Q.1
The British ship, , was the first of a new kind of battleship. It outclassed previous battleships in which respects?
  • Firepower, armour and speed
  • Firepower and armour
  • Speed and firepower
  • Armour and speed
Q.2
Despite the influence of on the design of battleships, she took no part in battles during WWI. She did, however, become the only battleship to achieve which feat?
  • Sink a submarine
  • Sail around the world
  • Sink a battleship
  • Bombard the German coastline
Q.3
British Battlecruisers differed from their Dreadnought cousins in which way?
  • They had thicker armour but were slower
  • They were faster but had smaller guns
  • They had bigger guns but were slower
  • They were faster but had less armour
Q.4
Which type of craft were considered as the greatest threat to the Dreadnought battleships?
  • U-Boats
  • Torpedo Boats
  • Other Dreadnoughts
  • Cruisers
Q.5
To counter these smaller craft, a mid-sized ship was developed. What was it called?
  • U-Boat
  • Frigate
  • Destroyer
  • Cruiser
Q.6
The submarine had its first major success during World War One. How many Allied ships were sunk by German U-Boats?
  • Two thousand ships
  • Three thousand ships
  • Four thousand ships
  • Five thousand ships
Q.7
Which type of ship was used to counter the threat of submarines?
  • Destroyers
  • Battleships
  • Cruisers
  • Submarines
Q.8
During World War One, oil began to replace coal as the fuel for warships. This gave the ships greater range and which other benefit?
  • They were faster
  • They were lighter
  • They were more manoeuvrable
  • They were less visible to the enemy
Q.9
Great Britain laid naval mines all along its east coast, the Straits of Dover and northern exits of the North Sea to protect it from German ships. How many mines are estimated to have been used?
  • 90,000 mines
  • 145,000 mines
  • 190,000 mines
  • 245,000 mines
Q.10
The first battleship to be sunk during the War was , on 27th October 1914 off the north coast of Donegal, Ireland. How was it sunk?
  • It was torpedoed by a German U-Boat
  • It ran into a German mine
  • It was torpedoed by a German Torpedo Boat
  • It was gunned by a German Battleship
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