20th Century Ships #1

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1. Which British cruiser was responsible for the final salvo of torpedoes that sank the battered and (by then) defenceless German battleship Bismark in May 1941? Exeter Sheffield Dorsetshire Belfast

2. What was the name of the mysterious ship that never responded to and was within 10 miles of the doomed Titanic? Carpathia Californian Olympic Mauritania

3. The USS IOWA class of battleship were originally designed as six sisters, only four of which were fully completed. What were the names of the two uncompleted sisters? Illinois and Kentucky Nebraska and Idaho Missouri and Wisconsin Alaska and Wyoming

4. Which ship rammed and sank the Italian liner, Andrea Doria, in heavy fog in July 1956? Ile de France Stockholm Robert E Hopkins Cape Ann

5. Captain James Cook was the first European to land on both Australia and New Zealand. What was the name of his vessel? Endeavour Enchanter Explorer Eclipser

6. Captured enemy and aging US warships, enough to make up the world's 6th largest fleet were assembled at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific for Atomic testing in 1946. This was known as 'Operation ...'? Broadsword Task One Smokescreen Crossroads

7. The third of the Yamato class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy was hastily converted from battleship hull to the largest aircraft carrier in WWII. What was her name? Junyo Nagara Soryu Shinano

8. The White Star liner 'OLYMPIC' sister of the ill-fated 'TITANIC' and 'BRITANNIC' was used as a troop ship in WWI. By what name was she affectionately known? Old Dependable Old Smokey Old Reliable Old Invincible

9. The same sister ship to the Titanic also recorded one of the strangest events of WWI. What was this? Rammed her escort Was rammed by cruiser Rammed a lightship Rammed a U-Boat

10. "Beached and done for" These were the words of the Captain of H.M.A.S. Sydney in November 1914. What ship was he referring to? Altmark Sydney Emden Kormorann