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1. Which of these best describes the type of damage Titanic received from the iceberg?
2. Who was an expert on the ship, who is quoted as having said, "She has an hour. Two at the most"?
3. What was the exact date and time of the sinking?
4. Why was Bruce Ismay summoned to the U.S. and British Courts of Inquiry?
5. Titanic was one of the first ships to not only have a swimming pool, but to use S.O.S. as a distress signal. If both parts are true, answer "true." If even one part is false, answer "false."
6. Name either of the two wireless operators on duty at the time of the collision.
7. According to recent research, what was (most likely) the final song played by the orchestra before the sinking?
8. What famous author would later write a detailed account of the sinking called "A Night to Remember"?
9. What ship, at the time of Titanic's sinking, was accused by some of being only ten miles away and thus close enough to have come to her aid?
10. The night wore on. The Carpathia picked up the fortunate 705 passengers from the lifeboats. However, that number would have been smaller if one lifeboat hadn't returned to pick up some of those in the water. So, finally, how many people were pulled from the water?
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