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Forgotten Tides: Key Moments in Maritime History

A quiz focusing on significant but less-celebrated events and pioneers from the history of the sea.

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The Hanseatic League was a powerful commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds dominating which sea's trade during the Late Middle Ages?
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Which vessel, launched in 1818, is often considered the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean primarily under steam power, though with auxiliary sails?
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What was the primary purpose of the ancient Greek vessel known as a trireme?
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Which 15th-century Chinese admiral commanded the legendary 'Treasure Fleet' on seven major diplomatic voyages?
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The Battle of Lepanto (1571) was a decisive naval clash primarily between the Holy League and which empire?
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What innovation, perfected in the 18th century by John Harrison, solved the critical problem of determining longitude at sea?
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The 'Great White Fleet' refers to a group of U.S. Navy battleships that undertook a world cruise from 1907-1909 under which president's order?
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In 1914, the loss of which British ocean liner, sunk by a German U-boat while carrying munitions, intensified anti-German sentiment but was not a primary cause for the U.S. entering WWI?
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What was the name of the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, launched by the United States in 1959?
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Forgotten Tides: Key Moments in Maritime History

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The Hanseatic League was a powerful commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds dominating which sea's trade during the Late Middle Ages?

Which vessel, launched in 1818, is often considered the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean primarily under steam power, though with auxiliary sails?

What was the primary purpose of the ancient Greek vessel known as a trireme?

Which 15th-century Chinese admiral commanded the legendary 'Treasure Fleet' on seven major diplomatic voyages?

The Battle of Lepanto (1571) was a decisive naval clash primarily between the Holy League and which empire?

What innovation, perfected in the 18th century by John Harrison, solved the critical problem of determining longitude at sea?

The 'Great White Fleet' refers to a group of U.S. Navy battleships that undertook a world cruise from 1907-1909 under which president's order?

In 1914, the loss of which British ocean liner, sunk by a German U-boat while carrying munitions, intensified anti-German sentiment but was not a primary cause for the U.S. entering WWI?

What was the name of the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, launched by the United States in 1959?

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