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A giant fish rarely seen in the North Sea has washed up on a Norfolk beach.The sunfish was found at Overstrand.Test yourself on other strange things washed up on beaches.A giant fish rarely seen in the North Sea has washed up on a Norfolk beach.The sunfish was found at Overstrand.Test yourself on other strange things washed up on beaches.
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
As an April Fool's joke what did the RSPB report in 2010 had been washed up on the Isle of Mull?As an April Fool's joke what did the RSPB report in 2010 had been washed up on the Isle of Mull?
  1. A polar bear
  2. Diamonds
  3. A dodo
  1. A polar bear
  2. Diamonds
  3. A dodo
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
Eight-year-old Charlie Naysmith discovered a rare piece of sperm whale ambergris on a Dorset beach in August this year. What can it be used for?Eight-year-old Charlie Naysmith discovered a rare piece of sperm whale ambergris on a Dorset beach in August this year. What can it be used for?
  1. As an aphrodisiac
  2. To make perfume
  3. To make fire-extinguishing foam
  1. As an aphrodisiac
  2. To make perfume
  3. To make fire-extinguishing foam
3.) Missing Word Question3.) Missing Word Question
Giant * washed up on beachGiant * washed up on beach
  1. Lego man
  2. Barbie doll
  3. teddy bear
  1. Lego man
  2. Barbie doll
  3. teddy bear
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
Last year an estimated 40,000 dead velvet crabs were washed up along the Kent coast. What are they more commonly known as?Last year an estimated 40,000 dead velvet crabs were washed up along the Kent coast. What are they more commonly known as?
  1. Devil crabs
  2. Ugly crabs
  3. Laughing crabs
  1. Devil crabs
  2. Ugly crabs
  3. Laughing crabs
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
A giant, grapefruit-sized blue eyeball washed up on a US beach in October this year. What marine creature do experts think it is from?A giant, grapefruit-sized blue eyeball washed up on a US beach in October this year. What marine creature do experts think it is from?
  1. Swordfish
  2. Sperm whale
  3. Giant squid
  1. Swordfish
  2. Sperm whale
  3. Giant squid
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Scavengers descended on a Devon beach in 2007 when a ship was beached off the coast in stormy weather, spilling its contents. What beach was it?Scavengers descended on a Devon beach in 2007 when a ship was beached off the coast in stormy weather, spilling its contents. What beach was it?
  1. Babbacombe Bay
  2. Boscombe
  3. Branscombe
  1. Babbacombe Bay
  2. Boscombe
  3. Branscombe
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
A dead Cuvier's beaked whale was washed up on a beach in the Isle of Mull in 2008. It died after eating 23 what?A dead Cuvier's beaked whale was washed up on a beach in the Isle of Mull in 2008. It died after eating 23 what?
  1. Lilos
  2. Tyres
  3. Carrier bags
  1. Lilos
  2. Tyres
  3. Carrier bags
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  1. It's a polar bear, which it said was still alive.
  2. The 600g (1lb 5oz) lump of vomit - known as ambergris - is still used to make perfume, although a synthetic version is now widely used instead as the sperm whale is a vulnerable species. The lump was estimated to be worth
  1. It's a polar bear, which it said was still alive.
  2. The 600g (1lb 5oz) lump of vomit - known as ambergris - is still used to make perfume, although a synthetic version is now widely used instead as the sperm whale is a vulnerable species. The lump was estimated to be worth