- 1. Who is credited with building the first steamboat?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Samuel Morse
C) Thomas Edison
D) Robert Fulton
- 2. Which type of boat was used by Norwegian Vikings in their seafaring expeditions?
A) Junk
B) Longship
C) Canoe
D) Gondola
- 3. What name was given to the small boats used by Native Americans, often made from a hollowed-out tree trunk?
A) Canoe
B) Kayak
C) Skiff
D) Catamaran
- 4. The 'USS Monitor' and the 'CSS Virginia' were famous ironclad ships that battled during which war?
A) World War I
B) Spanish-American War
C) American Civil War
D) War of 1812
- 5. Which famous boat was used as the flagship by Napoleon Bonaparte during the Battle of the Nile in 1798?
A) HMS Victory
B) L'Orient
C) HMS Beagle
D) USS Constitution
- 6. Which boat famously carried Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage around the world in the 19th century?
A) Titanic
B) Mayflower
C) USS Constitution
D) HMS Beagle
- 7. Which famous explorer used the ships 'Nina', 'Pinta', and 'Santa Maria' in their voyages in the late 15th century?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Francisco Pizarro
D) Vasco da Gama
- 8. Which boat is known for its distinctive design with two hulls connected by crossbeams, often used in sailing and racing?
A) Sloop
B) Catamaran
C) Yawl
D) Trawler
- 9. What type of boat was famously captained by Captain Ahab in Herman Melville's novel 'Moby-Dick'?
A) Yacht
B) Whaling ship
C) Battleship
D) Fishing trawler
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