Deepwater Horizon Movie Quiz

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1. The movie examines a real-life catastrophe surrounding:
a. An avalanche in the Italian Alps that buried hundreds of
vacationing ski and snowboarders at a resort.
b. A caved in mineshaft in a Chilean gold mine that trapped 33
miners for over 3 months.
c. An explosion on an off-shore oil rig and oil spill into the Gulf of
Mexico.
d. An uncontrollable forest fire in Alberta that led to the evacuation
of thousands of people and the destruction of the town of Fort
McMurry.

2. What is the significance of the movie’s title?

a. It is the name of the oil-drilling rig.
b. It is the government’s secret code name for the project to invent
an alternative fuel source.
c. It is the term given to any man-made disaster.
d. It is the line where the earth’s surface and the sky appear to
meet.

3. What large oil company owns the drilling rig?

a. Exxon c. Chevron
b. BP d. Shell

4. What state is the rig closest to?

a. Texas c. Alaska
b. California d. Louisiana

5. What does BOP stand for in the movie?

a. Bottom of the Planet – a term the crew uses for drilling on the ocean sea floor.
b. Business Owners Policy – what the Transocean employees keep referring to when discussing why none of the
necessary repairs have been done on the rig.
c. Bay of Plenty – the area of the world that supposedly has the best prospects for oil drilling.
d. Blowout Preventer - the large, specialized valve, used to seal, control and monitor oil and gas wells to prevent
blowout, the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from a well.

6. What is the worst “color” on a deep water oil drilling rig?

a. Blue b. Magenta c. Red d. Topaz

7. How do the employees get out to the oil drilling rig in the middle of the ocean?
a. Submarine b. Boat c. Jet Plane d. Helicopter

8. How many crew members are there on board the oil drilling rig?
a. 50 b. 126 c. 785 d. 1420

9. Why do they conduct a “Negative Pressure Test”?

a. To check the integrity of the well.
b. To check the quality of the oil.
c. To determine how deep the well is.
d. To test to see if there are sharks in the area.

10. How many pounds per square inch of pressure in the main drill is the equipment reading which worries everyone except
for Donald (John Malkovich)?
a. 15PSI b. 500PSI c. 1300PSI d. 10,000PSI

11. Ironically, what award does Jimmy (Kurt Russell) receive in the mess hall right before the explosion occurs?
a. Employee of the Month c. Safety Award
b. Oil Driller of the Year d. Purple Heart
12. What freak event occurs prior to the
well blowing up, almost like a
premonition to what is about to
happen?
a. A group of dolphins start
jumping out of the water to
warn the crew.
b. An oil-soaked pelican flies into
the bridge, eventually killing
itself after flying blindly into
the windows.
c. A flock of seagulls start diving
into the ocean to get away
from the flames.
d. Jellyfish start appearing on the
surface of the water because
they are being boiled alive in
the ocean.

13. Where is Jimmy when the well blows up?

a. In the drill shack manning the equipment.
b. On the ships bridge, trying to contact the coast guard.
c. Taking a shower.
d. Talking to his wife on SKYPE.

14. What made the slushy fluid pouring out of the drill well so combustible?
a. Methane Gas b. Napalm c. Sea Water d. Cooking Oil

15. When Andrea (Gina Rodriquez) realizes what has happened and it’s confirmed by the four flashing magenta lights, what
does she do even though she is not authorized to do so?
a. She announces for the crew to abandon ship.
b. She gets on the radio and calls MAYDAY
c. She jumps overboard.
d. She punches out the captain.

16. What is the closest port of call for the coast guard to respond from after the explosion happens?
a. Miami b. New Orleans c. Lafayette d. Fort Lauderdale

17. Where does Mike (Mark Wahlberg) and Andrea retreat to when they realize the lifeboat has left without them?
a. The Mess Hall b. The Helicopter Pad c. The Galley d. The Drill Shack

18. What do the survivors do on the bow of the ship?

a. Take a knee and say the Lord’s Prayer.
b. Start fighting each other.
c. Get on their cell phones and start calling family and friends to say they are all right.
d. Roast marshmallows and have some coffee.

19. Who confronts Mike first when he arrives at the hotel?

a. His wife.
b. The lawyers for BP and Transocean to make sure he has the right story.
c. The distraught father of one of the crew members who has yet to turn up.
d. Scientists and engineers who want to know exactly what happened on the drilling rig.

20. How many people lost their lives when the Deepwater Horizon blew up?
a. 100
b. 1000
c. 11
d. None.

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