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