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Ships 117921 is a selection of 10 questions. Ships 117921 is the filename to differentiate it from other Themed Questions. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 In which city are the remains of the ship, the Mary Rose, kept?
A Portsmouth
2 What name is given to the area off the coast of Florida where ships and aircraft mysteriously disappear?
A Bermuda triangle
3 What name is given to the unofficial accolade awarded to the fastest passenger ship to cross the Atlantic in the westbound direction?
A Blue Riband (not Hales Trophy)
4 On board ship, when are eight bells rung, followed immediately by eight more?
A New Year (8 for the Old Year & 8 for the New Year)
5 In which novel does the ship the Pequod appear?
A Moby Dick
6 Francesco Schettino captained which cruise ship that came capsized on the rocks killing 32 of his passengers in 2012 off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany?
A Costa Concordia
7 What was the name of the sister ship to the Titanic, nicknamed The Old Reliable?
A (RMS) Olympic
8 What was the original purpose of a ship’s log?
A Measure speed – In the years of sailing ships, the Dutchman’s log was an early method of calculating ship speed.
9 What was the name of the first propeller-driven ship to cross the Atlantic?
A SS Great Britain (built by Brunel)
10 The Pinta and the Nina were two of the vessels that set sail in a fleet in 1492 on a historic voyage. What was the name of the third vessel?
A Santa Maria (it was Columbus’ flagship)