Warships and Waltzes

Question 1

Which Austrian composer wrote "The Blue Danube"?

Accepted Answer

Johann Strauss II

Answer

Joseph Haydn

Answer

Franz Schubert

Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Question 2

Which strait separates Spain from Morocco?

Accepted Answer

Strait of Gibraltar

Answer

Dardanelles

Answer

Strait of Messina

Answer

Bosporus Strait

Question 3

Which British admiral led the victory at Trafalgar in 1805?

Accepted Answer

Horatio Nelson

Answer

John Jellicoe

Answer

Francis Drake

Answer

George Anson

Question 4

Who wrote the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Answer

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Answer

William Wordsworth

Answer

Lord Byron

Question 5

What is the most abundant dissolved salt in seawater?

Accepted Answer

Sodium chloride

Answer

Potassium nitrate

Answer

Calcium carbonate

Answer

Magnesium sulfate

Question 6

Which trophy is awarded in the oldest international sailing competition?

Accepted Answer

America's Cup

Answer

Webb Ellis Cup

Answer

Davis Cup

Answer

Claret Jug

Question 7

Which city is famous for its Philharmonic's annual New Year's Concert?

Accepted Answer

Vienna

Answer

Berlin

Answer

Salzburg

Answer

Prague

Question 8

Which operation named the Allied landings in southern France in 1944?

Accepted Answer

Operation Dragoon

Answer

Operation Overlord

Answer

Operation Husky

Answer

Operation Torch

Question 9

What was the British code name for decrypted Enigma intelligence?

Accepted Answer

Ultra

Answer

Venona

Answer

Purple

Answer

Magic

Question 10

Which Latin dance originated in Cuba in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Cha-cha-cha

Answer

Samba

Answer

Paso doble

Answer

Tango