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WorksheetsThe Sponging Industry in The Bahamas
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Where, in The Bahamas, were sponges found most ?
Little Bahama Bank
Great Bahama Bank
Bank of The Bahamas
Royal Bank of Canada
Who brought the sponging industry to The Bahamas?
Lynden Pindling
The Eleutheran Adventurers
Gustave Renouard
William Sayle
What was the longest lasting industry in The Bahamas?
Wrecking
Pineapple
Sponging
Salt
What was the area west of Andros where sponging became important?
The Mud
The Grass
The Land
The Sea
Which of the following is NOT an island where sponging was popular during the depression years?
Long Island
Exuma
Abaco
Bimini
What was the name of the boat that was used in the sponging industry?
sailboat
mustang
dinghy
ship
What was the title given to the man who rowed the boat?
Hooker
Rower
Sculler
Kraal
What was the name of the tool used to look for the sponge beds?
glass bucket
kraal
sculler
mirror
The sponges, once found, would be picked off the bottom with a hook. Who did this job?
The sculler
the hooker
the sculler
the boater
What was the name given to the shallow water enclosure where the sponge would be allowed to soak up water?
the bucket
the hook
the kraal
none of the above
Why were the sponges beaten and scraped?
to take out stress
to remove any decayed matter, sand and rocks
to remove the sponge from the bed
to remove the stress from the body
Which of the following are examples of sponges?
wool
velvet
hardhead
all of the above
Who was the main group that bought sponges from The Bahamas?
Canadians
Greeks
Chinese
Asian
Which of the following is a reason why Sponges was important in The Bahamas?
The industry brought money to the economy
sponging industry helped the shipbuilding industry
more Bahamians were employed in the sponging industry in some way
All of the above
How did hurricanes affect the sponging industry in The Bahamas?
It made more sponges appear
it made the sponge beds die
it made the sponge beds a different color
none of the above
Which of the following was a reason why the sponging industry declined in The Bahamas?
A fungus damaged the sponge beds
overfishing
the introduction of the synthetic sponges by other countries
all of the above
