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Schooner Construction Trivia Quiz

This quiz is for all you colonial schooner construction enthusiasts (all 40 of you).

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

Author
Panzerfaust

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
38,971

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
453

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the holes that are cut to let water run off the deck? Hint

Bungholes

Sparketing

Scuppers

Stantions

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Question 2 of 10

2. On average, how long did it take a colonial shipyard to build a decent schooner? Hint

at least four years

about a year

about six months

two months, tops

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Question 3 of 10

3. What do you have to do to the rigging before it is finished? Hint

Serve and Parcel it

Warp and Run it

Prepare and Serve it

Run and Parcel it

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Sparketing? Hint

the pieces of lead around the tops of the gunposts

another name for the downhaul

the pieces of wood that run along below the gunwale

the pieces of lead underneath the bowsprit

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Question 5 of 10

5. When climbing the ratlines, which part do you hold on to? Hint

wherever you want to

the horizontal lines

the vertical lines

where the horizontals meet the verticals

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many masts are there on a "true" traditional schooner? Hint

Two

One

Three

Four

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Question 7 of 10

7. What color are the inside walls and bulkheads painted? Hint

Yellow

White

Black

No paint, just varnish

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Question 8 of 10

8. Before a battle, why were the walls removed from inside the ship? Hint

so they wouldn't splinter apart and kill more men

to pack more ammunition into the ship

because it made it easier to move around

to let more light in

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the hull plank that is thicker than the rest of them? Hint

Wellstrake

Gunwale

Girthstrake

Whalestrake

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where was the schooner Sultana (which enforced British taxes on the colonies) first constructed? Hint

Philadelphia

Baltimore

Boston

New York

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the holes that are cut to let water run off the deck?

Answer: Scuppers

2. On average, how long did it take a colonial shipyard to build a decent schooner?

Answer: about six months

3. What do you have to do to the rigging before it is finished?

Answer: Serve and Parcel it

4. What is Sparketing?

Answer: the pieces of wood that run along below the gunwale

5. When climbing the ratlines, which part do you hold on to?

Answer: the vertical lines

You're not supposed to hold onto the horizontal lines because they wear out the fastest, and you don't really want to hold onto something and have it break off at thirty feet above the deck.

6. How many masts are there on a "true" traditional schooner?

Answer: Two

7. What color are the inside walls and bulkheads painted?

Answer: White

8. Before a battle, why were the walls removed from inside the ship?

Answer: so they wouldn't splinter apart and kill more men

Splinters were the number one cause of naval battle deaths.

9. What is the name of the hull plank that is thicker than the rest of them?

Answer: Whalestrake

10. Where was the schooner Sultana (which enforced British taxes on the colonies) first constructed?

Answer: Boston

Bonus points to anyone who knows that a replica of the Sultana was just recently built and launched in Chestertown on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Source: Author Panzerfaust

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