FAMOUS SHIPS

(e.g., Passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915. Answer: RMS Lusitania.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. It sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg.

2. This German battleship was sunk in 1941 by the British Navy.

3. It carried Pilgrims from England to the New World in 1620.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The largest of the three ships of Christopher Columbus.

5. This battleship remains in Pearl Harbor as a war memorial.

6. This battleship was ripped apart by a mysterious explosion while anchored in Havana, Cuba.

PH.D. LEVEL

7. This warship has gained the reputation as “Old Ironsides.”

8. World War II surrender documents were signed on board this ship.

9. Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Answers: 1. RMS Titanic. 2. Bismarck. 3. Mayflower. 4. Santa Maria. 5. USS Arizona. 6. USS Maine. 7. USS Constitution. 8. USS Missouri. 9. HMS Victory.

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