SS Edmund Fitzgerald - Quiz
A) 883 feet B) 810 feet C) 729 feet D) 654 feet
A) 1991 B) 1975 C) 1982 D) 1968
A) 29 B) 45 C) 15 D) 38
A) Willie Nelson B) Johnny Cash C) Gordon Lightfoot D) Bob Dylan
A) Lumber B) Crude oil C) Coal D) Iron ore pellets
A) Buffalo, New York B) Detroit, Michigan C) Chicago, Illinois D) Cleveland, Ohio
A) We're taking on water B) Unable to steer C) Mayday, mayday, mayday D) We are holding our own
A) 625 feet B) 720 feet C) 530 feet D) 400 feet
A) Robert C. Carlton B) Ernest M. McSorley C) John G. McCarthy D) David R. Boone
A) Duluth, Minnesota B) Detroit, Michigan C) Superior, Wisconsin D) Toledo, Ohio
A) Fishing vessel B) Great Lakes freighter C) Cargo liner D) Cruise ship
A) Safety records B) Seasonal haul records six times C) Speed records D) Endurance records
A) Mandatory lifeboats B) Mandatory survival suits C) Mandatory life jackets D) Mandatory fire extinguishers
A) Collision with another ship B) Piracy C) The exact cause remains unknown D) Fire
A) Designing the ship B) Piping music over the ship's intercom and entertaining spectators C) Writing ballads D) Commanding the ship
A) In two large pieces B) Intact C) In one piece D) Under a bridge
A) Safety records B) Endurance records C) Seasonal haul records D) Speed records
A) The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald B) The Cruelest Voyage C) The Cruelest Month D) The Storm of 1975
A) 1957 B) 1969 C) 1972 D) 1959
A) $59.6 million B) $10 million C) $15 million D) $7 million
A) SS Murray Bay B) SS Edmund Fitzgerald C) SS Great Lakes D) SS Seaway
A) 26,000 long tons B) 30,000 long tons C) 25,000 long tons D) 29,120 short tons
A) 21 B) 30 C) 15 D) 25
A) 3/8-inch B) 1/2-inch C) 1/4-inch D) 5/16-inch
A) 1971 B) 1967 C) 1969 D) 1972
A) Coal B) Diesel C) Oil D) Natural gas
A) 1972–73 B) 1969–70 C) 1971–72 D) 1970–71
A) Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority B) J. L. Hudson Company C) Great Lakes Engineering Works D) Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
A) Ventilation B) Insulation C) Air conditioning D) Heating
A) Edmund B) Centennial C) Soo Locks D) Northwestern
A) 45 B) 50 C) 36 D) 27
A) Edmund Fitzgerald B) Jennings B. Frazier C) Captain Peter Pulcer D) Elizabeth Fitzgerald
A) 60 minutes B) 15 minutes C) 36 minutes D) 45 minutes
A) 600 B) 748 C) 800 D) 500
A) 50 trips around the world B) 60 trips around the world C) 30 trips around the world D) 44 trips around the world
A) Detroit River B) Soo Locks C) Niagara River D) St. Clair River
A) Singing captain B) DJ captain C) Music captain D) Radio captain
A) 14.2 knots B) 26.2 km/h C) 16.3 miles per hour D) 20 miles per hour
A) 50 knots B) 35 knots C) 70 knots D) 58 knots
A) 30 B) 35 C) 28 D) 25
A) Channel 12 B) Channel 16 C) Channel 10 D) Channel 8
A) Nanfri B) Arthur M. Anderson C) William Clay Ford D) Hilda Marjanne
A) He considered it serious, but at the time it was not urgent B) He did not comment on the situation C) He considered it not serious D) He considered it urgent
A) The weather B) Technical difficulties C) Communication issues D) Lack of fuel
A) Sault Ste. Marie B) Whitefish Bay C) Traverse City, Michigan D) Duluth, Minnesota
A) Ontario Provincial Police B) Canadian Coast Guard C) Arthur M. Anderson D) USCG
A) The wiper B) Ernest M. McSorley C) The cook D) Karl A. Peckol
A) 20 B) 63 C) 30 D) 50
A) 63 B) 20 C) 50 D) 30
A) 300 B) 50 C) At least 240 D) 100
A) Invincible B) Arthur M. Anderson C) Edmund Fitzgerald D) Nanfri
A) Lt. George Conner B) Fred Shannon C) Jean-Michel Cousteau D) Joseph B. MacInnis
A) Magnetic anomaly detector B) Side scan sonar C) GPS coordinates D) 3-D stereoscopic cameras
A) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration B) The U.S. Navy C) The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society D) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
A) Mini Rover ROV B) CURV-III C) Delta D) Celia
A) 90-degree angle B) 0-degree angle C) 50-degree angle D) 30-degree angle
A) Joseph B. MacInnis B) Fred Shannon C) Chris Nicholson D) Jean-Michel Cousteau
A) Joseph B. MacInnis B) Frederick Stonehouse C) Jean-Michel Cousteau D) Fred Shannon
A) RV Grayling B) Celia C) Edwin A. Link D) Delta
A) Mini Rover ROV B) Phil Nuytten's atmospheric diving suit, known as the Newtsuit C) Celia D) CURV-III
A) 2006 B) 2002 C) 2005 D) 2009
A) A restriction on sonar scans only B) A fine for unauthorized diving C) A license requirement on dives, submersibles, side scan sonars, or underwater cameras D) A ban on all underwater activities
A) 1,640 feet B) 500 meters C) 1,000 meters D) 1,000 feet
A) 2005 B) 2009 C) 2010 D) 2006
A) The ship ran aground on a submerged reef. B) The ship collided with another vessel. C) Ineffective hatch closures that allowed waves to inundate the cargo hold. D) The ship was hit by a rogue wave that caused it to capsize.
A) The ship broke apart due to hatch cover leakage B) The ship broke apart due to rogue waves C) The ship capsized on the surface D) The ship broke apart upon hitting the lake floor
A) Captain Paquette B) Mark Thompson C) The USCG D) Captain McSorley
A) 1976 B) 1977 C) 1974 D) 1975
A) The relevant navigational charts B) The crew's testimonies C) The ship's logbook D) The weather reports
A) Design them more like ships rather than 'motorized super-barges' B) Reduce their size C) Increase their cargo capacity D) Use lighter materials
A) USCG B) NTSB C) Maritime Safety Board D) LCA
A) A sonar system B) A radar system C) A hand line D) A fathometer
A) Yes, it had a sophisticated monitoring system B) No C) Yes, but it was only for monitoring during loading D) Yes, but it was only for detecting minor leaks
A) The depth of the water B) The speed of the ship C) The exact location of the ship D) Whether the vessel had lost freeboard
A) Propeller damage B) Hull cracking C) Engine malfunction D) Keel-welding problem
A) Improved buoyancy B) Decreased critical reserve buoyancy C) No effect on buoyancy D) Increased critical reserve buoyancy
A) Structural damage B) Poor weather forecasting C) Mechanical failure D) Negligence
A) Overzealous inspections B) Complacency C) Inadequate training D) Excessive budget
A) Caused by weather conditions B) Caused by negligence C) Caused by structural damage D) Caused by mechanical failure
A) Always faced severe storms B) Could normally avoid severe storms C) Could not avoid severe storms D) Avoided all storms
A) $500,000 B) $1 million C) $817,920 D) $2 million
A) VOR B) ADF C) INS D) Global Positioning System (GPS)
A) Life rafts B) Lifeboats C) Flares D) Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)
A) July 4, 2000 B) July 4, 1985 C) July 4, 1995 D) July 4, 1990
A) A lone life-saving ring B) A ship's bell C) A piece of the ship's hull D) A lifeboat
A) Sault Ste. Marie B) Chicago C) Detroit D) Cleveland
A) Geoffrey Peterson B) Gordon Lightfoot C) Steven Dietz D) Eric Peltoniemi
A) A shipping industry B) A cottage industry C) A manufacturing industry D) A fishing industry |
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