Titanically Trivial Quiz / Test | RMS Titanic

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1. What would the most costly first class accommodation on Titanic be worth (approximately) today, in US dollars?

Answer: 80,000

In 1912, the princely sum of $4,350 (US dollars) would have secured you a first class suite on the Titanic.

2. Who actually drew the sketches of Rose wearing the necklace in the movie, Titanic?

Answer: James Cameron

James Cameron, the Writer/Director/Producer of the movie, Titanic, drew all the pictures seen in Leonardo DiCaprio's character Jack's sketchbook. In the movie, it is actually James Cameron's hands seen drawing Rose, not Leonardo DiCaprio's.

3. In the movie "Titanic", what is unusual about the dolphins seen following the ship through the Atlantic?

Answer: They are Pacific dolphins

The dolphins seen following the Titanic in the movie "Titanic" are Pacific White Sided Dolphins, not found in the Atlantic Ocean. Their habitat is the North Pacific Ocean where they can live for up to 45 years.

4. What happened to the full-size set after filming of the movie, Titanic, was completed?

Answer: Sold for scrap

What was left of the full-size set was sold for scrap!

5. Adusting 1912 figures for inflation, how much more did the movie, Titanic, cost to make than the actual ship Titanic?

Answer: About one and a half times as much

The Titanic itself cost the equivalent of about $7.5 million (US dollars) to build in 1912, which would have equalled around $135 million at the time of making the movie. The movie, Titanic, cost $200 million to make.

6. How many dogs actually survived the sinking of the Titanic?

Answer: Three

Scenes were shot for the movie, Titanic, showing animals that survived, but these were cut. Three dogs were known to have survived the sinking of the Titanic; one survivor even recalled seeing a bulldog swimming in the Atlantic.

7. What was found in May 1912, floating, two hundred miles from where Titanic sank?

Answer: A lifeboat from the Titanic

The lifeboat, 'Collapsible A' had been cut adrift from the Carpathia after it was swamped. It was found a month later with three bodies, various pieces of jewellery and personal belongings still in the bottom of it!

8. Was the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie, Titanic, based on a real person?

Answer: No

Jack Dawson was a fictional character, however, there was a Joseph Dawson from Dublin who sailed on Titanic. He was a 'Trimmer' with the engineering crew, responsible for stowing coal and cargo on the ship. Like Jack, in the movie, Joseph did not survive.

9. Who occupied the parlour suite, B52, B54 and B56, on board Titanic?

Answer: Bruce Ismay

Bruce Ismay, who survived, occupied the parlour suite. In the movie, Titanic, the characters of Rose, Ruth and Cal occupied this suite. Originally, J P Morgan booked passage on Titanic and was allotted this suite; fortunately for him, he cancelled his passage.

10. There were more than 5 million rivets used in the construction of the Titanic.

Answer: False

There were approximately 3,001,027 rivets used in Titanic's construction, weighing in at about 1,500 tons.

11. Whose headstone reads, in part, "Saved 706 Souls from SS Titanic, 15 April 1912"?

Answer: Rostron

Sir Arthur Henry Rostron was Captain of the Carpathia on the night of 14 April 1912. He unhesitatingly answered the distress call from Titanic, arriving on the scene of the tragedy in the early hours of the morning of 15 April.

12. In the movie "Titanic", whom did the studios originally want to play the part of Jack?

Answer: Matthew McConaughey

James Cameron insisted on Leonardo DiCaprio for the role of Jack. The role of Rose was originally offered to Gwyneth Paltrow.

13. From which ship did Titanic receive her last iceberg warning?

Answer: Californian

The Titanic received at least six iceberg warnings on 14 April 1912. The Californian was supposedly the ship nearest Titanic when she struck the iceberg, however, the Californian did not go to her rescue.

14. Who made the davits for the lifeboats in the movie, Titanic?

Answer: The Welin Davit Co.

The Welin Davit Co. made the davits for the movie and for Titanic. The davits for the lifeboats on Titanic were successfully tested with four lifeboats per davit, even though only one lifeboat was actually supplied per davit.

15. 63% of first class passengers survived the sinking of the Titanic.

Answer: True

According to the Court of Enquiry into the sinking of the Titanic, of the passengers who survived, approximately 63% were first class and 41% were second class. Of the steerage passengers, approximately 23% survived, and of the crew, only 24% survived.

16. Who was the Captain of the Californian?

Answer: Lord

Captain Stanley Lord in charge of the Californian, less than 30 miles from the sinking Titanic, did not go to her aid. However, it has been suggested that the Californian may not have been able to reach Titanic any earlier than the Carpathia did.

17. Where was the exterior set for the movie "Titanic" constructed?

Answer: Mexico

South of Rosarito, in Mexico, in a tank, construction began on the exterior movie set on the 85th anniversary of the launch of the real Titanic.

18. Is it true that many 'file' photos of the Titanic are actually photos of her sister ship, the Olympic?

Answer: Yes

There were few photos of Titanic available in 1912. In the haste to print the story about her sinking, photos of the Olympic were used. The San Diego Union-Tribune, after using a 'file' photo to illustrate the making of the movie, Titanic, had to publish a correction.

19. How many passenger telegrams were sent and received during the short-lived maiden voyage of the Titanic?

Answer: 250

The cost to send a telegram from on board Titanic was 12 shillings and sixpence (about $40 today), for the first ten words, and 9 pence (about $2.50 today) for each word after that.

20. There were three each of which following items on Titanic?

Answer: Propellors, Electric Elevators and Anchors

Titanic had three propellors, three anchors and three electric elevators for passenger use. In the movie, Titanic, when the ship is shown leaving Southampton, her middle propellor is turning. This in fact would not have been so as it was not used whilst in port.

21. On what deck was the gymnasium located on the Titanic?

Answer: Boat Deck

The gymnasium on Titanic, fitted out with rowing machines, a mechanical horse and a stationary bicycle, was located on the Boat Deck, near all the lifeboats.

22. What was the preferred forename of the Mrs Straus who refused to enter a lifeboat, stating that wherever her husband went, she too would go?

Answer: Ida

Mrs Isidor Straus, nee Rosalie Ida Blun, at the age of 63, refused to leave her husband of many years. Neither of them survived the sinking of the Titanic and her body was never found.

23. What was the last distress call sent, in Morse Code, from the Titanic?

Answer: CQD CQD SOS SOS CQD DE MGY MGY

CQD CQD SOS SOS CQD DE MGY MGY, was the last distress call sent by John Phillips. CQD was the international distress signal used at the time and SOS was a newly introduced signal. DE was the international code meaning, from, and MGY was the Titanic's call signal.

24. How many tons of coal did Titanic burn on a daily basis?

Answer: 650

Titanic had 159 furnaces that burned 650 tons of coal per day. In the movie, Titanic, the workers in the engine room were shown without protective clothing but they would have needed such to withstand the incredible heat the furnaces generated.

25. In the movie, Titanic, what is wrong with the world map seen on the wall of the radio room?

Answer: Has modern day country borders

The world map shows modern day country borders, but country borders in 1912 were very different from those seen in 1997!

Source: Author Engadine

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