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Whose call do films play when a bald eagle appears, and can the bird swim? These bald eagle trivia questions follow it from the nest to the endangered list and back off it.
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Five rounds, from talons to the endangered list
Name and looks asks what the genus name means and which bird outgrows it. Flight and hunting covers thermals, spicules and theft from ospreys. Nests, eggs and eaglets follows a pair from the free-fall of courtship to a nest that breaks its branch. Range and habitat reaches from Squamish to Harlem. Decline, recovery and symbol dates the laws and the ban on DDT.
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A set is ten questions. The moment a choice is tapped the card grades it and prints the reason over a link to the article. Scored round takes twenty and reveals the grades afterward.
Questions and answers
Why is it called a bald eagle?
Because bald once meant white-headed. The name comes from that older sense of the word and refers to the white head feathers of the adult, set against its dark brown body.
How big is a bald eagle's nest?
With new material added each year, a nest may grow to 4 meters (13 feet) deep and 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) across and weigh a metric ton. Most are used for under five years.
What does a bald eagle sound like?
Its call is a run of weak, chirping whistles, somewhat like a gull's. The loud scream heard in films and television often belongs to a red-tailed hawk.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 3, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article Bald eagle, which every question links. Counts of eagles and nesting pairs, record birds and the religious use of feathers are left out.