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Quiz about A Titanic Appetite
Quiz about A Titanic Appetite

A Titanic Appetite Trivia Quiz


Rick Archbold & Dana McCauley's "Last Dinner on the Titanic" is part history, part cookbook, and completely enthralling. Dress in your Edwardian best and try this quiz on the food and drink of the legendary liner "Titanic".

A multiple-choice quiz by LilahDeDah. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
LilahDeDah
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
198,709
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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1034
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Last Dinner on the Titanic" is dedicated "To the memory of all those who prepared and served the food aboard the R.M.S. Titanic".


Question 2 of 10
2. The "Titanic" was amply stocked with provisions for her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. The ship carried the greatest number of bottles of which of these beverages? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The kind of china "Titanic" passengers had their meals served on varied with stateroom class and time of day, but which motif featured prominently on all the ship's china? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The ship's bugler played this tune to call "Titanic" passengers to meals. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A surviving First Class breakfast menu from April 11, 1912 features more than 25 items. Which of the following was NOT available as a First Class breakfast choice? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Third Class passengers ate well on the "Titanic", four times a day. Which of the following menus includes dishes from a typical ship's Third Class savory tea? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. By all accounts, the food served in the "Titanic"s Second Class Dining Saloon was comparable to that in First Class on many other ships. Not including coffee, how many courses did Second Class dinners contain? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. One of the most successful culinary features of the "Titanic" and her sister ships was the à la carte restaurant, modeled after the seagoing "Ritz" establishments pioneered by the Hamburg-Amerika Line (HAPAG). On what was to be the ship's last night, millionare George Widener and his wife hosted a festive dinner in the à la carte restaurant in honor of whom? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The last dinner on the "Titanic" in the First Class Dining Saloon was a splendid meal of multiple courses and much complexity. Among other famous passengers, Benjamin Guggenheim, Isidor and Ida Straus, and Molly Brown dined there that night. The menu has survived, and features Punch Romaine. What was Punch Romaine, and when was it served? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. So, you've taken this quiz, you've looked at the menus, and you think it would be great fun to host a First Class "Titanic" dinner party. If you are being as historically accurate as possible, which of the following should you AVOID? Hint



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1. "Last Dinner on the Titanic" is dedicated "To the memory of all those who prepared and served the food aboard the R.M.S. Titanic".

Answer: True

It's a fitting dedication and a wonderful way to begin both the book and this quiz. According to Archbold and McCauley, the "Titanic" boasted sixty chefs and assistants, and a kitchen support staff of thirty-six. There were also hundreds of waiters, assistant waiters, stewards and stewardesses aboard, many of whom unfortunately perished. Of the 685 staff on board the ship, only 214 were saved.
2. The "Titanic" was amply stocked with provisions for her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. The ship carried the greatest number of bottles of which of these beverages?

Answer: Beer

The numbers were: Beer - 20,000 bottles, mineral water - 15,000 bottles, wine - 1,500 bottles, and spirits 850 bottles, all for a voyage of a few days!
At www.titanic.com can be found a fascinating list of the great liner's provisions, which included 40,000 fresh eggs and 7,000 heads of lettuce.
3. The kind of china "Titanic" passengers had their meals served on varied with stateroom class and time of day, but which motif featured prominently on all the ship's china?

Answer: A red pennant and white star

"Titanic" was a ship of the White Star Line.
If you are interested in what the china looked like, it can be seen at
http://www.titanic-titanic.com/white%20star%20crockery.shtml
4. The ship's bugler played this tune to call "Titanic" passengers to meals.

Answer: The Roast Beef of Old England

You might remember the scene in James Cameron's movie "Titanic" where the Molly Brown character is annoyed by the bugler.
The "Titanic" band often played "Alexander's Ragtime Band", and survivor accounts vary as to whether "Song d'Automne" or "Nearer, my God, To Thee" was the last song played as the ship sank. This isn't necessarily as suprising as may seem, as survivors named what they themselves heard last. ("Near, my God, to Thee" was an immensely popular funeral hymn in late Victorian and in Edwardian times).
5. A surviving First Class breakfast menu from April 11, 1912 features more than 25 items. Which of the following was NOT available as a First Class breakfast choice?

Answer: Belgian waffles

First Class passengers could also have herring, salmon, three kinds of potatoes, and buckwheat cakes for breakfast, but not Belgian waffles, which in Belgium are apparently not eaten for breakfast anyway but rather for lunch or as a snack.
Not only was "Quaker Oats" served on the ship, but the company's director, Walter Douglas, was among the First Class passengers.
A very popular item on the breakfast menu was cornbread, eaten in great quantity by the American passengers. The ship's bakers had already started making the next day's cornbread when the iceberg struck the vessel's hull.
6. Third Class passengers ate well on the "Titanic", four times a day. Which of the following menus includes dishes from a typical ship's Third Class savory tea?

Answer: Brawn, cheese and pickles, currant buns

The oatmeal porridge selections are from breakfast. Dinner for the "Titanic"s Third Class was a heavy meal served in the middle of the day and always began with soup. Tea was the last substantial meal and was served in the late afternoon. Other White Star Line Third Class tea selections included bread, jam, and of course tea. Passengers who wanted "supper" before retiring were permitted cabin biscuits, cheese, gruel and coffee. (All in all, wouldn't you rather pay to eat in First Class? No gruel there!)
7. By all accounts, the food served in the "Titanic"s Second Class Dining Saloon was comparable to that in First Class on many other ships. Not including coffee, how many courses did Second Class dinners contain?

Answer: Three

A surviving menu from April 14, 1912, shows three courses in the Second Class Dining Saloon. The meal began with consommé. For a second course, diners could choose from haddock, chicken, lamb, or turkey, with suitable accompaniments. Dessert was plum pudding, wine jelly, "cocoanut sandwich", ice cream, fruit, nuts, and cheese biscuits.
Dinners in the ship's à la carte restaurant had eight or nine courses, while the First Class Dining Saloon featured eleven.
Surviving menus from the "Titanic" have sold for many thousands of dollars when auctioned, proof of the abiding interest in the ship's history.
8. One of the most successful culinary features of the "Titanic" and her sister ships was the à la carte restaurant, modeled after the seagoing "Ritz" establishments pioneered by the Hamburg-Amerika Line (HAPAG). On what was to be the ship's last night, millionare George Widener and his wife hosted a festive dinner in the à la carte restaurant in honor of whom?

Answer: Captain Edward J. Smith

The Widener party for Captain Smith was, by all reports, a brilliant one, but no record of its menu has survived. It was noted that Captain Smith drank no alcohol during the dinner.
On the night of the sinking, Mrs. Walter Douglas dined with her husband in the à la carte restaurant (which many passengers called the "Ritz") and later recalled her meal as consisting of "caviar, lobster, quail from Egypt, plover's eggs, and hothouse grapes and fresh peaches".
9. The last dinner on the "Titanic" in the First Class Dining Saloon was a splendid meal of multiple courses and much complexity. Among other famous passengers, Benjamin Guggenheim, Isidor and Ida Straus, and Molly Brown dined there that night. The menu has survived, and features Punch Romaine. What was Punch Romaine, and when was it served?

Answer: An alcoholic ice, served as a palate cleanser in between courses

The great French chef, Auguste Escoffier, was a proponent of this type of dish. His influence on Edwardian haute cuisine was strong and can be seen in the elaborate, multi-course meals typical of the era. Punch Romaine was served on the "Titanic"s last night as a sixth course, in between the remove course and the roast.
For a look at the eleven-course last dinner menu, see http://www.titanic-titanic.com/titanic%20dining.shtml
10. So, you've taken this quiz, you've looked at the menus, and you think it would be great fun to host a First Class "Titanic" dinner party. If you are being as historically accurate as possible, which of the following should you AVOID?

Answer: Having your guests call each other by their first names

Edwardian etiquette was strict, and unless people were intimates, they referred to each other as Mr., Mrs., or Miss. Gentlemen did not shake ladies' hands, and always stood whenever a lady rose, entered, or left the room.

The book "Last Dinner on the Titanic" provides a wealth of information on hosting a "Titanic" dinner party, including tips on how to scale down an eleven-course meal (with eleven wines) for modern constitutions so that your guests don't need a lifeboat to get home. Bon voyage and bon appétit!
Source: Author LilahDeDah

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