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