Q 01/05

Carnival's first ship did what on its maiden voyage?

A) Caught fire

B) Ran aground

C) Lost power

D) Flooded

Answer · why

B) Ran aground

Ran aground leaving port, with several hundred passengers aboard: an awkward start for a one-ship line that grew into the world's largest cruise compa...

Q 02/05

Which businessman founded Carnival Cruise Line?

A) Ted Arison

B) Knut Kloster

C) Micky Arison

D) Meshulam Riklis

Answer · why

A) Ted Arison

Ted Arison, a Tel Aviv-born shipping man, started with a single second-hand liner; in 1990 he gave up his US citizenship and moved back to Israel.

Q 03/05

Carnival's founder was a founding owner of which NBA expansion team?

A) Orlando Magic

B) Charlotte Hornets

C) Miami Heat

D) Minnesota Timberwolves

Answer · why

C) Miami Heat

Miami Heat. The founder's son took control of the team in 1995 and hired Pat Riley, and three NBA championships followed.

Q 04/05

From which company did Carnival buy its very first ship, the former liner Mardi Gras?

A) Cunard Line

B) Canadian Pacific Line

C) Swedish American Line

D) Holland America Line

Answer · why

B) Canadian Pacific Line

Canadian Pacific Line had run her as the Empress of Canada between Liverpool and Canada; Carnival, short of cash, sent her cruising with almost no ref...

Q 05/05

Carnival's logo and funnel are shaped like what?

A) A dolphin's fin

B) A seagull

C) A whale's tail

D) A crown

Answer · why

C) A whale's tail

A whale's tail: the winged funnel arrived in 1982 on the first ship built for the line, and every ship built for it since has carried one.