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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. What was the name of the shell that the freshman crew raced in Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) The Seattle Mariner.
(b) The Husky Clipper.
(c) The SS Manhattan.
(d) The City of Seattle.

2. What was the nickname that Jim McMillin's crewmates called him?
(a) Hungry-Jack.
(b) Jimmy Rogers.
(c) Shorty.
(d) Stub.

3. On what date did Al Ulbrickson announce his intention to take crews from the University of Washington to the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) December 14, 1933.
(b) June 24, 1934.
(c) January 14, 1935.
(d) October 9, 1935.

4. Who were the sophomore crew members that Ulbrickson called into his office and told they needed to shape up in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?
(a) Joe, Bobby, George, and Russell.
(b) Frank, Bobby, Ky, Harry, and Jerry.
(c) Mike, Byron, George, Joe, and Willis.
(d) George, Chuck, Roger, Shorty, and Joe.

5. When was the first Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta held?
(a) September 29, 1829.
(b) June 24, 1895.
(c) March 31, 1914.
(d) March 11, 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Johnny White's mother?

2. What was the name of the custom-built sectional boat that Sir Henry Stanley used to search for Dr. David Livingstone in Central Africa in 1874?

3. 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?

4. When was George Pocock born?

5. Who were the brothers that were in the all-sophomore boat and the JV boat and sustained a sibling rivalry in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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