Titanic's Sister Ships

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1. Was a sister ship launched before "Titanic"? (Hint: The first ship in this series began passenger service in 1911.) Yes No

2. What was the name of the shipyard that built "Titanic's" sister ships? (Hint: it also built "Titanic.") Cunard Harland & Wolff Cammel, Laird & Co. Ltd. Yarrow Works

3. What was the name of the British warship the first sister ship collided with in her first year of operation? (Hint: It was a small cruiser.) HMS Audacious HMS Sheffield HMS Hood HMS Hawke

4. What is thought to be the original name of the sister ship that was changed in the construction yards immediately after "Titanic" sank? Aquitania Mauritania Gigantic Lusitania

5. Both sister ships played significant roles in World War I. Which one was pressed into service as a hospital ship? (Hint: Ships of the White Star Line had names that ended with the letters "ic" and Cunard's liners had names that ended in the letters "ia.") Britannic Olympia Olympic Britannia

6. Which sister ship was used for a troop transport ship during World War I? Olympia Olympic Britannic Britannia

7. During World War I, one of the sister ships rammed and sunk a German submarine. What was the sub's designation? (Hint: In World War II, British sailors captured the first Enigma machine captured at sea from U-110.) U-110 U-571 U-505 U-103

8. One of the sister ships sank in 1916. In what body of water did she sink? (Hint: This body of water borders Greece.) Caribbean Sea Caspian Sea Atlantic Ocean Aegean Sea

9. Who was the female who survived the sinking of both the "Titanic" and one of her sister ships? She was a stewardess for first-class passengers on the "Titanic" when it sank in 1912 and she was one of 102 nurses on board the sister ship that was converted to a hospital ship when it sank in 1916. Violet Jessop Elizabeth Blackwell Clara Barton Victoria Woodhull

10. Which sister ship finished out her sailing career as a passenger liner, finally being taken out of service in 1935 and then scrapped in 1937? Many of her ornate wood carvings wound up in fine homes, restaurants and hotels. She had interiors that were very similar to those in "Titanic," including two grand staircases. Olympic Britannic Olympia Britannia