Trivia Quiz

That Sinking Feeling: A Quiz of Titanic Proportion

Looking for an academically-based, serious-minded and respectful quiz about the legendary Titanic disaster? Well, this isn't it, you had better look elsewhere. Our quiz-masters have scraped alongside the most famous of maritime tragedies and sliced a mighty mountain of a quiz out of it.

Warning: non-sailing visitors and sensitive souls are advised to disembark immediately. To our shipmates and any other brave souls: all aboard for the Great North Atlantic Quiz run......

1. What item(s) on board Titanic did the firm "Vinolia Otto" supply?

   Grand staircase
   Soap
   Handrails
   Anchors

2. At the time of the tragedy, what line was the main rival to the White Star Line (Titanic's owners) for the transatlantic passenger shipping trade?

   Virgin Atlantic
   Bibby Line
   Leyland Line
   Cunard Line

3. Welin Davits were in evidence aboard Titanic. What is a Welin Davit?

   It lowers a lifeboat
   Cake mould
   Turn of the century dance similar to the polka
   Disrespectful nickname for ship's chaplain

4. Name Titanic's sister ships.

   Teutonic and Majestic
   Olympic and Britannic
   Umbria and Campania
   Prolific and Terrific

5. What was ADVERTISED to be the 3rd class fare from New York to Plymouth/Southampton on Titanic?

   $19.99
   30 euros
   $36.25
   $45.00

6. Which of the following was not offered as a facility/amenity to Titanic's first class passengers?

   Gymnasium
   Squash court
   Turkish bath
   Internet cafe

7. There were 36,000 of these on Titanic's maiden voyage. What were they?

   Oranges
   Bottles of wine
   Third class passengers
   Sick bags

8. What was Titanic's first port of call (actual or intended) after leaving Southampton?

   Queenstown
   Cherbourg
   Faliraki
   Liverpool

9. Name the make of car that Philadelphian Billy Carter brought on board.

   Ford
   Rolls Royce
   Renault
   Skoda

10. On sailing from Southampton on 10th April 1912, Titanic was involved in....

    Near-miss with the moored liner "New York"
    The filming of reality tv show "Big Shipmate"
    Local dockworkers strike
    Celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of Southampton

11. Who occupied parlor suite number C62?

    The Duckworths
    The Royle Family
    The Clampetts
    The Astors

12. What type of engine drove Titanic's centre propeller?

    Low pressure turbine
    Solar powered
    Four cylinder reciprocating
    Diesel-electric

13. Passengers Mr and Mrs Edward W Bill were unique. Why?

    Both had wooden legs
    They were happily married
    Mrs Bill had a premonition of tragedy and they did not sail
    They were renowned yachting enthusiasts who took charge of the two largest lifeboats

14. Who of the following was not a senior officer on Titanic?

    William Murdoch
    Henry Wilde
    Herbert Pitman
    Francis Chichester

15. Who were Jack Phillips and Harold Bride?

    Lookouts on the bridge who first spotted the iceberg and gave warning
    Marconi wireless operators
    Dance instructors
    Conmen who raided the first-class cabins as the ship went down

16. In nautical lingo, what is a "growler"?

    Small iceberg
    Gentleman escort
    Ship's cat
    Loudspeaker

17. What did Titanic passengers Archie Butt, Arthur Ryerson, Frank Millet and Clarence Moore finish in the first-class smoking room before going down with the ship?

    Bottle of port
    Karaoke session
    Game of cards
    Watching the World Cup on telly

18. Eyewitness accounts differ as to the last song played by Titanic's orchestra, led by bandmaster Wallace Hartley, but we may allow ourselves to say with some confidence that it was not:

    Nearer My God To Thee
    Song d'Automne
    Jerusalem
    Stormy Weather

19. Who was in charge of the tiller of Titanic's lifeboat Number 8?

    The "Unsinkable" Molly Brown
    The Countess of Rothes
    Able Seaman Thomas Jones
    Sir Cliff Richard

20. Arthur Rostron was the captain of which ship that came to the rescue of Titanic's passengers?

    Carpathia
    Californian
    Olympic
    Cable Ship Mackay-Bennett

21. What role did actor David McCallum (of subsequent "Man from Uncle" fame) play in the 1950s film "A Night to Remember"?

    J Bruce Ismay
    Leonardo di Caprio's father
    Harold Bride
    Captain EJ Smith

22. What was Millvinia Dean's claim to fame in the Titanic tragedy?

    Stewardess who gave up her seat in a lifeboat to an elderly passenger and was subsequently lost with the ship
    Nurse on board rescue ship credited with saving lives through pioneering hypothermia treatment
    The first person to testify in the post-tragedy British Court of Enquiry
    At seven weeks old, she was the youngest survivor of the sinking

23. Titanic's lifeboats had capacity for how many passengers? (She was believed to have had 2,207 aboard sailing on the maiden voyage)

    500
    1,176
    1,550
    2,227

24. After striking the iceberg, Titanic broadcast the signal "CQD". What does "CQD" represent?

    Carrying quality dames
    Cannot quantify damage
    Come quick danger
    Captain quite delirious

25. What continued until two minutes before Titanic disappeared under the waves?

    Ship's lighting
    Midnight chocoholics buffet
    Art auction
    Watch sale

26. What were Captain EJ Smith's last words at 2.17 am?

    "What was that scraping sound?"
    "Anyone for a snow cone?"
    "Do your best for the women and children, and look out for yourselves"
    "****-ing iceberg"

27. What percentage of Titanic's first class passengers versus her second and third class passengers survived the sinking?

    57% versus 43%
    62% versus 38%
    75% versus 25%
    88% versus 12%

28. For what did passenger Ella Holmes submit an insurance claim in the amount of $207.87 after the sinking?

    Roosters and hens
    False teeth
    Ten cases of champagne
    Seventy-five pairs of shoes

29. Years after the sinking of Titanic, what event was former Titanic officer Lightoller and his yacht "Sundowner" involved in?

    Conducting a memorial service at the approximate site of Titanic's sinking
    Crossing the Atlantic single-handedly
    Collision with Queen Mary
    Rescue of 131 British soldiers at Dunkirk

30. The following is a quote from August 1985. Who said it? "The Titanic itself lies in 13,000 feet of water on a gently sloping alpine-like countryside overlooking a small canyon below. Its bow faces north and the ship sits upright on the bottom. Its mighty stacks point upward. There is no light at this great depth and little light can be found. It is quiet and peaceful and a fitting place for the remains of this greatest of sea tragedies to rest. May it forever remain that way that way and may God bless these found souls."

    HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
    Dr Robert Ballard
    Tracey Edwards MBE
    Dr Hilary Jones

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