Famous Shipwrecks Quiz

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Instructions: Set sail through history and recall the great maritime tragedies and legendary lost vessels, from the Titanic to the Lusitania.

1.
The RMS Titanic sank in April 1912. In what ocean did she go down?
A
The Atlantic Ocean
B
The Pacific Ocean
C
The Arctic Ocean
D
The Indian Ocean
2.
The RMS Lusitania was sunk in 1915 during World War I. Which country's submarine torpedoed her?
A
Germany
B
Austria
C
Turkey
D
Japan
3.
The Titanic was famously described as 'unsinkable' before her maiden voyage. Where was she built?
A
Belfast, Northern Ireland
B
Liverpool, England
C
Glasgow, Scotland
D
Southampton, England
4.
The USS Arizona was sunk during a surprise attack on December 7, 1941. Where did this happen?
A
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
B
Manila Bay, Philippines
C
Midway Island
D
Guam
5.
The Mary Rose was a famous warship of which English king when she sank in 1545?
A
King Henry VIII
B
King Henry VII
C
King Edward VI
D
King Richard III
6.
In what year was the wreck of the Titanic first discovered on the ocean floor?
A
1985
B
1978
C
1991
D
1969
7.
The Bismarck was a powerful German battleship sunk in 1941. What type of vessel finally sank her?
A
British cruisers and destroyers
B
American aircraft carriers
C
Soviet submarines
D
Norwegian torpedo boats
8.
The Vasa was a Swedish warship that sank in 1628 on her very first voyage. In which city was she sailing from?
A
Stockholm
B
Gothenburg
C
Oslo
D
Copenhagen
9.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 1975, inspiring a famous song by Gordon Lightfoot. On which Great Lake did she sink?
A
Lake Superior
B
Lake Michigan
C
Lake Erie
D
Lake Huron
10.
How many lifeboats did the Titanic have — far too few for all her passengers and crew?
A
20
B
14
C
32
D
8
11.
The Endurance was Ernest Shackleton's ship, crushed by ice in 1915. Near which continent did she sink?
A
Antarctica
B
Greenland
C
Iceland
D
South America
12.
The Andrea Doria sank in 1956 after a collision with which other passenger ship?
A
MS Stockholm
B
SS United States
C
RMS Queen Elizabeth
D
SS Ile de France
13.
The Spanish Armada suffered a famous defeat in 1588. Which country's fleet helped destroy it?
A
England
B
France
C
Portugal
D
The Netherlands
14.
The wreck of the Endurance, Shackleton's ship, was only recently found on the ocean floor. In what year was she finally located?
A
2022
B
2015
C
2008
D
2019
15.
The RMS Titanic was carrying a famous ancient Egyptian artifact said by some to be cursed. What was it?
A
This is a popular myth — no such artifact was on board
B
A mummy from the British Museum
C
A golden pharaoh's mask
D
A carved stone tablet

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