Titanic Vocabulary and Word Analysis

What is the forward part of a ship called?

• stern
• bow
• port
• starboard

Which word means "safe for ocean travel"?

• seaworthy
• vessel
• steerage
• maiden

The prefix "tele-" means:

• under
• across
• distance
• sea

What is the term for the right side of a ship when looking forward?

• port
• stern
• bow
• starboard

Which word means "one nautical mile per hour"?

• vessel
• knot
• steerage
• rupture

The prefix "sub-" means:

• across
• under
• through
• sea

A crow's nest is:

• a bird's home on a ship
• the bottom of the ship
• a lookout platform high on a ship's mast
• the ship's steering wheel

The prefix "mar-" or "mari-" relates to:

• distance
• carrying
• the sea
• below

Which word means "very fancy or richly decorated"?

• maiden
• rupture
• opulent
• seaworthy

The left side of a ship when looking forward is called:

• starboard
• port
• stern
• bow