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Titanic Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the Legendary Ship?

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Titanic Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the Legendary Ship?

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Titanic quiz: 25 questions about the legendary ship, its voyage, the iceberg and the wreck on the ocean floor. 🚢

How big was the Titanic? How long did it take to sink? How was the wreck found, and what is slowly eating it today? Discover the real story of history's most famous ship. Great for family quiz nights, road trips and classrooms.

❓ IN THIS QUIZ

  • Which luxury did the Titanic have on board?
  • How long did it take the Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg?
  • In which year was the wreck finally found?
  • What is slowly eating away the Titanic wreck today?

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  1. Read the question and look at the pictures.
  2. Pick your answer before the timer runs out (or switch the timer off).
  3. See if you were right and read the fun fact.
Answers and fun facts (spoilers!)
  1. How much do you know about the Titanic? In which year did it sink?
    1912
    Titanic sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912.
  2. What did the Titanic hit?
    An iceberg
    Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm on 14 April 1912.
  3. In which ocean did the Titanic sink?
    North Atlantic
    It sank in the North Atlantic, on the way from England to America.
  4. From which English port did the Titanic set sail?
    Southampton
    Titanic left Southampton on 10 April 1912.
  5. Where was the Titanic heading?
    New York City
    Its maiden voyage was meant to end in New York City.
  6. In which city was the Titanic built?
    Belfast
    Titanic was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast.
  7. About how long was the Titanic?
    269 m (883 ft)
    Titanic was 269 m long, almost as long as three football fields!
  8. How many funnels did the Titanic have?
    4
    Titanic had four funnels, but the last one was a dummy, mostly for looks!
  9. Titanic was famously described as what?
    Unsinkable
    Many people believed the ship was practically unsinkable.
  10. How many lifeboats did the Titanic carry?
    20
    Its 20 lifeboats had room for about 1,178 people, far fewer than were on board.
  11. About how many people were on board?
    About 2,200
    About 2,200 passengers and crew were on board.
  12. About how many people survived?
    About 700
    710 people survived. About 1,500 lost their lives.
  13. How long did it take the Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg?
    2 h 40 min
    It hit the iceberg at 11:40 pm and sank at 2:20 am.
  14. At what time of night did Titanic hit the iceberg?
    11:40 pm
    It was a calm, moonless night, which made the iceberg hard to see.
  15. Which shipping company owned the Titanic?
    White Star Line
    The White Star Line also owned Titanic's sister ship, Olympic.
  16. Which ship rescued the survivors?
    Carpathia
    Carpathia raced through icy waters and picked up all 710 survivors.
  17. Which distress signal did Titanic's radio operators send?
    CQD and SOS
    They sent the older 'CQD' signal and the newer 'SOS'.
  18. In which year was the wreck finally found?
    1985
    A French-American team led by Jean-Louis Michel and Robert Ballard found it in 1985.
  19. How deep does the wreck lie?
    About 3,800 m
    The wreck lies about 3,800 m (12,500 ft) down, in total darkness.
  20. How was the wreck found lying?
    In two pieces
    The bow and stern lie about 600 m (2,000 ft) apart on the seabed.
  21. What was the name of Titanic's older sister ship?
    Olympic
    Olympic was nicknamed 'Old Reliable' and sailed for 24 years!
  22. Which luxury did the Titanic have on board?
    A swimming pool
    First-class passengers had a heated saltwater swimming pool!
  23. What did the Titanic disaster lead to?
    New sea safety rules
    It led to the 1914 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.
  24. How many years did the wreck lie undiscovered?
    73
    From 1912 to 1985: 73 years hidden on the ocean floor!
  25. Final question! What is slowly eating away the Titanic wreck today?
    Bacteria
    A rust-eating bacterium, found on the wreck in 2010, is making it decay quickly!