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How many plastic yellow ducks, blue turtles, and green frogs fell from a cargo ship into the Pacific Ocean in 1992?

• 29,000

• 10,000

• 5,000

• 50,000

According to the World Shipping Council, how many containers are estimated to be lost in the ocean annually?

• 1,000

• 350

• 10,000

• 500

What percentage of worldwide cargo travels by sea?

• 80%

• 70%

• 60%

• 90%

What event caused the loss of all 7,000 containers on the MOL Comfort ship?

• Mechanical failure

• Fire and sinking

• Piracy

• Collision with another ship

What unusual items washed up on the beaches of the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 2006?

• Hockey gloves

• Sealed bags of Doritos tortilla chips

• Plastic animals

• Nike shoes

What is the main purpose of tracking the plastic animals lost at sea?

• To study ocean pollution

• To understand ocean currents

• To track marine life migration

• To locate lost cargo ships

What is the last sighting reported by oceanographer Curt Ebbesmeyer?

• A frog

• A beaver

• A turtle

• A duck

What other unusual items have been used to track ocean currents?

• Lego pieces

• Hockey gloves

• Nike shoes

• All of the above