Quiz Center

Last Update/Review: August 6, 2002

Photo of an Arctic grayling

How well can you identify Alberta's sport fish?

Take our Salmonid (trout family) Quiz.

Before taking the quiz, please read the following description. It may answer some of your questions.

How the Quiz Works

Each time you take the quiz, it will present you with a series of randomly selected fish photographs, one at a time, and ask you to identify the species by selecting the appropriate response button below the photo.

If you select correctly, a statement giving the key identifying features of the species will appear and you will be asked to select another photo.

If you select incorrectly, the important identifying features of the species you selected will appear and you will be given a second chance to select the correct answer before moving on to more photos.

Only your first response to each photo will count toward your final score. At the end of the series of 20 photos, the quiz will tally your score and let you know how you did.

Each quiz session is unique and may not present you with all the species or all the photographs. Some species will appear more than once, and the quiz selects from a large memory bank of photos, several for each of the nine species. So, you should take the quiz at least two or three times to ensure you are adequately challenged.

At present only one quiz has been developed — the Salmonid Identification Quiz. It is the prototype for other quizes to follow, and will be improved as we learn from its use. You may find that some photographs appear more than once during a session. We are aware of this problem. It happens most often when the user tries to move through the quiz rapidly. Take your time, and you should get a more diverse quiz.

  • Salmonid Identification Quiz
    (Developed in conjunction with Trout Unlimited Canada)
    An interesting and informative way to learn sportfish identification, and test your skill at distinguishing among the different salmonid species commonly caught by anglers along our Eastern Slopes streams.
  • Sport Fish Identification Quiz (in development)
    To be constructed in the near future, this section will cover a large variety of Alberta sport fish. It will enable you to test your skill at distinguishing among the different fish species commonly caught by anglers throughout Alberta.

Please note:

The quiz displays in a separate window from this one. If you have trouble making correct identifications and score low, just close the quiz window and return to this page where you can go to Salmonid Sport Fish Identification to learn more.

Also if you are having trouble, the Key to the Identification of Salmonid Sportfish (which also displays in a separate window) may help you learn the key characteristics while taking the quiz.

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