Titanic Passengers 3: Annie Funk Quiz

Answer: 1874

Annie was born in the town of Bally, Pennsylvania, USA, on Sunday, April 12th, 1874. The family consisted of Annie, her brother, Horace and their parents, James and Susanna.

Answer: Northfield Bible Training School

Annie attended Northfield Bible Training School in Northfield, Massachusetts. She later went on to work with immigrants living in the slums of Paterson, Tennessee and Chattanooga.

Answer: 1906

From an early age, Annie dreamed of working as a Missionary. Her dream came true in December 1906 when she was sent to India as America's first female Mennonite Missionary.

Answer: Hindi

In order to communicate with the local people, Annie learnt to speak Hindi, which was later adopted as India's official language.

Answer: Her birthday

On Friday, April 12th, Annie celebrated her 38th birthday, though it's unknown who she spent this important day with. It is reasonable to assume that she probably made a friend or two among her fellow passengers.

Answer: No one knows

Second-class cabins were located on decks D, E, and F. Since Annie was travelling in this particular class, her cabin would have been on one of these decks, but which one is unknown.

Cabin number F-4 was occupied by Mrs. Nellie Becker and her three children, Richard, Marian and Ruth. All survived the sinking.

Cabin number D-56 was occupied by Mr. Lawrence Beesley. He was one of the few second-class men to survive and later wrote one of the first books documenting the disaster.

Cabin number F-2 was occupied by Mr. Michel Navratil and his two sons, Edmond and Michel Jr. Mr. Navratil perished in the disaster but his sons survived.

Answer: True

Unfortunately, the S.S. Haverford was delayed by a coal strike so Annie was offered (and accepted) a second-class ticket on Titanic.

Answer: Her mother

Annie was doing missionary work in India when she received an urgent telegram, either from a relative or friend, asking her to return home as soon as possible because her mother was very ill.

Answer: No

There are many legends surrounding the actions of certain passengers on the night Titanic sank. One of them concerns Annie. Some people believe Annie sacrificed her own life by giving the final seat in a lifeboat to a mother and her child, thus saving two lives. Others disagree, saying that Annie was pushed away from the boat by another passenger, desparate to get off with her children who were already in the boat. Either way, Annie did not survive. Other legends include a man getting off disguised as a woman and a passenger refusing to leave her dog behind.

After the tragedy, the Girls' School Annie had opened during her missionary work in India was re-named the Annie C. Funk Memorial School.

Answer: Her body was never recovered

All of the cemeteries listed have special sections dedicated to Titanic victims. Of the 1,523 who died, only 333 bodies were recovered. Some were buried at sea while others were claimed by relatives. Among those buried at Mount Olivet are fireman Thomas Morgan and third class passenger Margaret Rice. Among those buried at Fairview Lawn are saloon steward Alan Franklin and violinist John Hume. Among those buried at Baron De Hirsch are second class passenger Michel Navratil and saloon steward Frederick Wormald.

Annie's body was never recovered.