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Famous Ocean Liners Trivia Quiz

A short quiz covering the golden age of transatlantic travel.

A multiple-choice quiz by sunnyjim. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sunnyjim

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,680

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1056

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (9/10), Guest 47 (9/10), Guest 83 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the present name of the former French flagship France? Hint

America

Empress of Britain

Deutchland

Norway

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Question 2 of 10

2. All three 'Queens' were built in the same yard. In which country was it located? Hint

Northern Ireland

United States

Scotland

England

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Blue Riband holder carried an aircraft for flying off mail when approaching port? Hint

Queen Mary

Bremen

Pasteur

Independence

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which celebrated ocean liner was deliberately sunk during the making of the film 'The Last Voyage'? Hint

America

Queen Elizabeth

Ile de France

Mauretania (1)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Only one French liner ever held the Blue Riband. Which one? Hint

Flandre

France

Normandie

Paris

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Question 6 of 10

6. By what name is the Hales Trophy better known? Hint

The Wightman Cup

The Americas Cup

The Blue Riband

The Admiral's Cup

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the last four-funnelled liner on the North Atlantic run? Hint

Aquitania

Leviathan

Mauretania (1)

Berengaria

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which liner was nicknamed The Green Goddess? Hint

Carmania

Mauretania (2)

Caronia

Olympic

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Question 9 of 10

9. What 'first' was the Gripsholm when she entered transatlantic service in 1925? Hint

first one-funneled liner

She was the first motor liner on the north atlantic run

first one-class liner

first with stabilisers

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which revolutionary Dutch liner made her first transatlantic crossing to New York in 1959 Hint

Veendam

Nieuw Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Volendam

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the present name of the former French flagship France?

Answer: Norway

France was the longest transatlantic liner ever built; she was noted for the standards of her cuisine, but lost money heavily to the transatlantic jet, and was laid up for a number of years before being sold to the Norwegians and converted for cruise work.

2. All three 'Queens' were built in the same yard. In which country was it located?

Answer: Scotland

The three Queens were all built at John Brown's Yard, in Clydebank, near Glasgow. The yard, which is now closed, built many famous liners and warships, including the Hood and Britain's last battleship, HMS Vanguard.

3. Which Blue Riband holder carried an aircraft for flying off mail when approaching port?

Answer: Bremen

The Bremen was built in 1929 and took the record from the Mauretania. She was bombed and sunk in an air raid in 1941

4. Which celebrated ocean liner was deliberately sunk during the making of the film 'The Last Voyage'?

Answer: Ile de France

The Ile De France was one of the most popular liners on the North Atlantic. She served during WWII as a troopship, and was involved in the rescue operations when the Andrea Doria was sunk following her collision with the Stockholm.

5. Only one French liner ever held the Blue Riband. Which one?

Answer: Normandie

The Normandie was the largest ship in the world until the Queen Mary was built, and regained the title when she had additions to her superstructure which raised her tonnage once again above that of her rival. She and the Mary battled for the record in the period leading up to the war. She was burnt out in New York while converting to the troopship Lafayette.

6. By what name is the Hales Trophy better known?

Answer: The Blue Riband

The trophy was created by Arthur Hales (1868-1942) in 1935 to be presented to the holder of the transatlantic record. To my knowledge Cunard refused to accept it. I don't know how other companies reacted.

7. What was the name of the last four-funnelled liner on the North Atlantic run?

Answer: Aquitania

The Aquitania served as a trooper throughout WWII, and after the war shipped GI brides and their families across the Atlantic. Built in 1914, she was utterly worn out when she was taken for scrapping to Gareloch, Scotland, in early 1950.

8. Which liner was nicknamed The Green Goddess?

Answer: Caronia

The Caronia, the first major postwar British liner, was painted in a number of shades of light green. She was built with cruising in mind, and was sold to other owners in the sixties. She was wrecked on Guam in 1974 en route to the breaker's yard

9. What 'first' was the Gripsholm when she entered transatlantic service in 1925?

Answer: She was the first motor liner on the north atlantic run

The Swedish Gripsholm was diesel-powered. She served throughout the war as a Red Cross ship, and was sold in 1955, becoming the Berlin, the first German-flagged ship on the route since 1939

10. Which revolutionary Dutch liner made her first transatlantic crossing to New York in 1959

Answer: Rotterdam

The Rotterdam was revolutionary in that she had her engines aft, and her profile was instantly recognisable.

Source: Author sunnyjim

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