Titanic Quiz

How long did it take the Titanic to sink from the time it hit the iceberg to the time it disappeared from the view?

11:40pm - 2:20am Two Hours and Forty Minutes

What was the name of the ship that picked up survivors in lifeboats?

Carpathia

In which ocean did the Titanic sink?

Atlantic Ocean

The president of the White Star Line was on Titanic's first and only voyage. What was his name, and what happened to him when the ship sank?

Bruce Ismay, the president of the White Star Line, survived the Titanic. He hid from the public eye for his life remainder.

What was the name of the ship that tried to warn the Titanic of the icebergs, and later ignored their distress calls?

Californian

Who was the captain of the ship? What happened to him when the ship sank?

Edward Smith, the captain of the Titanic, died with the ship.

Who was Margaret Brown, also known as "the unsinkable Molly Brown", and why did she become famous?

Margaret Brown was a survivor of the Titanic. She was on Life Boat #6. She became famous because she convinced the lifeboats to turn around and look for survivors.

Who discovered the wreck site and when?

Robert Ballard discovered the wreck site in 1985, seventy years after.

What does RMS stand for?

Royal Mail Ship

Why did some people believe that the Titanic was unsinkable?

Science and Technology was supposedly unsinkable.

Why didn't the lookout officers see the iceberg until it was very close to the ship?

The Titanic had a fast speed, took a wrong turn, and ignored iceberg warnings.

Why did the Titanic hit the iceberg sideways instead of head-on?

The Titanic steered left to suppsedly avoid it, not knowing that which they saw was only the 'tip of the iceberg'.

How would the fate of the Titanic be different if it would have hit the iceberg head-on?

The Titanic wouldn't have sunk, but damaged but a few cabins.