Shipwreck - S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald

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1. What company built the Edmund Fitzgerald? Great Lakes Engineering Works Newport News Shipping Bethlehem Steel General Electric Boat Works

2. On what date was the Edmund Fitzgerald named and launched? June 8, 1959 July 8, 1958 June 8, 1958 June 8, 1957

3. Which theory is maintained in the "Marine Casualty Report" by the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board as contributing to the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald? Ineffective cargo hatch closures Stress fracture Shoaling or bottoming out on Six Fathom Shoal Three Sisters wave phenomenon

4. What was the nickname given to the Edmund Fitzgerald? Big Fitz Iron Maiden Steel Lunker Big Ed

5. What company was responsible for operation of the Edmund Fitzgerald? Ogelbay Norton Lake Superior Warehousing Company Duluth Seaway Port Authority Zug Island Terminal Warehousing Authority

6. How many tons of taconite was the Edmund Fitzgerald hauling at the time of its sinking? 27,000 26,116 25,000 13,632

7. Who was the skipper of the Edmund Fitzgerald at the time of its sinking? Captain Bert Lambert Captain Bernie Cooper Captain Ernest McSorley Captain Peter Pulcer

8. On what date did the Fitzgerald go down? November 10, 1975 December 10, 1975 October 10, 1975 November 10, 1976

9. In what body of water did the Edmund Fitzgerald go down? Whitefish Bay Lake Michigan Copper Harbor Lake Superior

10. What was the last known radio transmission from the Edmund Fitzgerald? "We are holding our own." "May day!" "We are sinking!" "We need help fast."