Truro Company Discovery Insights

Truro Company Discovery Insights

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

FREE Resource

The video explores a significant discovery at Oak Island, where Rick Laguna and Craig Tester find wood at a depth of 102 feet, potentially part of a tunnel near the original money pit. Historical context is provided about the Truro Company's 19th-century exploration, which aimed to retrieve treasure from wooden chests. Current findings suggest the possibility of a 10th platform, deeper than previously known. The team analyzes the wood, speculating on its age and origin, and plans further exploration to uncover more about the mysterious site.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What depth was the vertical timber discovered at?

90 feet

120 feet

102 feet

110 feet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Truro Company believe they drilled through?

A stone wall

A metal vault

A natural cave

Two stacked wooden chests

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused the Truro Company's tunnel to collapse?

Structural failure

Flooding

Explosive trap

Earthquake

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the team hope to find in the vault area?

Treasure

A new tunnel

A map

Ancient artifacts

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the depth of the round piece of wood found?

110 feet

105 feet

100 feet

95 feet

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the discovery of the round wood suggest?

A new tunnel

A 10th platform

A natural formation

A hidden chamber

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the 10th platform discovery?

It was made of gold

It was a natural formation

It was deeper than known platforms

It contained a map

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