Titanic Remembrance Day --
In 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic runs into an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink on April 14. How about some Titanic trivia? Ready, set, let's play:
- At approximately what time did the Titanic sink on April in 1912? (2:20am)
- Who got the last lifeboat and was branded a coward? (Bruce Ismay)
- She was called the Unsinkable Molly Brown, what was her first name? (Maggie)
- Name the sister ship of the Titanic that was being build at the same time in Belfast. (Olympic)
- How many ice warnings did the Titanic receive? (six)
- Who said "we're dressed and ready to go down, gentlemen?" (Benjamin Guogenhiem and his manservant)
- How many lifeboats were aboard the Titanic? (16-4 collapsible)
- What was the difference between the Titanic and the Olympic? (Titanic had a closed deck)
- How much was a first class ticket on the Titanic? ($4000)
- How much was a third class ticket on the Titanic? ($35)
- Who discovered the Titanic in 1985? (Dr. Robert Ballard)
- What did the clock stand for at the top of the grand stair case according to Bruce Ismay? (Time and Grace)
- What was the designer of the Titanic last name? (Andrews)
- What does R.M.S. stand for? (Royal Mail Steamship)
- How long was the Titanic? (four city blocks, 852 feet by 92.5 feet)
- At what speed was the Titanic going when it collided with the iceberg? (22 knots)
- What other ship was ten miles from the Titanic and never responded to its calls? (The California)
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