Educator's Guide: Social Studies: Search for Answers: Museum Hunt

1. In which Civil War Navy did the CAIRO serve?

• Confederate
• Union

2. In which body of water did the CAIRO sink?

• Mobile Bay
• Mississippi River
• Yazoo River
• Red River

3. Who is known as the "Father of the Ironclad River Gunboats?"

• A.H. Foote
• John Ericsson
• James Eads
• Winfield Scott

4. The names for this class of ironclad gunboats came from?

• Rivers
• Towns
• States

5. How long did it take the CAIRO to sink?

• 20 minutes
• 37 minutes
• 12 minutes

B. How many people died when she sank?

• 63
• 175
• 0
• 21

7. How did the CAIRO sink?

• Naval battle
• Artillery attack
• Rammed
• Torpedo

8. In what year was the CAIRO raised?

• 1964
• 1862
• 1956
• 1864

9. What were some of the things sailors did to pass their free time?

• Played fife
• Played dominoes
• Read
• All of the above

10. What was a nit comb used for?

• Remove lice
• Comb out tangles
• Remove stitches
• Comb beard

11. How was the gunpowder magazine (store room) lighted?

• Candles
• Kerosene lamp in wooden frame
• Skylights
• Portholes

12. What is on the signal board that was in the pilot house?

• Captain's Name
• Boat's Name
• Hammer
• Horseshoe