- 1. Who is credited with building the first steamboat?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Robert Fulton
C) Samuel Morse
D) Thomas Edison
- 2. Which type of boat was used by Norwegian Vikings in their seafaring expeditions?
A) Gondola
B) Canoe
C) Junk
D) Longship
- 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. Which famous explorer used the ships 'Nina', 'Pinta', and 'Santa Maria' in their voyages in the late 15th century?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Francisco Pizarro
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) HMS Victory
C) USS Constitution
D) L'Orient
- 6. Which boat is known for its distinctive design with two hulls connected by crossbeams, often used in sailing and racing?
A) Trawler
B) Sloop
C) Yawl
D) Catamaran
- 7. The 'USS Monitor' and the 'CSS Virginia' were famous ironclad ships that battled during which war?
A) World War I
B) Spanish-American War
C) American Civil War
D) War of 1812
- 8. What type of boat was famously captained by Captain Ahab in Herman Melville's novel 'Moby-Dick'?
A) Yacht
B) Fishing trawler
C) Battleship
D) Whaling ship
- 9. Which boat famously carried Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage around the world in the 19th century?
A) HMS Beagle
B) Titanic
C) Mayflower
D) USS Constitution
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