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