Titanic - Quiz!

Question 1

The RMS Titanic made great progress for the first...?

Accepted Answer

four days.

Question 2

Have you ever heard the phrase '...the tip of the iceberg'? This actually means that...?

Accepted Answer

below the surface, the iceberg is far bigger than the 'tip' poking out.

Question 3

The RMS Carpathia was the closest ship to respond to the CQD signal. However...?

Accepted Answer

they arrived 1 hour after RMS Titanic had already sunk.

Question 4

Where was this almighty ship built?

Accepted Answer

Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Question 5

Titanic was travelling from Southampton, England, to New York, USA. Across which ocean?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean.

Question 6

Titanic was designed to hold 32 lifeboats. However, only 20 were installed because...

Accepted Answer

people believed that the lifeboats cluttered the first class walkways.

Question 7

Another issue was that many of the first lifeboats were lowered and put out to sea only HALF FULL!!!

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

There were only approximately 700 survivors. Devastatingly, how many people lost their lives?

Accepted Answer

Over 1,500 people perished.

Question 9

RMS Titanic's Captain Edward J. Smith decided to stay on board and go down with the ship.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Titanic was designed to withstand a lot of damage and still be able to float. However, freezing water began to fill...?

Accepted Answer

5 of the 16 compartments, where the engines were trying to burn coal.

Question 11

How many people were on board Titanic?

Accepted Answer

Over 2,200 passengers and crew.

Question 12

The RMS Titanic sank in the early hours of...?

Accepted Answer

April 15th, 1912.

Question 13

Despite warnings of icebergs, the captain of the RMS Titanic decided to continue across the freezing Atlantic at...

Accepted Answer

full speed.

Question 14

What is a ‘maiden voyage’?

Accepted Answer

First big journey.

Question 15

Just before midnight on day five, an iceberg loomed out of the darkness. The Titanic was...?

Accepted Answer

too big to suddenly change direction and dodge the iceberg.

Question 16

As the huge ship began to sink, many people jumped into the water. However, they could not survive because the water...

Accepted Answer

was a freezing -2 C (Celsius).

Question 17

When did Titanic set out on her maiden voyage?

Accepted Answer

10th April, 1912

Question 18

All of the passengers could roam around the ship, wherever they liked!

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

It was soon very obvious that there were not enough lifeboats for all passengers and crew. There were only...

Accepted Answer

20 lifeboats.

Question 20

The captain of the RMS Titanic was...?

Accepted Answer

Captain Edward J. Smith.

Question 21

Who built the Titanic?

Accepted Answer

A company called 'White Star Line'.

Question 22

The wreck of the Titanic was discovered by Robert Ballard. You can continue learning about this famous discovery from?

Accepted Answer

1985.

Question 23

Titanic used Morse code to alert nearby ships. Their code was 'CQD' which stands for...?

Accepted Answer

Come Quick Distress!

Question 24

The name given to this ship was ‘Titanic’.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

There were 10 levels on the Titanic ship for the first class, second class and third class (steerage) passengers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

The iceberg ripped several holes into the side of the ship, UNDER the water level.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

The 20 lifeboats on Titanic were only enough for...?

Accepted Answer

half of the people on board.

Question 28

Titanic was the biggest ship of her time! She was the length of three football fields!

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

CQD is no longer used when calling for help. We now use 'SOS', which stands for 'Save Our Souls'.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

New safety rules were put into place after the sinking of the Titanic that required all ships to...?

Accepted Answer

carry enough lifeboats for ALL passengers on board.

Question 31

How long did it take for the Titanic to be built?

Accepted Answer

3 years.

Question 32

Captain Edward J. Smith soon realised that they were going to sink. He ordered...?

Accepted Answer

all women and children to depart the ship on a lifeboat.

Titanic - Quiz!

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Titanic - Quiz!

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