Monday, February 7, 2011

US History Trivia: What was the name of the US Navy ship that was attacked by Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen?

Update week!  As you may have noticed, Pocket Trivia: US History and Pocket Trivia: US Presidents launched an update a few weeks ago, putting 50 new questions into each of these games.  So, for the rest of this week, when we feature these two games, we will discuss questions off of the update.

Today's question features a topic not far from the minds of any U.S. resident:  terrorism.  On October 12, 2000, a US Navy destroyer was attacked in Yemen, killing 17 sailors and injuring 39.  The suicide-bombing was perpetrated by Al-Qaeda.  So, in today's question off of US History:  What was the name of the ship?  Was it the USS Brenna, USS Blue Marlin, USS The Sullivans or USS Cole?





The correct answer is the USS Cole.  On October 12, 2000, the ship was in the Yemen port of Aden.  The ship was refueling when a small boat, piloted by Al Qaeda operatives, detonated a bomb on the port side of the ship.  The bomb created the above cash in the ship, sized at 40x40 feet.  The blast hit one of the worst possible spots, the ships galley, where sailors were eating lunch.  The ship was repaired and rebuilt - it is still in service today.

How's that for American resiliency?  

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