Famous Figures
The quote, “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve,” is often falsely attributed to which admiral due to the 1970 film “Tora! Tora! Tora!”?
A. Togo Heihachiro
B. Chuichi Nagumo
C. Isoroku Yamamoto
D. Nobutake Kondo
C. Isoroku Yamamoto
Who was the character Captain Jack Aubrey from the series Master and Commander based on?
A. Earl St. Vincent
B. Thomas Cochrane
C. Lord Horatio Nelson
D. Peter Calamy
B. Thomas Cochrane
Which conflict saw the first battles between ironclads?
A. Opium Wars
B. Mexican-American War
C. American Civil War
D. Crimean War
C. American Civil War
The Washington Naval Treaty sought to primarily limit tonnage of what types of ships?
A. Capital ships
B. Cruisers
C. Aircraft carriers
D. Submarines
A. Capital ships
Which battleship shares the record with Scharnhorst for the longest range gunnery hit from a moving ship to a moving target?
A. Tirpitz
B. HMS Warspite
C. Dunkerque
D. Andrea Doria
B. HMS Warspite
What US carrier did the B-25s of the Doolittle Raid fly off of?
A. USS Hornet (CV-8)
B. USS Enterprise (CV-6)
C. USS Wasp (CV-7)
D. USS Lexington (CV-2)
A. USS Hornet (CV-8)
What was the proposed German line of battleships succeeding Bismarck called?
A. H-class
B. K-class
C. P-class
D. Z-class
A. H-class
Submarines became increasingly lethal after World War 2 due to advances in:
A. Radar
B. Datalink with surface ships
C. Sonar
D. Anti-ship missiles
C. Sonar
Besides the United States, which is the only other country to have nuclear-powered aircraft carriers?
A. United Kingdom
B. France
C. Germany
D. Russia
B. France
What city does the USS Intrepid sit in?
A. Boston, MA
B. New York, NY
C. Charleston, SC
D. Atlanta, GA
B. New York, NY
Which admiral evaded conviction for unrestricted submarine warfare for the German U-boat campaign in the Atlantic?
A. Karl Donitz
B. Erich Raeder
C. Gunther Lutjens
D. Franz von Hipper
A. Karl Donitz
What are trade winds?
A. North to South wind currents blowing down the West and East coast of Land.
B. Bottles of air sold at gift shops.
C. West to East wind currents that blow in the temperate region.
D. East to West wind currents that blow in the equatorial region.
D. East to West wind currents that blow in the equatorial region.
What tactic did the development of ironclads briefly revive?
A. Torpedoes
B. Ramming
C. Broadside-only armaments
D. Barbettes
B. Ramming
Which Japanese battleship or battlecruiser was selected in place of Amagi to be converted to an aircraft carrier?
A. Fusou
B. Yamashiro
C. Tosa
D. Kaga
D. Kaga
What was the longest naval event in this theatre?
A. Hunt for the Bismarck
B. Adriatic Campaign
C. Battle of the Atlantic
D. Operation Tungsten
C. Battle of the Atlantic
Which American ship earned the most battle stars?
A. USS Fletcher
B. USS San Diego
C. USS Enterprise (CV-6)
D. USS Missouri
C. USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Which Richelieu-class battleship was laid down but not completed?
A. Gascogne
B. Clemenceau
C. Normandie
D. Bourgogne
B. Clemenceau
The USS Laffey (DD-724) lost a race to which nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
A. USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
B. USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
C. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
D. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
A. USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
What is China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier?
A. Liaoning
B. Shandong
C. Fujian
D. Type 004
B. Shandong
Which is the last preserved dreadnought?
A. HMS Dreadnought
B. HMS Bellerophon
C. USS New York
D. USS Texas
D. USS Texas
Who was the unfortunate sailor who led the 2nd Pacific Squadron during the Russo-Japanese War?
A. Alisa Mikhailovna
B. Nikolai Ivanovich Nebogatov
C. Zinovy Rozhestvensky
D. John Dimitri
C. Zinovy Rozhestvensky
How many tons of gunpowder can the HMS Victory carry in its hold when fully stocked and supplied?
A. 20 Tons
B. 12 Tons
C. 49 Tons
D. 35 Tons
D. 35 Tons
The Battle of the Gulf of Riga during WWI saw which class of Imperial German dreadnoughts?
A. Nassau
B. Helgoland
C. Kaiser
D. König
A. Nassau
China’s Ning Hai-class cruisers were commissioned to a shipyard in which country before German engineers took part in the project?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Japan
D. Soviet Union
C. Japan
Which class of warship was created as a direct response to the pressing need for escort ships in the Atlantic?
A. Destroyer escorts
B. Light aircraft carriers
C. Frigates
D. Cutters
A. Destroyer escorts
Which Japanese destroyer was considered the “luckiest” at the expense of the survival of her surrounding allies?
A. Fubuki
B. Yuudachi
C. Shimakaze
D. Yukikaze
D. Yukikaze
The Alaska-class cruisers were developed in response to which unbuilt Japanese cruiser?
A. Ibuki
B. Unzen
C. Azuma
D. Shimanto
C. Azuma
Which is China’s only Anshan-class destroyer to be scrapped?
A. Anshan
B. Changchun
C. Taiyuan
D. Fushun
D. Fushun
The Japanese Izumo-class helicopter destroyer made headlines for having the ability to field what type of equipment?
A. SM-6 interceptors
B. Ballistic missiles
C. F-35Bs
D. Amphibious assault craft
C. F-35Bs
What is the farthest major museum Warship from Davis? (In the US)
A. Missouri
B. Intrepid
C. Hornet
D. Pueblo
B. Intrepid
What was the name of the female pirate who commanded the largest pirate fleet in history?
A. Zheng Yi Sao
B. Yi Sun Sin
C. Zheng He
D. Chen Lin
A. Zheng Yi Sao
Which American frigate was captured during the First Barbary War?
A. Chesapeake
B. Philadelphia
C. President
D. Essex
B. Philadelphia
Which dreadnought is the only battleship to sink a submarine via ramming?
A. HMS Dreadnought
B. HMS Bellerophon
C. USS South Carolina
D. USS Wyoming
A. HMS Dreadnought
The North Carolina class battleship was able to receive 16” guns as a result of:
A. The effective dissolution of naval treaties as a result of World War 2
B. Invocation of the Escalator Clause of the Second London Naval Treaty
C. A loophole in the Washington Naval Treaty
D. Retaliation for the construction of the Yamato class battleship
B. Invocation of the Escalator Clause of the Second London Naval Treaty
Which submarine met its demise due to a faulty toilet?
A. HMS Sunfish
B. U-1206
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Surcouf
B. U-1206
US President John F. Kennedy was the commanding officer of what kind of vessel during World War II?
A. Motor torpedo boat
B. Submarine
C. Fleet oiler
D. Destroyer
A. Motor torpedo boat
The US Montana-class battleship, if completed, would have been the first US warship to:
A. Include space for a helicopter pad
B. Be able to replenish underway from the side rather than the stern
C. Be too large to fit through the Panama Canal
D. Have anti-aircraft guns with automatic loading
C. Be too large to fit through the Panama Canal
The USS Liberty was heavily damaged by allies during which conflict?
A. Korean War
B. Six-Day War
C. Vietnam War
D. Afghan- Soviet War
B. Six-Day War
The Ukrainians on Snake Island communicated a vulgar message to which Russian cruiser?
A. Pyotr Velikiy
B. Admiral Nakhimov
C. Marshal Ustinov
D. Moskva
D. Moskva
Which former Dutch light cruiser was scrapped in 2022 following failed efforts by the Peruvian Navy to preserve her?
A. De Ruyter
B. De Zeven Provincien
C. Friesland
D. Halland
A. De Ruyter
Who was the commander of the US Pacific Fleet at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack?
A. Jesse Oldendorf
B. Willis Lee
C. William Halsey
D. Husband Kimmel
D. Husband Kimmel
Which French Ship of the Line Blew up at the Battle of the Nile in 1798?
A. Guerrier
B. Franklin
C. Orient
D. Généreux
C. Orient
What Brazilian dreadnought was sold to the Ottomans and later captured and renamed HMS Agincourt by the British?
A. Minas Geraes
B. São Paulo
C. Rio de Janeiro
D. Deodoro
C. Rio de Janeiro
Which prominent shipbuilding company built Italy’s battleship Littorio?
A. Gio. Ansaldo & C.
B. Cantieri navali Odero
C. Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
D. Cantiere Navale Triestino
A. Gio. Ansaldo & C.
What aircraft did HMS Ark Royal use to disable the Bismarck?
A. Fairey Swordfish
B. Fairey Barracuda
C. Grumman Hellcat
D. Supermarine Seafire
A. Fairey Swordfish
Which Australian heavy cruiser was sunk as a result of damage sustained during the Battle of Savo Island?
A. HMAS Sydney
B. HMAS Australia
C. HMAS Canberra
D. HMAS Perth
C. HMAS Canberra
Which Admiral Hipper-class cruiser was sold to the Soviet Union unfinished?
A. Prinz Eugen
B. Blücher
C. Seydlitz
D. Lützow
D. Lützow
The legendary P-700 Granit anti-ship missile used by the Kirov class missile cruisers has what NATO reporting name?
A. Silex
B. Shipwreck
C. Sunburn
D. Slider
B. Shipwreck
Captain Brett Crozier was relieved of command of which aircraft carrier following a request to his entire chain of command that the ship be evacuated during the COVID-19 pandemic?
A. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
B. USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
C. USS George Washington (CVN-73)
D. USS Harry Truman (CVN-75)
A. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
Which city houses the U-505, the only captured U-boat turned museum in the United States?
A. Chicago, IL
B. Buffalo, NY
C. Miami, FL
D. Galveston, TX
A. Chicago, IL