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Titanic Quiz

Question: How long was the Titanic?
Answer: The Titanic was a huge vessel, built in Ireland. It was more than 882.5 feet (269 meters) long. It was also 92.5 feet (28.2 meters) wide. Its nine decks rose as tall as an 11-story building.
Question: Which of these was a sister ship of the Titanic?
Answer: The Olympic was one of the ocean liner Titanic’s sister ships. It served from 1911 until 1935. Their other sister ship was the Britannic, which served from 1915 until 1916.
Question: What sank the Titanic?
Answer: The Titanic struck an iceberg while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It was making its maiden, or first, voyage across the ocean.
Question: How many people survived the sinking of the Titanic?
Answer: Only 705 people survived the sinking of the Titanic, mostly women and children.
Question: The last survivor of the Titanic died in:
Answer: Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912, died on May 31, 2009. She was 97.
Question: How many trips across the ocean did RMS Titanic make before it sank?
Answer: The Titanic was on its maiden voyage when it struck an iceberg and sank on April , 1912.
Question: How many people died in the Titanic disaster?
Answer: The Titanic sank in the early morning of April 15, 1912, killing more than 1,500 people.