Titanic

Question 1

How long was it?

Answer 1

269m

Question 2

How wide was it?

Answer 2

28m

Question 3

How tall was it?

Answer 3

More than 53m

Question 4

How many decks?

Answer 4

10

Question 5

How many engines?

Answer 5

3

Question 6

How much coal was burnt?

Answer 6

Over 600 tonnes

Question 7

How many ‘firemen’ shovelled the coal?

Answer 7

175

Question 8

How many funnels did it have? How many were functional?

Answer 8

4. 3.

Question 9

What was its full title?

Answer 9

RMS Titanic

Question 10

How many sacks of mail were carried?

Answer 10

Nearly 3500

Question 11

How much did construction cost? How much is that equivalent to now?

Answer 11

£1.5 million. £170 million.

Question 12

How many years did it take to build?

Answer 12

Around 3

Question 13

How much did Captain Smith earn? How much is that equivalent to now?

Answer 13

£105 per month. About £11,000 today.

Question 14

How much did a stewardess earn? How much is that equivalent to now?

Answer 14

£310 shillings per month. £375.

Question 15

How many people were aboard? How many more people could the have had aboard?

Answer 15

2200 people. 1100 people.

Question 16

How many crewmates were aboard? How many passengers?

Answer 16

900. 1300.

Question 17

How much did a 1st, 2nd, 3rd class ticket cost? How much in todays money?

Answer 17

Min of £30, around £13, around £7.

>£3300, nearly £1500, nearly £800.