Octopus and Squid Trivia Questions
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A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
This is the scientific study of cephalopods such as squid, octopus, and cuttlefish.
Difficulty: Easy- Ichthyology
- Malacology
- Teuthology
- Cetology
This gland in octopuses triggers the physiological changes that lead to senescence and death after reproduction.
Difficulty: Medium- Ink gland
- Optic gland
- Salivary gland
- Digestive gland
This pioneering British neurophysiologist conducted extensive studies on octopus learning and memory at the Naples Zoological Station from the 1950s-1970s.
Difficulty: Hard- Martin Wells
- John Zachary Young
- Brian Boycott
- Malcolm Nixon
Squid, octopus, and nautilus all belong to this class of mollusks, named for the "feet" on their heads.
Difficulty: Easy- Gastropoda
- Cephalopoda
- Bivalvia
- Scaphopoda
Spirula, the ram's horn squid, is unusual because its internal shell is coiled in this direction when viewed from above.
Difficulty: Medium- Clockwise (dextral)
- Counterclockwise (sinistral)
- Bidirectional
- Uncoiled
The octopus protocerebrum is divided into approximately this many distinct lobes, each with specialized functions.
Difficulty: Hard- 10-15
- 20-25
- 30-40
- 50-60
This dark liquid is famously ejected by octopuses and squid as a defense mechanism to escape predators.
Difficulty: Easy- Mucus
- Venom
- Slime
- Ink
This specialized arm tip, found in male cephalopods, transfers packets of sperm called spermatophores to the female.
Difficulty: Medium- Radula
- Cirri
- Tentacle club
- Hectocotylus
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