50 presumed killed by runaway oil train in Quebec
July 15, 2013
Q: An unattended train with 72 tanker cars of shale oil rolled down a slope and crashed into the Quebec village of Lac-Megantic setting off explosions and fires that killed at least 33 with another 17 people missing and presumed dead. Where is the province of Quebec on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Lac-Megantic is about 86 miles south of Quebec's capital . . .
A. Montreal
B. Ottawa
C. Quebec City
D. Toronto
Q: The town of Lac-Megantic is located on a lake which empties into the same river that flows past Quebec City. What is the name of this river, which also drains the waters of the Great Lakes into the Atlantic?
A. Great Atlantic
B. Quebec
C. Seine
D. St. Lawrence
Q: What is Quebec's largest city?
A. Montreal
B. Ottawa
C. Quebec City
D. Toronto
Q: The oil that destroyed most of Lac-Megantic was being shipped from North Dakota. The oil was obtained by "fracking" the Braaken shale formation which North Dakota shares with its western neighbor . . .
A. Minnesota
B. Montana
C. Saskatchewan
D. Wyoming
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