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Quiz about Titanic Passengers 2 Madeleine Astor

Titanic Passengers 2: Madeleine Astor Quiz

Number two in my 'Titanic Passengers' series. This quiz is about First-Class passenger, Madeleine Astor.

A multiple-choice quiz by ElusiveDream. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ElusiveDream

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
357,240

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
270

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In which year was Madeleine born? Hint

1900

1893

1897

1891

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following schools did Madeleine attend? Hint

Miss Ely's

Miss Evie's

Miss Maira's

Miss Rae's

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Question 3 of 10

3. How old was Madeleine when she married John Jacob Astor? Hint

Twenty-one

Nineteen

Eighteen

Twenty

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Question 4 of 10

4. When they boarded Titanic in Cherbourg, France, the Astors took their pet dog with them. True or false?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Titanic sank, how many members of the Astors' travelling party survived? Hint

One

Four

Two

Three

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Question 6 of 10

6. Madeleine was left with a large amount of money after her husband's death, including a $100,000 lump sum and a trust fund. However, she later lost the trust fund. Why? Hint

She re-married

She didn't stay in the US

She died

She went gambling

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Question 7 of 10

7. Madeleine was five months pregnant when Titanic sank. True or false?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Madeleine held a luncheon in her New York mansion at the end of May 1912. Who were the guests of honour at this luncheon? Hint

Her parents

Titanic survivors

Her step-children

Carpathia's captain and surgeon

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many children did Madeleine have? Hint

Six

Five

Four

Three

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which cemetery is Madeleine buried? Hint

Salem Fields

Bayside Acacia

Cedar Grove

Trinity Church

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which year was Madeleine born?

Answer: 1893

Madeleine was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA, on Monday, June 19th, 1893. She was the second child of William and Katherine Force.
Her older sister, Katherine, was born on March 12th, 1890.

2. Which of the following schools did Madeleine attend?

Answer: Miss Ely's

She also spent four years at Miss Spence's School in Manhattan, New York.

I invented the names of the other schools listed.

3. How old was Madeleine when she married John Jacob Astor?

Answer: Eighteen

Madeleine was eighteen when she married forty-seven year-old John Jacob Astor, who, at the time, was the world's richest man. The wedding, which took place on September 9th, 1911, caused controversy as Colonel Astor had only been divorced from his first wife two years earlier.

4. When they boarded Titanic in Cherbourg, France, the Astors took their pet dog with them. True or false?

Answer: True

The travelling party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Astor, three personal servants (Rosalie Bidois, Victor Robbins and Caroline Endres) and the family's Airedale Terrier, Kitty.

5. When Titanic sank, how many members of the Astors' travelling party survived?

Answer: Three

Madeleine, Rosalie Bidois and Caroline Endres survived in Lifeboat Four while Colonel Astor, Victor Robbins and Kitty all perished. Madeleine's life-jacket is on display at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.

6. Madeleine was left with a large amount of money after her husband's death, including a $100,000 lump sum and a trust fund. However, she later lost the trust fund. Why?

Answer: She re-married

Madeleine would only be entitled to the trust fund if she didn't re-marry. She also lost the use of one of the Astors' mansions. On June 22nd, 1916, she married William Dick. They had two sons but were divorced in 1933. Four months later, on November 27th, she married Enzo Fiermonte. They were divorced in 1938.

7. Madeleine was five months pregnant when Titanic sank. True or false?

Answer: True

Four months after the sinking, on Wednesday, August 14th, 1912, Madeleine gave birth to her first child, a boy whom she named John Jacob after his father.

8. Madeleine held a luncheon in her New York mansion at the end of May 1912. Who were the guests of honour at this luncheon?

Answer: Carpathia's captain and surgeon

The guests of honour were Arthur Rostron, Captain of the rescue ship Carpathia, and the ship's surgeon, Frank McGee. Madeleine wanted to thank them for the help they had provided to the Titanic survivors.

9. How many children did Madeleine have?

Answer: Three

She had three sons: John Jacob Astor VI, William Force Dick and John Henry Dick.

10. In which cemetery is Madeleine buried?

Answer: Trinity Church

Madeleine died of heart failure at Palm Beach, Florida, on March, 27th, 1940, at the age of fourty-six. She is buried in the same cemetery as Colonel Astor whose body was recovered by the cable ship McKay-Bennett on Monday, April 22nd, 1912.

Source: Author ElusiveDream

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