77 Sharks Trivia Questions with Answers
77 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which shark is often called a 'living fossil'?
Answer
Frilled shark
Which shark has a venomous spine on its dorsal fin?
Answer
Spiny dogfish
What is the maximum recorded age of a Greenland shark?
Answer
392 years
Which shark's snout is elongated with teeth on both sides?
Answer
Sawshark
Which shark has dark vertical stripes resembling a tiger?
Answer
Tiger shark
Which shark is commonly called the 'grey nurse' in Australia?
Answer
Sand tiger shark
What is the collective noun for a group of sharks?
Answer
Shiver
How many dorsal fins do most sharks have?
Answer
Two
Which shark species was the first to reproduce via parthenogenesis in captivity?
Answer
Bonnethead shark
What is the scientific name of the extinct giant shark Megalodon?
Answer
Otodus megalodon
Which shark has the longest gestation period of any shark?
Answer
Frilled shark
Which shark is known for taking round cookie-shaped bites out of prey?
Answer
Cookiecutter shark
Which shark holds the record for deepest recorded depth?
Answer
Portuguese dogfish
Which shark inflates its stomach to appear larger when threatened?
Answer
Swell shark
Which shark can 'walk' on its fins along the seafloor?
Answer
Epaulette shark
Approximately how many species of sharks are known?
Answer
Over 500
What organ do sharks use to detect electrical fields?
Answer
Ampullae of Lorenzini
Which shark uses its long tail to stun prey?
Answer
Thresher shark
Which shark species is responsible for the most unprovoked attacks on humans?
Answer
Great white shark
Which shark species is known for its ability to survive in freshwater?
Answer
Bull shark
How many gill slits do most sharks have?
Answer
Five
What is the fastest known shark species?
Answer
Shortfin mako shark
What is the largest shark species in the world?
Answer
Whale shark