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
