Quiz  /  Understanding the Titanic Disaster Quiz

  • 1. 
    The Titanic was considered to be unsinkable because its 16 compartments were supposedly ____.

  • equipped with new pumps
  • watertight
  • controlled from the bridge
  • made of special-grade steel

  • 2. 
    White Star built the Titanic in order to compete with what rival shipping line?

  • Blue Riband
  • Leyland
  • Carnival
  • Cunard

  • 3. 
    What was the Titanic’s last European stop?

  • Southampton, England
  • Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Queenstown, Ireland
  • Cherbourg, France

  • 4. 
    The Titanic carried some 2,200 people during its only voyage. How many people could its 20 lifeboats hold?

  • 1,178
  • 2,812
  • 2,200
  • 952

  • 5. 
    Why was the iceberg hard to see the night the Titanic sank?

  • fog
  • choppy waters
  • broken lights on the ship
  • calm waters

  • 6. 
    What nearby ship became the source of controversy for failing to aid the Titanic?

  • Frankfurt
  • Mesaba
  • Californian
  • Britannic

  • 7. 
    What ship rescued the Titanic’s survivors?

  • Olympic
  • Carpathia
  • Oceanic
  • Californian

  • 8. 
    White Star chairman J. Bruce Ismay was on the Titanic during its maiden voyage and survived its sinking. Why was he publicly shunned afterward?

  • He ordered third-class gates locked.
  • He threatened to shoot passengers.
  • He refused to aid survivors in the ocean.
  • He took a seat in a lifeboat.

  • 9. 
    Of those aboard the Titanic, which group suffered the most fatalities?

  • second class
  • crew
  • first class
  • third class

  • 10. 
    What safety standards were enacted as a result of the Titanic disaster?

  • 24-hour radio watch
  • lifeboat drills
  • lifeboat space for all people aboard
  • all of these

  • 11. 
    The 1985 expedition that discovered the wreck of the Titanic was devised in part to test the new technologies of the Argo. What was the Argo?

  • a lidar-equipped airplane
  • an ocean liner with radar optimized for icebergs
  • a drilling platform
  • a submersible sled with a camera that could transmit live images
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