1. This is the largest marine oil spill in history, which occurred on April 20, 2010.

A. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

B. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
C. Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill
D. Ixtoc I Oil Spill

2. A town in Louisiana located on the barrier island in the vast wasteland 2 hours South of New
Orleans.

A. Grand Isle
B. Baton Rouge
C. Abbeville
D. Slidell

3. The White House stated how many quarters of oil had already been gone in the ocean as a
result of the spill.

A. Two-quarters
B. Three-quarters
C. Four-quarters
D. Five-quarters

4. He is an ocean scientist at Florida State University who has studied the gulf for 30 years and
accused the White House of making “ sweeping and largely unsupported” claims regarding the
oil spill.

A. Ed Overton
B. Erin Grey
C. Sue Rocca
D. Ian MacDonald

5. How many miles did the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discover the oil plume
hanging beneath the surface?

A. 22 miles
B. 23 miles
C. 24 miles
D. 25 miles

6. The Louisiana’s state bird that has become the symbol of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

A. Spoonbill
B. Pelican
C. Grackles
D. Blue Jay
7. Estimated number of pelicans killed as a result of the oil spill

A. Approximately 25,000 pelicans

B. Approximately 20,000 pelicans
C. Approximately 10,000 pelicans
D. Approximately 3,000 pelicans

8. An oil dispersant used during the oil spill which caused the false impression that the oil
disappeared.

A. Covexit
B. Corexit
C. Covidit
D. Corever

9. Number of individuals killed in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

A. 11
B. 14
C. 24
D. 21

10. 40% of all American crude oil imports come from

A. UAE
B. Nigeria
C. Germany
D. Russia

11. How much did the oil spill cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico cost the company BP?

A. 7 billion pounds
B. 8 billion pounds
C. 9 billion pounds
D. 10 billion pounds

12. Company responsible for the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

A. BB Exploration and Production

B. BV Exploration and Production
C. BT Exploration and Production
D. BP Exploration and Production

13. The greatest concern of the residents in Louisiana

A. Snow
B. Sleet
 C. Fog
D. Hurricanes / Storms
14. For the people of New Orleans, this is an important event of the last century. This is a sign
of their anger towards BP.

A. Hurricane Katrina
B. Hurricane Jennie
C. Hurricane Lucy
D. Hurricane Karina

15. He is a professor in Louisiana State University and is the leading authority of all aspects of
the oil industry.

A. Professor Ian Macdonald

B. Professor Sue Rocca
C. Professor Ed Overton
D. Professor Erin Grey

16. An oil spill that occurred in Alaska, resulting in the release of nearly 260,000 barrels of crude
oil into the ocean.

A. BP Oil Spill
B. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
C. Greenpeace Oil Spill
D. Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill

17. When did the Exxon Valdez oil spill happen?

A. March 24, 1989

B. March 25, 1989
C. March 26, 1989
D. March 27, 1989

18. As of 2017, how much compensation did the BP company pay out to the affected residents?

A. 3 billion pounds
B. 4 billion pounds
C. 5 billion pounds
D. 6 billion pounds

19. Two decades after the Exxon Valdez Oil spill, a team from the University of North Carolina
estimated how many years until the arctic habitat is fully recovered?

A. about 8 years
B. about 9 years
C. about 10 years
D. about 11 years

20. People from Grand Isle reported that the local crab fishing grounds have been reopened
about how many months after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
 A. 1 month
B. 2 months
C. 3 months
D. 4 months

21. The sociologist who has been working with the coastal communities since the spill. She has
recently returned from taking a group of local fishermen to Alaska to meet people affected by
the Exxon Valdez spill.

A. Dr. Ian Macdonals

B. Dr. Shirley Laska
C. Dr. Erin Grey
D. Dr. Sue Rocca

22. A system of canals running through the wetlands

A. Bayou
B. Suez
C. Feeder
D. Slide slope

23. The ship used by the researchers who are looking into the effects of oil plume out in the
deep ocean

A. Bluepeace
B. Greenpeace
C. Yellowpeace
D. Whitepeace

24. What is the name of the biologist from the whale and dolphin conversation society who’s
been researching about the effects of the oil and the corrects it are on marine mammals?

A. Ian Macdonald
B. Ed Overton
C. Shirley Laska
D. Sue Rocca

25. According to Sue Rocca, after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the orca whale populations
decreased by

A. 31-38%
B. 32-39%
C. 33-40%
D. 34-41%

26. Tornadoes that form over water.

A. Waterspa
B. Watornado
C. Waternado
 D. Waterspout

27. A researcher from Tulane University that is gathering the miniscule larva of blue crabs

A. Ian Macdonald
B. Sue Rocca
C. Erin Grey
D. Mark Elevazo

28. The keystone species that reveal the impact of oil from the least understood ecosystems out
at sea

A. Highest specs in the complex food web

B. Middle specs in the complex food web
C. Lowest specs in the complex food web
D. None of the above

29. What did the Tulane University researcher discovered from blue crab samples gathered in
the Gulf of Mexico that could be interpreted as a sign of damage?

A. a blue droplet inside the blue crab

B. an orange droplet inside the blue crab
C. a green droplet inside the blue crab
D. a black droplet inside the blue crab

30. The chief operating officer of the BP gulf coast restoration. He’s giving one of BP’s regular
press conference on the status of the cleanup.

A. Paul Utzler
B. Lloyd Usher
C. Mike Utzler
D. Mark Usler