Save the Bald Eagles

Bald Eagle Thinkquest Team

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  1. What do Bald Eagles normally eat?

    2. Your answer:
    Fish, snakes and rabbits
    Fish, dogs and cats
    Ducks, birds and zebras
    Young coots, fish and ducks

  2. When do Bald Eagles migrate south?

    3. Your answer:
    Winter
    Fall
    Summer
    Spring

  3. What should have been the National Bird according to Benjamin Franklin?

    4. Your answer:
    Hawk
    Duck
    Turkey
    Coot

  4. If Bald Eagles average 30 mph during migration, how long would it take one to travel 210 miles?

    5. Your answer:
    7 hours
    8 hours
    6 hours
    5 hours

  5. What bird of prey carries a disease that kills Bald Eagles?

    6. Your answer:
    Turkey
    Swan
    Coot
    Chicken

  6. What disease caused the Bald Eagle population to decline?

    7. Your answer:
    Flu
    mad cow
    Chicken pox
    AVM

  7. What is the term that means baby eagle?

    8. Your answer:
    eaglet
    chick
    duck
    none of the above

  8. There used to be 300,000-500,000 Bald Eagles. When was that?

    9. Your answer:
    1700's
    1950's
    1999
    1800's

  9. What term decribes when a Bald Eagle dives head first?

    10. Your answer:
    header
    bomber
    faller
    diver

  10. Why do Bald Eagles usually raise their young in the same place they were raised?

    11. Your answer:
    Because they want to.
    Because they like it there.
    They don't raise their young in the same place.
    Because they know it is a safe place.

  11. What is the Bald Eagle a symbol of?

    12. Your answer:
    Freedom
    War
    Happiness
    Pride

  12. Who is Challenger?

    13. Your answer:
    A Golden Eagle that likes to fight
    A non-releasable Bald Eagle that works for the NFDAE
    A famous movie star Bald Eagle
    A Bald Eagle that travels to outer space

  13. What is the term for the feathers that cover a bird's body?

    14. Your answer:
    fluff
    hair
    plumage
    down

  14. Which term describes the long sharp claws of a bird?

    15. Your answer:
    Talons
    Super claws
    prey
    Fingers

  15. What is the word that describes what Bald Eagles do in the winter when they fly to a different area to live?

    16. Your answer:
    litigation
    migration
    vacation
    transfer

  16. What term describes the area that belongs to a Bald Eagle?

    17. Your answer:
    Home
    State
    Land
    Territory

  17. What is it called when an animal is in danger of becoming extinct?

    18. Your answer:
    hidden
    thriving
    endangered
    none of the above

  18. When is the Bald Eagle supposed to come off the endangered species list?

    19. Your answer:
    July 4, 2000
    It came off on July 2, 1999
    Thanksgiving 2000
    May 5, 2000

  19. How many pounds did the largest Bald Eagle's nest ever found weigh?

    20. Your answer:
    3000 pounds
    2000 pounds
    1000 pounds
    200 pounds

  20. How long is the mating period for Bald Eagles?

    21. Your answer:
    1 month
    6 months
    Life
    1 year

  21. What term describes a large nest built of sticks and lined with twigs and green grass?

    22. Your answer:
    big nest
    eyrie
    plumage
    territory

  22. How far can a Bald Eagle see?

    23. Your answer:
    one half mile
    1-1.5 miles
    10 miles
    5 miles

  23. In what year did the Bald Eagle become the American National Bird?

    24. Your answer:
    1782
    1776
    1642
    1825

  24. If you find a hurt or dead Bald Eagle, what should you do?

    25. Your answer:
    Leave it alone and forget about it
    Throw it away
    Remember where it is and go call The Game and Fish Commission.
    Take it home with you

  25. How many states use the Bald Eagle as an emblem?

    26. Your answer:
    12
    11
    50
    13

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