Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

What color was the car at the beginning of the film that wouldn't start?

• Blue

• Red

• Green

• Yellow

What type of soda was used in the demonstration the little girl did at the beginning of the movie?

• Pepsi

• Coke

• Dr. Pepper

• Rootbeer

What color is the worst alarm on Deepwater Horizon?

• Blue

• Red

• Magenta

• Violet

Was this video realistic?

• Completely inaccurate

• Completely accurate, except for the attack of the pelican

• Partially accurate

• Mostly accurate

What was the “root technical cause” of the BP well blowout, according to the chief counsel’s report of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?

• The cement pumped to the bottom of the well did not seal off the oil and natural gas.

• The blowout preventer failed to seal off the oil and natural gas

• The heavy drilling mud failed to counterbalance the pressure of the oil and natural gas.

• The depth of the well caused the oil and natural gas pressure to be too high

How do they get out to the Deepwater Horizon at the beginning of the film?

• Boat

• Small plane

• Helicopter

• Walked on when it was docked

Did anyone go to jail for this disaster?

• No one went to jail

• Yes, 4 people went to jail

• Yes, 3 people went to jail

• Yes, 1 person went to jail.

Which of the following is a new offshore drilling requirement that has been put into place by the U.S. government since the BP spill?

• Blowout preventers especially designed to withstand the high pressure of deep-sea wells.

• Remote-control acoustic shut-off switches for blow-out preventers

• Certification by a professional engineer that a well casing and cementing plan is appropriate for the expected well pressure.

• All of the above.

The state bird of Louisiana, the brown pelican, became the spill’s “poster child,” because it had been taken off the U.S. endangered species list just five months before the oil hit. How many brown pelicans did the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service document were killed by the spill?

• 300

• 900

• 1,300

• 9,000

How many people died and how many were injured on the Deepwater Horizon?

• 11 died, 17 injured

• 27 died, 10 injured

• 5 died, 20 injured

• 57 died, 100 injured