Finding The Titanic Quiz
- 1.About how many passengers did the Titanic carry?
- A.
86
- B.
Over 2,000
- C.
About 400
- D.
Just over 600
- 2.Where did the search for the Titanic begin?
- A.
At the point where the ship had last been seen before sinking
- B.
About 200 miles east of New York City
- C.
Where the lifeboats had been found by the rescue ship
- D.
Just off the Atlantic shorleine
- 3.Why was the Becker family on board the Titanic?
- A.
They were on their way to visit friends in the United States.
- B.
Their farther was waiting for them in India.
- C.
Ruth Becker was ill and need to live in warmer weather.
- D.
Ruth's brother was ill so they were sailing to America after living in India.
- 4.The Titanic was the largest ship afloat in 1912, with--
- A.
Over 6,000 passenger cabins
- B.
Nine decks and the height of an 11-story building
- C.
A width the size of 3 football fields
- D.
Measurement just under one mile in lenth
- 5.After Mrs. Becker was helped into a lifeboat with Marian and Richard,--
- A.
The captain took Ruth to a group of children and told her to wait
- B.
Ruth ran back to her cabin for their life jackets
- C.
Ruth walked over to the next boat and asked if she could get in
- D.
Marian grabbed Ruth and hauled her into the boat
- 6.The survivors tried to keep boats close together while--
- A.
The looked for the captain
- B.
The children sang softly to stay awake
- C.
They rowed toward to lights in the distance
- D.
Several men swam ahead to find them help
- 7.When Ruth was pulled aboard the Carpathia, a woman said--
- A.
Ruth's brother was missing
- B.
Ruth's mother was looking for her
- C.
No other children had been rescued
- D.
Several lifeboats had sunk
- 8.One thing cameras on the Argo had spotted on the ocean floor was a--
- A.
Chest filled with jewlery
- B.
Grandfather clock
- C.
Huge boiler
- D.
Large compass
- 9.What did the crew of Argo discover about the ship?
- A.
It was almost totally buried in mud.
- B.
There were large holes in the deck, and it had broken into two sections.
- C.
It had apparently lost all its engines when it struck the iceberg.
- D.
The inside appeared virtually intact with no damage.
- 10.How were the close-up pictures of the inside of the Titanic obtained?
- A.
The Coast Guard used their video equipment.
- B.
Several divers took pictures.
- C.
A little robot named JJ went inside the ship.
- D.
A video camera was lowered inside with a small crane.
- 11.What does the author think about the objects from the wreckage of the Titanic?
- A.
He thinks the objects have no value.
- B.
He thinks the objects should be left in peace at the bottom of the ocean.
- C.
He think the objects should be in museums.
- D.
He think people should only take valuable and expensive items.
- 12.When Ruth rode the elevator down as far as it would go she---
- A.
Heard the captain shouting
- B.
Found the hole where the iceberg had struck
- C.
Became lost in a maze of passageways
- D.
Discovered a swimming pool and steam baths
- 13.What was Argo?
- A.
A survivor
- B.
A submarine
- C.
A robot
- D.
An underwater sled
- 14.Many people believed the Titanic was--
- A.
Too big
- B.
Unsinkable
- C.
Just wreckage
- D.
Too expensive
- 15.How can you tell that the sailing of the Titanic was a grand event?
- A.
Hundreds of passengers were cheering
- B.
People showed up to see the unsinkable ship
- C.
Many smaller boats were in the harbor to see the Titanic
- D.
All these choices
- 16.Why did Robert Ballard want to find the Titanic?
- A.
He had dreamed of finding the Titanic since he was boy.
- B.
He wanted to become famous for finding the ship
- C.
He wanted to prove his method for finding ships.
- D.
He didn't really care about finding it.
- 17.How do you think Ruth felt when she saw people jumping into the ocean from the Titanic?
- A.
Horrified
- B.
Sorrowful
- C.
Sad
- D.
All of these choices
- 18.How does the author let you know that the time and date has changed in the story?
- A.
He gives the dates as subheadings.
- B.
He has Ruth tell you.
- C.
He shows a long timeline on each page.
- D.
The date never changes throughout the story.
- 19.What year did the Titanic sink?
- A.
1985
- B.
1912
- C.
2014
- D.
2001
- 20.About how long was it between the Titanic sinking and Robert Ballard discovering the wreckage?
- A.
About 75 years
- B.
About 100 years
- C.
About 200 years
- D.
About 50 years
- 21.How many voyages had the Titanic been on?
- A.
Two
- B.
Five
- C.
This was its first one
- D.
Six
- 22.What was the problem with the lifeboats?
- A.
The lifeboats were broken.
- B.
The Titanic did not have any lifeboats at all.
- C.
The lifeboats had holes in them.
- D.
There were not enough lifeboats for all the passengers.
- 23.Why did so many people die in the water?
- A.
The water was freezing cold.
- B.
The passengers had no life jackets.
- C.
The passengers did not know how to swim.
- D.
They did not have their swim suits on.
- 24.Which person found the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean?
- A.
Robert Ballard
- B.
Argo
- C.
J.J. Astor
- D.
Captain Edward Smith
- 25.What would be another good title for this story?
- A.
The Titanic: Lost and Found
- B.
Ruth's Advenure
- C.
The Biography of Robert Ballard
- D.
A Day on the Titanic
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