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Deepwater Horizon Movie (Goldberg)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was the cause of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig?

a)

Human error during maintenance

b)

Blowout in an oil well a mile below the sea

c)

Natural disaster

d)

Sabotage by a rival company

2.

What is the name of the drilling rig that suffered the explosion in the movie?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Titanic

c)

Deepwater Horizon

d)

Black Pearl

3.

Which company was responsible for the operation of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig?

a)

Chevron

b)

Halliburton

c)

BP

d)

Transocean

4.

What was the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

a)

The environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill included damage to marine and coastal ecosystems, loss of wildlife, contamination of water and soil, and long-term effects on the health of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.

b)

The oil spill had no impact on the environment

c)

The spill led to increased biodiversity in the affected areas

d)

The spill resulted in cleaner water and soil

5.

How did the EPA and Coast Guard try to contain the oil spill after the rig explosion?

a)

Asking the fish to clean up the spill, using hairdryers, and planting trees

b)

Building sandcastles, singing songs, and dancing

c)

Containment booms, dispersants, controlled burns, and drilling relief wells

d)

Releasing more oil into the ocean, ignoring the problem, and taking a nap

6.

Who was at fault for the oil rig explosion and oil well blowout?

a)

Mr. Jimmy

b)

Mike Williams

c)

The BP Oil Company Executives

d)

Mother Nature

7.

How could the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig disaster have been prevented?

a)

proper safety precautions could have been taken

b)

the oil rig could have been moved to a safer location

c)

they could have used robots instead of people to man the rig

d)

they could have drilled for caramel instead of oil

8.

What was the result of the Deepwater Oil Rig disaster?

a)

11 people died

b)

billions of gallons of crude oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico

c)

millions of innocent animals perished

d)

the economies of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri and Louisiana were devastated

e)

all of these

9.

Deepwater Horizon film teaches us that _______

a)

each of us is capable of amazing heroics

b)

money is more important to many people than human lives

c)

money is more important to many people than the health of our planet

d)

oil and other fossil fuels pose an existential threat to humanity

e)

all of these

10.

What company was responsible for the destruction of the oil rig and massive oil spill?

a)

Transocean

b)

Halliburton

c)

BP Oil Company

d)

McDonalds