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Ships of WW I and WW II Trivia Quiz

This is about naval ships which fought in World War 1 and/or World War 2.

A multiple-choice quiz by Pappy84. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Pappy84

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,040

Updated
Feb 17 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which three US destroyers were sunk during the Battle of Samar? Hint

USS Johnston & USS Kidd & USS Laffey

USS Corry & USS Reuben James & USS Buchanan

USS Hoel & USS Johnston & USS Kearny

USS Johnston & USS Hoel & USS Samuel B. Roberts

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which was the only German battlecruiser to be sunk in the Battle of Jutland? Hint

SMS Derfflinger

SMS Seydlitz

SMS Moltke

SMS Luetzow

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lord Kitchener, the British War Secretary in World War I, embarked on an armoured cruiser on 5 June 1916 to meet the Tsar. What was the name of the ship? Hint

HMS Hampshire

HMS Aboukir

HMS Black Prince

HMS Kent

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Question 4 of 10

4. What were the names of the Britsh armoured cruisers which were sunk during the Battle of Coronel? Hint

HMS Cornwall & HMS Kent

HMS Cressey & HMS Aboukir

HMS Good Hope & HMS Monmouth

HMS Defence & HMS Warrior

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which German heavy cruiser was sunk on its maiden voyage in World War Two? Hint

Admiral Graf Spee

Admiral Hipper

Bluecher

Prinz Eugen

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which battleship did NOT took part in the Battle of Jutland? Hint

SMS Kaiser

SMS K�nig Albert

SMS Helgoland

SMS Friedrich der Grosse

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Question 7 of 10

7. The aircraft carrier HMS Glorious was sunk by a German Submarine in June 1940.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the main armament of HMS Agincourt (World War I) ? Hint

12 x 11in

10 x 13.5in

14 x 12in

8 x 15in

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Question 9 of 10

9. The light cruiser HMS Scylla was sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran in 1941.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial German Navy in 1916? Hint

Admiral Scheer

Admiral Hipper

Admiral Graf Spee

Admiral Souchon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which three US destroyers were sunk during the Battle of Samar?

Answer: USS Johnston & USS Hoel & USS Samuel B. Roberts

USS Johnston, USS Hoel and the escort destroyer USS Samuel B Roberts were sunk during the Battle of Samar when they try to defend a US escort carrier group against a Japanese battleship and cruiser force.

2. Which was the only German battlecruiser to be sunk in the Battle of Jutland?

Answer: SMS Luetzow

SMS Luetzow was badly damaged during the battle. It received more then 20 hits from heavy shells and several torpedo hits. During the night, flooding forward became so serious that she hat to be sunk by a German torpedo boat. Though SMS Derfflinger and Seydlitz also suffered heavy damage (SMS Seydlitz had more than 5,000t of water in the forward part of the hull) they both managed to reach Wilhelmshaven.

3. Lord Kitchener, the British War Secretary in World War I, embarked on an armoured cruiser on 5 June 1916 to meet the Tsar. What was the name of the ship?

Answer: HMS Hampshire

HMS Hampshire was sunk by a German submarine west of the Orkney Islands on the same day. Lord Kitchener and 643 seamen were killed.

4. What were the names of the Britsh armoured cruisers which were sunk during the Battle of Coronel?

Answer: HMS Good Hope & HMS Monmouth

HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth were sunk by the German armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during the Battle of Coronel. No survivors were found. HMS Cressey and Aboukir were sunk by a German subarine in 1914. HMS Defence and Warrior were sunk during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. HMS Cornwall and Kent took part in the Battle of the Falklands in December 1914.

5. Which German heavy cruiser was sunk on its maiden voyage in World War Two?

Answer: Bluecher

The German heavy cruiser Bluecher was sunk in April 1940 while trying to enter the Oslo Fjord. It was hit by several shells from coastal artillery and finally sunk by a torpedo hit.

6. Which battleship did NOT took part in the Battle of Jutland?

Answer: SMS K�nig Albert

SMS K�nig Albert didn't take part in the Battle of Jutland.

7. The aircraft carrier HMS Glorious was sunk by a German Submarine in June 1940.

Answer: False

HMS Glorious was intercepted in Norwegian Waters by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau while returning to Scapa Flow. HMS Glorious and its escort destroyers HMS Ardent and HMS Acasta were sunk in a short firefight.

8. What was the main armament of HMS Agincourt (World War I) ?

Answer: 14 x 12in

HMS Agincourt was originally designed for the Brazilian Navy but sold before completition. Bought by Turkey and taken over by the Royal Navy in August 1914. She had a main armament of fourteen 12in guns.

9. The light cruiser HMS Scylla was sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran in 1941.

Answer: False

It was the the HMAS Sydney that was sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran in the Indian Ocean. Both ships sank. There were no survivors from the Sydney and only a few from the Kormoran.

10. Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial German Navy in 1916?

Answer: Admiral Scheer

Admiral Graf Spee was the Commander of the German East Asia cruiser squadron. Admiral Hipper was in command of the German "Erste Aufkl�rungsgruppe" (the First Scouting Group). Admiral Souchon was in command of the German Mediterranean squadron.

Source: Author Pappy84

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