After the Armistice of November 1918, 74 German ships were sent to Scapa Flow in the Scottish Orkneys to await Germany's surrender. How did their German commander react?
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He had his men abandon their ships
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He ordered his ships back to Germany
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He resisted the British and continued to fight
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He sunk all his ships
Q.2.
In the Allied raid on Zeebrugge in 1918, what was the British plan?
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To sink Dutch ships
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To sink Belgian ships
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To sink British ships
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To sink German ships
Q.3.
On 16th December 1914 the German Navy conducted a raid on which British ports?
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Dover, Portsmouth and Southampton
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Aberdeen, Newcastle and Hull
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Liverpool, Swansea and Glasgow
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Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby
Q.4.
The Germans conducted a further raid on Dover Strait in April 1917, during which German and British crews engaged in which old-fashioned act of naval warfare?
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Powered their ships with oars
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Used cannonballs
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Fought hand to hand
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Made their enemies walk the plank
Q.5.
The first naval battle of the war took place on 28th August 1914 and was a victory for the British. Where did the battle take place?
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Off the coast of Britain
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In the mid-Atlantic
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Off the coast of Germany
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In the south-Pacific
Q.6.
The German U-boat campaign, against Allied merchant ships in the Atlantic, sunk how many tons of shipping?
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Eighty million tons
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Eight million tons
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Eight hundred thousand tons
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Eighty thousand tons
Q.7.
In October 1916 the Germans won a victory when a force of torpedo boats launched an attack on which stretch of water?
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The Bristol Channel
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Straits of Dover
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The Thames Estuary
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The Straits of Orkney
Q.8.
In November 1914 Britain suffered its first naval defeat of the war. How many years was it since their last defeat at sea?
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22 years
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52 years
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82 years
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102 years
Q.9.
On 26th February 1918, HMHS Glenart Castle was sunk by a German U-boat. What did the initials 'HMHS' stand for?
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His Majesty's Hospital Ship
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His Majesty's Heavy Ship
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His Majesty's Helicopter Ship
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His Majesty's Homeland Ship
Q.10.
The largest naval battle of the war, the Battle of Jutland, took place between 31st May and 1st June How many warships took part?
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250 warships
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200 warships
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150 warships
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100 warships
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