Famous Ships
Instructions: Test your knowledge of the most famous ships in history!
- 1.
Which famous ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912 after striking an iceberg?
ARMS TitanicBRMS LusitaniaCSS NormandieDRMS Olympic - 2.
What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims sailed to America in 1620?
ASpeedwellBGolden HindCMayflowerDSanta Maria - 3.
Which ship was Charles Darwin's vessel during his famous voyage of scientific discovery?
AHMS EndeavourBHMS VictoryCHMS BountyDHMS Beagle - 4.
What was the name of Noah's vessel in the Bible?
AThe ExodusBThe CovenantCThe GalileeDThe Ark - 5.
Which ship did Christopher Columbus command as his flagship on his 1492 voyage?
AVictoriaBSanta MariaCNiñaDPinta - 6.
Which German battleship, nicknamed 'The Beast,' was sunk by the Royal Navy in May 1941?
ABismarckBScharnhorstCGraf SpeeDTirpitz - 7.
What was the name of Sir Francis Drake's ship in which he circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580)?
AMary RoseBArk RoyalCGolden HindDRevenge - 8.
Which famous ship was the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?
AHMS WarriorBHMS VictoryCHMS SovereignDHMS Royal Oak - 9.
Which ship became the first nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1954?
AUSS SeawolfBUSS SkipjackCUSS NautilusDUSS Triton - 10.
Which luxury ocean liner held the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing from 1952 to 1998?
ARMS Queen MaryBSS NormandieCSS United StatesDRMS Queen Elizabeth - 11.
The crew of which ship famously mutinied in 1789, setting Captain William Bligh adrift?
AHMS PandoraBHMS DiscoveryCHMS ResolutionDHMS Bounty - 12.
Which Confederate ironclad warship fought the USS Monitor in the first battle between ironclad ships in 1862?
ACSS VirginiaBCSS TennesseeCCSS ShenandoahDCSS Alabama - 13.
Which ship was the first to successfully complete a voyage through the Northwest Passage (1903-1906)?
AFramBTerra NovaCEnduranceDGjøa - 14.
Which ship was Ernest Shackleton's vessel that became trapped in Antarctic ice in 1915?
ADiscoveryBNimrodCTerra NovaDEndurance - 15.
Which British passenger liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915, contributing to the U.S. entering World War I?
ARMS MauretaniaBRMS OlympicCRMS TitanicDRMS Lusitania