Whale Quiz

Test your knowledge of our wonderful humpback whales in Maui!  There are thirteen questions--simply click the answer of your choice.  When you are done, click "Grade the Test".  (No record will be kept of your score!)

1. The Hawaiian population of humpback whales appears to be
A.growing slowly
B.growing at a moderate rate
C.growing at a fast rate
2. While in Hawaiian waters, a whale may travel from Kauai around Oahu and Molokai and down to Maui
A.within a few days
B.within a week
C.often in a day
D.rarely--they stay put in a small area
3. Once whales reach Maui, whales concentrate
A.between Molokini and Maalea
B.between Sprekelsville and Hana
C.in the Lahaina Roads and on Penguin Bank off the western tip of Molokai
4. On the whale's return to the feeding grounds from Alaska,
A.the whales travel alone
B.the whales travel in pairs or small groups
C.the whales travel in small pods
5. Some authorities believe that younger, weaker whales, who cannot duke it out with the big, old bulls,
A.breach to attract females
B.slap their tails to attract females
C.sing to try to attract females
D.try to win the female with their intelligence
6. Singers are usually
A.the smaller whales
B.the larger males
C.prima donnas
7. The primary escort of a cow (the bull who gets closest to her), averages a __________ than the secondary escort.
A.full meter longer
B.full meter shorter
C.the escorts are always the same length
8. The peak sound volume of whale's singing is as high as _________, and is reached around _________
A.60 decibels, noon
B.90 decibels, twilight
C.120 decibels, midnight
9. Unlike gray whales, humpback whales
A.do not mate near the surface
B.mate near the surface
C.mate on the surface
10. Single whales in Hawaii waters dive
A.very deep, well over 200 feet
B.deep, perhaps 125 feet
C.very shallow, only about 60 feet
11. No one has ever observed whales mating.
A.True
B.False
12. The population of whales in Hawaiian waters is probably around
A.3,000
B.5,000
C.7,000


13. The population seems to be growing by an average of
A.3 percent per year
B.7 percent per year
C.11 percent per year
D.15 percent per year

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