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Famous Sunken Ships of the 20th Century

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Introduction:
"This quiz is all about sunken ships of the 20th century. Many you have heard of before, but there are others that may be of interest to you. Enjoy!"


1. The Yarmouth Castle was a cruise ship that caught fire and sank. What year did the Yarmouth Castle sink?
    1950
    1916
    1965
    1975


2. In 1916, a ship went down in the Aegean Sea just off the coast of Kea. What was the name of this ship?
    Lusitania
    Carpathia
    Bismarck
    Britannic


3. In 1918, this famous Cunard ship was torpedoed off the east coast of Ireland. What was the name of this Cunard ship?
    Lusitania
    Carpathia
    Britannic
    Mauretania


4. What ocean liner went down off the coast of Nantucket Sound in 1956?
    Wilhelm Gustloff
    Andrea Doria
    Yarmouth Castle
    Edmund Fitzgerald


5. This ship went down in 1975 in Lake Superior. What was the name of the ship?
    Edmund Fitzgerald
    Arthur Anderson
    Andrea Doria
    Wilhelm Gustloff


6. What ship went down in the Baltic Sea in 1945?
    Bismarck
    Britannic
    Hood
    Wilhelm Gustloff


7. Which battleship was sunk in 1941 after its rampage on the seas?
    Prince of Wales
    Hood
    Bismarck
    King George V


8. In 1991, this cruise ship went down off the coast of South Africa. What was the name of this most recent shipwreck?
    Royal Princess
    Oceanos
    Emperor of the Sea
    Carnival


9. The Cunard ocean liner, Lusitania, went down in what year?
    1918
    1912
    1915
    1916


10. This famous shipwreck happened in April of 1912. What is the name of the most famous shipwreck of all?
    Lusitania
    Wilhelm Gustlof
    Britannic
    Titanic


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