Question 1: What state hosts Fat Bear Week?
- Washington
- Alaska
- Montana
Correct Answer: Alaska
Fact: Alaska's Katmai National Park is home to about 2,200 brown bears. Each fall, the bears compete for salmon to prepare for winter hibernation. Visitors and online spectators vote to crown one bear as the fattest.
Question 2: What is the largest animal that brown bears are known to eat?
- Bison
- Whale
- Elk
Correct Answer: Whale
Fact: Brown bears are omnivores and opportunistic eaters, meaning they'll eat a broad array of foods, including berries, salmon, birds, eggs, deer, bison, black bears, and carrion. So, when a whale carcass washes up on shore, the bears that find it eat like royalty.
Question 3: Last year’s fat bear champion, Bear 747, has what nickname?
- American Bearlines
- Bear Jordan
- Bear Force One
Correct Answer: Bear Force One
Fact: Every bear at Katmai has their own identification number, but many of them also have nicknames, sometimes from rangers, sometimes from online fans. Last year's fat bear champ, Bear 747, has the aeronautical moniker of 'Bear Force One.'