The Ultimate Catch Fan Quiz
So, you've been a fan since the beginning, ey? You know all the ups and downs, arguments, practical jokes and big storms, right? Ok, then prove it! We've taken highlights from the past five seasons and created a little quiz. Are you the ultimate fan? Take the quiz to find out!
In Season 1, which ship sank during the opilio crab season?
Big Valley
Billikin
Lady Alaska
Vixen
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On Jan. 15, 2005, the Big Valley sank in rough seas while awaiting the opening of the opilio crab season. Only one of the six crew members survived.
When the Northwestern filled up their hold with opilio crab in Season 1, what did they do with the crabs in the remaining pots?
Dumped them back into the water
Built a holding pen on deck out of crab pots
Gave them to another ship
Ate them
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Capt. Sig Hansen had the crew build a holding pen out of empty crab pots on deck to store the extra crabs.
In Season 2, what bad omen marked the beginning of the king crab season?
A dead crab washed up onshore.
It began on a Friday.
There were 13 boats in the harbor.
It began on the 13th day of the month.
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The season began on a Friday, and the extremely superstitious fishermen do not like to leave on a Friday. Some considered waiting until 12:01 a.m. Saturday, while others performed rituals to neutralize the bad luck.
What practical joke did the Northwestern crew play on the Cornelia Marie in Season 2?
They sent them a false weather report.
They filled one of their pots with dead crabs.
They sent the Coast Guard to do an inspection.
They welded one of their crab pots shut.
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They welded one of their crab pots shut. The Cornelia Marie retaliated by putting a piece of pipe on the line between two of the Northwestern's crab pots and filling one with trash.
How does Edgar Hansen celebrate the birth of his baby boy while fishing on the Northwestern in Season 2?
He drinks a toast with Norwegian aquavit.
He eats a cod heart.
He passes out cigars to the crew.
He cooks up a crab feast.
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Edgar Hansen eats a cod heart to celebrate the birth of his son.
In Season 2, why did the crew of the Rollo dump nearly all of their first string of pots back into the sea during the king crab season?
The crabs were all female.
The crabs were too small.
The crabs were the wrong species.
The crabs were all dead.
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The crabs were all female. In order to ensure future crab harvests, it is illegal to take female crabs.
Before the king crab season began in Season 3, several of the captains got together and placed a wager on who would average the most crabs per pot. How much did they each put in the pool?
$10
$50
$100
$200
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The captains each bet $100 that they would catch the most crabs per pot.
In Season 3, approximately how much did the crew of the Time Bandit spend on groceries for the king crab fishing season?
$2,000
$3,500
$4,000
$5,500
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The crew of the Time Bandit bought $5,488.51 worth of groceries for the king crab season.
In Season 3, what is the name of the fishing vessel that sank at the start of the king crab season?
Aleutian Ballad
Early Dawn
Ocean Challenger
Wizard
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The Ocean Challenger capsized and sank in less than 10 minutes at the start of the king crab season.
Which of these fishing vessels in Season 3 had to return to port for repairs during the opilio crab season?
Wizard
Time Bandit
Northwestern
All of the above
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All three boats had to halt their fishing operations and put in for repairs. The Northwestern had engine trouble; the Wizard's forward crane was damaged by a huge wave; and the Time Bandit had a buoy line wrapped around one of the propellers.
Farwest Leader captain Greg Moncrief's wife, Ragnhild, was one of the few women in the crab fishing fleet during Season 3. She said fishing is in her blood because she is from:
Cape Cod
Ireland
Norway
Sweden
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Like the Northwestern's Hansen family, Ragnhild Moncrief is Norwegian.
Who won the line-coiling contest on the Cornelia Marie in Season 3?
Capt. Phil Harris
Deckhand Jake Harris
Greenhorn Josh Harris
None of the above
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Much to everyone's surprise, greenhorn Josh Harris -- Capt. Phil's elder son -- won the coiling contest.
After the first trip of the king crab season, which boat returned to Dutch Harbor with its initial haul and led the count with 183,000 pounds of crab in Season 4?
Cornelia Marie
Northwestern
Time Bandit
Wizard
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The Wizard led the boats, with 183,000 pounds of crab -- worth almost $800,000.
In Season 4, greenhorn Moi just wasn't pulling his weight on the Wizard, so Capt. Keith Colburn let him go. New guy Cooper Wetherby arrived to take his place. What gift did he give Keith?
A new mug
Cup o’ Noodles
A rabbit's foot
A new hat
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Cooper brought Keith a container of Cup o' Noodles, his "must-have" while at sea.
In Season 4, why did Scott Hillstrand decide to leave the Time Bandit before season's end?
Scott and Johnathan got into a heated argument over where to fish, and Scott realized he couldn't work with his dad anymore.
Scott couldn't handle the rough seas and intensity of the job.
Scott's wife went into early labor, and he rushed home to be with her.
Scott, a new dad, chose family over fishing and returned home.
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Scott, heavy with guilt and missing his newborn son, decided to return home.
The crew of the Incentive pulled up big pots stuffed with crabs in Season 5, but Capt. Harry Lewis had them dump more than half the crabs overboard. Why?
They were all female.
They were covered in barnacles.
They were not the right size.
Their legs were broken due to the ice and cold temperatures.
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The folks at the cannery find the barnacles unappealing and therefore won’t accept crabs that are covered with them. However, barnacles don’t affect the taste of crab, nor are they parasitic or harmful to humans.
Which boat nearly lost several members of its crew when a 30-foot wave plowed into it in Season 5?
Cornelia Maria
Northwestern
Time Bandit
Wizard
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Crew members Gary, Lynn and Monte all sustained injuries from the giant wave.
When the U.S. Coast Guard sent out a message of distress, what language did it use on the radio in Season 5?
May-day, May-day
SSS-DDD
Pon-Pon
Morse Code
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The Coast Guard issued a pan-pan or pon-pon notice when a cod fishing vessel began taking on water 240 miles outside Dutch Harbor and rammed into a cliff. Due to high winds, the Coast Guard couldn't get close enough to rescue the men, so the entire crew risked life and death to get to the shore on their own.
In Season 5, a heated argument took place on the Time Bandit. Only two things can get a crew member fired on the Time Bandit. One is disobeying orders -- what’s the other?
Spitting in the captain's face
Leaving deck to argue in the wheelhouse
Getting in the captain's face
Flipping the captain off
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It got heated on the Time Bandit when the crew failed to listen to Capt. Andy Hillstrand's orders. To make matters worse, the Hillstrand brothers had to make a decision on who to take king crab fishing. The decision meant that one unlucky fisherman had to go home.
Capt. Keith Colburn of the Wizard got frustrated in Season 5 when one of his deckhands kept going back and forth on whether he wanted to stay or go. Who was that deckhand?
Crosby
Josh
Lynn
Travis
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Josh's excuse was that he wanted to spend time with his brother, who would be shipping off to Iraq, instead of coming back to fish king crab.
Your Score!
Seriously? You must be bored at work and just happened to have stumbled upon this quiz.
Your Score!
Greenhorn alert! You need more time and teasing from the other deckhands.
Your Score!
Ah, the deckhand. You clearly know your stuff, but could use a bit more time on deck.
Your Score!
60-80: Not bad, not bad. But you still need some practice before you can rule the wheelhouse.
Your Score!
Well, hello there Skipper! You ARE the biggest fan. Congratulations!
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