Cetacean Trivia

Grab your scuba gear and let's dive in. This week it's cetacean trivia. Cetaceans, those water dwelling mammals that we all love, right? As always, we've got 3 rounds of 10 questions, each dorky, geeky, and nerdy round each one harder than the last. If you're on the hunt for more trivia, visit dorkygeekynerdy.com. I'm your slightly buoyant host Brian Rollins, and this is episode 340 of the Dorky, Geeky, Nerdy Trivia podcast. Deep breath. Let's go the dorky round Number one. What is the largest animal on Earth? The blue whale. Not only is it the largest animal currently living on Earth, it is the largest animal ever to live on Earth #2 What do you call a group of dolphins? A pod #2 Whales come in two varieties, toothed and what? Baleen These whales are filter feeders #4 Cetacea are broken into three groups. Whales, dolphins and what porpoises #5 What animal is often misnamed as a killer whale? Orca Number Six What 1993 film revolves around the liberation of an orca? Free Willy #7 All cetaceans belong to what class? Mammalia or mammal #8 Which ocean is home to the most species of cetaceans? It's the Pacific Ocean #9 how do whales communicate over vast distances? They sing whales low frequency sounds, can travel up to 10,000 miles #10 What 1851 novel follows the crew of the whaling ship Pequod and her revenge minded captain? Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Geeky round #1 What cetacean is known for its long spiral Tusk? Narwhal #2 What is the largest toothed whale? The Sperm whale #3 What type of whales are brought to the future in Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home? Humpback whales #4 The iconic flipper from the 1960s TV show was what kind of dolphin? A Bottlenose dolphin #5 What is the name for the method used by dolphins to emit sound for navigation and hunting? Echolocation number six cetaceans breathe through what opening? A blowhole #7 Typically what shape are dolphins teeth? They're cone shaped #8 What do you call a baby cetacean? A calf #9 Usually how many babies do cetacean mothers have at a time? Only one, In the case of twins, one usually dies because the mother cannot produce enough milk #10 of the three groups whales, dolphins and porpoises, which can survive in freshwater. Only dolphins and porpoises, the nerdy round #1 baleen whales have bristles made of what? Keratin like our hair and nails #2 Bailey in Finding Dory was what type of white toothed whale? He was a beluga whale #3 Some whales like beluga and narwhal have the highest brain to body mass ratio. After what other animal? Humans. Though sometimes I wonder #4 what's the term for a cetacean's tail? A fluke Scientists use patterns on the fluke to identify individual creatures #5 What popular animated TV show features an episode with a dolphin rebellion? The Simpsons. It was their Treehouse of Horror Nine episode number six. What is the smallest cetacean living on Earth? The vaquita, the porpoise, only measures about 140 centimeters. It's found in the northern end of the Gulf of California and is critically endangered #7 in 2025, which country haunted and killed the most whales? Norway they took more than double that of Japan. The US took 68, but these were for subsistence for Native American tribes #8 Sperm whales have a reciprocal predator prey relationship with what mollusk. The giant squid. They both eat and are eaten by the deep sea creatures #9 what phenomenon causes whales to beach themselves in groups? Mass stranding #10 The oldest whale in the world is over 200 years old. Which species is it? A bowhead whale. Scientists estimate the whale was born around 1814. And that's it. It was a whale of an episode, right? Yes, that pun was on porpoise. Trivia and jokes. We've got it all here. Let me know what you think about the trivia on social media. I know the jokes are brilliant, so no need to comment. Next week. It's geography and history trivia. Here's a hint. 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