Boats Quiz

Did you know?

• The RP FLIP, an American engineless vessel, could tip to a vertical position by flooding its rear ballasts, leaving only its bow above water.
• The Vasa, a 17th-century Swedish warship, sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, too top-heavy after a second deck of heavy cannons was added.
• The Trieste, a bathyscaphe designed by Auguste Piccard, was the first crewed vessel to reach the deepest point in the world's oceans.
• The mystery of the Mary Celeste, found adrift in 1872, remains unsolved: the cargo and crew's belongings were intact, but the crew itself had vanished.

This quiz currently has 104 questions, ranging from easy to hard, available in French and English.