RMS Lusitania Disaster - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
What conflict was taking place when the Lusitania sank? World War 1
92%
What country operated the submarine that sank the Lusitania? Germany
80%
Where did its voyage start? New York City
78%
What modern day country was the Lusitania just a few miles from when it sank? Ireland
77%
Did he survive the sinking? Yes
77%
What was its intended destination? Liverpool
66%
What neutral nation lost about 128 citizens in the disaster? United States
66%
Again to the nearest hundred, how many perished in the sinking? 1,200
64%
What shipping line operated the Lusitania? Cunard Line
63%
True or false: the British Admiralty tried to make Lusitania's captain seem negligent. True
63%
To the nearest hundred, how many were aboard Lusitania? 2,000
59%
What day did the ship sink? May 7, 1915
50%
Lusitania was sunk by a submarine. What was its number? U-20
45%
Who was the Lusitania's captain during the voyage? William Thomas Turner
33%
Who presided over the official inquiry into the disaster in Britain? Lord Mersey
11%
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