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Titanic Quiz Medium

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr Andrews...

(a)  

2.

When was the coal fire aboard put out?

a)

April 11th

b)

April 14th

c)

May 31st

d)

April 13th

e)

April 15th

3.

Who was Jack Thayer?

a)

Actor for Jack Dawson

b)

First class passenger

c)

Fictional character aboard Titanic

d)

Member of the crew

e)

coal worker

4.

Titanic was...

a)

A passenger liner

b)

Royal Mail Ship

c)

Most famous Ocean Liner in 1912

d)

Australian and British Ship

e)

American Built and operated ship

5.

Newspapers reported

a)

Titanic sank with over 1500 dead

b)

Titanic struck an iceberg but survived and was being towed to Newfoundland

c)

Titanic sank but nobody died

d)

Titanic had a successful voyage

6.

Mr Ismay...

a)

Died during the sinking

b)

Was prosecuted in the press for being a coward

c)

Was hated by all passengers

d)

Was Titanic's builder

7.

is this statement true?

"The Coal fire sank the R.M.S Titanic"

a)

True

b)

False

8.

R.M.S stands for

a)

Royal Mail Steamer

b)

R.M.S

c)

Royal Mail Ship

d)

I don't know

9.

When did Titanic departure from Southampton

a)

April 15th, 1912 7:34 am

b)

April 10th, 1912 1:58 pm

c)

April 10th, 1912 11:30 am

d)

April 10th, 1912 12:00 pm

e)

April 11th, 1912 8:40 am

10.

In 1993 some steel from Titanic was tested and was found to be weak, why was this?

a)

Titanic and her sisters were built with weak steal causing her to sink

b)

She has been at the bottom of the ocean for so long her steal has become weak

c)

Her hull was burned by a fire and weakened the steal

11.

Who was first to spot the iceberg aboard Titanic?

a)

Fredrick Fleet (Lookout)

b)

Reginald Lee (Lookout)

c)

1st Officer Murdoch

d)

Robert Hichens (Quarter Master)

e)

Captain Smith

12.

What were the two things that occurred right after Titanic had struck the iceberg?

a)

All watertight doors closed

b)

An SOS was sent out to all ships in the area

c)

The passengers were woken up and told to put their life vests on

d)

The ship was ordered all stop

e)

Mr Andrews accessed the damage with Captain Smith, 1st Officer Murdoch and J.Bruce Ismay

13.

Why were the engines NOT put full astern

a)

It was deliberately NOT done to ensure the ship would sink

b)

It would had broken the engines causing them to need immediate repair

c)

A shudder through the ship would severely damage the interior, cargo and items aboard

d)

All passengers would be awoken and may crowd to see the crew and possibly stage a mutiny

14.

What time did the ship strike the iceberg?

a)

12:00 am

b)

11:40 am

c)

11:30 pm

d)

11:50 pm

e)

11:40 pm

15.

How many passengers were onboard when she struck the iceberg?

a)

885 crew, 1316 passengers

b)

867 crew, 1496 passengers

c)

688 crew, 1549 passengers

d)

688 crew, 1496 passengers

e)

1134 crew, 1604 passengers

16.

Who was the Chief Officer of Titanic's name?

a)

William McMaster Murdoch

b)

Henry Tingle Wilde

c)

Harrold Godfrey Lowe

d)

Edward John Smith

17.

What ships were Titanic's sisters?

a)

Britannic

b)

Gigantic

c)

Olympic

d)

Oceanic

e)

Atlantic

18.

Who were the old couple that died together onboard?

a)

Isidor and Ida Straus

b)

John Jacob and Madeleine Astor

c)

Jack and Rose Dawson

d)

Wallace Hartley and Maria Robinson

19.

What was one of the main reasons Titanic's crew didn't see the iceberg in time? (Hint: It's not fog and it was quoted by some survivors)

(a)  

20.

Was Jack and Rose Dawson real passengers?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

I don't know