All at Sea

These questions are all related to today’s date, March 23rd.

One

The Suez Canal was blocked for six days in 2021, when a container ship ran aground, see picture above. What was the name of the container ship?

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Two

What animals were retired from the U.S. Army in 1957 when it was decided that they were obsolete? 

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Three

In 1998, James Cameron’s Titanic won eleven Academy Awards. Which of these did it not win: 

1. Best Actress
2. Best Director
3. Best Picture

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Four

In 1956, the world’s first Islamic republic came into being. Currently the term is used in the names of three states: name those three countries?

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Five

In 1806, Lewis and Clark began their return journey to St. Louis, Missouri. Their return journey began from a position near to the mouth of what river?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

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