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Floats your boat

A whimsical illustration of a ship sailing on the ocean, surrounded by waves and sea creatures, capturing the essence of maritime adventure and knowledge.

Sail the Seas of Knowledge

Test your nautical knowledge with our engaging quiz, "Floats Your Boat." Whether you're a seasoned sailor or a landlubber looking to learn, this quiz will challenge your understanding of sailing terms, maritime history, and popular culture surrounding the sea.

Features:

Multiple choice questions
Fun facts about sailing
Engaging trivia

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by SailingSeas42

Fahrschule Felix / Gify

If someone asks where the "head" of the boat is, you should send them to the:

Front

Steering wheel

Captain's quarters

Toilet

Audi / Gify

Boats measure their speeds with knots, not miles or kilometers. One knot is equal to:

Almost 2 kmph

Just over 5 mph

About 10 kmph

Just under 15 kmph

Gify

Sailors use the line "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey." What are they referring to?

The cabin boy

The cannonballs

The anchor

The captain

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert / Gify

Plague-stricken ships and their sailors would be sent out to sea and not allowed to dock for how long?

4 days

4 weeks

4 months

40 days

Gify

Laura Dekker is the youngest person to sail around the world by herself. How old was she when she STARTED the journey?

Gify

TRUE OR FALSE: It is bad luck for a ship to have a cat aboard.

TRUE

FALSE

Gify

What is the main difference between a ship and a boat?

The number of passengers

The size of the crew

Who the captain is

The weight

Gify

Whistling on a boat is said to be bad luck, as it is thought to bring strong winds. Who is the only one allowed to whistle?

The captain

The crew

The cook

The hostages

Gify

Of the 2200 passengers and crew, how many people survived the sinking of the Titanic?

Under 10%

About 25%

Just under half

65%

Top 100 Movie Quotes of All Time / Gify

From what city did the Titanic set off? (where did it start?)

London

Barcelona

Belfast

Edinburgh

Shark Week / Gify

Which side of the boat is the starboard side?

Right

Left

Looney Tunes / Gify

What poker hand is known as a boat?

Three of a kind

Full house

Flush

Pair of twos

What is the name of the whaling ship in "Moby Dick"?

Stubb

Queequeg

Pequod

Starbuck

What is the name of the old man in "The Old Man and the Sea"?

Joe

Santiago

Marlin

Rupert

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