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WorksheetsA Night to Remember Chp 1-5
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Describe the weather on the fifth night of the maiden voyage of the Titanic.
a)
Calm, clear and bitterly cold with no moon (but star light) and the ocean smooth
b)
Hot steamy day, which seemed to have no end
c)
Beautiful day that didn't seem to have an end
d)
A nice day
2.
Where was the Titanic traveling from and where was she going to?
a)
New York to South Hampton
b)
South Hampton to Karakura town
c)
South Hampton to New York
d)
Belfast to Cape Race
3.
Where was the Titanic built?
a)
Northrup and Grumman in Germany
b)
Harland and Wolff Ship Yard in Belfast
c)
London Dockyards
d)
Clydebank Shipyards
4.
What was the name of the lookout who spotted the iceberg?
a)
Reginald Lee
b)
William Murdoch
c)
Frederick Fleet
d)
Charles Lightoller
5.
What ship was anchored nine miles away from where the Titanic sank?
a)
The Californian
b)
The Carpathian
c)
The Olympic
d)
The Frankfurt
6.
Remarkably or impressively great in size, extent or degree
a)
Myriads
b)
Largess
c)
Prodigious
d)
Incongruous
7.
A temporary quiet or stillness; typically soothing and comforting.
a)
Milled
b)
Lulled
c)
Unperterbed
d)
Oblivious
8.
A naval petty office with particular responsibility for steerage and signals
a)
Quartermaster
b)
Steward
c)
Purser
d)
First Officer
9.
A part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers with the cheapest tickets
a)
Forecastle
b)
Stern
c)
Steerage
d)
Second Class
10.
A small crane on board a ship, especially one of a pair for suspending or lowering a lifeboat
a)
Gunwhale
b)
Davits
c)
Stern
d)
Masts
11.
A crew member on a ship who handles all the money and orders and stores supplies
a)
Quartermaster
b)
Purser
c)
Steward
d)
Second Officer
12.
Person(s) responsible for a crime or misdeed
a)
Steerage
b)
Davits
c)
Culprits
d)
Stowaways
13.
Who is the Managing Director of the White Star Line?
a)
Edward Smith
b)
Thomas Andrews
c)
J. Bruce Ismay
d)
Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen
14.
Who is the Managing Director of Harland and Wolff?
a)
J. Bruce Ismay
b)
Thomas Andrews
c)
Benjamin Guggenheim
d)
Charles Lightoller
15.
What was the international distress call before SOS?
a)
POV
b)
PDQ
c)
CQD
d)
ASAP
16.
As lifeboat #1 was lowered away, how many people were on board?
a)
Thirteen
b)
Forty-Seven
c)
Twelve
d)
Twenty-nine
17.
Why did Chief Officer Wilde order everyone to the starboard side of the ship?
a)
There were more lifeboats on that side.
b)
The ship had begun to list to port
c)
To get away from the falling funnel
d)
There was a small fire.
18.
How many people remained to use the last lifeboat?
a)
704
b)
1,178
c)
2,207
d)
1,500
19.
When did the Titanic hit the iceberg?
a)
April 15, 1912 at 2:20AM
b)
April 14, 1912 at 11:40PM
c)
April 12, 1915 at 10:11PM
d)
April 11, 1914 at 12:01AM
20.
What was the name of the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors?
a)
The Calfornian
b)
The Carpathia
c)
The Frankfurt
d)
The Olympic
21.
Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
a)
Vain
b)
Punctilious
c)
Brevity
d)
Caustic
22.
A La Carte
a)
A nautical term
b)
Listing or serving food that can be ordered as separate item-not part of a set meal
c)
Shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
d)
A method of transporting luggage
23.
Who was the captain of the Titanic?
a)
Edward Smith
b)
J. Bruce Ismay
c)
Frederick Fleet
d)
Thomas Andrews
24.
Who was in charge of lowering lifeboats on the starboard side and allowed men to be boarded?
a)
Charles Lightoller
b)
John Jacob Aster
c)
William Murdoch
d)
Jack Thayer
25.
What male passenger did Second Officer Lightoller allow onto lifeboat #6 and why?
a)
J. Bruce Ismay; he owned the ship
b)
Jack Thayer; he was just a boy
c)
Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen; he was a yachtsman
d)
J.J. Astor; he paid him an enormous sum of money
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