Q 01/05

Who directed the 1997 epic film about a famous transatlantic liner's maiden voyage and tragic sinking?

A) Steven Spielberg

B) James Cameron

C) George Lucas

D) Ridley Scott

Answer · why

B) James Cameron

James Cameron directed the 1997 film, which became one of the highest-grossing films in history and won 11 Academy Awards.

Q 02/05

In 'The Poseidon Adventure' (1972), what overturns the aging liner on New Year's Day?

A) A rogue wave

B) An iceberg

C) A torpedo

D) A boiler explosion

Answer · why

A) A rogue wave

The ship was on its final voyage from New York to Athens before being scrapped, and the survivors must climb upward through the inverted hull.

Q 03/05

What was the name of the fishing boat in the 2000 film 'The Perfect Storm'?

A) Andrea Gail

B) Sea Star

C) Orca

D) Pequod

Answer · why

A) Andrea Gail

The film is based on the true story of the commercial fishing vessel Andrea Gail, which was lost at sea with all hands during the 1991 Perfect Storm.

Q 04/05

Which actor played electronics technician Mike Williams in the 2016 film Deepwater Horizon?

A) Mark Wahlberg

B) Chris Pratt

C) Jake Gyllenhaal

D) Gerard Butler

Answer · why

A) Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg starred as Mike Williams, an oil rig engineer who was a survivor of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.

Q 05/05

Which 2015 Ron Howard film tells the true story that partly inspired 'Moby Dick'?

A) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

B) The Old Man and the Sea

C) In the Heart of the Sea

D) Mutiny on the Bounty

Answer · why

C) In the Heart of the Sea

'In the Heart of the Sea' recounts the 1820 sinking of the American whaling ship Essex, an event documented in Nathaniel Philbrick's book that influen...