Activities for Teens: Week 5

Boy rowing a canoe while reading.

Oceans of Fun Trivia

Super tough!

No Googling, Email in your answers and prizes to the top scorers!

Question 1

Which of the following is a top benefit of switching from throwaway dryer sheets to eco-friendly dryer balls?

Question 2

The flying gurnard is a sea creature most notable for its eye-catching…

Sea serpents coming out of a book.

Question 3

The Rose-Veiled Fairy Wrasse is a brilliantly colored, exotic looking fish that also...

Question 4

The Washed Ashore Project is trying to communicate the message of ocean conservation through…

Question 5

Scientists have discovered the widest, and perhaps oldest single coral, living in the _____ Reef.

Question 6

A breeding ground for green sea turtles has seen a _____ % boom in the number of eggs laid, since protection began.

Teenage boy paddling a cannoe while reading a book.

Question 7

Recently, a dolphin was found to change its language to communicate with its neighbors, the…

Question 8

Victoria Evans, a London lawyer recently set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest ever female solo row across the…

Question 9

June 8 is _______ Day! Created to celebrate the ocean and raise awareness about the crucial role it plays in our lives.

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Seafood Delicacies

Check out one of these coastal cookbooks and cook a meal with your family! Take a picture of one of the plates and send it in!

Seafood and Coastal Cookbooks

Teenage boy laying on a surf board reading a book on his phone.

Braille

Junior League of Honolulu. A Taste of aloha: a collection of recipes from the Junior League of Honolulu, 2000. (BRC00382)

Kerr, Jean. Union Oyster House cookbook: recipes and history from America's oldest restaurant, 2008. (BR 18606)

Roahen, Sara. Gumbo tales: finding my place at the New Orleans table, 2008. (BR 18604)

Saltsman, Amelia. The Santa Monica farmers' market cookbook : seasonal foods, simple recipes, and stories from the market and farm, 2007. (BR 18113)

Shields, Donna. Caribbean light: all the flavors of the islands, without all the fat, 1988. (BR 12246)

Audio

Collected and edited by the Villagers, Inc. Cook It Like A Native, 2015. (DBC17166)

The Picayune's Creole cook book, 1989. (DB 33686)

Raiford, Matthew. Bress 'n' nyam: Gullah Geechee recipes from a sixth-generation farmer, 2022. (DB 106521)

Seaver, Barton. For cod and country: simple, delicious, sustainable cooking, 2011. (DBC03813)

Turner, Ainslie. A New England table, 2000. (DB 53284)

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