- 1. Who is credited with building the first steamboat?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Robert Fulton
C) Samuel Morse
D) Alexander Graham Bell
- 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) Kayak
B) Catamaran
C) Skiff
D) Canoe
- 4. Which famous explorer used the ships 'Nina', 'Pinta', and 'Santa Maria' in their voyages in the late 15th century?
A) Ferdinand Magellan
B) Francisco Pizarro
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Christopher Columbus
- 5. Which famous boat was used as the flagship by Napoleon Bonaparte during the Battle of the Nile in 1798?
A) HMS Victory
B) USS Constitution
C) L'Orient
D) HMS Beagle
- 6. Which boat is known for its distinctive design with two hulls connected by crossbeams, often used in sailing and racing?
A) Trawler
B) Catamaran
C) Yawl
D) Sloop
- 7. The 'USS Monitor' and the 'CSS Virginia' were famous ironclad ships that battled during which war?
A) Spanish-American War
B) War of 1812
C) American Civil War
D) World War I
- 8. What type of boat was famously captained by Captain Ahab in Herman Melville's novel 'Moby-Dick'?
A) Battleship
B) Whaling ship
C) Fishing trawler
D) Yacht
- 9. Which boat famously carried Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage around the world in the 19th century?
A) USS Constitution
B) Mayflower
C) HMS Beagle
D) Titanic
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