WW2 Naval Quiz

See if you can answer these questions on WW2 naval warfare. Good luck, have fun
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The Royal Navy battleship sunk by Japanese land based bombers in 1941 while sailing to the Pacific
HMS Prince of Wales
The battlecruiser of the same squadron that was also sunk
HMS Repulse
The only US Navy battleship to sink another battleship in the entire Pacific theatre of war
USS Washington
The Royal Navy destroyer that famously rammed the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper off Norway in 1940
HMS Glowworm
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in 1940
HMS Glorious
Complete Winston Churchill's famous request: "Sink the ________!"
Bismarck
What was the name of Germany's proposed aircraft carrier design?
Graf Zeppelin
What Italian battleship was sunk by British aircraft in the Battle of Taranto in 1940?
Conte di Cavour
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What Royal Navy battleship was sunk at anchor in Scapa Flow in 1939 by a German U-Boat?
HMS Royal Oak
Can you name the U-Boat that sunk her in Scapa Flow?
U-47
What US Navy admiral had the nickname of 'Bull'?
Admiral William F. Halsey
What Japanese Navy admiral is often thought of as the creater of the plan to attack Pearl Harbour?
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
In what famous battle was the German heavy cruiser / 'pocket battleship' Graf Spee sunk?
The Battle of the River Plate
What Royal Navy battleship was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat in the Mediterranean in 1941?
HMS Barham
Where was the French fleet attacked by Royal Navy ships in 1940, causing the loss of many French vessels including the battlecruiser Dunkerque?
Mers el Kébir
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Level 74
May 5, 2017
It was the Battle of Taranto, not Toronto.
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Level 7
May 9, 2017
Thanks, I'll change that now