Mrs. Burden’s Third Grade

Study of the RMS Titanic

                    The RMS Titanic

 

 

                                          Click on each helm (ship’s wheel) to find the answer to each question.

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                         What does “RMS” in RMS Titanic stand for ?

 

 

                         How long did it take to build the Titanic?

 

                   How much did it cost to build the Titanic?

 

                   Who was James Piermont Morgan?

 

                        What was the length and width of the Titanic?

 

                        How many passengers and crew did the Titanic hold?

 

                        How much did the Titanic weigh?

                       How many funnels (smoke stacks) did the Titanic have?

 

                       How many decks did the Titanic have?

 

                       How many lifeboats did it have?

 

                  How many crew members were on the Titanic?

 

                  How many boilers did the Titanic have?

 

                  How much coal did the Titanic need each day?

 

                  How many propellers did the Titanic have?

        

 

               Was the Titanic a US ship or British ship?

 

               How much did a first class ticket cost?

 

               How much would a second-class ticket cost today?

 

               How much would a third class ticket cost today?

 

               What was the date that the Titanic was to make her maiden   voyage?   Voyage?

 

 

      

 

               From where did the Titanic depart?

 

               The Titanic was heading for what state?

 

               How many shipbuilders did it take to build the Titanic?

 

               What types of things could one find in the gymnasium?

 

               What was the largest room on the Titanic?

 

               How many elevators were on the Titanic?

     

            How many dinner plates were on the ship?

 

    

 

               What is an iceberg?

 

               How old was the iceberg the Titanic struck?  

 

               How much bulk of an iceberg is underwater?        

 

               How big was the iceberg that the Titanic hit?

 

               How many warnings were given to the Titanic about the iceberg?  Iceberg?

 

               In what ocean did the Titanic sink?

 

               Why weren't more lifeboats on the Titanic?

 

               Who were put on the lifeboats first?

 

               What was the percentage of women & children that survived?

 

               What were the two types of lifeboats found on the Titanic?

 

               Why were the members of the band considered heroes?

 

               How long would it take the Carpathian to reach the Titanic?   Titanic?

 

               How long did it take the Titanic to sink?

 

              How many survivors arrived in New York?

 

 

     

 

              How many of the survivors are still alive today?

 

              How many people were killed on the Titanic?

 

              How far down did the Titanic sink?

 

              Where does the Titanic rest now?

 

              Who is Alvin? Who was Jason Jr.?

 

              When was the wreckage found?

 

              How deep could the divers go to look for wreckage?

 

The New York Herald reports the disaster.      

Titanic's Luncheon Menu, April 14, 1912

Click the menu above to see what was served for lunch.

 

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