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WorksheetsTitanic
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Titanic struck an iceberg on this date
a)
April 14, 1912
b)
April 14, 1898
c)
April 14, 2012
d)
April 14, 1944
2.
Who was the captain of Titanic
a)
Captain George Jones
b)
Captain Jack Sparrow
c)
Captain Edward Smith
d)
Captain Edward Jones
3.
Who wrote the book that predicted the Titanic disaster?
a)
Edward Smith
b)
Jack Thayer
c)
Morgan Roberston
d)
Lord Pirrie
4.
How many compartments could flood and the Titanic would still float?
a)
Seven
b)
Two
c)
Ten
d)
Four
5.
Who was the president of the White Star Line?
a)
Thomas Andrews
b)
J. Bruce Ismay
c)
Captain Edward Smith
d)
Benjamin Guggenheim
6.
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.
7.
Titanic was built how many years after The Wreck of the Titan was written?
a)
One hundred
b)
Fourteen
c)
Seventy-five
d)
Ten
8.
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.
9.
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
10.
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.
11.
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
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.
Who wrote "Exploring the Titanic?"
a)
Robert Ballard
b)
Jack Thayer
c)
John Jacob Astor
d)
Jack Sparrow
14.
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.
15.
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
16.
The richest man of the world in 1912 was....
a)
Jack Thayer
b)
Ethan Williams
c)
Benjamin Guggenheim
d)
John Jacob Astor
17.
Jack Thayer was traveling as a ____class passenger.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Crew
18.
What kind of car did Mr. and Mrs. Carter have on Titanic?
a)
A Volkswagon
b)
A Porsch
c)
A Renault
d)
A Subaru
19.
What did Captain Smith do to try and signal the "mystery ship?"
a)
Fired rockets
b)
Sent an Instagram
c)
Tried to row to the other boat
d)
He called them.
20.
Who led the church services for first class passengers?
a)
John Jacob Astor
b)
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Captain Smith
d)
Rev. Jesse Jackson
21.
Who was the first wireless operator on Titanic?
a)
Harold Bride
b)
Jack Phillips
c)
Jack Thayer
d)
Benjamin Guggenheim
22.
Harold Bride was Jack Phillips's assistant radio operator. He was very experienced.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
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
24.
How many iceberg warnings had Titanic received?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
10
d)
5
25.
Captain Smith and his crew discussed how hard it was to see icebergs on calm, clear nights.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Ruth Becker was traveling ___ class.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Crew
27.
Who was Lord Pirrie?
a)
chairman of Harland&Wolff shipbuilders
b)
President of the White Star Line
c)
Captain of Titanic
d)
Author of "Exploring Titanic"
28.
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
29.
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.
30.
Approximately how many people died in the Titanic disaster?
a)
about 2200
b)
about 700
c)
about 1500
d)
about 500
31.
On April 15, 1912, at 4:20 a.m., which ship came to rescue the survivors?
a)
Olympic
b)
Carpathia
c)
Californian
d)
Caronia
32.
At 2:05 a.m., Capt. Smith told the radio operators to.....
a)
start throwing water overboard
b)
call their moms and say goodbye
c)
shut down the radio to save energy
d)
abandon ship
33.
According to some witnesses, what was the Titanic's band doing as the ship sank?
a)
serving beverages
b)
playing music
c)
throwing water overboard
d)
wailing and crying
34.
Titanic had plenty of lifeboats.
a)
True
b)
False
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