Shipwrecks 118024

Shipwrecks 118024 is a selection of 10 questions. Shipwrecks 118024 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 the 1963 film ‘Lord of the Flies’ how did the shipwrecked boys make fire?
A   Piggy’s glasses (Lord of the Flies is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding)

2   Which Book of the New Testament describes Paul’s shipwreck in Malta?
A   Acts of the Apostles

3   In which Shakespeare play does Prospero use magic to shipwreck Antonio?
A   The Tempest

4   ‘The Shipwreck’, is a typical work by which English painter?
A   J. M. W. Turner (He is known for his expressive colouring and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. 1775 – 1851)

5   Which novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719, is based on the real-life exploits of shipwrecked traveller Alexander Selkirk?
A   Robinson Crusoe

6   What was the title of the 1980 shipwreck film starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins?
A   Blue Lagoon

7   Which U.S. sitcom followed the comic adventures of seven shipwrecked castaways on an uncharted island?
A   Gilligan’s Island (98 episodes ran from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967)

8   What maritime emergency order gave rise to the term The Birkenhead Drill?
A   Women and children first (when abandoning ship, after HMS Birkenhead which shipwrecked in 1852)

9   Which creatures used their enchanting music and voices to lure sailors to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island?
A   Sirens

10   What name is given to cargo washed up by the sea from a shipwreck?
A   Flotsam (as opposed to jetsam which is stuff thrown overboard)