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Quick Tips Sunk Ships Trivia Quiz

Instead of some lengthy dialogue, I'll say a few words, and you can decide which famous ship sinking best fits the description.

A multiple-choice quiz by Marcuspug. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Marcuspug

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
344,806

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
465

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Question 1 of 10

1. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Torpedo, passenger ship, Old Head of Kinsale, Roman Portugal." Hint

Mauretania

Titanic

Lusitania

Britannic

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Question 2 of 10

2. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Torpedoes, atom bomb parts, 1945, shark attacks, Colts." Hint

USS Hornet

USS San Francisco

USS Portland

USS Indianapolis

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Question 3 of 10

3. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Stockholm collision, Nantucket, 1956, Italian Admiral." Hint

Dino Crocetti

Leone Pancaldo

Andrea Doria

Guiseppi Garibaldi

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Question 4 of 10

4. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Swedish sailing ship, Stockholm harbor, top-heavy, blustery day, now a museum." Hint

Vasa

Fram

Andrea Doria

Mary Rose

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Question 5 of 10

5. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Lake Superior, 1975, big storm, Gordon Lightfoot." Hint

Noronic

Edmund Fitzgerald

Eastland

Christopher Columbus

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Question 6 of 10

6. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Pride of Henry VIII, 1545, blustery day, warship, restoration in Portsmouth, England." Hint

Queen Elizabeth I

Great Harry

Mary Rose

Ark Royal

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Question 7 of 10

7. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Iceberg, maiden voyage, too few lifeboats, Carpathia." Hint

Empress of Ireland

Arctic

Titanic

Great Eastern

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Question 8 of 10

8. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Crushed in Antarctic ice, famous explorer, South Georgia Island." Hint

Terra Nova

Erebus

Endurance

Terror

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Question 9 of 10

9. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Greatest loss of life, torpedo, German passenger ship, evacuation." Hint

Prinz Eugen

Normandie

Wilhelm Gustloff

Norway

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Question 10 of 10

10. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Paddlewheeler, boiler explosion, U.S. Civil War, Mississippi, fruit." Hint

John E. Appleseed

Mary Macintosh

Admiral Peary

Sultana

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Torpedo, passenger ship, Old Head of Kinsale, Roman Portugal."

Answer: Lusitania

The sinking of the Lusitania was only one factor in the American decision to enter World War I.

2. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Torpedoes, atom bomb parts, 1945, shark attacks, Colts."

Answer: USS Indianapolis

Due to miscommunication the USS Indianapolis was not reported lost for days. Of the 880 sailors who entered the water, only 316 survived.

3. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Stockholm collision, Nantucket, 1956, Italian Admiral."

Answer: Andrea Doria

The Andrea Doria was the pride of the Italian Line.
The Leone Pancaldo was an Italian destroyer sunk twice in WWII.
Guiseppi Garibaldi was never an Admiral.
Neither was Dino Crocetti but he is better known as the singer/entertainer Dean Martin.

4. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Swedish sailing ship, Stockholm harbor, top-heavy, blustery day, now a museum."

Answer: Vasa

Never make a ship top-heavy with too many cannon and useless ornament! Lost for centuries, the Vasa was raised in the 1960s and is now a timecapsule of a long-past era.

5. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Lake Superior, 1975, big storm, Gordon Lightfoot."

Answer: Edmund Fitzgerald

Great Lakes steamers are notoriously underpowered for their length and size. Even the "Big Fitz" was no match for Lake Superior.

6. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Pride of Henry VIII, 1545, blustery day, warship, restoration in Portsmouth, England."

Answer: Mary Rose

Like the Vasa, the Mary Rose offers a glimpse into a past era, in this case, Tudor England.

7. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Iceberg, maiden voyage, too few lifeboats, Carpathia."

Answer: Titanic

By the regulations of the time, the Titanic was carrying the legally required number of lifeboats. Too many would block the charming views from the boat deck.

8. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Crushed in Antarctic ice, famous explorer, South Georgia Island."

Answer: Endurance

To save weight and space for the escape to Elephant Island, Shackleton ordered all the dogs shot. In the interest of being fair, the ship's cat, Mrs. Chippy was shot as well.

9. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Greatest loss of life, torpedo, German passenger ship, evacuation."

Answer: Wilhelm Gustloff

Carrying an estimated 9400 German civilians and soldiers, the Wilhelm Gustloff went down in the bitterly cold Baltic. In what have been a scene of indescribable horror, she went down very quickly with many still trapped below deck.

10. I'll say the words, you tell me the ship: "Paddlewheeler, boiler explosion, U.S. Civil War, Mississippi, fruit."

Answer: Sultana

The Sultana was overcrowded with released Union Soldiers returning home at the end of the Civil War. Tragically, many were survivors from the infamous Confederate prison camp Andersonville.
The vessel John E. Appleseed never existed (as far as I know).
The Peary is a fictional craft from The Adventures of Tintin.
The Mary Macintosh is a play on words of a famous Confederate Ironclad.

Source: Author Marcuspug

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