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