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