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WorksheetsExploring the Titanic
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Titanic had plenty of lifeboats.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Approximately how many people died in the Titanic disaster?
a)
about 2200
b)
about 700
c)
about 1500
d)
about 500
3.
Why was Ruth Becker's mother allowed to get on a lifeboat?
a)
Two of her children were on a boat.
b)
She paid a crew member $20.00
c)
She snuck on a boat
d)
She didn't get on a boat; she died.
4.
Who was Thomas Andrews?
a)
The ship's radio operator
b)
The ship's richest man
c)
The ship's captain
d)
The ship's builder
5.
Ruth Becker was traveling ___ class.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Crew
6.
Captain Smith and his crew discussed how hard it was to see icebergs on calm, clear nights.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
How many iceberg warnings had Titanic received?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
10
d)
5
8.
What was distracting the radio operators from receiving ice warnings?
a)
The swimming pool
b)
Cute girls on board
c)
Passenger messages
d)
Candy Crush
9.
Jack Thayer was traveling as a ____class passenger.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Crew
10.
What were some of the entertainment options for first class passengers?
a)
A swimming pool
b)
A squash court
c)
A Turkish bath
d)
All of these
11.
Why couldn't many third class passengers get off the ship?
a)
They chose to die honorably on the ship.
b)
They were trapped by barriers which separated the classes.
c)
Most of the third class DID get off the ship.
d)
They were tied up to save room for the first class.
12.
What simile was used to describe the social class system in 1912?
a)
a pizza
b)
a giant windmill
c)
a layer cake
d)
a zoo
13.
What did Captain Smith plan to do after Titanic's maiden voyage?
a)
Retire
b)
Sail more boats
c)
Open his own shipping company.
d)
Get married
14.
Why was Captain Smith chosen for Titanic's maiden voyage?
a)
He had an excellent safety record.
b)
He was White Star Lines most experienced captain.
c)
He was popular with crew and passengers.
d)
All of these.
15.
Which of the following is NOT one of Titanic's nicknames?
a)
The Millionaire's Special
b)
The Wonder Ship
c)
The Last Word in Luxury
d)
Two Ton Tessie
16.
Titanic was built how many years after The Wreck of the Titan was written?
a)
One hundred
b)
Fourteen
c)
Seventy-five
d)
Ten
17.
Why did Captain Smith not receive some of the last iceberg warnings?
a)
He was in the library reading.
b)
He was swimming in the pool.
c)
He was in the crow's nest.
d)
He was at a dinner party to honor him.
18.
Why was 12 year old Ruth Becker and her family on Titanic?
a)
Her brother was sick.
b)
They were on vacation.
c)
They were immigrating to America.
d)
They wanted to go on the unsinkable ship.
19.
How many compartments could flood and the Titanic would still float?
a)
Seven
b)
Two
c)
Ten
d)
Four
20.
Who was the captain of Titanic
a)
Captain George Jones
b)
Captain Jack Sparrow
c)
Captain Edward Smith
d)
Captain Edward Jones
21.
Titanic struck an iceberg on this date
a)
April 14, 1912
b)
April 14, 1898
c)
April 14, 2012
d)
April 14, 1944
22.
The Titan was a real ship that also sank in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Which of the following is NOT true about the outside of the ship?
a)
It was the size of about 4 city blocks.
b)
It was about as high as an 11 story building.
c)
She had trains running on the decks.
d)
Her propellers were as big as Elm trees.
24.
Which of the following was NOT one of the Titanic's nicknames?
a)
The Titan II
b)
The Unsinkable Ship
c)
The Millionaires' Special
d)
The Last word in Luxury
25.
Which was NOT one of the goals of the men who built the ship?
a)
To build three enormous ocean liners
b)
to add comfort and elegance to ocean travel
c)
to help immigrants
d)
to beat the competition
26.
Captain Edward J. Smith....
a)
was going to retire after this trip
b)
was not well liked by his crew
c)
had been in many accidents at sea
d)
made it off the Titanic alive
27.
Most lifeboats were...
a)
filled to capacity
b)
carried only children
c)
only half full
d)
carried only crew members
28.
The ship that came to rescue the survivors was the....
a)
Olympic
b)
Californian
c)
Carpathia
d)
New York
29.
A ship's maiden voyage is its first time at sea.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Captain Smith was not a very well liked captain.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
It was common for the people of the different classes to meet and talk.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
No one was concerned about the iceberg warnings because it was not unusual for ice to be floating in April.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The final iceberg warning was brushed off by Phillips because he was so tired.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The captain never warned his crew about icebergs.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Families were immediately told about the Titanic hitting the iceberg.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
On the deck, most people remained calm but not in the third class.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Ruth Becker and Jack Thayer both made it off the Titanic and into a lifeboat.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
All of the people that were in the water were saved.
a)
True
b)
False
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