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Shipwreck - The Andrea Gail Trivia Quiz

This quiz covers the Andrea Gail, the swordfishing boat lost at sea during the Halloween Storm of October 1991. The story was eventually made into the movie "The Perfect Storm".

A multiple-choice quiz by dmbfanatic. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
dmbfanatic

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
112,781

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was the home port for the Andrea Gail? Hint

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Groton, Connecticut

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts

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Question 2 of 10

2. During that fateful voyage, who was the skipper of the Andrea Gail? Hint

Bobby Shatford

Billy Tyne

Michael Moran

Alfred Pierre

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Question 3 of 10

3. What fishing ground was the destination on the Andrea Gail's last voyage? Hint

Sable Island

Nova Scotia Shelf

Newfoundland Shelf

Grand Banks

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Question 4 of 10

4. It is rumored that the Andrea Gail may have been heading for a secondary destination after poor results at the first destination. What was this supposed destination? Hint

Flemish Cap

Canadian Cap

English Cap

Atlantic Cap

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the last radio transmission from Captain Billy Tyne aboard the Andrea Gail? Hint

"We don't have much of a chance".

"She's gonna be trouble alright".

"We are going to ride the storm out".

"She's comin' on boys, and she's comin' on strong".

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Question 6 of 10

6. What caused the Andrea Gail to sink? Hint

A rogue wave

Human error

It broke apart

Nobody knows

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the more common name that swordfishermen and their boats are known by? Hint

Fencers

Old Salts

Longliners

Sword Lubbers

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who skippered the "Hannah Boden", the sister ship to the Andrea Gail? Hint

Ethyl Shatford

Melissa Brown

Christine Cotter

Linda Greenlaw

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many people lost their lives in the sinking of the Andrea Gail? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote the book "The Perfect Storm"? Hint

Michael Crichton

Linda Greenlaw

Sebastian Junger

Peter Benchley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was the home port for the Andrea Gail?

Answer: Marblehead, Massachusetts

Gloucester is the fishing capital of the East Coast, and the Andrea Gail would fish out of and unload catches there. However, the Andrea Gail was homeported in Marblehead, where owner Bob Brown used to live.

2. During that fateful voyage, who was the skipper of the Andrea Gail?

Answer: Billy Tyne

It is rumored that Billy felt pressured by boat owner Bob Brown to go out one final time due to a streak of recent bad luck. Previous trips had not produced good catches, and Billy felt the pressure to land a big catch prior to the end of the fishing season.

3. What fishing ground was the destination on the Andrea Gail's last voyage?

Answer: Grand Banks

The Grand Banks are located southeast of Newfoundland. Not far away is Sable Island - the "Graveyard of the Atlantic".

4. It is rumored that the Andrea Gail may have been heading for a secondary destination after poor results at the first destination. What was this supposed destination?

Answer: Flemish Cap

This is depicted in the movie. After poor results on the Grand Banks, the crew votes to sail for the Flemish Cap. This cannot be denied or confirmed, and it was one of the many questions that will remain unanswered.

5. What was the last radio transmission from Captain Billy Tyne aboard the Andrea Gail?

Answer: "She's comin' on boys, and she's comin' on strong".

This was the last radio contact heard from the Andrea Gail's crew. The transmission was a storm warning to the rest of the longliners fishing in the vicinity.

6. What caused the Andrea Gail to sink?

Answer: Nobody knows

Since there were no survivors and no distress calls, nobody knows for sure what happened to the Andrea Gail. There are theories, but those theories are impossible to verify.

7. What is the more common name that swordfishermen and their boats are known by?

Answer: Longliners

They are called longliners because the fishing lines they cast out can be up to 40 miles long. Swordfishing is long, tiring work.

8. Who skippered the "Hannah Boden", the sister ship to the Andrea Gail?

Answer: Linda Greenlaw

Linda was the first woman to ever skipper a sword boat. Linda wrote "The Hungry Ocean", a book detailing her life at sea. Linda tried to warn Billy Tyne about the coming storm, but it is believed that the skipper and his crew decided to ride it out.

9. How many people lost their lives in the sinking of the Andrea Gail?

Answer: 6

All six crew members perished. Captain Billy Tyne, Bobby Shatford,
Dale Murphy, Alfred Pierre, David Sullivan, and Michael Moran were the only Gloucester "longliners" lost at sea in 1991.

10. Who wrote the book "The Perfect Storm"?

Answer: Sebastian Junger

Sebastian Junger has written for numerous magazines, including "Men's Journal," "New York Times Magazine," "Outside," and "Vanity Fair".

Source: Author dmbfanatic

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