Sailing questions This is a list of recently added questions about sailing. Play sailing quiz and see all the questions. Who was the first European navigator to reach Australia?Willem Janszoon. Janszoon reached the Gulf of Carpentaira (north of Australia) and made a landfall in 1606. However, he found the land swampy and the people inhospitable. He called the land he had discovered “Nieu Zeland” after the Dutch province of Zeeland, but the name was not adopted and was later used by Abel Tasman for New Zealand.Created by: globalquiz.orgvery hard 22% Francis DrakeFrancis Drake810John CabotJohn Cabot380Willem JanszoonWillem Janszoon591Abel TasmanAbel Tasman880Age of Discovery riddles » Who was the first European navigator to reach Brazil?Pedro Álvares Cabral. On 15 February 1500, Cabral was appointed a commander of a fleet sailing for India. he fleet crossed the Equator on 9 April, and sailed westward as far as possible from the African continent in what was known as the volta do mar (literally "turn of the sea") navigational technique. They landed in a land they took for an unknown island and named Ilha de Vera Cruz (Island of the True Cross), which in fact was Brazil.Created by: globalquiz.orgvery hard 31% Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus501Bartolomeu DiasBartolomeu Dias1090Pedro Álvares CabralPedro Álvares Cabral1283Amerigo VespucciAmerigo Vespucci1184history of South America riddles » Who was the first European navigator to reach India?Vasco da Gama. The sum of the distances covered in the outward and return voyages made this expedition the longest ocean voyage ever made until then, longer than the circumference of the Earth. Created by: Kantapat Rassameehard 58% Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus664Bartolomeu DiasBartolomeu Dias1073Ferdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan1377Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama4454history of India riddles » Who was the first European navigator to reach South Africa?Bartolomeu Dias. During his expedition in 1487-1488, Bartolomeu Dias reached the tip of South Africa. Dias wanted to continue sailing to India, but he was forced to turn back when his crew refused to go further. After returning to Lisbon, Dias helped in the construction of the ships that were used by Vasco da Gama to eventually reach India ten years later.Created by: globalquiz.orghard 45% Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus607Bartolomeu DiasBartolomeu Dias3399Ferdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan1508Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama1937history of Africa riddles » Which country was ruled by William the Sailor King?United Kingdom. During his youth, it was not expected that William, being the third son, would became a king. He served in the Royal Navy in the Caribbean. He inherited the throne at the age of 64, after his two elder brothers died without leaving legitimate successors.Created by: globalquiz.orgvery hard 29% PortugalPortugal1805SpainSpain543United KingdomUnited Kingdom1228NorwayNorway531kings of Europe riddles » Whose flagship was used as a model for this replica?Columbus. Santa Maria, the largest of three ships of Columbus' first voyage, was a small carrack with single deck and crew of 40 men. Created by: globalquiz.orgeasy 78% ColumbusColumbus9295James CookJames Cook1522Francis DrakeFrancis Drake897Herman WitteHerman Witte163geographic discoveries riddles » Both of these ships have Union Flag in the upper left corner of their banners, but one of the ensigns is red, while the other is blue. Why?Red is a civillian ship, blue is authorised by the Admirality. A British ensign in British maritime law may have with either a red, white or blue field, dependent on whether the vessel is civilian, naval, or in a special category. These are known as the red, white, and blue ensigns respectively.Created by: globalquiz.orgvery hard 36% red is a civillian ship, blue is authorised by the Admiralityred is a civillian ship, blue is authorised by the Admirality120red is British, Blue is Australianred is British, Blue is Australian92red is East India Companyred is East India Company65red is a flagshipred is a flagship50Royal Navy riddles » What sound can be heard when approaching an iceberg?A fizz. When a piece of iceberg ice melts, it makes a fizzing sound called "Bergie Seltzer". This sound is made when the water-ice interface reaches compressed air bubbles trapped in the ice. As this happens, each bubble bursts, making a 'popping' sound. The bubbles contain air trapped in snow layers very early in the history of the ice, that eventually got buried to a given depth (up to several kilometers) and pressurized as it transformed into firn then to glacial ice.Created by: globalquiz.orgvery hard 35% a cracking noisea cracking noise2503a fizza fizz1953a roara roar427a whispera whisper562ice riddles » What was the most common number of artillery decks on sailing ships of the line?Two. The first English two-decker was built in 1514. In the middle of the 18th century, larger three- or even four-deckers with 98 to 140 guns were built, that served as admirals' command ships. Those have however proven highly unstable and difficult to manouvre, so large two-deckers were more common as the most practical ones.Created by: Jason Beagleyhard 57% oneone648twotwo5518threethree2376fourfour997ships riddles » The Santísima Trinidad (pictured) bore the most guns of any ship of the line outfitted in the Age of Sail. How many guns were there?140. Santísima Trinidad was one of few four-deckers ever built. The weight of the additional guns, so high above her waterline, made her sail poorly, leading to her nickname, El Ponderoso. She sank after the Battle of Trafalgar, where her great size made her a first target for the British fleet, and she came under concentrated attack by several ships.Created by: globalquiz.orghard 47% 606010279090212614014040642502501363sea battles riddles » Play history quiz and see all the questions.