Great White Shark Quiz
So you think you know sharks? You've seen every documentary on sharks ever made, visited every exhibit on these carnivorous fish in aquariums worldwide? No? Well, how about testing what you do know about great whites with our brain-teasing quiz?
Select one answer for each of the multiple-choice questions below, then click "submit" to see how well you really know your white shark trivia. Be careful, or you'll find yourself swimming with some hungry sharks!
1) How large was the great white shark's ancestor,
Carcharodon megalodon
?
26 feet, or 8 meters
39 feet, or 12 meters
53 feet, or 16 meters
2) How long do sharks keep their teeth?
One year to two years
Four to five weeks
One week to ten days
3) White sharks lay eggs.
True
False
4) What are, respectively, the largest and smallest species of sharks?
The whale shark and the spined pygmy shark
The great white shark and the dwarfed dogshark
The hammerhead shark and the lantern shark
5) Sharks have a sixth sense that helps them detect the electrical fields generated by the heartbeats of nearby animals.
True
False
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