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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did George Pocock and his brother Dick first arrive in Vancouver, Canada?
(a) March 23, 1891.
(b) March 31, 1914.
(c) December 14, 1930.
(d) March 11, 1911.

2. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?
(a) Roger Morris.
(b) Byron Noble.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.
(d) Willis Thompson.

3. Where did Al Ulbrickson agree to meet Cal, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and UCLA for a one-off-two-thousand-meter varsity matchup after Poughkeepsie in 1935?
(a) Long Beach, California.
(b) Princeton, New Jersey.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Green Bay, Wisconsin.

4. When was George Pocock born?
(a) October 9, 1900.
(b) March 23, 1891.
(c) December 14, 1895.
(d) March 31, 1914.

5. What was the area called where Joe Rantz rented a cheap room while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site?
(a) Hooverville.
(b) Jackson Square.
(c) Dinghy Pond.
(d) Shack Town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the business where Joe visited his father at work in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?

2. How many of the original 175 boys were still in competition for a seat in the first two freshman boats at the University of Washington on October 30, 1933?

3. What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?

4. What was the name of the train that the Washington crews took to Poughkeepsie in 1934?

5. On what body of water was the first intercollegiate crew race held in the United States?

(see the answer key)

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