79 Whales And Dolphins Trivia Questions with Answers
79 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
To which family do oceanic dolphins belong?
Answer
Delphinidae
Which whale has the largest brain of any animal?
Answer
Sperm whale
Which dolphin species is known for its pink color in the Amazon River?
Answer
Amazon river dolphin
What is the deepest-diving whale species, reaching depths over 2,900 meters?
Answer
Cuvier's beaked whale
Which whale species has the longest known lifespan, over 200 years?
Answer
Bowhead whale
Which whale species migrates the longest distance annually?
Answer
Gray whale
How many blowholes do baleen whales have?
Answer
Two
What material are baleen plates made of?
Answer
Keratin
Which whale species is entirely white as an adult?
Answer
Beluga whale
Which dolphin species is most commonly seen in marine parks?
Answer
Bottlenose dolphin
What is the common name for Orcinus orca?
Answer
Killer whale
Which whale species is famous for its long, complex songs?
Answer
Humpback whale
What is the largest animal ever to live on Earth?
Answer
Blue whale
Which dolphin species is known to use marine sponges as tools for foraging?
Answer
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
Which whale has the longest pectoral fins relative to body size?
Answer
Humpback whale
Which whale has white bands on its pectoral flippers?
Answer
Common minke whale
What is the largest species of beaked whale?
Answer
Baird's beaked whale
Which river dolphin is considered functionally extinct?
Answer
Baiji (Yangtze river dolphin)
Which whale species produces spermaceti oil?
Answer
Sperm whale
Which dolphin species is known for its acrobatic spinning leaps?
Answer
Spinner dolphin
What is the scientific name of the blue whale?
Answer
Balaenoptera musculus
Which small whale is known as the 'canary of the sea'?
Answer
Beluga
What is the thick layer of fat under a whale's skin called?
Answer
Blubber
What is the group name for whales, dolphins, and porpoises?
Answer
Cetaceans
Which whale species is known for its long, spiral tusk?
Answer
Narwhal
Which dolphin is the largest species of dolphin?
Answer
Orca (killer whale)