Submarine — Questions and answers

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What did Cornelius Drebbel use to seal his wooden rowboat to make it submersible in 1620?

Choices

  1. Metal plates
  2. Greased leather ✓
  3. Thick glass
  4. Rubber sheets

Answer: Greased leather

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What was the name of the innovative vessel designed by David Bushnell during the American Revolutionary War?

Choices

  1. The Dolphin
  2. The Eagle
  3. The Turtle ✓
  4. The Nautilus

Answer: The Turtle

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What was Sergeant Ezra Lee's job inside the Turtle?

Choices

  1. He cooked meals for the crew.
  2. He repaired the outside of the ship.
  3. He operated hand cranks and foot pedals to move the submarine. ✓
  4. He shouted commands to other ships.

Answer: He operated hand cranks and foot pedals to move the submarine.

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What was special about Robert Fulton's Nautilus submarine, built in France in 1800?

Choices

  1. It was made entirely of glass.
  2. It used a true propeller for underwater motion and a collapsible sail for surface travel. ✓
  3. It had wings for flying above the water.
  4. It was powered by a giant underwater animal.

Answer: It used a true propeller for underwater motion and a collapsible sail for surface travel.

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What new technology offered a viable and cleaner alternative to human muscle power for submarine propulsion during the Industrial Revolution?

Choices

  1. Wind power
  2. Steam engines
  3. Electric motors and powerful storage batteries ✓
  4. Pedal power

Answer: Electric motors and powerful storage batteries

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What new role did submarines take on during the Cold War, becoming the ultimate deterrent?

Choices

  1. They became racing boats.
  2. They were used as fishing vessels.
  3. They became nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). ✓
  4. They were used for underwater tourism.

Answer: They became nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs).

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