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'Titanic' Movie Goofs Trivia Quiz

'Titanic' (1997) was a great movie! But it had quite a few anachronisms, factual errors, and other revealing mistakes. Can you guess what was wrong with the following?

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
18,630

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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1. Jack mentions going ice fishing on Lake Wissota as a youth. What's wrong with this statement? Hint

Ice fishing was illegal in Wisconsin

Lake Wissota wasn't created until after the Titanic sank

Lake Wissota has no outlet, is briny, and can't support fish

Lake Wissota is too shallow to go ice fishing on once it freezes over

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2. 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown, the Colorado nouveau riche socialite, was aboard the Titanic and was instrumental in saving her lifeboat full of women. But what was incorrect about Molly Brown's portrayal? Hint

She went by her maiden name, Tobin

She was a blonde

She didn't go first class

She wasn't called Molly

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3. The day after Jack saves Rose, they are walking along the promenade. What unlikely object is in the background? Hint

a modern hunter-orange life preserver

a jet airplane

a life ring with the ship's name in reverse letters

a hill

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4. When Jack sketches Rose, what is unusual about his hands? Hint

he holds the pens incorrectly

they're too aged for someone in their early 20's

Jack was left handed earlier, yet sketches with his right

ink stains appear and disappear

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5. When Jack was handcuffed, he was nervously looking out the porthole at the rising water. What was wrong with this scene? Hint

International law prohibits handcuffing suspects to piping

The Master-at-Arms' office was much higher on the ship

Master-at-Arms' office was an interior room

Titanic had a brig, and wouldn't have just handcuffed a suspect to the piping

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6. When Rose is coming to New York on her rescue ship, she is looking at the Statue of Liberty. What was wrong with this scene? Hint

her view of the Statue is only possible from dry land

the Statue was surrounded by scaffolding in 1912

the Statue wasn't completed until 1921

her rescue ship wouldn't have come so close to it

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7. Cal has a gun. What was wrong with this? Hint

No firearms were allowed on ship by passengers

His gun model wasn't made until 1926

Guns were check with the purser and not retrievable until the voyage's end

Cal wouldn't have had a gun in England, due to ownership restrictions

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8. At one point, dolphins are paralleling the ship. What was wrong with this scene? Hint

dolphins would've been near the stern, catching fish disoriented by the propellers

dolphins are scared of ships

the dolphin species shown isn't native to the North Atlantic

dolphins don't live in the North Atlantic

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9. In the movie, Jack and his friend (and later, Jack and Rose) go to the bow of the ship. What was wrong with this? Hint

ship's crew were stationed there

There were storage rooms on the bow

Passengers were not allowed at the forecastle head, or bow

The bow decking wasn't finished at time of launch

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10. What was wrong with the cigarettes shown in the movie? Hint

Cigarette paper was yellowish, not white as it is today.

Cigarettes weren't very popular until during World War I.

Filtered cigarettes didn't come out until the 1940s.

Cigarettes were much longer.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Jack mentions going ice fishing on Lake Wissota as a youth. What's wrong with this statement?

Answer: Lake Wissota wasn't created until after the Titanic sank

Answer: She wasn't called Molly

'Molly' was added when her life story was made into a Broadway play.

3. The day after Jack saves Rose, they are walking along the promenade. What unlikely object is in the background?

Answer: a hill

A small hill with a building on it is visible over Jack's shoulder and above the ship.

4. When Jack sketches Rose, what is unusual about his hands?

Answer: they're too aged for someone in their early 20's

The close-ups of the sketch as it's being drawn show hands that are older-looking than Jack's (Leonardo DiCaprio). The hands actually belong to director James Cameron, who did the sketch.

5. When Jack was handcuffed, he was nervously looking out the porthole at the rising water. What was wrong with this scene?

Answer: Master-at-Arms' office was an interior room

6. When Rose is coming to New York on her rescue ship, she is looking at the Statue of Liberty. What was wrong with this scene?

Answer: her view of the Statue is only possible from dry land

Also, it was shown in its current green color. It wasn't significantly corroded until after WWII.

7. Cal has a gun. What was wrong with this?

Answer: His gun model wasn't made until 1926

Cal's gun is in fact a model 1911A1, a modified version of the 1911 that didn't appear until 1926. The main distinguishing feature is its curved mainspring housing (bottom part of the grip), which on the 1911 is straight.

8. At one point, dolphins are paralleling the ship. What was wrong with this scene?

Answer: the dolphin species shown isn't native to the North Atlantic

The dolphins shown in the film following the ship are Pacific White Sided Dolphins. They do not occur in the Atlantic, where the ship was meant to be.

9. In the movie, Jack and his friend (and later, Jack and Rose) go to the bow of the ship. What was wrong with this?

Answer: Passengers were not allowed at the forecastle head, or bow

The sign that declared 'Passengers Not Allowed Beyond This Point' was mounted on the leeward side of the forward breakwater (both port and starboard), and was missing in the film.

10. What was wrong with the cigarettes shown in the movie?

Answer: Filtered cigarettes didn't come out until the 1940s.

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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