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