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