Famous Shipwrecks Trivia Quiz
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- 🗂️ Maritime History
- 🎚️ Easy to expert
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Notable maritime disasters throughout history. Play the Famous Shipwrecks trivia quiz solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.
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Sample Famous Shipwrecks Quiz Questions
A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
This British ocean liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915 off the coast of Ireland, helping draw the United States into World War I.
Difficulty: Easy- RMS Titanic
- RMS Lusitania
- HMS Hood
- SS Andrea Doria
This 17th-century Dutch East Indiaman wrecked off Australia in 1629, with survivors committing mass murder before rescue ships arrived.
Difficulty: Medium- Batavia
- Vergulde Draeck
- Zuytdorp
- Zeewijk
This Spanish treasure galleon sank in 1708 during a battle with British ships and may contain billions in gold, silver, and emeralds still disputed today.
Difficulty: Hard- San Jose
- Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes
- Santa Margarita
- Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
This Japanese battleship, the largest ever built, was sunk by American aircraft in April 1945 during a suicide mission to Okinawa.
Difficulty: Easy- Bismarck
- HMS Prince of Wales
- Yamato
- Musashi
This Soviet submarine suffered a nuclear reactor accident and sank in the Atlantic in 1986, resting at a depth of over 18,000 feet.
Difficulty: Medium- K-8
- K-129
- K-278 Komsomolets
- K-219
This Venetian galley was the flagship of the Holy League at Lepanto, personally commanded by Don John of Austria during the famous battle.
Difficulty: Hard- Capitana
- Real
- Galeazza
- Bucintoro
This German battleship was hunted across the Atlantic and sunk in May 1941 after destroying HMS Hood, the pride of the British Navy.
Difficulty: Easy- Bismarck
- Tirpitz
- Scharnhorst
- Graf Spee
This French ship carrying settlers to Louisiana sank in 1686 in Texas, and its discovery in 1995 rewrote the history of early French exploration.
Difficulty: Medium- L'Aigle
- L'Aimable
- La Belle
- La Salle
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