Salmon Quiz: Test What You Know!

Quiz Questions

What is the scientific name for salmon?

• Esox lucius
• Salmo salar
• Salvelinus fontinalis
• Oncorhynchus mykiss

What is the average size of a fully grown Atlantic salmon?

• 20-30 inches
• 40-50 inches
• 10-20 inches
• 28-30 inches

What is the average weight of a fully grown Atlantic salmon?

• 15-20 pounds
• 2-5 pounds
• 8-12 pounds
• 5-10 pounds

What is the average lifespan of a wild Atlantic salmon?

• 1-2 years
• 7-8 years
• 5-8 years
• 5-6 years

What is the average lifespan of a farmed Atlantic salmon?

• 1-2 years
• 5-8 years
• 3-4 years
• 5-6 years

What is the primary food source for Atlantic salmon?

• Insects
• Algae
• Small fish
• Plankton

What is the primary predator of Atlantic salmon?

• Eagles
• Humans
• Sharks
• Bears

What is the process called when salmon return to their birthplace to spawn?

• Reproduction
• Migration
• Hibernation
• Homing

What is the name of the process when salmon change color and shape before spawning?

• Camouflage
• Molting
• Adaptation
• Metamorphosis

What is the name of the small, freshwater fish that salmon feed on during their early life stages?

• Guppies
• Tadpoles
• Fry
• Minnows

What is the name of the process when salmon are raised in captivity for commercial purposes?

• Trapping
• Aquaculture
• Fishing
• Hunting

What is the name of the process when salmon are caught in the wild for commercial purposes?

• Aquaculture
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Trapping

What is the name of the process when salmon are caught using nets that are dragged behind a boat?

• Seining
• Drifting
• Jigging
• Trawling

What is the name of the process when salmon are caught using a large net that is set in a circle around a school of fish?

• Drifting
• Trawling
• Jigging
• Seining

What is the name of the process when salmon are caught using a line with a hook and bait?

• Trawling
• Drifting
• Seining
• Jigging

What is the name of the process when salmon are caught using a line with a hook and no bait?

• Trawling
• Fly fishing
• Drifting
• Seining