10 questionsð¬ð§English
ð¢ The Titanic
The 'unsinkable' ship that sank on her maiden voyage â test what you know about the night of 14 April 1912.
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Questions
From which English port did the Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage in April 1912?
Plymouth
Liverpool
Southampton
Portsmouth
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Who was the captain of the Titanic on her maiden voyage?
Edward Smith
William Murdoch
Charles Lightoller
Arthur Rostron
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In which city was the Titanic built?
Newcastle
Glasgow
Liverpool
Belfast
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Who directed the 1997 film Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet?
James Cameron
Christopher Nolan
Steven Spielberg
Ridley Scott
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Which ship arrived first to rescue the Titanic's survivors from the lifeboats?
RMS Olympic
RMS Lusitania
RMS Carpathia
SS Californian
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The Titanic hit the iceberg at about 11:40 pm. Roughly how long did she take to sink?
About 12 hours
About 40 minutes
About 2 hours 40 minutes
About 6 hours
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Which design feature led people to describe the Titanic as 'practically unsinkable'?
Extra-thick steel plating on the bow
A reinforced bow for breaking ice
A double steel hull along the whole ship
Watertight compartments in the hull
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Roughly what share of the people on board could the Titanic's lifeboats hold?
Everyone on board
About half
About three-quarters
About a quarter
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Approximately how many people survived the sinking of the Titanic?
About 700
About 1,500
About 2,000
About 300
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Robert Ballard's team found the Titanic's wreck in 1985. Approximately how deep does it lie?
About 10,000 metres
About 3,800 metres
About 400 metres
About 1,000 metres
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