenheit |
| A. Clutch | | | | B. Desert pupfish found in hot springs of western |
| B. Shoal | | | | North America live in temperatures higher than 100 |
| C. Draft | | | | degrees Fahrenheit |
| D. Wave | | | | C. Some fresh-water fish can take temperatures up |
| E. All of the above | | | | to 80 degrees Fahrenheit without difficulty |
| F. None of the above | | | | D. Anything over 60 degrees Fahrenheit causes |
| G. B and C | | | | distressB. Desert pupfish found in hot springs of |
| | | | western North America live in temperatures higher |
| G. B and C | | | | than 100 degrees Fahrenheit |
| TBD: It should have been wave though, don't you | | | | TBD: We know we couldn't live in those springs |
| think?2. Can you name the phobia that means a fear | | | | without cooking!7. How high can a flying fish fly? |
| of fish? | | | | A. 6 feet |
| A. Ichthyophobia | | | | B. 36 feet |
| B. Limnophobia | | | | C. 60 feet |
| C. Entomophobia | | | | D. 360 feetB. 36 feet |
| D. PantophobiaA. Ichthyophobia | | | | TBD: Their flight may consist of several glides, in |
| TBD: If you have a fear of lakes you suffer from | | | | which they repeatedly return to the surface of the |
| limnophobia, of insects you have entomophobia, and of | | | | water long enough to renew their propelling power. |
| everything its pantophobia.3. How do fish hear? | | | | They rise to a maximum of about 36 feet into the air |
| A. They don't | | | | and glide as far as 200 yards.8. Just how fast can a |
| B. Through sound vibrations reverberating through the | | | | fish swim? |
| bones of their skull | | | | A. Never over 40 mph |
| C. Through their gills | | | | B. Barely 50 mph |
| D. Through their finsB. Through sound vibrations | | | | C. About 60 mph |
| reverberating through the bones of their skull | | | | D. Over 70 mphD. Over 70 mph |
| TBD: Fish hear without the aid of external ears. Sound | | | | TBD: The fastest-swimming fish are the billfish and |
| vibrations reverberate through the bones of the skull to | | | | the tunas. One billfish, the sailfish, can swim in bursts of |
| an internal ear. Fish also possess unique sensory | | | | speed over 70 mph.9. Known as one of the fastest |
| organs called lateral lines. These canals along the sides | | | | fish, tunas are also built for long-distance endurance. |
| of the fish can sense vibrations and, in some species, | | | | How far do tuna migrate? |
| weak electrical fields.4. What do you call a baby fish? | | | | A. 7700 miles |
| A. A guppy | | | | B. 770 miles |
| B. A fry | | | | C. 77 miles |
| C. A minnow | | | | D. 7 milesA. 7700 miles |
| D. A baby fishB. A fry | | | | TBD: Swimming as fast as 30 mph, they migrate as |
| TBD: We guess that's where the expression "small | | | | far as 7700 miles in only four months.10. What are the |
| fry" came from!5. How do Anarctic icefish survive in | | | | biggest fish? |
| freezing water? | | | | A. Whales |
| A. Special antifreeze chemicals in their blood | | | | B. Whale sharks |
| B. Extra layers of fat which earned them the | | | | C. Great white sharks |
| nickname "Puffy Fish" | | | | D. LeviathansB. Whale sharks |
| C. Constant high level of motion to keep blood | | | | TBD: Whale sharks can reach 40 feet in length. Yes, |
| circulating | | | | whales are bigger, but they are not fish. Fish are |
| D. There is no such fishA. Special antifreeze | | | | cold-blooded and breathe underwater using gills; |
| chemicals in their blood | | | | whales, on the other hand, maintain a warm and |
| TBD: We would have thought this was a made up | | | | constant body temperature.You can enjoy more trivia |
| answer if we hadn't researched it ourselves!6. Just | | | | created by Deanna Mascle at Trivia By Dawggone, |
| how much hot water can fish take? | | | | Fun Trivia Online, and Trivia Tidbit. |