Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles at Sea quiz (Part 2)
Glencoates Primary on Castle Semple Loch 2017
May 8-12th
Sir Thomas Lipton Foundation
Image Credit Marc Turner
The questions in the Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles at Sea quiz are based on stories originally written for the annual Buoyed Up Log Books. Even if you haven’t had a chance to read them all on Treasure Seekers or in print, you can still have a go at the multiple choice quiz and go back to the stories later. See what you can find out and improve your score a second or third time around. If you haven’t tried it yet, why not give part 1 a go?
Results
Congratulations. You have now successfully navigated the second part of our Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles at Sea quiz.
There are so many people who have had such life-changing experiences at sea that there are plenty more stories to tell of Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles at Sea, so do keep an eye out for them on Treasure Seekers and in print too. If you haven’t tried it yet, go back and give the first part a go too!
Congratulations. You have now successfully navigated the second part of our Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles at Sea quiz.
There are so many people who have had such life-changing experiences at sea that there are plenty more stories to tell of Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles at Sea, so do keep an eye out for them on Treasure Seekers and in print too. If you haven’t tried it yet, go back and give the first part a go too!
#1. On which ship did Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson lead the Royal Navy to defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?
#2. How many oak trees did it take to build the hull of HMS Temeraire?
#3. How many French ships were captured in the Battle of Trafalgar?
#4. What was used to remove water from the HMS Temeraire that took 30 men to operate?
#5. How many miles of rope were needed to hold up HMS Temeraire’s three masts?
#6. Where does the phrase ‘slush fund’ come from?
#7. Who painted ‘The Fighting Temeraire’?
#8. What did Janet Taylor’s dad care about more than any other subject?
#9. ‘Ursa Major’ is a constellation, but what do the words mean?
#10. What is the name of the instrument in the form of a sixth of a circle, used to measure angles, in astronomy and navigation?
#11. Which fruit did Janet Taylor’s dad, Peter, use to explain to his daughter, how to work out a position on any sea?
#12. In Janet Taylor’s time, what was the country, that is modern Indonesia, called?
#13. What is the name of the winged horse in Greek mythology which is also the name of a constellation?
#14. Which word describes a north-south position measured from the earth’s Equator?
#15. What was the name of Captain Bligh’s First Officer on board HMS Bounty?
#16. On HMS Bounty, how many men stayed loyal to Captain Bligh after the mutiny and were cast adrift with him?
#17. For which island did HMS Bounty’s First Officer set course after the mutiny?
#18. What did Captain Bligh use to measure the size of daily food rations for each man after being cast adrift from HMS Bounty on a long boat?
#19. How many nautical miles did Captain Bligh navigate over 49 days to ensure the safety and survival of all of his men on the long boat?
#20. What did Captain Bligh use to take his own rations on the 49 days on the long boat?
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We care deeply about propelling 10 to 12 year old children – at school in areas of acute social and economic disadvantage – into their critical teenage years with an unforgettable experience of sailing, enterprise and achievement.
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