Who was the Adélie penguin named after?

The wife of explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville

How was a supercolony on the Danger Islands found in 2018?

Satellite images of guano stains

Adélie Penguin Quiz: Pebble Nests and Antarctic Colonies

A French explorer named this small penguin after his wife in 1840, and this Adélie penguin quiz explores its life on the ice. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Jules Dumont d'Urville, Adélie Land, pebble nests, pebble theft, the white eye ring, krill, breeding on the Antarctic continent, the Danger Islands supercolony found by satellite and George Murray Levick's early study.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Name
Who was the Adélie penguin named after?
Land
Which part of Antarctica is also named after her?
Nests
What do Adélie penguins build nests from?
Theft
How do some Adélies get extra pebbles?
Eye
What marks an Adélie's face?
Food
What is the Adélie's main food?
Continent
Which two penguin species breed only around Antarctica's coasts?
Colony
How was a supercolony on the Danger Islands found in 2018?
Scientist
Which expedition scientist studied Adélies at Cape Adare in 1911 to 1912?
Height
Roughly how tall is an Adélie penguin?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who was the Adélie penguin named after?
Answer: The wife of explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville
Her name was Adele.
Q2: Which part of Antarctica is also named after her?
Answer: Adelie Land
The French claim it.
Q3: What do Adélie penguins build nests from?
Answer: Pebbles
Raised nests keep eggs out of meltwater.
Q4: How do some Adélies get extra pebbles?
Answer: By stealing from neighbors
Fights over stones are common.
Q5: What marks an Adélie's face?
Answer: A white ring around the eye
It gives a startled look.
Q6: What is the Adélie's main food?
Answer: Krill
They also eat fish.
Q7: Which two penguin species breed only around Antarctica's coasts?
Answer: Adelie and emperor
Both depend on sea ice.
Q8: How was a supercolony on the Danger Islands found in 2018?
Answer: Satellite images of guano stains
About 1.5 million penguins live there.
Q9: Which expedition scientist studied Adélies at Cape Adare in 1911 to 1912?
Answer: George Murray Levick
He sailed with Scott's expedition.
Q10: Roughly how tall is an Adélie penguin?
Answer: About 70 cm
They are a medium-sized penguin.

Adélie Penguin Quiz – Pebble Nests and Antarctic Colonies

The Adélie penguin was named by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville in 1840 after his wife, Adele, who also gave her name to Adelie Land. Along with the emperor penguin, it breeds only around the coasts of Antarctica.

Adélies stand about 70 cm tall and have a white ring around each eye. They build nests of pebbles to keep eggs above meltwater, and some steal stones from neighbors. They feed mainly on krill.

In 2018 scientists found a supercolony of about 1.5 million Adélies on the Danger Islands after spotting guano stains in satellite images. George Murray Levick, of Scott's expedition, studied Adélies at Cape Adare in 1911 and 1912.

What This Quiz Teaches

Animal lovers will enjoy these questions.

Who named the Adélie
How they build nests
What they eat
Where they breed
How scientists study them

Did You Know?

Adelies can dive over 150 meters.
They migrate long distances with the sea ice.
Leopard seals are major predators.
Chicks gather in groups called creches.
Their numbers rise and fall with sea ice changes.