Submarine - Quiz
Submarine
  • 1. What was the primary role of the submarine before and during World War II?
A) Anti-aircraft defense
B) Deep sea exploration
C) Civilian transport
D) Anti-surface ship warfare
  • 2. How did submarines attack surface ships during the World Wars?
A) Using land-based missiles
B) Using deck guns or submerged torpedoes
C) Using boarding parties
D) Using aerial bombardment
  • 3. When were mine-laying submarines first developed?
A) Post-World War II
B) Early 20th century
C) The Cold War era
D) 19th century
  • 4. Which specific submarine sank U-864 while both were submerged?
A) HMS Conqueror
B) HMS Venturer
C) U-boat 864
D) The R class
  • 5. What is the primary defense of a submarine?
A) High-speed evasion
B) Active sonar jamming
C) Remaining concealed in the depths
D) Heavy armor plating
  • 6. Why is water an advantage for submarine detection?
A) It amplifies radar signals
B) It is an excellent conductor of sound
C) It reflects light perfectly
D) It creates magnetic interference
  • 7. What was the result of HMS Conqueror sinking the General Belgrano?
A) Argentina sank a British submarine
B) The British Navy retreated
C) The war ended immediately
D) The Argentine surface fleet withdrew to port
  • 8. What disadvantage does active sonar have?
A) It reveals the emitter's position
B) It cannot detect submarines at all
C) It consumes too much fuel
D) It only works on land
  • 9. What technologies made submarines effective at hunting each other after WWII?
A) Radio telegraphy and mines
B) Deck guns and manual navigation
C) Homing torpedoes, better sonar, and nuclear propulsion
D) Steam engines and visual spotting
  • 10. What was the purpose of the British R class submarine in WWI?
A) Diplomatic transport
B) Specialized anti-submarine warfare
C) Mine clearing
D) Cargo transport
  • 11. Besides combat, what special operations were submarines used for?
A) Deep sea oil drilling
B) Inserting and removing covert agents
C) Building underwater cables
D) Commercial whale watching
  • 12. How do modern submarines achieve stealth?
A) Moving only during the night
B) Advanced propellers and sound-reducing insulation
C) Shutting down all electrical systems
D) Using camouflage paint
  • 13. What is a major threat posed by a concealed submarine to an enemy navy?
A) Forcing the navy to waste resources searching large areas
B) Reducing the need for naval base security
C) Broadcasting propaganda
D) Capturing enemy sailors for interrogation
  • 14. What types of weapons can be launched by modern submarine-launched ballistic missiles?
A) Only traditional deck-mounted shells
B) Everything from cluster bombs to nuclear weapons
C) Only chemical weapons
D) Only non-lethal deterrents
  • 15. How did submarines assist airmen during air attacks on islands?
A) By providing aerial cover
B) By refueling their planes mid-air
C) By rescuing them from safe crash-land sites
D) By repairing their aircraft at sea
  • 16. What was the name of the first submarine to launch a cruise missile in July 1953?
A) USS Scorpion
B) USS Thresher
C) USS Barbero
D) USS Tunny
  • 17. Which class of submarine was the first to be put into service by the US as a ballistic missile sub in 1959–1960?
A) George Washington class
B) Tench class
C) Tunny class
D) Golf class
  • 18. Which Soviet submarine class was the first to be put into service as a ballistic missile sub in 1959–1960?
A) K-19 class
B) Golf class
C) Komsomolets class
D) George Washington class
  • 19. Which ship was used by the CIA to retrieve part of the sunken K-129 submarine?
A) INS Khukri
B) Glomar Explorer
C) USS Thresher
D) USS Scorpion
  • 20. Which Soviet submarine held the depth record for military submarines at 1,000 meters?
A) K-129
B) K-8
C) K-19
D) Komsomolets
  • 21. Which Soviet submarine was the first to reach the North Pole?
A) K-19
B) Komsomolets
C) K-129
D) K-8
  • 22. Why was the USS Thresher lost?
A) Sunk by enemy fire
B) Equipment failure during a test dive
C) Radiation leak
D) Fire on board
  • 23. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which submarine sank the Indian frigate INS Khukri?
A) Hangor
B) Ghazi
C) General Belgrano
D) Transit
  • 24. What class of submarine was the Ghazi, which was sunk by the Indian Navy?
A) George Washington class
B) Tench-class
C) Tunny class
D) Golf class
  • 25. In the incident involving the ship Transit in 1982, what did the Israeli submarine believe the vessel was carrying?
A) Naval mines
B) Anti-Israeli militias
C) Troops for an invasion
D) Nuclear weapons
  • 26. When did the Israeli Navy disclose the sinking of the coaster Transit?
A) November 2018
B) June 1982
C) 1971
D) July 1953
  • 27. Which ship's sinking is cited as a reason for the United States' entry into World War I?
A) K-class
B) U-19
C) RMS Lusitania
D) HMS Venturer
  • 28. How many submarines did Germany have at the outbreak of World War I?
A) Seventy-four
B) Twenty
C) Ten
D) Five thousand
  • 29. What was the range of the U-19 class submarines in World War I?
A) 5,000 miles
B) 10,000 miles
C) 2,000 miles
D) 8,000 miles
  • 30. What primary power system did U-boats use during World War I?
A) Steam turbine
B) Nuclear power
C) Diesel–electric
D) Coal-fired engines
  • 31. Which class of submarines did the British create to respond to German developments in WWI?
A) Gato-class
B) I-400-class
C) Balao-class
D) K-class
  • 32. What machine was used to encrypt U-boat communications in World War II?
A) Kaiten
B) Rudeltaktik
C) Enigma
D) Type 95
  • 33. What was the casualty rate of German submariners during World War II?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 90%
D) 70%
  • 34. Which Japanese submarine class could carry multiple aircraft?
A) I-201-class
B) I-400-class
C) Kairyu-class
D) Type A Ko-hyoteki
  • 35. Approximately what percentage of the Japanese Navy was destroyed by US submarines?
A) Over 30 percent
B) Under 2 percent
C) Over 90 percent
D) Over 60 percent
  • 36. How many US submarines were lost due to hostilities during World War II?
A) 314
B) 48
C) 52
D) 260
  • 37. Where were the majority of British submarines lost during World War II?
A) North Sea
B) Mediterranean
C) Norway
D) Far East
  • 38. What were Japanese midget submarines called?
A) I-400
B) Kaiten
C) Gato
D) Type A Ko-hyoteki
  • 39. In what year was the Nautilus submarine built by France?
A) 1863
B) 1800
C) 1850
D) 1804
  • 40. Who designed the Nautilus submarine?
A) Robert Fulton
B) Wilhelm Bauer
C) Karl Flach
D) John Philip Holland
  • 41. What is the oldest known surviving submarine in the world?
A) Nautilus
B) Holland I
C) Brandtaucher
D) Plongeur
  • 42. In what country was the Brandtaucher built?
A) Spain
B) Germany
C) United States
D) France
  • 43. Which submarine was the first military submarine to sink an enemy vessel?
A) Brandtaucher
B) Nautilus
C) Plongeur
D) H. L. Hunley
  • 44. What device was used by the H. L. Hunley to sink its target?
A) Whitehead torpedo
B) Self-propelled explosive
C) Gun-powder-filled keg on a spar
D) Compressed air missile
  • 45. Which designer created the Sub Marine Explorer?
A) Robert Fulton
B) Wilhelm Bauer
C) Julius H. Kroehl
D) Narcís Monturiol
  • 46. Who built the Flach submarine at the request of the Chilean government?
A) Karl Flach
B) Isaac Peral y Caballero
C) George Garrett
D) John Philip Holland
  • 47. What was the first submarine not relying on human power for propulsion?
A) Nautilus
B) Ictíneo II
C) Plongeur
D) Holland I
  • 48. What power source did the Plongeur use?
A) Diesel
B) Electric batteries
C) Compressed air
D) Steam
  • 49. Who designed the Ictíneo II?
A) Thorsten Nordenfelt
B) Robert Whitehead
C) Narcís Monturiol
D) John Philip Holland
  • 50. Who designed the first practical self-propelled torpedo?
A) Robert Fulton
B) Robert Whitehead
C) Karl Flach
D) George Garrett
  • 51. What was the name of the steam-powered submarine built by George Garrett and Thorsten Nordenfelt?
A) Sirène
B) Resurgam
C) Nordenfelt I
D) Porpoise
  • 52. Who built the Peral, an early electrically powered boat?
A) Dupuy de Lôme
B) Gustave Zédé
C) James Franklin Waddington
D) Isaac Peral y Caballero
  • 53. Which French submarine was the first to use a diesel engine for surface power?
A) Plongeur
B) Gymnote
C) Aigrette
D) Narval
  • 54. What was the name of the Russian submarine that was fired upon by Japanese torpedo boats?
A) Holland
B) Peral
C) Nautilus
D) Som
  • 55. In what year was the report in Opusculum Taisnieri published?
A) 1596
B) 1578
C) 1620
D) 1562
  • 56. Which Holy Roman Emperor witnessed two Greeks submerging in the river Tagus?
A) William Bourne
B) James I
C) John Napier
D) Charles V
  • 57. Who recorded one of the first plans for an underwater navigation vehicle in 1578?
A) David Bushnell
B) William Bourne
C) Cornelis Drebbel
D) Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont
  • 58. What was the title of the book written by John Napier in 1596?
A) Opusculum Taisnieri
B) Inventions or Devises
C) Gentlemen's Magazine
D) Secret Inventions
  • 59. How did Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont plan to renovate the air in his submersible vehicles?
A) Manual bellows
B) Autonomous floating snorkels
C) Electric fans
D) Compressed oxygen tanks
  • 60. What feature did Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont include for the crew to manipulate underwater objects?
A) Harpoons
B) Robot arms
C) Gloves
D) Claw hooks
  • 61. Who built the first submersible of which there exists reliable construction information?
A) David Bushnell
B) Giovanni Borelli
C) Cornelis Drebbel
D) Nathaniel Symons
  • 62. In what year was the first reliable submersible built by Cornelis Drebbel?
A) 1775
B) 1620
C) 1747
D) 1680
  • 63. What means of propulsion was used by Cornelis Drebbel's 1620 submersible?
A) Steam engine
B) Manual pedals
C) Screws
D) Oars
  • 64. Who patented and built the first known working example of a ballast tank for submersion?
A) Nathaniel Symons
B) David Bushnell
C) Giovanni Borelli
D) Cornelis Drebbel
  • 65. What material was used for the ballast bags in Nathaniel Symons' design?
A) Rubber
B) Leather
C) Canvas
D) Metal
  • 66. Who was credited by the Gentlemen's Magazine for initially proposing a design similar to Symons' ballast tank in 1680?
A) John Napier
B) Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont
C) Giovanni Borelli
D) William Bourne
  • 67. What was the name of the first military submersible?
A) Device
B) Secret
C) Tagus
D) Turtle
  • 68. Who designed the Turtle?
A) David Bushnell
B) William Bourne
C) Nathaniel Symons
D) Cornelis Drebbel
  • 69. What shape was the Turtle submersible?
A) Spherical
B) Acorn-shaped
C) Box-shaped
D) Cylindrical
  • 70. How many people could the Turtle accommodate?
A) Two
B) One
C) Four
D) Three
  • 71. In what year was the Turtle developed?
A) 1775
B) 1620
C) 1578
D) 1747
  • 72. What is a key difference between a submarine and a submersible?
A) Submarines cannot operate underwater
B) Submersibles are never used for science
C) Submarines have greater independent underwater capability
D) Submersibles are always larger than submarines
  • 73. Regardless of their actual size, how are submarines referred to in naval tradition?
A) Ships
B) Crafts
C) Vessels
D) Boats
  • 74. What term is used in American usage for the vertical structure housing periscopes?
A) Bridge
B) Fin
C) Sail
D) Conning tower
  • 75. What is the European term for the vertical structure on a submarine?
A) Diving plane
B) Sail
C) Fin
D) Hull
  • 76. What feature of earlier submarine designs allowed for the use of shorter periscopes?
A) Hydrodynamic fins
B) Pump jet
C) Ballast tanks
D) Conning tower
  • 77. Which country is currently leading the construction surge of submarines?
A) United States
B) China
C) Germany
D) Russia
  • 78. Modern deep-diving submarines evolved from which vessel?
A) Frigate
B) Diving bell
C) Torpedo boat
D) Bathyscaphe
  • 79. Which of these is a civilian use for submarines?
A) Undersea archaeology
B) Covert insertion of special forces
C) Blockade running
D) Nuclear deterrence
  • 80. Which activity is NOT mentioned as a civilian use for submarines?
A) Oil platform inspections
B) Military combat training
C) Pipeline surveys
D) Tourism
  • 81. What was the name of the first tourist submarine?
A) Auguste Piccard
B) Krasnogvardeyets
C) USS Protector
D) USS Nautilus
  • 82. What are 'narco-submarines' mostly comprised of?
A) Fully submersible military vessels
B) Remotely operated underwater vehicles
C) Civilian tourism submarines
D) Self-propelled semi-submersibles
  • 83. How much cargo of drugs could the FARC submersible seized in 2011 carry?
A) At least 50 tonnes
B) At least 15 tonnes
C) At least 7 tonnes
D) At least 2 tonnes
  • 84. In what year did the USS Nautilus reach 87 degrees north?
A) 1960
B) 1957
C) 1959
D) 1952
  • 85. What was the first year that three submarines surfaced together at the Geographic North Pole?
A) 1987
B) 1984
C) 1986
D) 1990
  • 86. What technology did the USS Nautilus use to reach the North Pole in 1958?
A) Upward-beamed fathometer
B) Inertial navigation system
C) Visual star navigation
D) Satellite tracking
  • 87. What is the typical crush depth for tourist submarines?
A) 100–120 feet
B) 800–1000 feet
C) 200–300 feet
D) 400–500 feet
  • 88. What is the state of a surfaced submarine regarding buoyancy?
A) Neutrally buoyant
B) Weightless
C) Positively buoyant
D) Negatively buoyant
  • 89. To submerge hydrostatically, what must a submarine do?
A) Achieve negative buoyancy
B) Increase its displacement
C) Release all ballast water
D) Increase internal air pressure
  • 90. What is another name for depth control tanks (DCTs)?
A) Hard tanks
B) Main tanks
C) Compression tanks
D) Soft tanks
  • 91. What is the maximum pressure on a steel submarine hull mentioned in the text?
A) 1 MPa
B) 50 MPa
C) 4 MPa
D) 10 MPa
  • 92. Which material is used for the hull of the K-278 Komsomolets?
A) Titanium
B) Steel
C) Carbon fiber
D) Aluminum
  • 93. What describes the equilibrium state of a submerged submarine?
A) Perfectly stable equilibrium
B) Static equilibrium
C) Unstable equilibrium
D) Neutral stability
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