Titanic's Children, Part Two Trivia Quiz

Answer: None

In the days following the sinking, several cable ships were sent out to begin the sad task of recovering the victims' bodies. Among the first to be found was a small fair-haired boy. When no relatives came forward to claim the child, he was buried in Fairview Lawn Cemetery and became known as "Titanic's Unknown Child". Ninety-five years later, with the help of DNA testing (which, of course, was unavailable in 1912), he was finally identified as one-year-old Sidney Leslie Goodwin.

The Goodwin Family: Frederick (42), his wife, Augusta (43) and their six children, Lillian (16), Charles (14), William (11), Jessie (10), Harold (9) and baby Sidney had boarded Titanic as Third Class passengers in Southampton, England. Their destination: Niagara Falls, New York, USA. The entire family perished. Only Sidney's body was recovered. The bodied of his parents and siblings, if recovered, were never identified.

Answer: Eight

To balance the large number of Scandinavian families in Third Class, 183 British people also travelled Third Class. Among them was the Sage Family: John, his wife, Annie (both 44), and their nine children, Stella (20), George (19), Douglas (18), Frederick (16), Dorothy (14), Anthony (12), Elizabeth (10), Constance (7) and Thomas (4). They boarded in Southampton, England.

The Sage Family had a lot to look forward to when they reached their destination, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. John had put a deposit on a farm where the family would grow and sell pecan nuts and George was getting married. Sadly, they would never enjoy their new lives in America. The entire family perished. Only Anthony's body was recovered. He was buried at sea on April 22nd, 1912. The bodies of his parents and siblings, if recovered, were never identified.

Answer: Yes

Six-year-old Robert Spedden boarded Titanic as a First Class passenger in Cherbourg, France, with his parents, Frederic (45) and Margaretta (39). They were returning home to Tuxedo Park, New York, USA, after holidaying in Europe. Travelling with them was Mrs Spedden's maid, Helen Wilson (31), and Robert's nanny, Elizabeth Burns (41).

The family, along with Miss Burns and Miss Wilson, were rescued in Lifeboat Three. A year later, Mrs Spedden wrote and illustrated a book, which she gave her son for Christmas. It told the story of the sinking through the eyes of Robert's toy polar bear.

Robert died on August 8th, 1915, after being hit by a car near his family's summer camp.

Answer: Mother/step-brother

Eight-year-old John Davies boarded Titanic as a Second Class passenger in Southampton, England, with his mother, Elizabeth (48), step-brother, Joseph Nicholls (19) and family friend, Maude Sincock (20). Their destination: Houghton, Michigan, USA, to join relatives.

John, his mother and Miss Sincock were rescued in Lifeboat Fourteen. Joseph perished. His body was eventually recovered by the cable-ship Mackay-Bennett and he was buried at sea on April 23rd, 1912.

John died on December 16th, 1951, aged 48. He was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Michigan, USA.

Answer: Dowagiac, Michigan

Mrs Hanna Touma and her two children, Maria (9) and Georges (8), boarded Titanic as Third Class passengers in Cherbourg, France. Their destination: Dowagiac, Michigan, USA, to join their husband and father, Darwis.

The family were rescued in Collapsible Lifeboat C. Mr Touma was unaware that his family were aboard Titanic until receiving a message informing him of the sinking and that his family were safe.

Georges died on December 9th, 1991, aged 87. He was buried in Crestwood Memorial Gardens, Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA.

Answer: True

There were 108 Swedish passengers travelling in Third Class. Among them were the Skoog family: William (40), his wife, Anna (43) and their four children, Karl (11), Mabel (9), Harald (5) and Margit (2). They boarded in Southampton, England, destined for Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA.

The entire family perished. Their bodies, if recovered, were never identified.

Answer: Third

Ten-year-old Betros Seman boarded Titanic as a Third Class passenger at Cherbourg, France. It's believed he travelled with his father, Tannous. Their destination: Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.

Betros perished in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.

Answer: No

Mr Austin van Billiard (35) boarded Titanic as a Third Class passenger in Southampton, England, with his two eldest children, James (10) and Walter (9). Their destination: North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA.

Mr van Billiard and his children perished in the sinking. The bodies of Walter and his father were eventually recovered and buried in Union Cemetery, Zion Lutheran Church, Flourtown, Pennsylvania, USA. The body of James, if recovered, was never identified.

Answer: Lusitania

Six-year-old Annie Harper, her father, John (39) and aunt, Jessie Leitch (31), boarded Titanic as Second Class passengers in Southampton, England. Their destination: Chicago, Illinios, USA. They were originally supposed to travel on the Lusitania, but their passage was cancelled due to a coal strike.

Annie and her aunt were rescued in Lifeboat Eleven. John perished. His body, if recovered, was never identified.

Answer: Russia

Originally from Russia, seven-year-old Meier Moor boarded Titanic as a Third Class passenger in Southampton, England, with his mother, Beila (29). Their destination: Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Mother and son were rescued in Lifeboat Fourteen.

Meier died, aged 71, on April 15th, 1973, the 63rd anniversary of the sinking. He was buried in B'Nai Zion Cemetery, El Paso, Texas, USA.