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