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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Last Hunters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who believed that if Britain lost its Newfoundland fishing ships based in Plymouth alone, it would be the greatest blow the country has ever been given?
(a) John Cabot.
(b) John Smith.
(c) Sir Walter Raleigh.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

2. What were sail-powered draggers called?
(a) Wingets.
(b) Dibs.
(c) Smacks.
(d) Widgets.

3. What is cod pickled with in barrels?
(a) Beer.
(b) Brine.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Wine.

4. In Newfoundland, the government tried to resettle unemployed workers to _____, where there were jobs at the National Sea Products plant.
(a) Georgetown.
(b) Arnold's Cove.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Gin Cove.

5. Which fish in the Gulf of Mexico is a by-catch of shrimp?
(a) Walleye.
(b) Red snapper.
(c) Gulf cod.
(d) Pike.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the quota system, groundfish are killed being hauled up do to _____.

2. Who was murdered in the Icelandic fishing station of Grindavík in 1532?

3. In 1881, a shipyard in Hull built a steam-powered trawler called the _____.

4. What is the name of the Cornish fishing port on the most seaward tip of England?

5. What stage of cod development was most successful in the Norwegian experiment with cod farming?

(see the answer key)

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