Welcome to another edition of our trivia challenge, where we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, we’re asking about the Latin species names of popular fly-rod quarry.
The scores on the last Trivia Challenge were pretty impressive, with nine 100%s and ten 90%s. It was a repeat, so perhaps that shows the educational value of these quizzes (I hope).
The randomly chosen winner of this week’s quiz will receive a super-cool, now-available Helios 2 Buff. The winner of our last quiz (as determined by random.org) was Dave Driscoll, who received a passing score.
So, take this week’s quiz, and no matter how well or poorly you do, post your score in the comments below to be eligible to win a cool Buff.
Good luck!
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Do you know the Latin name for this species?
Photo courtesy Dave Woolley
60% At least I got all the trout right 🙂
30% 🙁
60%, so much for Latin, no wonder as a kid I never knew what they were saying in church
70%!
I took one look at the quiz and punted. 🙂
50% good enough for me….
60%
90%. I guessed on three of them so I consider myself lucky!
50%
50%
50%
40%! I only knew 2 of them for sure.
80%!
100% little tunny question tricky
80% , the saltwater fish got me
You scored 100%!
70% Latin is not my strong suit
30%
70%
Oh man, 60%! Need me some Icthyology lessons…
90% with help.
Could use the Helios 2 Buff to go with my Helios 2 shirt!
40% In the trough, but fun!
50%. Lots of guesses.
60% failed on the saltwater species.
90%…….wild guess on euthynnus alletteratus paid off.
80% I guessed on two and got them both wrong.
60%
40%, I’ll take it since most of them were all guesses!
50%
40% ood-Gay ord-Lay!!!!!!
100% I guess all that schooling paid off
40 all guesses
20%
10%. I never claimed to know latin
30% what what!
100 %
Never took latin and it shows
30% 🙁
100% with three lucky guesses. Wish I had the same luck in school.
60% and proud.
40%, all guesses, pretty hard test,,,,,,,,,,
30% lots of guessing
40%
20% because I don’t speak Latin
100% Wooohooo!
Thanks to my parents for sending me to boarding school!
30%
80%. best on one of these yet
Lucky enough to score 40%
Ikspey attinlay? 70%
90% Woo Hoo! Growing up in Miami must have helped on this quiz! 🙂
80%! smallies and albies got me…
yup 30%. not my thing
80%. Missed the first two, then guessed better after that.
50 % didn’t look any up but I will admit all but 2 were an absolute guess
60%….better than I expected!
Wow, not sure how I even got 60%
20. Obviously, I didn’t cheat!
60% at least I got the char and trout ones right
You scored 70%!
Best score since a long time.
60%. Not bad for lots of guessing!
30%
Surprised myself 90%.
scored 100%! undeserving probally only knew 4 google helped on the rest.
50% I guessI am not a student of latin
30% carpe diem = seize the carp 😉
40 % only one I knew for sure was # 10 , rest were guesses
only 30% percent for me
80%!!!!!
Best one yet!
Stupid small mouth and the first one…
6/10
40%
40. Never took Latin by the way.
40%. Guess that I should have taken Latin in H.S.!
%60 brook trout and guesses
40%
60%
60 its all latin to me
50% damn Latin
20% Totally biffed that one!
50%. Not too bad, was guessing mostly.
70%
70%. This was hard!
Six.
A 70% Not bad!
60% but there was some guessing going on
40% correct based on 100% guessing.
60% by guessing! This is much better than my average quiz score.
100%
100%
100%…I guess learning latin roots in science class pays off. Of course I guessed on a couple.
Guessed at 9 out of 10, but came up with 50%. I beat the odds!
Um, that would be Siler, darn auto-correct.
60% I need a Latin 101 class
100%, with a little help from a biology teacher
i’ll take a 40% all day haha
50%
50% and most were guesses.
Woohoo. 60%. As my friend says, “even a blind squirrel gets a nut every once in a while.”
60%. I had no clue on most of these so my latin guessing is great!
You scored 50%!
Years after high school and college French, I wish I’d taken Latin instead. The folly of youth.
20%. Bah!
I studied Latin in college but we didn’t cover such useful topics as this one. We never talked about fish and fishing. Instead, we wasted our time reading Cicero and other useless literature in Latin.
60%
60 I would have thought that taking Latin in high school would have helped a lot more.
90%
100%! With a couple of lucky guesses.
I,m happy with 70%
50% My HS Latin teacher would be disappointed but I’m sure he wasn’t a fly fisherman.
70% not an aquae salis piscator.
70% passing this week
50% Better than my other quizzes lately.
Started out strong but finished weak. 40%.
50%
10%. I could have used the
Internet too, but didn’t. That’s not information you just keep in your back pocket.
60%!
90% mostly guesses (just lucky when it doesn’t matter).
60%.. not bad for pretty much guessing on most of these.
90% I have to be honest…I guessed on most of them…and got lucky!
50%
70%, sadly guessed on most of them
30% here
70% WOW!
90%! Nothing like reading Latin!
40% and I Totally guessed on every one!
30%.
60%
50% on educated guesses!
60%. Except for the cutthroat, I just blindly picked.
80%
Got all the salmonids, guessed on some of the saltwater stuff.
80% Actually still remember some stuff from college.
60%
40% thanks to 10th grade latin
70% with lucky guesses
Latin Fly 01 100%
Quiz Completed
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Question #1. Morone saxatilis is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: Striped bass.
Question #2. Oncorhynchus nerka is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: Sockey salmon.
Question #3. Esox lucius is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: Northern pike.
Question #4. Megalops atlanticus is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: Tarpon.
Question #5. Salvelinus fontinalis is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: Brook trout.
Question #6. Micropterus dolomieu is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: Smallmouth bass
Question #7. Oncorhynchus clarki is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: Cutthroat trout.
Question #8. Euthynnus alletteratus is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: False albacore.
Question #9. Salvelinus confluentus is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: Bull trout.
Question #10. Salmo salar is the Latin name for ________________?
Correct Answer: Atlantic salmon.
You scored 100%!
Q.1 Morone saxatilis is the Latin name for ________________?
✓Striped bass
Bluefish
False albacore
Weakfish
Q.2 Oncorhynchus nerka is the Latin name for ________________?
Golden trout
Coho salmon
Rainbow trout
✓Sockeye salmon
Q.3 Esox lucius is the Latin name for ________________?
Largemouth bass
✓Northern pike
Common carp
Bluegill
Q.4 Megalops atlanticus is the Latin name for ________________?
Bonefish
Permit
Sailfish
✓Tarpon
Q.5 Salvelinus fontinalis is the Latin name for ________________?
Brown trout
✓Brook trout
Arctic char
Lake trout
Q.6 Micropterus dolomieu is the Latin name for ________________?
✓Smallmouth bass
Pickerel
Mirror carp
American shad
Q.7 Oncorhynchus clarki is the Latin name for ________________?
King salmon
✓Cutthroat trout
Coho salmon
Golden trout
Q.8 Euthynnus alletteratus is the Latin name for ________________?
Bonito
Bluefish
✓False albacore
Bluefin tuna
Q.9 Salvelinus confluentus is the Latin name for ________________?
Lake trout
Arctic char
Brook trout
✓Bull trout
Q.10 Salmo salar is the Latin name for ________________?
Brown trout
Taimen
✓Atlantic salmon
Lake trout
40% all guesses
40.
I got 1 wrong (# 8). Dang!
70% woo hoo !!!! what a surprise
Somehow I managed 30%. Can you tell I never took Latin?
90%. I should buy lottery tickets.
100% with the help of a book. At least I learned something!
100% the first time.
Wow! A dead language quiz! Whodathunkit? 50/50 for me!
100%. Mas philito! This is the kind of stuff that makes social media fun… Thanks,:)
40%
80% I’ll take that!!
60%! Got the every trout right, except Bull Trout.
Mirabile dictu! I scored 100% with a lot of good guesses. getting my knuckles wrapped by my grade school Latin teacher finally paid off,
60. I should have guessed.
got 90 %
60% not bad for an Aussie!
20% correct. 100% guesses. Lousy quiz.
20%! But thats ok, latin is a dead language anyways.
20%
90% Not bad for guessing at a couple.
40% not bad for guessing
50%
I got 50%. Which is pretty good for someone who guessed on every question.
40%