Titanic Trivia
What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
Which class of passengers had access to the most luxurious areas of the Titanic?
First class passengers
Which company built the Titanic?
Harland and Wolff Shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland
The words that tell what the picture is about in a book is called
Why were some passengers in the lifeboats afraid to try to rescue others who were in the water?
They were frightened that swimmers would overwhelm the lifeboats.
What was the name of the ship that rescued survivors from the Titanic?
The Carpathia
How many passengers were on board the Titanic?
2,225
Who designed the Titanic?
Thomas Andrews
When referencing the text feature "spine," we are talking about the
the part of the book that holds it together or the backbone
Which word is defined as a platform or a walkway?
Gangway
Who was the captain of the Titanic?
Captain Edward Smith
What were the three passenger classes on the Titanic?
First class, Second class, and Third class
How long was the Titanic?
Approximately 882 feet or 269 meters
What is the genre of What Was the Titanic?
Non-Fiction
The front of a ship is called the
bow
How many lifeboats were there on the Titanic?
20 lifeboats
Which passenger class had the fewest casualties in the disaster?
First class passengers
What was the estimated cost to build the Titanic?
$7.5 million
If we are talking about the acknowledgement in a book, we would most likely find it
at the beginning of the book
A wealthy or powerful person s known as a(n)
tycoon
What was the Titanic's departure and destination ports?
Departure - Southampton, England. Destination - New York City, USA.
What percentage of the Titanic's passengers survived?
Approx 32%
How many propellers did the Titanic have?
three propellers
What is the purpose of a table of contents in a book?
lists the chapters or sections of the book and their corresponding page numbers
Once the Titanic hit the iceberg, how long did it take to totally sink?
2 hours and 40 minutes