Here are the answers to the questions from my earlier post.
Today’s questions focus on abandoned boats and ships. The first question centres on the Mary Celeste, discovered abandoned on December 4th, 1872.
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One
When the Mary Celeste was found drifting and abandoned on 4 December 1872, which everyday object—left untouched—helped show the ship had not been ransacked by pirates?
A. The ship’s telegraph terminal
B. A basketball
C. A sewing machine
Answer: A. The ship’s sewing machine
Its presence in perfect condition suggested the crew left suddenly rather than under attack, since pirates would never have ignored valuable portable items.
Two
After HMS Resolute was abandoned in Arctic ice in 1854, how did the United States symbolically return the vessel to Britain after it was recovered?
A. By selling it back to Britain at auction
B. By sailing it back and gifting it to Queen Victoria
C. By towing it to Canada and scuttling it ceremonially
Answer: B. By sailing it back and gifting it to Queen Victoria
Timbers from the ship were later made into the Resolute desk, used by many U.S. Presidents—an enduring symbol of Anglo-American friendship.
Three
What key items were missing when the abandoned Carroll A. Deering was found aground on Diamond Shoals in 1921?
A. The ship’s logbook and navigation equipment
B. All cargo and provisions
C. The entire foremast
Answer: A. The ship’s logbook and navigation equipment
The loss of these items intensified the mystery, especially because the vessel was otherwise intact in the dangerous waters of the ‘Graveyard of the Atlantic’.
Four
Which country was the ghost yacht Kaz II navigating around when it departed from Airlie Beach before its three-man crew mysteriously disappeared in 2007?
A. Australia
B. Belize
C. Canada
Answer: A. Australia
The yacht which was travelling from Queensland to Perth, Western Australia via the north of Australia was found with food set out and the engine running, sparking comparisons to the Mary Celeste because no sign of struggle or storm damage was present.
Five
SS Baychimo became a ‘wandering ghost’ of the Arctic, remaining adrift and being seen numerous times after being abandoned in 1931. For how many years did sightings continue?
A. 18 years
B. 28 years
C. 38 years
Answer: C. 38 years
Sighted intermittently for almost four decades, the Baychimo was finally lost to history—its last confirmed appearance occurring in 1969 when frozen in ice.
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