What Was the Titanic questions

Who was the captain of the Titanic?

Edward John Smith

What was the red dye called?

"Dragon's blood"

What was the Titanic called?

"Unsinkable"

Who was Joseph Bruce Ismay?

1862-1937 - son of White Star Line founder; many thought cowardly because he stepped onto last lifeboat

How many bodies were found in the water?

328

What was Robert Ballard's job?

American underwater archaeologist

What was the IIP?

International Ice Patrol, 1914 United States, Canada and Western European countries

Who was the richest passenger onboard?

John Jacob Astor IV from New York City

What is the backbone of a ship?

Keel - steel

Who was Margaret Tobin Brown?

Molly Brown

What was the system used by the Titanic crew?

Morse Code

When was the wreckage of the Titanic discovered?

September 1, 1985

What happened after the operators received the last ice warning of the day?

The Californian tried to alert the Titanic of the danger ahead

Who was the first person to board the ship?

Thomas Andrews - ship architect

What happened in March of 1909?

Titanic construction begin in Belfast, Northern Ireland

What happened on April 10, 1912?

Titanic left Southampton, England

How long did the framing take?

about a year

Why did the lifeboats not go back for more people?

afraid people would storm them

What did two U.S. Senators meet J.Bruce Ismay with when he left the Carpathia?

an order to appear at an investigation of the disaster the next day

What part of the ship is the stern?

back

What was one of the most expensive items in the Titanic's cargo?

book of poems called The Rubaiyat which had a cover studded with jewels

Who was Robert Ballard?

born 1942; deep sea expert; oceanographer; United States Navy; 1985 invented robotic vehicle - well known for discovery of the Titanic

What was the White Star Line?

built the Titanic

What was the bridge?

command center of the ship

What are blueprints?

drawings of plans to help with construction

What is an iceberg?

enormous piece of ice broken off glacier; only ten percent seen, the rest is underwater

What did the Senate recommend?

enough lifeboats for everyone, train crew members on how to lower lifeboats and proper rowing; drills for passengers and wireless radios work 24 hours a day

How many victims were children?

fifty-four; all but one were from third class

What were the top four decks?

first class - tickets cost up to $60,000 in today's money

Who was the pool onboard reserved for?

first class only - twenty five cents a ticket

What is meant by maiden?

first voyage

What part of the ship is the bow?

front

What is thought to have happened to John Jacob Astor IV?

funnel fell on him and crushed him

What was the third class lounge called?

general room

What was the first class show stopper?

grand staircase

Who was J. P. Morgan?

his company owned White Star Line

What was the big concern about this part of the ocean?

ice

Why were bulkheads important?

if one flooded, the ship would still float

What did Guglielmo Marconi do in 1901?

invented the wireless radio telegraph

What do some experts believe will happen to the Titanic within 50 years?

it will turn to dust, leaving nothing behind

What were rivets?

large iron tacks - over three million

What was a big event?

launching an ocean liner

What part of the ship is the port?

left

How much time did Andrews say they had before the Titanic sank?

less than two hours

What was the crow's nest?

lookouts for danger

What is the hull?

lower part of the ship that sits partly below water; helps ship stay afloat

What was the third class?

lowest decks and most passengers

What is cargo?

luggage and personal items

Why could the Titanic not stay afloat?

more than four (max to stay afloat) of the flood compartments were filled with water

What did steamships become known as?

ocean liners

Why could the Titanic not swerve to miss the ice like a car?

ocean liners are very hard to turn

Why were over one thousand people stranded on the Titanic?

only twenty lifeboats for 1,178 people

How many people did it take to build the ship?

over 15,000 Irish shipyard workers

How many people were on board the Titanic?

over 2,200

How fast could the Titanic go?

over 27 mph - 24 knots

What was the most dreadful sound?

people drowning

What was the first order for the engine room?

put in reverse

What was "Fitting out"?

putting in everything a ship needs

What is a slip?

ramp where ship is built

What part of the ship is starboard?

right

What was the signal of an emergency?

ring warning bell three times

Why did the ship break apart since there was no tear?

rivets popped open

How much water entered the Titanic every second?

seven tons

Why didn't all of the Titanic's passengers get off the sinking ship?

ship had only twenty lifeboats, not enough to save everyone

What is one of the great sea disasters of all time?

sinking of the Titanic

How many compartments were in the hull?

sixteen

What happened before the Titanic sank?

snapped into two pieces

Why were the funnels important?

so soot would not cover the passengers

What is sonar?

sound waves help locate underwater objects

How long did "Fitting out" take?

ten months

Why didn't the lookouts onboard the Titanic not have their binoculars?

the binoculars were locked in a cupboard and no one onboard had a key

What happened before construction began on the Titanic?

the largest metal gantry in the world was built over the slip

How did Robert Ballard's team know they had found the Titanic?

they compared Argo's images to a photograph from 1911

Why didn't some passengers in the lifeboats want to help those in the water?

they were afraid swimmers would overwhelm the lifeboats

Who was Captain Smith?

thirty eight years with White Star Line - last voyage - was going to retire

What made the ship move?

three Propellers installed in February in 1912 at the stern

How long did it take to get ready for the voyage?

three years

Why will they not raise the Titanic?

too fragile; been slowly eaten on by bacteria

What did Captain Smith do to avoid the serious ice?

traveled ten miles farther south

What was the temperature of the water?

twenty eight degrees

How many massive boilers did the ship have?

twenty nine

What did the 700 people in third class have to share?

two bathtubs

What did Ballard leave on the wreckage?

two plaques - one memory and the other asking others not to disturb

What is meant by a knot?

unit used to measure speed

What was an Argo?

unmanned submersible

What is a promenade?

walkway

What were bulkheads?

walls separating the compartments

What happened to Captain Smith?

went down with the ship

Why did Isidor Strauss's wife not board a lifeboat?

where he went she went

What are portholes?

windows

What was the ship's rule about the lifeboats?

women and children were the first to board

What is RMS?

Royal Mail Ship

What was used for the first time in history?

S.O.S.

What was the Titanic's destination?

New York City