Past Trivia

• Pacific
• Atlantic
• Arctic
• Southern – correct answer

Historically, there are four named ocean basins: The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and the Arctic. However, most countries now recognize the Southern (Antarctic) as the fifth ocean basin.

• True – correct answer
• False

For thousands of years, humans have harvested salt by evaporating ocean water. There’s always been plenty to go around, with ninety-seven percent of all water on Earth being saltwater.

• $1.00
• $2.00
• 17 cents – correct answer
• 50 cents

Sign up for Plastic Plus and we’ll DOUBLE the plastic you help remove, every day you answer the trivia… for just 17 cents a day ($5.00 a month)!

• 1
• 2
• 3 – correct answer
• None

All three types of orcas exist in the Pacific Ocean surrounding British Columbia: Residents (split into Northern and Southern populations), Bigg’s (formerly called transients), and Offshores.

• 24
• 48
• 73.5 – correct answer
• 210

Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira broke her own world record by surfing a 73.5 foot wave in Praia do Norte, Portugal.

• Scylla and Charybdis
• The Kraken – correct answer
• Emerald Weapon
• Jaws

Although all of the options are names of some of the most famous 'sea monsters' in pop culture, the Kraken is the sea monster said to lurk off the coast of Norway and Greenland - likely based on giant squid sightings that have been exaggerated over time.

• True – correct answer
• False

93% of receipts contain BPA (a common type of plastic). Because they're made from more than one material, it’s impossible to separate them in the recycling process.

• Hobbit of the Sea
• Sea Cow – correct answer
• Godzilla
• Hagrid

Found mostly in tropical seas, manatees are often called ‘sea cows’, as they’re slow-moving, peaceful creatures that tend to flock toward human activity in search of warmth. 

• Silly string – correct answer
• The Lochness Monster
• A Christmas tree
• Orange blossoms

Scientists spotted a giant ocean creature that looks like 'silly string' hunting in a galaxy-like spiral. It also may be the longest animal ever recorded...