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Shipwreck! Trivia Quiz

Major shipwrecks of the 19th and 20th centuries.

A multiple-choice quiz by thorin4th. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thorin4th

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,695

Updated
Apr 05 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1329

Last 3 plays: Guest 65 (6/10), Guest 174 (4/10), Guest 90 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Sister ship to the Titanic, she was sunk in the Aegean during World War I. Hint

Britannic

Adriatic

Olympic

Baltic

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Question 2 of 10

2. This luxury cruise ship burned off the coast of New Jersey in 1934. 134 people died within sight of land. Hint

Morro Castle

Empress of Ireland

Windsor Castle

Dunnotar Castle

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Question 3 of 10

3. The sinking of this Great Lakes ore freighter in the mid-1970's, became the subject of a ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. Hint

Edmund Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzsimmons

Gerald Fitzgerald

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1918, this US Navy collier disappeared without a trace, one of the first 'victims' of the alleged Bermuda Triangle. Hint

Odysseus

Polyphemus

Cyclops

Artaxerxes

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Question 5 of 10

5. The War Between the States had ended scant days before this Mississippi River steamboat exploded. Hint

Robert E Lee

Sultana

Natchez

Cotton Blossom

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Question 6 of 10

6. Although the ship was lost, the rescue of passengers from this Italian liner in 1956 was one of the most successful ever. Hint

Leonardo da Vinci

Benito Mussolini

Guiseppe Verdi

Andrea Doria

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1880, this Royal Navy training vessel disappeared in the Atlantic with all hands, without a trace, and with no explanation to this day. Hint

Atalanta

Atlantic

Juno

Portsmouth

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Question 8 of 10

8. Reportedly a survivor of the Titanic, Empress of Ireland, AND Lusitania disasters, the actual existence of this seaman may be a seagoing 'urban legend'. Hint

James Dover

'Smokey' Stover

'Lucky' Tower

Billy Tovar

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Question 9 of 10

9. The explosion of the French freighter Grandcamp in this Texas city in 1947 lead to the worst industrial accident in US history to this date. Hint

Houston

Brownsville

Corpus Christi

Texas City

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Question 10 of 10

10. In December of 1917, a munitions ship exploded in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with greater loss of life onshore than aboard. She was the: Hint

Imo

Ile de la Cite

Cap Trafalgar

Mont-Blanc

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sister ship to the Titanic, she was sunk in the Aegean during World War I.

Answer: Britannic

Originally to have been named Gigantic, she was renamed after the Titanic disaster -- and we all know what bad luck follows a renamed ship...

2. This luxury cruise ship burned off the coast of New Jersey in 1934. 134 people died within sight of land.

Answer: Morro Castle

Poor decisions turned a minor fire into a major didaster.

3. The sinking of this Great Lakes ore freighter in the mid-1970's, became the subject of a ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

Answer: Edmund Fitzgerald

Although the wreck has been thoroughly explored, the cause of the loss of 'Big Fitz' is still unknown.

4. In 1918, this US Navy collier disappeared without a trace, one of the first 'victims' of the alleged Bermuda Triangle.

Answer: Cyclops

This is the ship that appears, high and dry in the middle of a desert, in the movie 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind.'

5. The War Between the States had ended scant days before this Mississippi River steamboat exploded.

Answer: Sultana

6. Although the ship was lost, the rescue of passengers from this Italian liner in 1956 was one of the most successful ever.

Answer: Andrea Doria

The congested sea lanes near New York, while indirectly contributing to the cause of the accident, also improved the chances for rescue by insuring that many other vessels were close at hand.

7. In 1880, this Royal Navy training vessel disappeared in the Atlantic with all hands, without a trace, and with no explanation to this day.

Answer: Atalanta

8. Reportedly a survivor of the Titanic, Empress of Ireland, AND Lusitania disasters, the actual existence of this seaman may be a seagoing 'urban legend'.

Answer: 'Lucky' Tower

Although many authors have passed along the 'Lucky Tower' legend, none of the ships' manifests show a seaman by that name.

9. The explosion of the French freighter Grandcamp in this Texas city in 1947 lead to the worst industrial accident in US history to this date.

Answer: Texas City

Almost 600 people died in the explosions of the Grandcamp and another freighter loaded with ammonium nitrate fertilizer and other volitles.

10. In December of 1917, a munitions ship exploded in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with greater loss of life onshore than aboard. She was the:

Answer: Mont-Blanc

It was, in fact, the Belgian ship the SS Imo that rammed the Mont-Blanc, triggering the deadly explosion.

Source: Author thorin4th

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