Shipping Lines by RobinJRichards

Champion(s):

IngramB
Oh shit


Runner(s)-Up:

WolfischL
There is no crying in trivia


Quiz Description

Given the information, name the shipping (or cruise) line (or, in the case of Q11, a person involved with a cruise line).

Full Results:

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Money Value (% Incorrect): 10 15 70 90 85 05 10 70 50 55 80 30
1 IngramB 460 97 15
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2 WolfischL 350 92 15
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3 MarcotteM 315 87 15
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4 GrahamJ 295 82 15
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5 SheahanJ 290 77 15
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6 McGeeDean 280 72 15
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7 VaccaD 245 67 15
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8 RichmondJ 230 60 15
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8 SheikoS 230 60 15
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10 BeningoS 215 52 15
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11 elfm 205 47 15
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12 creedofhubris 180 42 00
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13 HallW 165 37 15
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14 WareD 145 32 15
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15 MoyseyC 130 27 15
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16 CoenM 115 22 15
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17 PeskinK 100 17 15
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18 GoodmanDL 90 12 15
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19 RaiaB 85 7 15
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20 PolinskyL 65 2 00
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Questions:

Founded as the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, from 1870-1932, almost all of their ships ended in "-ic." Their name came back in 1995 to name a service provided by another company that bought them out in the 1940s. (We need the company name before the merger).

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White Star Line

From 1840-1934, all of their ships ended in "-ia." After 1934, their ships took on more regal names.

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Cunard

They once owned the fastest liner in the world (their namesake), but also had slower ships such as America, Independence and Constitution.

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United States Lines (US Lines)

While most likely a coincidence, this company's name is the same as the short form of a Hebrew name meaning "my song." They are the only major container ship line based in Israel.

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ZIM [Shorten form of Zimran]

While mostly known for their ferry services, today they are owned by Dubai Ports World. Rudyard Kipling ended his poem "The Exiles" with a shoutout to this "Empire Line:" "So much and twice so much. We gird, but go. For all the soul of our sad East is there, Beneath the house-flag of the [BLANK]."

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P&O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company)

Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Denmark, this is the largest container ship company in the world. They gained some extra publicity when a 2013 film came out about an event that occurred to one of their ships four years earlier.

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Maersk Lines

In 1972, this company began with one ship: the Mardi Gras. If they could see them now...they'd probably be embarrassed with the recent rash of mishaps involving their "Fun Ships."

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Carnival Cruise Line

They merged with their longtime rival North German Lloyd in 1970. Prior to WWI they had the largest ships with Vaterland, Bismarck and Imperator while twenty years later their St. Louis would make news for a far less then glamorous reason.

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Hamburg-America (HAPAG)

They began in 1972 with their first ship, the "Sun Viking." Today all 25 ships now end in the phrase "...of the Seas." They also used Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" in an ad campaign several years ago.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises

Founded in 1966, in 1979 they purchased the former SS France, converted her into a cruise liner and renamed her to reflect her new owners. Their ships now include those of "Sky," "Dawn," "Pearl," and "Gem" monikers.

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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)

In a 1993 ad campaign, Majestic Caribbean Cruises promised this NBA star would "be there" on all three of their ships...at the same time... (In case you don't get the reference, this was an SNL commercial spoof. The NBA star, though, was real and played for the 76ers when the "commercial" first aired.)

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Manute Bol

You see the ads for this shipping company all the time on TV, except they want to do a river cruise. Their name sounds like it is trying to court the Minnesota and Bergen demographic.

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Viking River Cruises