Deep Sea Creatures Quiz
Try out this Deep Sea Creatures quiz to test your knowledge. Deep Sea Creatures trivia explores the animals that survive under crushing pressure, near-freezing temperatures, and almost total darkness far below the sunlit surface.
15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
540 pts max score
Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Records of colossal squid encounters are especially tied to which Antarctic sea?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the scientific name of the colossal squid?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Which name belongs to the giant squid rather than the colossal squid: Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni or Architeuthis dux?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
The deepest fish collected from a trench belonged to what group, reported from the Mariana Trench?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Described in 2017 from the Mariana Trench, which species is the Mariana snailfish?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which researcher is especially known for major work on hydrothermal vent communities?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Who wrote the 2015 book The Hadal Zone about life in the deepest oceans?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
At Woods Hole, who was a leading expert on squid and other cephalopods?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Which scientific name literally means "vampire squid from hell"?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
The barreleye fish first described in 1939 bears what scientific name?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Which shark is the lone living species in its family?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
If a deep-sea fish is nicknamed the black swallower, what scientific name are you looking for?
Question 13 · Hard · 40 pts
Named in 1879 by Alphonse Milne-Edwards, which giant isopod genus is this?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which deep-sea fish uses a glowing lure above its mouth to attract prey?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
What deep-sea animal has the largest eyes known in the animal kingdom?