What is the term for the mass migration of sardines off South Africa?
Answer
Sardine run
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which marine animal has the thickest blubber?
Answer
Bowhead whale
Which fish has both eyes on the same side of its head?
Answer
Flatfish
Which marine animal has the longest documented lifespan of any vertebrate?
Answer
Greenland shark
What is the name of the famous fossil site in Los Angeles known for Ice Age mammals?
Answer
La Brea Tar Pits
What organ do pit vipers use to detect infrared radiation?
Answer
Pit organs
Which turtle is known for its flattened head and snorkel-like snout?
Answer
Mata mata
Which snake is known for eating bird eggs and has specialized vertebrae to break them?
Answer
Egg-eating snake
Which viper has the longest fangs of any snake?
Answer
Gaboon viper
Which lizard is the only one that forages in the ocean?
Answer
Marine iguana
Which snake is known for building a nest for its eggs?
Answer
King cobra
Which earthquake in 2010 had a magnitude of 8.8 and caused a tsunami across the Pacific?
Answer
2010 Chile earthquake
Which bird is known for its habit of stealing shiny objects?
Answer
Eurasian magpie
Which bird kills snakes by stamping on them with its long legs?
Answer
Secretary bird
Which bird is the largest land bird in North America?
Answer
California condor
What is the most numerous wild bird species in the world?
Answer
Red-billed quelea
Which bird is the fastest in level flight?
Answer
White-throated needletail
Which short story collection won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1979?
Answer
The Stories of John Cheever
Which novel by Saul Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1976?
Answer
Humboldt's Gift
Which novel by Joshua Cohen won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2022?
Answer
The Netanyahus
Which novel by Carol Shields won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1995?
Answer
The Stone Diaries
Which novel by Louise Erdrich won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2021?
Answer
The Night Watchman
Which novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2016?
Answer
The Sympathizer
Which novel by Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2013?
Answer
The Orphan Master's Son
Which novel by Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2011?
Answer
A Visit from the Goon Squad
What dance do the Gryphon and Mock Turtle perform?
Answer
the Lobster Quadrille
Which poem does the Caterpillar ask Alice to recite?
Answer
You Are Old, Father William
What does the King of Hearts say in the trial before the verdict?
Answer
Sentence first—verdict afterwards.
What was the name of the real girl who inspired Alice?
Answer
Alice Liddell
What animal's head does the Mock Turtle have?
Answer
a calf's head
What does the Caterpillar give Alice to help her change size?
Answer
a piece of mushroom
What is the name of the protagonist in Charlotte Brontë's 'The Professor'?
Answer
William Crimsworth
In what year was 'Agnes Grey' published?
Answer
1847
In what year was 'Shirley' published?
Answer
1849
What is the only bear species that lives in South American rainforests?
Answer
Spectacled bear
What is the largest freshwater fish in the Amazon River?
Answer
Arapaima
Which Greek poet does Dante place in Limbo?
Answer
Homer
Which demon group torments the barrators in the fifth bolgia?
Answer
Malebranche
Which sphere in Paradiso is reserved for martyrs and warriors of faith?
Answer
Sphere of Mars