Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack

1. The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, which took place on March 9, 1862, is also known by what name?

Battle of Ironsides

Battle of Ironwill

Battle of Hampton Roads

Battle of James River

Naval Battle

2. The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack is notable as it was the first battle between types of ship?

Ironclad ships

Cannon mounted ships

Ballast ships

Submarines

Tank ships

3. Who built the first ironclad warship?

Confederacy

Britain

Union

France

United States

4. Ironclad gunboats played significant roles prior the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack in which two battles in 1862?

Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

Fort Henry and Fort Lee

Bull Run I and II

First and Second Manassas

Fredericksburg and Fort Donelson

5. The USS Merrimack was converted to become the CSS Virginia. The Confederacy had a difficult time sourcing what material to make the conversion?

Wood

Copper

Iron

Turpentine

Pine tar

6. The day prior to the battle, the CSS Virginia engaged in a historic naval battle in terms what superlative?

Bloodiest

Fastest

Neatest

Cleanest

Longest

7. The USS Monitor was the newest ship on the market and had how many patents aboard?

One hundred

Five

Fifteen

Forty

Seventy five

8. When all was said and done, the USS Monitor was said by observers to resemble what?

Pirate ship

Cheese box

Anvil

Tugboat

Airplane

9. The Monitor had never-before-seen rotating gun turrets. What did the Virginia have?

Floating muskets

Automatic cannons

Automatic fire power

New maps

Iron ram

10. The Monitor sunk later in 1862 and was recovered in what year?

1973

2001

1859

1900

2015