- 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) Longship
B) Gondola
C) Canoe
D) Junk
- 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) American Civil War
B) World War I
C) War of 1812
D) Spanish-American War
- 5. Which famous boat was used as the flagship by Napoleon Bonaparte during the Battle of the Nile in 1798?
A) USS Constitution
B) HMS Victory
C) L'Orient
D) HMS Beagle
- 6. Which boat famously carried Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage around the world in the 19th century?
A) HMS Beagle
B) Mayflower
C) USS Constitution
D) Titanic
- 7. Which famous explorer used the ships 'Nina', 'Pinta', and 'Santa Maria' in their voyages in the late 15th century?
A) Ferdinand Magellan
B) Christopher Columbus
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) Yawl
C) Trawler
D) Catamaran
- 9. What type of boat was famously captained by Captain Ahab in Herman Melville's novel 'Moby-Dick'?
A) Yacht
B) Fishing trawler
C) Whaling ship
D) Battleship
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