Quizzz Titanic !

Un petit quizz sur le Titanic pour tester vos connaissances car cette année c'est le 100ème anniversaire du coup il ne parle que de ça alors je me suis cultivée donc je fais partager ;-)

1. Where was the Titanic built ?
2. How many workers built the ship ?
3. Titanic was the biggest and most luxurious ship in the wolrd at the time. How long was it ?
4. How many funnels did it have ?
5. What was the name of the company which built it ?
6. The Titanic had two sisters ships. What were they called ?
7. What was the name of the Titanic's captain ?
8. The Titanic's full name was RMS Titanic. What does RMS stand for ?
9. From which UK port did it set off on it's maiden voyage to the US on April 10, 1912 ?
10. The Titanic visited two other ports on it's way to America, where were they ?
11. How many people were on board ?
12. How much did a first class ticket cost ?
13. The ship had it's own newspaper. What was it called ?
14. What caused the Titanic to sink ?
15. How many people died ?
16. How many lifeboats were on board ?
17. What's the name of the first ship to begin rescuing passengers ?
18. When was the wreck of the Titanic found ?
19. How many feet below the surface does the Titanic currently lie ?
20. The last Titanic survivor died in 2009. What was her name ?

1. Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Co. Antrim, North Ireland
2. 3000 workers, construction work began on March 1909
3. 269 meters. Standing upright it would have been taller than any building on the planet !
4. Four funnels, but only 3 worked. The fourth was to make the ship look more impressive, but it also helped air to circulate in the ship.
5. The White Star Line
6. The Olympic and the Brittanic
7. Captain Edward John Smith
8. Royal Mail Steamer. It was called this because it had a steam engine and transported letters and parcels for the Royal Mail.
9. Southampton
10. Cherbourg in France, and Cobh (Cork) in Ireland
11. 2228 including the crew
12. 2500$ the equivalent of about 60000$ today. A third-class ticket was 40$ and there were just two bathtubs for 700 people !
13. The Atlantic Daily Bulletin. It contained news, articles, advertisements, ship's gossip, horse racing results and the daily menus
14. It struck an iceberg at 11.40pm on April 14, 1912. It sank just over two and a half hours later.
15. 1523 people died
16. 20 lifeboats, enough for less than 1200 people. Some were lowered into the water only hal full...
17. The Carpathia
18. September 1, 1985
19. 12.500 feet
20. Milvina Dean. She was just nine weeks old when the ship sank, and was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat. Her brother and mother survived, but her father perished.