Q 01/05

Which undersea filmmaker made the Great Blue Hole famous when he explored it in 1971?

A) David Attenborough

B) Jacques Cousteau

C) James Cameron

D) Hans Hass

Answer · why

B) Jacques Cousteau

Jacques Cousteau sailed his research ship to Belize to chart the sinkhole's depths, and his team showed that it had once been a cave standing above th...

Q 02/05

What did divers retrieve from caves inside the Great Blue Hole that proved the sinkhole had formed above sea level?

A) Stalactites

B) Tree stumps

C) Animal bones

D) River pebbles

Answer · why

A) Stalactites

Stalactites form drip by drip in air-filled caves, so finding them underwater showed the hole stood dry before the seas rose. Some hang at a tilt, evi...

Q 03/05

The Lusca, a monster of island folklore said to lurk in the blue holes of Andros, resembles which giant sea creature?

A) Moray eel

B) Lobster

C) Octopus

D) Jellyfish

Answer · why

C) Octopus

Octopus tentacles are the Lusca's trademark: a guide on Andros called it Him of the Hands and told a visiting diver tales of it grabbing fishermen and...

Q 04/05

Legend says which figure from Journey to the West found his golden cudgel in Dragon Hole, a 300-metre-deep blue hole?

A) The Jade Emperor

B) The Dragon King

C) The Bull Demon King

D) The Monkey King

Answer · why

D) The Monkey King

The Monkey King's legend clings to a real place: Dragon Hole held the title of deepest known blue hole from 2016 until a rival was measured in 2024.

Q 05/05

Sediment drilled from the Great Blue Hole strengthened the case that drought helped topple which ancient civilization?

A) Maya

B) Aztec

C) Olmec

D) Inca

Answer · why

A) Maya

Maya civilization collapsed between AD 800 and 1000, just when the hole's mud layers record far fewer storms. The sinkhole works like a giant bucket, ...