1. What famous ship struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912?
Titanic
- Wikipedia
2. Which cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Italy in 2012, resulting in the deaths of over 30 people?
Costa Concordia
- History.com
3. What was the name of the MV ferry which capsized in the Philippines in 2008, leading to a significant loss of life?
MV Princess of the Stars
- CNN
4. In 1987, a ferry disaster in the Baltic Sea claimed the lives of over 850 people. What was the name of the vessel?
MS Herald of Free Enterprise
- BBC
5. The deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history occurred when two ships collided in the East Asia Sea in 1948. What were the names of the ships involved?
SS Doña Paz and MT Vector
- The Guardian
6. Which ocean liner caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1939, resulting in the loss of over 1,000 lives?
SS Normandie
- Maritime History Notes
7. What was the name of the oil tanker that spilled millions of gallons of crude oil off the coast of Alaska in 1989, causing one of the most devastating environmental disasters in history?
Exxon Valdez
- National Geographic
8. In 1956, which passenger ferry sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea after colliding with another vessel, leading to the death of around 400 people?
SS Andrea Doria
- The Maritime Executive
9. Which cargo ship sank in the Irish Sea in 1987, resulting in the loss of almost 200 lives due to poor safety practices and overcrowding?
MS Herald of Free Enterprise
- The New York Times
10. What was the name of the steamship that collided with a Norwegian freighter in dense fog off the coast of Massachusetts in 1956, resulting in one of the worst maritime disasters in US history?
SS Andrea Doria
- History Channel
11. Which luxury liner sank off the coast of Ireland in 1915 after hitting a German submarine-laid mine during World War I?
RMS Lusitania
- BBC
12. What was the name of the Taiwanese freighter that sank in the Pacific Ocean in 1977, leading to the loss of more than 1,500 lives?
SS Poet
- Vox
13. In 1994, which ferry capsized in the Baltic Sea, causing the deaths of over 850 people due to inadequately secured cargo shifting on board?
MS Estonia
- The Telegraph
14. Which naval ship, the largest warship sunk in combat, was hit by multiple torpedoes and sank in the Pacific Ocean during World War II in 1944?
IJN Musashi
- National WWII Museum
15. What was the name of the passenger ferry that sank in the Yellow Sea in 1970, leading to the deaths of over 300 people due to a collision with another ship during a storm?
MV Taiping
- The Diplomat
16. In 1865, which steamship sank in the Mississippi River after catching fire, resulting in the loss of over 1,500 lives in what remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in US history?
SS Sultana
- Smithsonian
17. Which ship, known as the "Ship of Gold," sank off the Carolina coast in 1857 during a hurricane while carrying a large shipment of gold?
SS Central America
- National Geographic
18. What was the name of the bulk carrier that grounded on a reef near Australia's Great Barrier Reef in 2010, causing a major oil spill and environmental disaster?
MV Shen Neng 1
- The Guardian
19. Which South Korean ferry sank in 2014, resulting in the deaths of over 300 people, many of whom were students on a school trip?
MV Sewol
- CNN
20. In 1864, which side-wheel steamboat exploded and sank in the Mississippi River, causing the deaths of over 1,500 passengers and crew in what remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in US history?