Introduction
Quiz by Izabel Deweese
This is about the sinking of the Lusitania & it's affect on WWI
Task
1. How long did it take for the ship to sink?
2. What's the name of the German sub that bombed it?
3. Where did the attack happen?
4. Why did the Germans attack a passenger ship?
5. How many people died and how many people lived?
6. What was the outcome of this?
7. When did the attack happen?
8. What did the captain end up doing?
9. What did they say would be impossible?
10. What really caused the damage for it to sink?
11. Who saw the attack happen?
12. Besides the explosion, what killed most of the passengers?
13. Where did the survivors end up?
14. What happened as a result of this?
15. What was one of the biggest issues about this when they went to court?
Credits
Teacher Page
1. 18 minutes
2. U20
3.Celtic Sea
4. They were given orders to sink any ship that was British, even a cruise line
5. 1,198 people died, 761 lived
6. It caused the Americans to be involved with WW1
7. May 7, 1915
8. He went down with the ship but end up being rescued
9. To take down a ship that big with 1 torpedo
10. The ship was also carrying live ammunition
11. The Irish Coast Guard
12. The cold of the ocean
13. Queenstown Harbour
14. Everyone agreed that Germany was uncivilized. War propaganda started to enlist against them.
15. The crew were told to lie about the other explosions; that there were several torpedoes. It would make them look bad over the fact that a ship had 4 million rounds and 1200 people on board. Some crew members told the truth and people still argue about it today because no one wants to admit what really happened.