1. What was the name of Captain Flint's ship in Treasure Island?
The Hispaniola The Walrus The Whale The Dolphin
2. In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader what vessel did Reepicheep use when departing Caspian’s crew near the end of the story?
A lifeboat A raft A dinghy A coracle
3. In Richard Burton’s The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights), how many voyages did Sinbad the Sailor undertake?
Four Five Six Seven
4. In William Brinkley’s The Last Ship, what is the name of the destroyer left to wander the oceans after a nuclear war?
USS Anderson James USS Frank James USS Henry James USS Nathan James
5. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick recounts the tale of a crew attempting to survive in a small lifeboat, but why did the Essex sink?
It hit a reef It was rammed by a whale It collided with another whaleship It caught fire
6. What was the name of Wolf Larson's sealing schooner in Jack London's The Sea Wolf?
Ghost Spirit Strength Determination
7. Where was Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, born?
New Bedford, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts The Bronx in New York Honoululu, Hawaii
8. What is the name of the seaside town terrorized by Jaws?
Amity Bamberton Cooktown Danley
9. John Steinbeck’s debut novel, Cup of Gold, was loosely based upon the life of which buccaneer?
Edward Teach Calico Jack Rackham Henry Morgan Bartholomew Roberts
10. Alistair Maclean's debut novel was...
HMS Ulysses HMS Troy HMS Ajax HMS Paris
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