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1. Which lifeboats were used during the drill for the Board of Trade
inspection?
2. What was the surname of the Captain of the Titanic?
3. On what day did they begin laying the keel blocks for the building of
the Titanic at the shipyard?
4. Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall said that he and others had spotted a
ship off in the distance when the Titanic was going down, presumably
the 'Californian'. In what way was he ordered to try and signal her?
5. How many people could be evacuated using the lifeboats on board?
6. Into what body of water was the Titanic launched on May 31, 1911 with
the aid of 22 tons of tallow, oil and soap?
7. An actress who survived the sinking soon after made a movie about it,
wearing the exact same dress she wore when she fled the ship. Who
was she?
8. Despite the fact that Titanic carried lifeboats to accomodate less
than half of the 3,547 passengers and crew she was designed to carry,
she still exceeded the existing Board Of Trade lifeboat requirements.
9. How many watertight compartments was the Titanic equipped with?
10. The 'Olympic', sister ship to the 'Titanic', was also under the
command of Captain Edward Smith on her maiden voyage on June 14, 1911.
11. Who was the chairman of the Harland and Wolff shipyard?
12. Who was the captain of the rescue ship 'Carpathia' which picked up
the 'Titanic' survivors?
13. One officer testified at the senate hearing to having said to Mr.
Ismay, chairman of the White Star line, "If you will get the hell
out of that then I shall be able to do something". Because Mr. Ismay
was very excitedly ordering him to lower away a lifeboat...who was it?
14. A man using the last name 'Hoffman' boarded the Titanic with his two
sons.He was using an alias because he was fleeing France to keep his
wife from getting custody through divorce.When the ship went down,he
put them on a lifeboat and went down with the ship. Their identities
were revealed and they were reunited with their mother, Marcelle
Navratil, when she saw their picture in the newspaper. What were the
children's first names?
15. What was the name of the lookout who spotted the iceberg?
16. What was the name of the ship that went out to recover the bodies of those lost on the Titanic?
17. Third class Finnish passenger Elin Hakkarainen lost her husband
Pekka on the Titanic.She wrote a book about the night the ship went
down, the title she used being the last words she ever heard her
husband speak.They were...
18. The band is said to have played until the very end. Which of the following is often said to be the last piece they played before the ship finally sank?
19. This passenger was nine years old when he and his mother made their
escape in the collapsable C lifeboat. Later in life, he lived with his wife near Navins Field in Detroit. The roar of the crowd during the baseball games reminded him of the cries of those who lost their
lives in the sea that night. He said this gave him nightmares. Who was it?
20. A military aide and close personal advisor of president Taft lost
his life on the ship. What was his name?
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