Nautical Quiz

1) The Eddystone Lighthouse is 14 miles from which town?
a) Plymouth
b) Looe
c) Dover
d) Dartmouth

2) In which ocean was the "Mary Celeste" found abandoned?
a) Indian
b) Atlantic
c) Pacific
d) Billy

3) How long is the Suez Canal?
a) 130 miles
b) 120 miles
c) 150 miles
d) 92 miles

4) How old was Horatio Nelson when he was killed?
a) 53
b) 41
c) 42
d) 47

5) Captain Edward J. Smith commanded which famous ship?
a) Olympic
b) Britannic
c) Titanic
d) Manic

6) How many "Ark Royals" have there been?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

7) Which TV series featured a fictional North Sea Ferry Company?
a) Mobil
b) Who Pays the Ferryman
c) Gone Fishing
d) Triangle

8) In which ship did Sir Francis Drake circumnavigate the globe?
a) The Golden Hind
b) The Morning Cloud
c) The Mayflower
d) The Bismarck

9) Where was Captain James Cook killed?
a) Florida
b) Hawaii
c) Honolulu
d) Venezuela

10) In which year was the Naval "Daily tot of rum" abolished?
a) 1965
b) 1968
c) 1970

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