Ancient Greece – Timeline
17 May 2025
Timeline of ancient greece Neolithic (New Stone Age) c.7000 BCE Early settlers begin farming in Greece.
Sharks get such a bad rap. Films often depict them as dangerous predators ready to pounce as soon as we dip our toes in the sea. The truth is though, they’ve been around for A Very Long Time and the vast majority live quiet lives, minding their business and here are AQUILA we think they are pretty jaw-some!
Let’s learn to separate the fishy facts from the fishy business by taking our stupendous shark quiz! If you’re not an expert now, you will be by the end!
Choose an answer for each question from the multiple choices given. There are different marks for each correct answer, depending on the difficulty of the question.
Check your score on the answer sheet at the end to see how well you have done. BUT remember, no peeking until you have FIN-ished.
(a) About 50
(b) About 500
(c) About 5,000
a) 150
b) 250
c) 300
a) 5 metres
b) 12 metres
c) 15 metres
a) Cold seas
b) Most ocean habitats
c) Warm seas
a) They are cold blooded
b) They are warm blooded
c) They can vary the temperature of their blood
a) Basking sharks
b) Great white sharks
c) Hammerhead sharks
a) Check the temperature of the water
b) Hear approaching boats
c) Pick up movement in the water around it
a) Around 400 million years
b) Around 40 thousand years
c) Around 400 years
a) Bone
b) Fat
c) Cartilage
a) Corrugated cardboard
b) Sandpaper
c) Velvet
a) Sharks that are super-fast swimmers
b) Sharks that eat only fish
c) Sharks that lay eggs
a) Sharks that give birth to live young
b) Sharks that live in deep water
c) Sharks that only eat seals
a) 160 kg
b) 1,600 kg
c) 16,000 kg
14. What fraction of a shark’s brain deals with the sense of smell? (3 marks)
a) ½
b) ⅔
c) ¼
a) 300
b) 3,000
c) 30,000
a) At least 50 years old
b) At least 100 years old
c) At least 250 years old
a) Holding down rays they have caught
b) Burrowing in sand
c) Attacking other sharks
a) Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food ice cream
b) Mackerel, tuna and dolphin
c) Seaweed, sea cucumbers and kelp
a) Snout
b) Fins
c) Gills
a) They get buried too deep in sand
b) They are broken up by waves
c) Sharks don’t have any bones to fossilise
1. b)
2. a)
3. c)
4. b)
5. b)
6. a)
7. c)
8. a)
9. c)
10. b)
11. c)
12. a)
13. c)
14. b)
15. c)
16. c)
17. a)
18. b)
19. b)
20. c)
So, how did you get on:
36-42 points: Excellent. Maybe you should consider a career in marine science?
30-36 points: Well done. Your knowledge level is great!
25-30 points: You are well on the way, expand your knowledge if you can!
Less than 25 points: Good start. There’s plenty of information on-line and in books, so keep on researching!
Did you enjoy getting your teeth into this sensational shark quiz? Of course you did! Want more perplexing puzzles and fun facts about the world around us? Then head to the AQUILA website and subscribe TODAY.
Words: John Davis
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