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Documentaries and the Blackfish Film

Quiz by Zeitz, Carol

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  • Q1
    A documentary is a
    biography.
    video featuring a subject that is controversial or popular.
    video about a historical event.
    fictional story.
    30s
  • Q2
    In Blackfish, Tilikum first spent time at Sealand in British Columbia, Canada. What was his environment like at Sealand?
    His module was large and spacious with lots of natural light.
    He lived in an open tank that had water feeding naturally from the ocean.
    His module was dark and crowded with two female whales.
    He lived in a bathtub.
    30s
  • Q3
    In Blackfish, why did SeaWorld want Tilikum so badly?
    The female whales were lonely without a male whale.
    They mistakenly thought he was a female and they needed an extra female whale.
    They wanted a very large orca for shows.
    They needed a male whale for breeding.
    30s
  • Q4
    What was the "hook lead" for Blackfish?
    A video of the whales splashing the audience.
    The audio of the 911 call when Dawn Brancheau died.
    A picture of Dawn Brancheau's dead body.
    A video of whales doing aerial tricks.
    30s
  • Q5
    There was a man who sneaked into Sea World at night and was found dead with Tilikum in the morning. What did Sea World tell the public happened to the man?
    Sea World said he died of hypothermia (being too cold).
    Sea World said he drowned.
    Sea World said he attacked Tilikum and Tilikum defended himself.
    Sea World said Tilikum attacked him.
    30s
  • Q6
    Why was Tilikum put up for sale at Sealand?
    Tilikum attacked and killed a worker, so the owners of Sealand closed the park.
    Sealand went bankrupt so they had no choice but to sell the whales.
    Tilikum was the star of their show, but he grew too big for his tank.
    The owner of Sealand died and his children didn't want to keep running the park.
    30s

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