QUIZ - 118

Today is the centenary of the sinking of RMS Titanic,  Here are ten questions about one of the biggest
peacetime disaster in maritime history.

1)      Name the shipyard in Belfast where RMS Titanic was built from 1909 to 1911

 

2)      Which company owned RMS Titanic?

 

3)      Name the ocean liner, whose revised design served as the basis for Titanic’s construction.

4)      How many decks did the Titanic have?

5)     Name the captain of RMS Titanic, who went down with the ship and whose body was never found. His reportedly famous last words to the crew – Be British - are inscribed on a plaque at his memorial statue in Staffordshire, England.

 

6)      RMS Titanic set off on her maiden voyage from Southampton. What was the last port at which she called before the disaster?

7)    Name the wireless operator of SS Californian, who sent out warning messages about icebergs, but was asked to shut up by the operator of Titanic.

 

8)      Which ship picked up 710 survivors from the lifeboats?

 

9)      When was Titanic’s wreck discovered?

10)  The most heroic act in the Titanic saga was played by out by the live band by keeping on playing even as the ship was sinking. Name the much celebrated band leader.