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Quiz about A Night To Remember  Titanic
Quiz about A Night To Remember  Titanic

A Night To Remember .. Titanic Quiz


Even before the Cameron film, I have always been a Titanic buff. So if you're also a Titanic buff, or would just like to learn some things you didn't know, give it a try.

A multiple-choice quiz by wickedlittleme. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
97,693
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
2145
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Question 1 of 20
1. Which lifeboats were used during the drill for the Board of Trade
inspection?
Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What was the surname of the Captain of the Titanic?

Answer: (One word - last name ONLY)
Question 3 of 20
3. On what day did they begin laying the keel blocks for the building of
the Titanic at the shipyard?
Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall said that he and others had spotted a
ship off in the distance when the Titanic was going down, presumably
the 'Californian'. In what way was he ordered to try and signal her?
Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. How many people could be evacuated using the lifeboats on board? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Into what body of water was the Titanic launched on May 31, 1911 with
the aid of 22 tons of tallow, oil and soap?
Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. An actress who survived the sinking soon after made a movie about it,
wearing the exact same dress she wore when she fled the ship. Who
was she?
Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Despite the fact that Titanic carried lifeboats to accomodate less
than half of the 3,547 passengers and crew she was designed to carry,
she still exceeded the existing Board Of Trade lifeboat requirements.


Question 9 of 20
9. How many watertight compartments was the Titanic equipped with? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. The 'Olympic', sister ship to the 'Titanic', was also under the
command of Captain Edward Smith on her maiden voyage on June 14, 1911.


Question 11 of 20
11. Who was the chairman of the Harland and Wolff shipyard?

Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Who was the captain of the rescue ship 'Carpathia' which picked up
the 'Titanic' survivors?
Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. One officer testified at the senate hearing to having said to Mr.
Ismay, chairman of the White Star line, "If you will get the hell
out of that then I shall be able to do something". Because Mr. Ismay
was very excitedly ordering him to lower away a lifeboat...who was it?
Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. A man using the last name 'Hoffman' boarded the Titanic with his two
sons.He was using an alias because he was fleeing France to keep his
wife from getting custody through divorce.When the ship went down,he
put them on a lifeboat and went down with the ship. Their identities
were revealed and they were reunited with their mother, Marcelle
Navratil, when she saw their picture in the newspaper. What were the
children's first names?
Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. What was the name of the lookout who spotted the iceberg? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. What was the name of the ship that went out to recover the bodies of those lost on the Titanic? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Third class Finnish passenger Elin Hakkarainen lost her husband
Pekka on the Titanic.She wrote a book about the night the ship went
down, the title she used being the last words she ever heard her
husband speak.They were...
Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. The band is said to have played until the very end. Which of the following is often said to be the last piece they played before the ship finally sank? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. This passenger was nine years old when he and his mother made their
escape in the collapsable C lifeboat. Later in life, he lived with his wife near Navins Field in Detroit. The roar of the crowd during the baseball games reminded him of the cries of those who lost their
lives in the sea that night. He said this gave him nightmares. Who was it?
Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. A military aide and close personal advisor of president Taft lost
his life on the ship. What was his name?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which lifeboats were used during the drill for the Board of Trade inspection?

Answer: 11 and 15

The crew were required to lower them, set them afloat, and raise
them again.
2. What was the surname of the Captain of the Titanic?

Answer: Smith

Edward James Smith was considered to be one of the best captains of his day, and was very highly respected. Some of the wealthier passengers would only travel aboard a ship that was under his command.
3. On what day did they begin laying the keel blocks for the building of the Titanic at the shipyard?

Answer: March 31, 1909

She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland.
Yard #401 was her builder's designation number. It had taken about
15,000 laborers to build her by the time she was complete.
4. Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall said that he and others had spotted a ship off in the distance when the Titanic was going down, presumably the 'Californian'. In what way was he ordered to try and signal her?

Answer: Morse lamp

Officer Boxhall signaled to the ship with the Morse lamp to no avail.
She never answered. He was also in charge of firing the distress
rockets. All of these should have been visible to this ship, but
she never came to the Titanic's aid. If she had, all might have been
saved.
5. How many people could be evacuated using the lifeboats on board?

Answer: 1,178

Room enough for only about half the passengers on board, and several
of the lifeboats left that night without being filled to capacity. The exact number saved appears to be disputed, with numbers of between 701 and 713 being quoted - out of more than 2,200 on board.
6. Into what body of water was the Titanic launched on May 31, 1911 with the aid of 22 tons of tallow, oil and soap?

Answer: River Lagan

Her empty hull was then towed to the Harland and Wolff shipyard
where she was to be fitted out.
7. An actress who survived the sinking soon after made a movie about it, wearing the exact same dress she wore when she fled the ship. Who was she?

Answer: Dorothy Gibson

She and her mother Pauline were both aboard and both survived. The
name of the film was "Saved From The Titanic". It was finished in
about 3 weeks of filming and released on May 16, 1912.It was
re-released in Britain on July 25, 1912 under the name "A Survivor
Of The Titanic".
8. Despite the fact that Titanic carried lifeboats to accomodate less than half of the 3,547 passengers and crew she was designed to carry, she still exceeded the existing Board Of Trade lifeboat requirements.

Answer: True

She exceeded existing Board of Trade requirements by about 17%. She
was designed to carry 64 lifeboats, but it was thought with all of
her other safety features 64 lifeboats was a bit much.
9. How many watertight compartments was the Titanic equipped with?

Answer: 16

10. The 'Olympic', sister ship to the 'Titanic', was also under the command of Captain Edward Smith on her maiden voyage on June 14, 1911.

Answer: True

11. Who was the chairman of the Harland and Wolff shipyard?

Answer: Lord William Pirrie

12. Who was the captain of the rescue ship 'Carpathia' which picked up the 'Titanic' survivors?

Answer: Arthur Henry Rostron

13. One officer testified at the senate hearing to having said to Mr. Ismay, chairman of the White Star line, "If you will get the hell out of that then I shall be able to do something". Because Mr. Ismay was very excitedly ordering him to lower away a lifeboat...who was it?

Answer: Fifth Officer Harold Lowe

It was said Boxhall was a drinker,and might have been under the
influence on the night of the sinking.A fact which he flatly denied.
14. A man using the last name 'Hoffman' boarded the Titanic with his two sons.He was using an alias because he was fleeing France to keep his wife from getting custody through divorce.When the ship went down,he put them on a lifeboat and went down with the ship. Their identities were revealed and they were reunited with their mother, Marcelle Navratil, when she saw their picture in the newspaper. What were the children's first names?

Answer: Michel and Edmond

Michel Navratil Senior put his young sons, aged 3 and 2, into
collapsable D to save their lives. He stayed aboard the ship and lost
his own life. He kissed young Michel and told him to tell his mother
he still loved her, and that his intention was for them to be reunited
in America. Newspaper accounts about the "Titanic Tots" or "Orphans
Of The Deep" included pictures , which is how Marcelle became reunited
with her sons.
15. What was the name of the lookout who spotted the iceberg?

Answer: Fredrick Fleet

He did so without the aid of binoculars, which had somehow been left
behind when the ship sailed. By the time he spotted the iceberg, it
was already too late to keep the ship from hitting it.
16. What was the name of the ship that went out to recover the bodies of those lost on the Titanic?

Answer: Mackay - Bennett

A cable ship from Halifax Nova Scotia, she was chartered by the White Star Line to go in search of the bodies and bring them back to their families for proper burial. In cases where a body was retrieved but found to be too battered for identification, it was formally re-buried at sea, following collection of any personal belongings and a record made of clothing and any identifying marks.

The rest were placed in coffins and taken ashore to be viewed for possible identification.
17. Third class Finnish passenger Elin Hakkarainen lost her husband Pekka on the Titanic.She wrote a book about the night the ship went down, the title she used being the last words she ever heard her husband speak.They were...

Answer: I'm Going To See What Has Happened

18. The band is said to have played until the very end. Which of the following is often said to be the last piece they played before the ship finally sank?

Answer: Nearer My God To Thee

Even this is in debate for some, with some reports suggesting it was a piece called "Autumn". Be that as it may, "Nearer My God To Thee" would certainly be an appropriate choice, and was a very popular funeral hymn in England at the time. None of the other alternatives have ever been suggested.
19. This passenger was nine years old when he and his mother made their escape in the collapsable C lifeboat. Later in life, he lived with his wife near Navins Field in Detroit. The roar of the crowd during the baseball games reminded him of the cries of those who lost their lives in the sea that night. He said this gave him nightmares. Who was it?

Answer: Frank Goldsmith

20. A military aide and close personal advisor of president Taft lost his life on the ship. What was his name?

Answer: Major Archibald Butt

President Taft took the loss of his close personal friend and advisor
very hard.
Source: Author wickedlittleme

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