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The World's Famous Warships Trivia Quiz

Many of these ships were lost in combat or accidents.

A matching quiz by pointluck. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pointluck

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
380,448

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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1188

Awards
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Questions		Choices
1. Sunk at Pearl Harbor, she still rests there with many of the 1,177 who died aboard her.		Kursk
2. One of this ship's magazines exploded from enemy fire. 1,418 men were killed, only three survived.		HMS Hood
3. The first submersible vessel to stage an attack.		USS Arizona
4. Argentine cruiser sunk by submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands war.		ARA General Belgrano
5. One of the two largest battleships ever built, she was sent on a "Kamikaze" mission defending Okinawa.		HMS Victory
6. A Russian submarine which sank with all hands in August of 2000.		USS Constitution
7. This ship sank after a battle off Guadalcanal, taking five Sullivan brothers to their death.		Bismarck
8. One of America's "Original Six Frigates", "Old Ironsides" is based in Boston Massachusetts.		IJN Yamato
9. Admiral Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar.		USS Juneau
10. German battleship which had much of the Royal Navy pursuing her eager for revenge.		American Turtle

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1. Sunk at Pearl Harbor, she still rests there with many of the 1,177 who died aboard her.

2. One of this ship's magazines exploded from enemy fire. 1,418 men were killed, only three survived.

3. The first submersible vessel to stage an attack.

4. Argentine cruiser sunk by submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands war.

5. One of the two largest battleships ever built, she was sent on a "Kamikaze" mission defending Okinawa.

6. A Russian submarine which sank with all hands in August of 2000.

7. This ship sank after a battle off Guadalcanal, taking five Sullivan brothers to their death.

8. One of America's "Original Six Frigates", "Old Ironsides" is based in Boston Massachusetts.

9. Admiral Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar.

10. German battleship which had much of the Royal Navy pursuing her eager for revenge.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sunk at Pearl Harbor, she still rests there with many of the 1,177 who died aboard her.

Answer: USS Arizona

As the survivors pass away, many have chosen to have their ashes interred with the shipmates from their youth.

2. One of this ship's magazines exploded from enemy fire. 1,418 men were killed, only three survived.

Answer: HMS Hood

HMS Hood was an aged battlecruiser built in 1920. She sacrificed armor for speed, and it spelled her doom against the German battleship Bismarck.

3. The first submersible vessel to stage an attack.

Answer: American Turtle

During the American Revolutionary War, the one man crewed Turtle intended to attach explosives to anchored British ships. An attack against HMS Eagle in New York Harbor failed.

4. Argentine cruiser sunk by submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands war.

Answer: ARA General Belgrano

323 men died on General Belgrano. She was once the USS Phoenix, a Brooklyn class light cruiser which served in WWII.

5. One of the two largest battleships ever built, she was sent on a "Kamikaze" mission defending Okinawa.

Answer: IJN Yamato

Fully loaded with ammo, but only enough fuel to reach Okinawa, Yamato was to engage Allied naval forces. Later she was to beach herself and become an armored gun emplacement until destroyed. She never made it to Okinawa. US carriers launched repeated air attacks against Yamato until she sank.

6. A Russian submarine which sank with all hands in August of 2000.

Answer: Kursk

A bad weld in a practice torpedo allowed volatile fuel to leak. An explosion ruptured much of the hull, but 24 of the 118 man crew survived in the rearmost ninth compartment. These men eventually died as the oxygen level depleted.

7. This ship sank after a battle off Guadalcanal, taking five Sullivan brothers to their death.

Answer: USS Juneau

Hours after the battle, Juneau was headed toward Espiritu Santo to make repairs. A sub launched torpedo struck Juneau in the exact location which was hit by another torpedo in the initial battle. Juneau exploded and sank in 20 seconds.

8. One of America's "Original Six Frigates", "Old Ironsides" is based in Boston Massachusetts.

Answer: USS Constitution

Built in 1797, she was involved in the First Barbary War and the War of 1812. After that she was used for quartering, training and eventually public relations events even into the 21st century.

9. Admiral Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar.

Answer: HMS Victory

Nelson led his fleet to victory over a larger French and Spanish fleet which had three vessels far larger than any under his command. Nelson was hit by a sharpshooter's bullet and died soon after aboard the Victory.

10. German battleship which had much of the Royal Navy pursuing her eager for revenge.

Answer: Bismarck

A shell from Bismarck exploded in HMS Hood's magazine sinking her with all but three hands. With speed to outrun any ship with comparable firepower, the Royal Navy had quite a challenge locating and engaging Bismarck. An obsolete torpedo biplane made the difference with a critical hit to Bismarck's rudder which allowed the Royal Navy to catch and damage Bismark badly enough for her crew to scuttle her to avoid possible capture.

Source: Author pointluck

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