O Captain, My Captain

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1. Walt Whitman wrote a stirring poem called 'O Captain! My Captain!' Who was the captain referred to in the poem? George Custer George Washington Abraham Lincoln Ethan Allen

2. This captain had a talent for cartography, and it was his well-defined map of the St. Lawrence that allowed General Wolfe to navigate the St. Lawrence to make the successful stealth attack on Quebec in 1759. The captain in question is best known, however, for his explorations in the Pacific Ocean. James Cook Ferdinand Magellan George Dixon William Bligh

3. This fictional captain commanded a vessel that bore the name of a ship that was captured from the French by the British in 1705. The Brits kept the name that the French had given her, but translated it into English. The name of the ship means 'A bold or difficult undertaking'. Who is the fictional captain in question? First and last names, please. Answer: (Two words. Spaced out?)

4. This 18th century British naval captain's name is well-known in the Pacific Northwest. George Vancouver William Clark Meriwether Lewis James Cook

5. The late, great actor Alec Guinness played a captain in a lighthearted movie. What was it called? Answer: (Three Words. Heaven by the sea.)

6. Iqaluit, capital of the Canadian territory Nunavut, was formerly named for the bay on which it is located. The bay was named for the English sea captain who discovered it. What was his name? Martin Frobisher John Cabot Henry Hudson Humphrey Gilbert

7. This Scottish captain achieved fame during the American War of Independence and is known as the 'Father of the American Navy'. Full name, please. Answer: (Three Words. His last name is not his real name.)

8. This Italian Aviation Battalion captain was the first ever to pilot a plane in warfare. Carlo Piazza Mario Calderara Giolio Gavotti Benito Mussolini

9. On June 2, 1917, this 23-year-old Canadian Royal Flying Corps captain with the ecclesiastical-sounding name was awarded the Victoria Cross for flying over a German airfield at a height of 50 feet, destroying seven 'planes on the ground and three others which were in the air attempting to bring him down. What was his name? Mark Pastor Billy Bishop David Cardinal Arthur Pope

10. This Englishman was only 20 when he earned his captaincy in 1779. By the time he was 46 he was an admiral. Who was he? First and last names, please. Answer: (Two Words. Victory)