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Ships of Note Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about ships in history and literature.

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

Author
bullymom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,629

Updated
Sep 30 24

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

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3397

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 20

1. The Vulture was the English ship on which this famous traitor fled to England in 1780.

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 2 of 20

2. Oliver Hazard Perry is noted for defeating the British at the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. His flagships were the Niagara and the ________ . Hint

Washington

Pennsylvania

America

Lawrence

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Question 3 of 20

3. Queen Anne's Revenge was the flagship of what famous pirate? Hint

Bluebeard

Captain Hook

Captain Kidd

Blackbeard

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Question 4 of 20

4. In what famous novel does the ship Rachel appear? Hint

Moby-Dick

The House of the Seven Gables

A Tale of Two Cities

Of Mice and Men

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Question 5 of 20

5. What noted explorer sailed on the Roosevelt? Hint

Amerigo Vespucci

Sebastian Cabot

Robert Peary

Richard Byrd

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Question 6 of 20

6. In Portsmouth, England, you can tour the Mary Rose, the flagship of which monarch? Hint

Henry VII

Henry VIII

George VI

Elizabeth I

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Question 7 of 20

7. What US Presidential candidate was photographed in compromising positions on a yacht named, fittingly enough, Monkey Business? Hint

Gary Hart

Paul Tsongas

Bob Dole

Michael Dukakis

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Question 8 of 20

8. What future US President was the commander of the boat rammed by the Japanese ship Amagiri on August 1, 1943? Hint

John F Kennedy

George W Bush

Richard M Nixon

Donald Trump

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Question 9 of 20

9. What was the name of the ship commanded by Henry Hudson on his 1609 voyage to North America? Hint

Moonbeam

Quarter Moon

Half Moon

Full Moon

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Question 10 of 20

10. What gift was aboard the French frigate Isere when it arrived in New York City in 1885?

Answer: ( Three Words)

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Question 11 of 20

11. What's the name of Captain Hook's ship in the novel "Peter Pan" by James Barrie? Hint

Jolly Roger

Tinkerbell

Skull and Crossbones

King George

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which US President named his Presidential yacht Barbara Anne, for his granddaughter? Hint

Harry Truman

Calvin Coolidge

Franklin Roosevelt

Dwight Eisenhower

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Question 13 of 20

13. What famous American author sailed on a whaler called the Acushnet before becoming a writer? Hint

Herman Melville

Tom Clancy

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Jack London

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Question 14 of 20

14. What explorer sailed the Matthew on his 1497 voyage to North America? Hint

Christopher Columbus

John Cabot

Ferdinand Magellan

Hernando Cortes

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who was detained aboard a British ship in Baltimore Harbor on the night of September 13, 1814?

Answer: ( Three words, or just surname)

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who was the captain of the ship Argo in Greek mythology? Hint

Orestes

Odysseus

Jason

Oedipus

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who surrendered on board HMS Bellerophon on July 15, 1815? Hint

John Paul Jones

Matthew Perry

Horatio Nelson

Napoleon

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Question 18 of 20

18. What was the name of the ship that rescued the survivors of the wreck of the Titanic on April 15, 1912? Hint

Princess Mary

Toldeo

Carpathia

Romania

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Question 19 of 20

19. What's the claim to fame of the USS Triton? Hint

Ship on which Japanese surrendered in World War II

First atomic submarine

First submarine to circumnavigate globe underwater

First American submarine

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Question 20 of 20

20. Victoria was one of three ships under which explorer to circumnavigate the earth? Hint

Amerigo Vespucci

Ferdinand Magellan

Giovanni de Verrazano

Christopher Columbus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Vulture was the English ship on which this famous traitor fled to England in 1780.

Answer: Benedict Arnold

After becoming a British spy during the Revolutionary War, Benedict Arnold moved to England. Although he and his family did move back to Canada in the 1780s, he later returned to London, where he died in 1801.

2. Oliver Hazard Perry is noted for defeating the British at the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. His flagships were the Niagara and the ________ .

Answer: Lawrence

This was one of the sea battles of the War of 1812.

3. Queen Anne's Revenge was the flagship of what famous pirate?

Answer: Blackbeard

This ship of Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard, sank off the coast of North Carolina in 1718.

4. In what famous novel does the ship Rachel appear?

Answer: Moby-Dick

In Herman Melville's novel 'Moby-Dick', the Rachel shows up to rescue Ishmael, the sole survivor of the wreck of the Pequod.

5. What noted explorer sailed on the Roosevelt?

Answer: Robert Peary

Roosevelt was a 184-foot ship specially designed for polar exploration. Explorers Robert Peary and Matthew Henson travelled on it on their 1909 voyage to the North Pole.

6. In Portsmouth, England, you can tour the Mary Rose, the flagship of which monarch?

Answer: Henry VIII

7. What US Presidential candidate was photographed in compromising positions on a yacht named, fittingly enough, Monkey Business?

Answer: Gary Hart

The Democratic candidate was photographed with model Donna Rice on the yacht in 1987.

8. What future US President was the commander of the boat rammed by the Japanese ship Amagiri on August 1, 1943?

Answer: John F Kennedy

Lieutenant Kennedy was the commander of PT-109, which was rammed by the bigger Japanese ship in a much-publicized event.

9. What was the name of the ship commanded by Henry Hudson on his 1609 voyage to North America?

Answer: Half Moon

Henry Hudson was sailing for the Netherlands when he explored the East coast of North America.

10. What gift was aboard the French frigate Isere when it arrived in New York City in 1885?

Answer: The Statue of Liberty

Like most gifts, it had to be assembled (all 350 pieces of it). The statue, named Liberty Enlightens the World, was a gift from France. Built by Auguste Bartholdi, it was begun in 1875 and finished in 1884. It was erected on what is now Liberty Island in New York Harbor in 1886.

11. What's the name of Captain Hook's ship in the novel "Peter Pan" by James Barrie?

Answer: Jolly Roger

12. Which US President named his Presidential yacht Barbara Anne, for his granddaughter?

Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

President John F. Kennedy renamed the yacht the Honey Fitz for his maternal grandfather.

13. What famous American author sailed on a whaler called the Acushnet before becoming a writer?

Answer: Herman Melville

Melville's best-known work is "Moby-Dick", about a giant whale.

14. What explorer sailed the Matthew on his 1497 voyage to North America?

Answer: John Cabot

Although he was of Italian origin, he sailed under the English flag.

15. Who was detained aboard a British ship in Baltimore Harbor on the night of September 13, 1814?

Answer: Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key was a Baltimore attorney who found himself captured and detained on a British ship (recent accounts believe it to be the HMS Tonnant) during the War of 1812. The experience, along with the sight of the American flag flying atop Fort McHenry, inspired him to write "The Star-Spangled Banner".

16. Who was the captain of the ship Argo in Greek mythology?

Answer: Jason

Jason and his crew of Argonauts took the ship in search of the legendary Golden Fleece.

17. Who surrendered on board HMS Bellerophon on July 15, 1815?

Answer: Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte formally surrendered aboard the British ship following the Battle of Waterloo.

18. What was the name of the ship that rescued the survivors of the wreck of the Titanic on April 15, 1912?

Answer: Carpathia

The ship rescued 705 survivors of the disaster. Its captain, Arthur Rostron, was awarded the Medal of Honor from President Taft.

19. What's the claim to fame of the USS Triton?

Answer: First submarine to circumnavigate globe underwater

The submarine became the first to sail around the world completely submerged in 1960. It took 83 days, 9 hours, and 54 minutes.

20. Victoria was one of three ships under which explorer to circumnavigate the earth?

Answer: Ferdinand Magellan

The ships left Spain on September 20, 1519, and returned almost 3 years later on September 8, 1522, under the direction of Juan Sebastian del Cano. Magellan had been killed in the Philippines in 1521.

Source: Author bullymom

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