QUIZ

EGAD! WEEK ELEVEN! DOUBLE ONE (That makes 2 - or eleven - depending on how you se things!) Would you rather this were week 2 or week 11?

1. In what part of the U.S. did early whaling by Europeans in America begin (where there is still a whaling museum)?

2. Which whale has rebounded from endangered status?

3. What international commision was formed to protect whales?

4. What kind of shell can be used as a musical instrument akin to a horn.

5. What term is ised for the process by which things "break down" as a result of being exposed to light.

6. What discipline examines cultures through the materials they left behind?

7. What term is used for the idea that there is a desire for members of other cultures to impose their cultural beliefs on others?

8. About how long does a glass bottle last in the ocean? (see the pamphlet on the "notes" page)

9. What kind of whaling was prohibited the comission which regulates whaling?

10. Which group of activiists were upset by the Makah's decision to resume whaling?

ANSWERS TO THE LAST QUIZ

2. What sea has no land boundries?
ANSWER: Sargasso Sea

3. What term is used for a "jewel"which is caused to form by the introduction of an irritant?
ANSWER: cultured pearl

4. What term is used for a ritual that marks a change of status?
ANSWER: "rite of passage" or rite of transition"

5. What "line" is usually meant now-a-days in "Crossing the line" ceremonies?
ANSWER: equator

6. What is the name for the area of the Atlantic which is "known" for mysterious happenings?
ANSWER: Bermuda Triangle

7. What term is used for the ailment that affects divers when bubbles form in the blood usually from too rapid ascents?
ANSWER: "caissons disease" or "bends"or "decompression sickness"

8. What organ has been modified among the deep diving Bajau?
ANSWER: spleen

9. In what part of the world did modern interest in tatooing in the west, begin?
ANSWER: Polynesian Islands

10. What animal may be responsable for stories about "sea serpents"?
ANSWER: oarfish