Test Your Knowledge of the Bermuda Triangle

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The Bermuda Triangle has fascinated people over the last century in the wake of hundreds of disappearances in the region.

But how much do you really know about this mysterious and somewhat supernatural region? Let's put your knowledge to the test.

1. Which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located in?

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A) Pacific

B) Atlantic

C) Indian

D) Arctic

Answer: Atlantic

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2. Which of these ships didn’t vanish in the Bermuda Triangle?

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A) S.S. Marine Sulphur Queen

B) Beech Bonanza

C) Mary Celeste

D) Rosalie

Answer: Mary Celeste

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3. The Bermuda Triangle is one of only two places on Earth that point to true north instead of magnetic north. What's the other?

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A) Devils Sea, off Japan’s coast

B) Greenland

C) The Canary Islands

D) Madagascar

Answer: Devils Sea, off Japan’s coast

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4. Five Navy Avenger aircraft went missing in what year?

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A) 1937

B) 1942

C) 1945

D) 1952

Answer: 1945

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5. What is the Bermuda Triangle's nickname?

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A) Devil’s Triangle

B) Trifecta of Demons

C) Satan's Home

D) Abyss of Despair

Answer: Devils Triangle

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6. Which of these has not been used as a theory for the unusual disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle?

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A) Underwater earthquakes

B) Watersprouts

C) Full moons

D) Severe storms

Answer: Full moons

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7. When the commercial flight NC-16002 disappeared, who was piloting the aircraft?

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A) Capt. William “Bud” Hammill

B) Capt. Steve Roberts

C) Capt. John Herschel Overing

D) Capt. Robert Lundquist

Answer: Capt. Robert Lundquist

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8. What have various pilots said about a cloud tunnel that appears over the Bermuda Triangle?

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A) They observe some form of flying objects within

B) The cloud produces an electric fog that distorts time

C) As they fly through the cloud, ice begins to form on the plane

D) There is a low level of gravity within the cloud

Answer: The cloud produces an electric fog that distorts time

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9. Reports during the 1921 disappearance of Carroll A. Deering’s crew suggested ____ was behind the loss of men.

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A) A severe storm

B) Pirates

C) Sharks

D) Aliens

Answer: Pirates

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10. What happened to the PBM Mariner tasked with locating the missing Avenger aircraft?

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A) It discovered two Avenger planes

B) It exploded midflight

C) It disappeared

D) It crashed into the ocean

Answer: It disappeared

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11. When did the first story about the Bermuda Triangle get published?

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A) 1940

B) 1950

C) 1960

D) 1970

Answer: 1950

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12. Scientists have suggested sudden ruptures of ___ may be behind the sinking of ships in the Bermuda Triangle.

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A) Methane gas

B) Icebergs

C) Underwater volcanoes

D) Tectonic plates

Answer: Methane gas

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13. What does the U.S. Navy think about the Bermuda Triangle?

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A) It is nothing but folklore

B) It has potential danger

C) The Russians are behind the disappearance

D) Magnetic storms

Answer: It’s nothing but folklore

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14. How long did the U.S. Air Force search for the lost British South American Airways plane in 1949?

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A) Five days

B) 10 days

C) Five weeks

D) 10 weeks

Answer: Five days

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15. Alongside faulty compass readings, what else do people in the Bermuda Triangle experience?

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A) Low fuel

B) Storm damage

C) Difficulty breathing

D) Electrical system malfunctions

Answer: Low fuel

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