RMS Titanic Trivia
RMS Titanic trivia explores the British passenger liner’s maiden voyage, its collision with an iceberg, and the disaster that unfolded in the early hours of 15 April 1912. The ship was sailing from Southampton to New York when it sank, and about 1,500 of the roughly 2,224 people aboard died, cementing Titanic’s place in modern historical memory.
Easy RMS Titanic Trivia
13 questions
These easy RMS Titanic trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
In what year did RMS Titanic sink?
Answer: 1912
Titanic sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912.
Question 2
What kind of vessel was Titanic?
- A.A warship
- B.A river steamer
- C.British ocean liner
- D.A cargo ship
Answer: A British ocean liner
Titanic is identified is a British ocean liner.
Question 3
Titanic hit what before it sank?
Answer: An iceberg
The ship struck an iceberg before sinking.
Question 4
Was Titanic on a routine return trip or its maiden voyage when it sank?
- A.A training voyage
- B.A rescue mission
- C.maiden voyage
- D.A return trip
Answer: Its maiden voyage
Titanic sank while on her maiden voyage.
Question 5
From which English port did Titanic depart?
Answer: Southampton, England
Titanic departed from Southampton, England.
Question 6
What city was Titanic sailing toward on its voyage?
Answer: New York City
The ship was headed to New York City.
Question 7
About how many people were aboard Titanic?
Answer: More than 2,200 people
More than 2,200 passengers and crew were aboard Titanic.
Question 8
Roughly how many people died in the Titanic disaster?
Answer: About 1,500 people
About 1,500 people died when Titanic sank.
Question 9
Titanic is remembered as one of the deadliest what?
- A.Naval battles
- B.Train crashes
- C.Air disasters
- D.Peacetime ship sinkings
Answer: Peacetime ship sinkings
The disaster is noted is one of the deadliest peacetime ship sinkings.
Question 10
Which company operated Titanic?
Answer: White Star Line
Titanic belonged to the White Star Line.
Question 11
What do the letters RMS stand for in RMS Titanic?
Answer: Royal Mail Ship
RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship.
Question 12
In what city was Titanic built?
Answer: Belfast
Titanic was built in Belfast, Ireland.
Question 13
In which ocean did Titanic sink?
Answer: The North Atlantic Ocean
Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
RMS Titanic Family Trivia
12 questions
These family RMS Titanic trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Which company built the RMS Titanic?
Answer: Harland and Wolff built the RMS Titanic.
Titanic was constructed by the shipbuilding firm Harland and Wolff.
Question 2
What hull number did Harland and Wolff give Titanic during construction?
Answer: Titanic’s hull number was 401.
At the Harland and Wolff yard, Titanic was identified with hull number 401.
Question 3
Titanic had two sister ships. What were their names?
Answer: Olympic and Britannic were Titanic’s sister ships.
Titanic belonged to a trio of sister ships: Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic.
Question 4
In what year was Titanic launched?
- A.1912
- B.1911
- C.1909
- D.1910
Answer: Titanic was launched in 1911.
The launch date listed for Titanic is 31 May 1911, so the year was 1911.
Question 5
After leaving Southampton, which French port did Titanic stop at?
Answer: Titanic stopped at Cherbourg.
The first stop after Southampton was Cherbourg in France.
Question 6
What was the next port of call after Cherbourg?
Answer: The next port of call was Queenstown in Ireland.
After stopping at Cherbourg, Titanic called at Queenstown.
Question 7
Queenstown, one of Titanic’s stops, is known by what name today?
Answer: Queenstown is now called Cobh.
The Irish port once called Queenstown is now called Cobh.
Question 8
About how long was Titanic from end to end?
Answer: Titanic was about 882 feet 9 inches long.
The listed length of Titanic was approximately 882 feet 9 inches.
Question 9
How wide was Titanic at the beam?
Answer: Titanic’s beam was about 92 feet 6 inches.
Beam means the width of the ship at its widest point, and Titanic’s was about 92 feet 6 inches.
Question 10
What was Titanic’s gross register tonnage?
Answer: Titanic’s gross register tonnage was 46,328 GRT.
Titanic’s gross register tonnage is 46,328 tons.
Question 11
How many main watertight compartments did Titanic have?
- A.18 compartments
- B.16 compartments
- C.12 compartments
- D.14 compartments
Answer: Titanic had 16 main watertight compartments.
Titanic was built with 16 main watertight compartments.
Question 12
What powered Titanic: one engine, two engines, or a mix of engines and a turbine?
- A.Two turbines and one engine
- B.two engines and one turbine
- C.One steam engine
- D.Three turbines
Answer: Titanic was powered by two reciprocating steam engines and one turbine.
Titanic used two reciprocating steam engines together with one turbine.
Fun RMS Titanic Trivia
13 questions
These fun RMS Titanic trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
If Titanic’s wireless room had needed a vanity plate, what four-letter call sign would have been on it?
Answer: MGY
Titanic's Marconi wireless call sign was MGY.
Question 2
Name one of Titanic’s two senior wireless operators who handled messages during the voyage.?
Answer: Jack Phillips
The two senior wireless operators were Jack Phillips and Harold Bride.
Question 3
Before SOS became the headline act, which distress signal did Titanic send during the disaster?
Answer: CQD
Titanic sent the distress signal CQD during the disaster.
Question 4
Titanic didn’t stick to just one emergency code. Which newer distress signal did it also use?
Answer: SOS
Titanic also used the newer distress signal SOS.
Question 5
What time did the lookouts first spot the iceberg on 14 April 1912, ship’s time?
Answer: 11:40 p.m.
Lookouts first spotted the iceberg at 11:40 p.m. ship's time on 14 April 1912.
Question 6
Who got the unwanted honor of ringing the warning bell after spotting the iceberg?
Answer: Frederick Fleet
The lookout who rang the warning bell after seeing the iceberg was Frederick Fleet.
Question 7
When the iceberg appeared, which officer was on the bridge?
Answer: First Officer William Murdoch
The officer on the bridge when the iceberg was sighted was First Officer William Murdoch.
Question 8
Which lifeboat won the race to leave Titanic first?
Answer: Lifeboat No. 7
Titanic's first lifeboat launched was Lifeboat No. 7.
Question 9
How many lifeboats did Titanic carry in total?
Answer: 20 lifeboats
Titanic carried 20 lifeboats in total.
Question 10
Titanic’s collapsible lifeboats kept things alphabetic. Which set of letters identified them?
- A.E, F, G, and H
- B.A, B, C, and D
- C.W, X, Y, and Z
- D.1, 2, 3, and 4
Answer: A, B, C, and D
The collapsible lifeboats aboard Titanic were identified by the letters A, B, C, and D.
Question 11
Who led Titanic’s band—the job with perhaps the worst imaginable request line?
Answer: Wallace Hartley
Titanic's bandleader was Wallace Hartley.
Question 12
Which Harland and Wolff designer was among those who designed Titanic?
Answer: Thomas Andrews
The ship's designers included Thomas Andrews of Harland and Wolff.
Question 13
True or false: White Star Line managing director J. Bruce Ismay survived the sinking.?
Answer: True
White Star Line's managing director J. Bruce Ismay survived the sinking.
Funny RMS Titanic Trivia
13 questions
These funny RMS Titanic trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Which off-duty second officer still showed up to help at the lifeboats, basically turning a night off into the worst overtime imaginable?
- A.Harold Bride
- B.Charles Lightoller
- C.Herbert Pitman
- D.Joseph Boxhall
Answer: Charles Lightoller
Charles Lightoller was the second officer who was off duty but helped at the lifeboats.
Question 2
True or false: the lookout in the crow's nest had binoculars on the night of the collision.?
Answer: False
The lookout crow's nest had no binoculars on the night of the collision.
Question 3
What crucial item was missing from the crow's nest that night, in one of history’s grimmest examples of 'we meant to bring that'?
Answer: No binoculars
The lookout crow's nest had no binoculars on the night of the collision.
Question 4
Which officer accidentally took the key for the binocular locker off the ship before departure?
- A.David Blair
- B.Charles Lightoller
- C.Harold Bride
- D.T. W. McCawley
Answer: David Blair
The key for the binocular locker had been taken off the ship by officer David Blair before departure.
Question 5
If you wanted to complain to management that the shipboard workout was too intense, who was Titanic’s gymnasium instructor?
Answer: T. W. McCawley
Titanic's gymnasium instructor was T. W. McCawley.
Question 6
What sporty feature let first-class passengers pretend they were at a very fancy athletic club instead of in the middle of the Atlantic?
Answer: A squash court
The ship had a squash court for first-class passengers.
Question 7
Which onboard facility meant Titanic passengers could literally go for a swim without ever leaving the ship?
Answer: A swimming bath
Titanic also had a swimming bath on board.
Question 8
What first-class feature offered peak early-1900s relaxation: steam, heat, and probably a lot of expensive towels?
Answer: The Turkish bath
The ship's Turkish bath was part of the first-class facilities.
Question 9
About how many people could Titanic’s first-class dining saloon seat at once?
- A.About 120 diners
- B.About 250 diners
- C.About 400 diners
- D.Over 500 diners
Answer: Over 500 diners
Titanic's first-class dining saloon could seat more than 500 diners at once.
Question 10
What was the name of Titanic’s à la carte restaurant, for passengers who apparently wanted even their ocean liner to have a signature dining brand?
Answer: Ritz Restaurant
The ship had an à la carte restaurant known is the Ritz Restaurant.
Question 11
Who ran the Parisian Café on Titanic?
Answer: Luigi Gatti
The Parisian Café on Titanic was run by restaurateur Luigi Gatti.
Question 12
Which millionaire was among Titanic’s passengers, proving that even unlimited funds could not buy a less dramatic voyage?
Answer: Benjamin Guggenheim
Millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim was among Titanic's passengers.
Question 13
True or false: fashion designer Lady Duff Gordon survived Titanic’s sinking.?
Answer: True
Lady Duff Gordon survived Titanic's sinking.
Hard RMS Titanic Trivia
14 questions
These hard RMS Titanic trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
What was Titanic's official British registration port?
- A.Belfast
- B.London
- C.Liverpool
- D.Southampton
Answer: Liverpool
Titanic was officially registered at Liverpool, not at Southampton, where its maiden voyage began.
Question 2
Under what company name was Titanic's ownership officially registered?
- A.Lionsgate Television
- B.Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
- C.Cunard Steamship Company
- D.20th Television
Answer: Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
Titanic's registered owner was the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company.
Question 3
Shipyard buffs know Titanic by more than its name. What construction yard number did it carry?
- A.410
- B.401
- C.400
- D.402
Answer: 401
Titanic's yard number during construction was 401.
Question 4
Which protective feature did Titanic have beneath the waterline, despite not having a full double hull?
- A.A triple keel
- B.A full double hull
- C.An armored inner shell
- D.double bottom
Answer: A double bottom
Titanic had a double bottom, but not a full double hull.
Question 5
Roughly how much power was each of Titanic's reciprocating engines rated to produce?
- A.About 20,000 horsepower each
- B.15,000 horsepower each
- C.About 10,000 horsepower each
- D.About 12,500 horsepower each
Answer: About 15,000 horsepower each
Each reciprocating engine was rated at about 15,000 horsepower.
Question 6
What was the approximate rating of Titanic's center low-pressure turbine?
- A.16,000 horsepower
- B.About 14,000 horsepower
- C.About 15,000 horsepower
- D.About 18,000 horsepower
Answer: About 16,000 horsepower
The center low-pressure turbine was rated at about 16,000 horsepower.
Question 7
At about what top service speed was Titanic operated?
- A.21 knots
- B.About 18 knots
- C.About 24 knots
- D.About 26 knots
Answer: About 21 knots
Titanic's top service speed was about 21 knots.
Question 8
Which ship sent the iceberg warning nearest in time to Titanic's collision?
- A.Californian
- B.Carpathia
- C.Olympic
- D.Mesaba
Answer: Mesaba
The warning nearest the collision came from the Mesaba.
Question 9
Who was in command of the nearby Californian on the night Titanic sank?
- A.Edward Smith
- B.Joseph Boxhall
- C.Stanley Lord
- D.Arthur Rostron
Answer: Stanley Lord
Californian was commanded by Stanley Lord.
Question 10
Which Californian wireless operator had already gone off duty before Titanic sank?
- A.Jack Phillips
- B.Stanley Lord
- C.Cyril Evans
- D.Harold Bride
Answer: Cyril Evans
Californian's wireless operator who had gone off duty was Cyril Evans.
Question 11
At approximately what time did Titanic break in two?
- A.2:15 a.m.
- B.2:20 a.m.
- C.2:18 a.m.
- D.2:10 a.m.
Answer: 2:18 a.m.
Titanic broke in two at approximately 2:18 a.m.
Question 12
Two minutes later, the ship was gone. At about what time did Titanic make its final plunge beneath the surface?
- A.2:16 a.m.
- B.2:18 a.m.
- C.2:22 a.m.
- D.2:20 a.m.
Answer: 2:20 a.m.
The final plunge came at about 2:20 a.m.
Question 13
Which survivor later authored the book The Truth about the Titanic?
- A.Joseph Boxhall
- B.Harold Lowe
- C.William Alden Smith
- D.Archibald Gracie
Answer: Archibald Gracie
Archibald Gracie later wrote The Truth about the Titanic.
Question 14
Which officer was responsible for plotting Titanic's distress position?
- A.Stanley Lord
- B.Joseph Boxhall
- C.Harold Lowe
- D.Archibald Gracie
Answer: Joseph Boxhall
Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall plotted Titanic's distress position.
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