Quiz  /  Submarines

  • 1. 
    True or False: Both the North and the South used submarines during the Civil War?

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 2. 
    What did the Union primarily use submarines for?

  • Removing underwater obstructions
  • Transporting troops
  • Sinking ships
  • Launching missiles into enemy forts

  • 3. 
    Around how long was the H.L. Hunley submarine?

  • 100 feet
  • 5 feet
  • 200 feet
  • 40 feet

  • 4. 
    How many people made up the typical crew of the H.L. Hunley?

  • 45
  • 22
  • 8
  • 2

  • 5. 
    What was the first Union submarine called?

  • USS Red October
  • H.L. Hunley
  • USS Alligator
  • Nautilus

  • 6. 
    True or False: The inventor of the H.L. Hunley, Horace Hunley, died when the Hunley sunk for the second time.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 7. 
    What was the main goal of the submarines of the Confederacy?

  • Carrying supplies to the front
  • Transporting troops
  • Spying on the enemy navy
  • Sinking enemy ships

  • 8. 
    How did the men in a submarine know that they were running out of air?

  • When the candle started to go out
  • From the air gauge instruments
  • When they couldn't breathe
  • They never ran out of air

  • 9. 
    What was the main weapon of the H.L. Hunley?

  • Nuclear missile
  • Self-propelled torpedo
  • Spar torpedo
  • Cruise missile

  • 10. 
    True or False: The H.L. Hunley sunk over 12 Union ships during the Civil War.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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