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Think You Know the Titanic? Trivia Quiz

So you think you know all about Titanic? Well here is a quiz to test your knowledge. The questions are hard, they are that way to prove if you are worthy to be called a Titanic Buff.

A multiple-choice quiz by titanic03. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
titanic03

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
117,731

Updated
Jun 24 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 25

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1424

Last 3 plays: klotzplate (25/25), Guest 71 (4/25), Guest 90 (9/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. How many women in all worked aboard the Titanic? Hint

none

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Question 2 of 25

2. What second class passenger, when told that Titanic was unsinkable, replied "Well, that is flying in the face of God." Hint

Nellie Becker

Esther Hart

Charlotte Collyer

Edith Brown

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Question 3 of 25

3. On what day did Titanic receive its first ice warning? Hint

April 14th

April 11th

April 12th

April 13th

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Question 4 of 25

4. How many miles had Titanic logged approximatly from Southampton to where she sank? Hint

2115

1846

2437

2313

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Question 5 of 25

5. Who was the double bass player in the Titanic's orchestra? Hint

Mr John Law Hume

Mr John Frederick Preston Clarke

Mr Georges Alexandre Krins

Mr Roger Marie Bricoux

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which two lifeboats held the most passengers? Hint

11 and 14

15 and 13

15 and 11

13 and 14

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Question 7 of 25

7. The Carpathia had to steer around three icebergs in order to reach the Titanic's survivors.

True

False

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Question 8 of 25

8. Of the following shipping disasters, which one resulted in the highest death toll? Hint

Titanic (1912)

Lusitania (1915)

Empress of Ireland (1914)

Wilhelm Gustoff (1945)

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Question 9 of 25

9. In Morgan Robertsons' book "Futility" the ship named the Titan is the same length as the Titanic.

True

False

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Question 10 of 25

10. What was the name of Robert Daniels' dog that he brought with him on the ship? Hint

Sun Yat Sen

Gamin de Pycombe

De Lacoure

Chien De Taureau

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Question 11 of 25

11. The Broken Hill memorial for the musicians of the Titanic is in what country? Hint

England

Ireland

United States

Australia

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Question 12 of 25

12. What month before the sailing of the Titanic was the splash guard attached to the A Deck Promenade? Hint

December

February

March

January

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Question 13 of 25

13. Who was the Senior Assistant Fourth Engineer? Hint

Henry Dyer

Herbert Jupe

Arthur Ward

Alfred S. Alsopp

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Question 14 of 25

14. What are the last names of the two passengers whose ashes were scattered over the spot where the Titanic went down? Hint

Becker and Lowe

Becker and Goldsmith

Goldsmith and Pitman

Pitman and Lowe

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Question 15 of 25

15. Who manufactured the Titanic's collapsible lifeboats? Hint

Welin Collapsible Lifeboat Company

Englehart Collapsible Lifeboat Company

Crisholm Collapsible Lifeboat Company

Harland and Wolff made them at their own shipyard

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Question 16 of 25

16. Of these families in the Third Class, which had no surviving members? Hint

The Goodwins and the Stanleys

The Goodwins and the Asplunds

The Goodwins and the Bourkes

The Goodwins and the Johnsons

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which of these survivors did *not* write a book? Hint

Harold Lowe

Eva Hart

Frankie Goldsmith

Lawerence Beesley

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which ship that came into contact with the Titanic had the call letters "MPA"? Hint

The California

The Frankfurt

The Birma

The Carpathia

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Question 19 of 25

19. In which two lifeboats were the Becker family (from the Second Class) rescued? Hint

15, 16

11, 15

13, 11

13, 15

20. Pier 54, where the Carpathia disembarked the surviving Titanic passengers in New York City, was renovated in the 1980s and now has some very expensive office space, because of its waterfront location.

True

False

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Question 21 of 25

21. At the United States Inquiry, which state did not have a senator on the subcommittee? Hint

Michigan

New York

Ohio

Florida

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which of the following passengers did not reside in New York City at the time of the sinking? Hint

Alexander Compton

John Cummings

John Jacob Astor

Malvina Cornell

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which of these were adjacent on the Titanic? Hint

Master at Arms and Third-Class Galley

Squash Court and the Post Office

First Class Smoking Room and the a la Carte Restaurant

Barber's Shop and Hospital

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Question 24 of 25

24. Who was the first passenger to board the Titanic on April 10th? Hint

Thomas Andrews

No one kept track

J. Bruce Ismay

Charlotte Cardeza

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Question 25 of 25

25. How many Third Class passengers boarded at Queenstown? Hint

123

113

103

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many women in all worked aboard the Titanic?

Answer: 23

Out of the 23 women who worked on the ship, all but three survived the sinking.

2. What second class passenger, when told that Titanic was unsinkable, replied "Well, that is flying in the face of God."

Answer: Esther Hart

Mrs Hart felt so uneasy about the ship that during the entire voyage, she slept during the day and was awake at night. On the night of April 14th, her nightmare came true, and it was good thing she was awake!

3. On what day did Titanic receive its first ice warning?

Answer: April 12th

On April 12th at 11 a.m. the Titanic received a wireless message from the eastbound Empress of Britain, which reported ice at 43 24' N 49 36'W

4. How many miles had Titanic logged approximatly from Southampton to where she sank?

Answer: 2115

The Titanic logged 89 miles from Southampton to Cherbourg; 315 miles from Cherbourg to Queenstown; 386 miles from noon April 11- noon April 12; 519 miles from April 12-13; 546 miles from April 13-14; and 260 miles from noon on April 14 - 11:40p.m., when it stuck the iceberg.

5. Who was the double bass player in the Titanic's orchestra?

Answer: Mr John Frederick Preston Clarke

He died along with all the other musicians. His body was found and he was buried at in Halifax on May 8, 1912. Hume and Krins both plaed the violin and Bricoux was a cellist.

6. Which two lifeboats held the most passengers?

Answer: 15 and 11

Lifeboats # 15 and #11 held 70 passengers each. 65 people was considered to be the total amount the lifeboat could hold. Throughout the night, these two boats sat so low in the water that the ice cold water was lapping over the sides.

7. The Carpathia had to steer around three icebergs in order to reach the Titanic's survivors.

Answer: False

It had to steer around six icebergs.

8. Of the following shipping disasters, which one resulted in the highest death toll?

Answer: Wilhelm Gustoff (1945)

In 1945, 7,700 persons died in world's largest marine disaster when the passenger ship Wilhelm Gustoff carrying Germans fleeing Poland was torpedoed in the Baltic by a Soviet submarine. The sinking of the Titanic resulted in 1,498 deaths, that of the Empress of Ireland in 1,012 deaths and that of the Lusitania caused 1,201 people in all.

9. In Morgan Robertsons' book "Futility" the ship named the Titan is the same length as the Titanic.

Answer: False

The Titan was 800 feet long, whereas the Titanic was 882.5 feet long.

10. What was the name of Robert Daniels' dog that he brought with him on the ship?

Answer: Gamin de Pycombe

Gamin de Pycombe was a champion French Bulldog. He died in the sinking.

11. The Broken Hill memorial for the musicians of the Titanic is in what country?

Answer: Australia

This memorial is in the mining town of Broken Hill, Australia. It was erected after the Amalgamated Miners Association Band, raised the money immediately following the disaster to commemorate the Titanic's musicians.

12. What month before the sailing of the Titanic was the splash guard attached to the A Deck Promenade?

Answer: March

This was a last minute adjustment, after complaints from passengers on the Olympic, who said they were getting hit by spray from the water. It was one of the distiguishing features that enabled one to tell difference between the Titanic and the Olympic.

13. Who was the Senior Assistant Fourth Engineer?

Answer: Henry Dyer

Arthur Ward was the Junior Assistant fourth engineer; Herbert Jupe was the assistant electrician; and Alfred S. Alsopp was a junior electrician.

14. What are the last names of the two passengers whose ashes were scattered over the spot where the Titanic went down?

Answer: Becker and Goldsmith

Both had their ashes scattered during the annual memorial done by the International Ice Patrol each April 15th. Ruth Becker in 1994 and Frankie Goldsmith in 1982. Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall, who was part of the ships crew, also had his ashes scattered over the Titanic's resting place.

15. Who manufactured the Titanic's collapsible lifeboats?

Answer: Englehart Collapsible Lifeboat Company

All the other lifeboats were made at Harland and Wolff's shipyard.

16. Of these families in the Third Class, which had no surviving members?

Answer: The Goodwins and the Bourkes

All eight of the Goodwins died and the Bourkes lost all three members. All the others had at least one surviving member.

17. Which of these survivors did *not* write a book?

Answer: Harold Lowe

Frankie Goldsmith wrote "Echoes In the Night", Eva Hart wrote "Shadows", and Lawerence Beesley wrote the famous "The Loss of the SS Titanic".

18. Which ship that came into contact with the Titanic had the call letters "MPA"?

Answer: The Carpathia

The California's call letters were 'MWL', the Birma's were 'SMA', and the Frankfurt's were 'DFT'.

19. In which two lifeboats were the Becker family (from the Second Class) rescued?

Answer: 13, 11

Ruth Becker (the eldest child) had run back to her room to get some blankets to stay warm. At that time lifeboat 11 was being lowered, Richard and Marion (the 2 youngest) were placed in it, and the order was given to lower away. Mrs Becker cried out and pleaded with the officer to let her get into the boat with her children, to which he said yes.

As the boat was being lowered Ruth cam back on deck, her mother yelled to her to take the next lifeboat. Ruth walked to lifeboat 13 asked the officer if she could get in, and he picked her up and plopped her in the boat.

It was lifeboat 13 that drifted under lifeboat 15 and was almost crushed by it.

Answer: False

Pier 54 was torn down in the early 1990s, all that is left is the foundation of the pier. A group of people tried to save the building, but the wrecking company sneaked in on a Saturday and took the wrecking ball to it. This is the same pier in which the Lusitania left on its final voyage.

21. At the United States Inquiry, which state did not have a senator on the subcommittee?

Answer: New York

Ohio Senator Theodor Burton, Florida Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, and Michigan Senator William Alden Smith were all in the subcommittee. Smith headed it.

22. Which of the following passengers did not reside in New York City at the time of the sinking?

Answer: Alexander Compton

Alexander Compton lived in Lakewood, NJ.

23. Which of these were adjacent on the Titanic?

Answer: Squash Court and the Post Office

The Squash Court and Post Office were both located forward on G deck.

24. Who was the first passenger to board the Titanic on April 10th?

Answer: Thomas Andrews

He boarded at 6 a.m along with the members of his "Guarantee Group". J. Bruce Ismay boarded at 9 a.m.

25. How many Third Class passengers boarded at Queenstown?

Answer: 113

102 Third Class passengers boarded in Cherbourg, and 475 in Southampton.

Source: Author titanic03

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