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Ruling the Waves

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Ruling the Waves game quiz
"For centuries the British navy shaped the world, from the fledgling Navy Royal of Henry VIII to the Royal Navy of the 20th century - an epic story worthy of a blockbuster."

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1. In which year did John Hawkins first visit the Caribbean?
    1580
    1562
    1504
    1566


2. Which vessel did Queen Elizabeth I contribute to Hawkins' second Caribbean voyage?
    Golden Hind
    Royal Sovereign
    Mary
    Jesus of Luebeck


3. In which harbour was Hawkins betrayed by the Spaniards?
    San Juan de Ulloa
    Sao Paulo
    Cadiz
    Hispaniola


4. Known to history as the Golden Hind, what name was her original name?
    Lion
    Dragon
    Elizabeth
    Pelican


5. Which motto was stitched on the Spanish banner captured by Drake at Santo Domingo?
    Vae Victis (Woe to the Vanquished)
    Ubique (Everywhere)
    Primus in Indis (First in the Indies)
    Non Suffiicit Orbis (The World is Not Enough)


6. Which name was given to the first new English 'race-built' galleon completed in 1573?
    Revenge
    Dreadnought
    Victory
    Ark Royal


7. In which year did the Royal Navy adopt James I's Union Jack?
    1640
    1610
    1606
    1600


8. Who commanded the British fleet at the Texel 1653?
    Admiral John Hawkins
    Captain-General Richard Swaley
    Prince Rupert
    General George Monck


9. Whose betrayal led the Royal Navy to fight alone against the Dutch at the Battle of Sole Bay 1672?
    Admiral Dupont
    Admiral Richard Wake
    Admiral Comte d'Estrees
    Prince Louis


10. Who won the battle of Barfleur 1692?
    France and Spain
    England and France
    England and the Netherlands
    France and the Netherlands


11. Which famous location was captured by the Royal Navy in 1704?
    Malta
    Gibraltar
    Cadiz
    Alexandria


12. Who designed the Royal Navy's uniform for commissioned officers in 1748?
    Vice-Admiral Calder
    Admiral George Anson
    Lieutenant Philip Saumarez
    Lord Cochrane


13. Name the first class of Royal Navy '74s'.
    Exeter
    Dublin
    Revenge
    Edinburgh


14. Who charted the St. Lawrence River in 1759?
    William Bligh
    James Cook
    Charles Saunders
    Robert Clive


15. What was odd about the Battle of Quiberon Bay 1759?
    Fought at anchor
    Fought between sailors onland
    Fought during a storm
    The two sides never saw one another


16. Name Cook's ship in his 1768 voyage.
    HMS Endeavour
    HMS Beagle
    HMS Bounty
    HMS Eagle


17. Who ordered the coppering of the British fleet?
    Earl St.Vincent
    John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich
    John Jellicoe
    Duke of Buckingham


18. What name was given to Rodney's victory on January 16th 1780?
    The Moonlight Battle
    Gravelines
    Glorious First of June
    Battle of the Saintes


19. Which ship led the British line at the Battle of the Saintes?
    HMS Marlborough
    HMS Monmouth
    HMS Defence
    HMS Resolution


20. What relation was George Bligh to the commander of HMS Bounty?
    Uncle
    Brother
    Nephew
    Son


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