I'm On a Boat! Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Minnow

Just a three hour tour! Professor fixed everything on the island but the boat. The program ran on CBS from 1964 to 1967. Critics belittled the show, but the viewers loved it. Bob Denver and Alan Hale Jr starred as Gilligan and the Skipper.

Answer: Titanic

Jack Dawson (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) gave his life so director James Cameron could be "King of the World". The real Titanic was said to be "unsinkable". The ship hit an iceberg on April 12, 1915, however, and sunk within four hours. The passenger list totaled 2,238, but only 708 survived the sinking and ice cold Atlantic waters.

The movie "Titanic" was released in 1997, and starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

Answer: USS Missouri

The treaty was signed in Tokyo Bay, with General Douglas MacArthur in command. The signing signaled the end of World War II. Representatives of over 43 countries were on hand to witness the September 2, 1945 event. Germany had surrendered earlier in the year.

Answer: Mayflower

The pilgrims established one of the first colonies in America in 1620. They landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts. The ship set sail in April of 1620 and landed in Plymouth in November 1620. There were 102 passengers and a crew of about 30. Two passengers died from disease on the trip over.

Answer: Queen Elizabeth II

In Lindsay Lohan's first movie, she played both twins, Annie James and Hallie Parker. Dennis Quaid and the late Natasha Richardson played the parents of the two twins, who had met, fallen in love, and conceived the twin girls on a leisure ship. They split two years later, with one twin going to California and the other to England. They would unite 12 years later.

Answer: USS Constitution

George Washington gave the ship its name. In 2010, it was "the oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat in the world". It was launched for duty in 1797, and earned its nickname after the battle with the HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812. The ship is docked in Boston Harbor, where tours have been offered for years.

Source: Wikipedia

Answer: CSS Manassas

The CSS Manassas started life as an icebreaker named the Enoch Train. She was was used in the Battle of the Head of Passes, in the US Civil War.

Answer: USS Chesapeake

Lawrence was the captain of the USS Chesapeake, which took on the British ship Shannon in 1813. Lawrence died of his wounds in battle. His quote was used as a rallying point for the rest of the War of 1812. Though his ship was larger, Lawrence still lost to the craftier British Commander.

After the battle, he was taken to Canada where he died shortly afterward. His remains were later returned to New York.

Answer: USS Maine

The event happened on 15 February 1898 in Havana, Cuba. The cause of the explosion was never found. The Spanish were blamed, and the United States entered a war where victory would obtain new territories from the Spanish. The cause of the explosion was never found. About 274 US personnel died.

Answer: Lusitania

Germany declared open warfare on all shipping going to Great Britain. This angered the United States, who wanted to stay neutral, but still ship to England. President Woodrow Wilson used the huge loss of civilian passengers to rally the country into war. The ship was in route to England.