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The Battle of Jutland Trivia Quiz

This is a tough quiz on the largest all big-gun naval battle in history. Hundreds of ships and thousands of men took part.

A multiple-choice quiz by cainmick. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
cainmick

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
334,462

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
414

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was in command of the British Grand Fleet? It was said of him that "he could lose the war in an afternoon". Hint

Admiral Beatty

Admiral Fisher

Admiral Wilson

Admiral Jellicoe

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Question 2 of 10

2. Admiral Beatty was in command of the British battlecruisers and led the line in HMS Lion. Which ship was second in line?
Hint

HMS New Zealand

HMS Indefatigable

HMS Queen Mary

HMS Princess Royal

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Queen Elizabeth Class was the outstanding British fast battleship class of World War I. Which Queen Elizabeth did NOT participate in the battle? Hint

HMS Warspite

HMS Barham

HMS Malaya

HMS Queen Elizabeth

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these was not part of the action at Jutland? Hint

The run to the south

The run to the east

The run to the north

The night action

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following statements is true of battlecruisers? Hint

They sacrificed speed for armour

They were intended as command vessels

They had the largest guns available

They sacrificed armour for speed

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many Victoria Crosses were won during the battle? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. The German battle fleet performed a Gefechtskehrtwendung twice during the battle. This was a magnificent piece of seamanship under very trying conditions. What is a Gefechtskehrtwendung? Hint

Judging the distance to the enemy by timed flight of shells

Crossing the T under fire

Battle about turn

Finding the enemy by dead reckoning

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Question 8 of 10

8. How is the Battle of Jutland known to German historians? Hint

The Battle of Skagerrak

The Battle of Denmark

The Battle of the North Sea

Der Tag

9. Admiral Horace Hood was in command of the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron. By chance he happened to lead the British line for short time and his ship exploded during the main action. Which was his ship? Hint

HMS Invincible

HMS Indomitable

HMS Indefatigable

HMS Inflexible

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Question 10 of 10

10. The result of the battle can be described as: Hint

A tactical German victory, a strategic British victory

A major German victory

A draw

A major British victory

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was in command of the British Grand Fleet? It was said of him that "he could lose the war in an afternoon".

Answer: Admiral Jellicoe

The loss of a significant number of ships in any battle would have allowed the German Navy to sail more freely and created problems for the British in trade and commerce as well as transiting men and materials to France.

2. Admiral Beatty was in command of the British battlecruisers and led the line in HMS Lion. Which ship was second in line?

Answer: HMS Princess Royal

The order was: HMS Lion, HMS Princess Royal, HMS Queen Mary, HMS Tiger, HMS New Zealand and HMS Indefatigable

HMS Tiger was considered a lucky ship by her crew and though hit at least 17 times she continued to play her part in the battle. HMS Queen Mary and HMS Indefatigable both exploded during the battlecruiser action. HMS New Zealand though an older and less well armed or armoured ship did not suffer the same fate as Queen Mary and Indefatigable which some put down to her captain wearing a Maori grass skirt!

3. The Queen Elizabeth Class was the outstanding British fast battleship class of World War I. Which Queen Elizabeth did NOT participate in the battle?

Answer: HMS Queen Elizabeth

HMS Queen Elizabeth was in dry dock during the battle.

4. Which of these was not part of the action at Jutland?

Answer: The run to the east

Generally the battle actions was:
The run to the south.
The run to the north.
The fleets collide.
The night action.

5. Which of the following statements is true of battlecruisers?

Answer: They sacrificed armour for speed

The brainchild of Admiral Fisher, they were intended to outgun anything they could not outrun. Three were sunk during the Battle of Jutland, partly as a result of inadequate armour but also as a result of poor munitions handling.

6. How many Victoria Crosses were won during the battle?

Answer: 4

Jack Cornwell, HMS Chester. He was a boy sailor who stood at his post when his entire gun crew had been killed or wounded.

Edward Bingham, HMS Nestor. He was in command of a destroyer division and led attacks on both the German battlecruisers and the German battle fleet.

Loftus Jones, HMS Shark - continued to fight with his ship though terribly wounded.

Francis Harvey, HMS Lion. Despite losing both legs, he remained in command of Q turret and ordered the magazines flooded, thus saving the ship.

7. The German battle fleet performed a Gefechtskehrtwendung twice during the battle. This was a magnificent piece of seamanship under very trying conditions. What is a Gefechtskehrtwendung?

Answer: Battle about turn

This command required all ships in the line to turn at exactly the same time and the entire fleet reversed course so the leading ship of the line became the last ship of the line. This action prevented the High Seas Fleet from being overwhelmed.

8. How is the Battle of Jutland known to German historians?

Answer: The Battle of Skagerrak

'Der Tag' was the day hoped for by both British and German naval officers when the fruits of the naval arms race would be seen.

Answer: HMS Invincible

Hood's 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron needed gunnery practice and was stationed in Scapa Flow with the Grand Fleet rather than with Beatty and the rest of the battlecruisers. In order to make up his numbers, Beatty was allocated the powerful 5th Battle Squadron which was made up of four Queen Elizabeth class battleships.

10. The result of the battle can be described as:

Answer: A tactical German victory, a strategic British victory

Materially, the British lost more ships and men during the battle.
However within a month the British Grand Fleet was repaired and stronger than it was prior to the battle. The German High Seas Fleet only sortied twice more before the end of the war and never again engaged the British fleet.

Source: Author cainmick

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