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