1. The British Troop ship 'Lancastria' was sunk by German aircraft approximately 10 miles off which French port? Calais Dunkirk St Nazaire Brest

2. The 'Lancastria' was previously known by what name? Princess Eugene Windsor Castle Tyrrhenia Britannic

3. What date did this worst of British maritime disasters happen? 17th June 1940 20th August 1940 3rd July 1940 2nd September 1940

4. Which other famous ship had the captain of the Lancastria previously commanded, which was had also been involved in a maritime disaster? Titanic Glorious Hood Lusitania

5. Who was the Captain of the 'Lancastria'? Captain Rudolph Sharp Captain John Hawkins Captain Randal Hopkirk Captain James Whale

6. Thirty German Dornier Do17 bombers attacked the 'Lancastria'. How many times was the ship hit? 4 17 1 12

7. The 'Lancastria' soon began to sink, listing and rolling. Within 15 minutes, the proud ship had rolled again to port and lay with her stern half still above water, the enormous starboard propeller rising clear of the sea. In the minutes before she went down hundreds of men clung perilously to her massive steel flank. The spectacle was made even more macabre to onlookers as the sound of men singing; what two songs were the brave doomed men singing? God Save the Queen and and Rule Britannia Rule Britannia and Abide with me Jerusalem and Underneath the Arches Roll out the Barrell and There'll Always be an England

8. What became of the Captain of the Lancastria? He went down on the bridge of the Lancastria He was court martialed and stripped of his rank He was never seen again He survived the disaster but was killed 2 years later

9. What was the national reaction to the disaster? The disaster wasn't reported untill much later Very sharp criticism of the Prime Minister Mass panic A shocked sense of loss

10. It is almost impossible to know how many men were aboard the 'Lancastria'. Estimates vary from 5,000 to over 9,000 men aboard. How many are estimated to have survived? Fewer than a 100 Between 100 and a 1,000 Almost 5,000 Between 2,000 and 3,000