100+ Titanic Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: What shipbuilding firm constructed the RMS Titanic?

Answer: Harland and Wolff

Question: Who was the chairman of White Star Line during the Titanic's construction?

Answer: J. Bruce Ismay

Question: Who was the designer of the Titanic?

Answer: Thomas Andrews

Question: When was the keel of the Titanic laid?

Answer: March 31, 1909

Question: What was the gross registered tonnage of the Titanic?

Answer: 46,328 tons

Question: How long was the Titanic?

Answer: 882.5 feet (269 meters)

Question: What was the width of the Titanic at its widest point?

Answer: 92.5 feet (28.2 meters)

Question: How many compartments did the Titanic have that could be closed from the bridge?

Answer: 16 compartments

Question: What class of liners did the Titanic belong to?

Answer: Olympic class

Question: What were the names of Titanic's sister ships?

Answer: Olympic and Britannic

Question: When was the Titanic launched?

Answer: May 31, 1911

Question: How many people could the Titanic's lifeboats carry?

Answer: 1,178 people

Question: What was the primary focus of the Titanic's design, comfort or speed?

Answer: Comfort

Question: How many propellers did the Titanic have?

Answer: Three

Question: What was the first-class dining saloon on the Titanic noted for?

Answer: Its immense size

Question: How many elevators did the Titanic have?

Answer: Four

Question: What unique feature did the Titanic's gymnasium have?

Answer: A rowing machine

Question: What type of accommodations did the Titanic's second-class offer?

Answer: Comparable to first-class on other ships

Question: How many people were aboard the Titanic during its maiden voyage?

Answer: Approximately 2,200

Question: What notable safety drill was canceled on the day the Titanic sank?

Answer: Lifeboat drill

Question: What speed was the Titanic traveling at when it struck the iceberg?

Answer: 22 knots

Question: How many compartments could be flooded without endangering the Titanic's buoyancy, according to its builders?

Answer: Four compartments

Question: What was the name of the company that operated the Titanic's wireless radio?

Answer: Marconi Company

Question: Who was the captain of the Titanic?

Answer: Edward J. Smith

Question: What nickname was given to the Titanic's captain?

Answer: The “Millionaire's Captain”

Question: When did the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage?

Answer: April 10, 1912

Question: What was the Titanic's destination on its maiden voyage?

Answer: New York City

Question: From which city did the Titanic depart on its maiden voyage?

Answer: Southampton, England

Question: What was the Titanic's nickname during its maiden voyage?

Answer: The “Millionaire’s Special”

Question: Who were some of the prominent first-class passengers onboard the Titanic?

Answer: Benjamin Guggenheim, William Thomas Stead, Isidor Straus

Question: What caused a near collision at the start of the Titanic's maiden voyage?

Answer: Suction from the Titanic caused the docked New York to swing into its path

Question: What French city did the Titanic stop at on the evening of April 10?

Answer: Cherbourg

Question: What was the last scheduled stop in Europe for the Titanic?

Answer: Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland

Question: How many passengers were approximately aboard the Titanic?

Answer: 1,300 passengers

Question: What was the name of John Jacob Astor’s second wife?

Answer: Madeleine Astor

Question: Who was known as the “Unsinkable Molly Brown”?

Answer: Molly Brown

Question: What happened to the Titanic at approximately 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912?

Answer: It struck an iceberg

Question: What was the Titanic's estimated location when it struck the iceberg?

Answer: 400 nautical miles south of Newfoundland, Canada

Question: Who were the two lookouts on duty when the Titanic struck the iceberg?

Answer: Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee

Question: What was missing from the crow’s nest, making iceberg spotting difficult?

Answer: Binoculars

Question: What was the approximate distance to the Carpathia when it received the Titanic's distress call?

Answer: 58 nautical miles

Question: Who was the Titanic’s First Officer?

Answer: William Murdoch

Question: How many lifeboats did the Titanic carry?

Answer: 20 lifeboats

Question: What was the capacity of lifeboat number 7, the first to leave the Titanic?

Answer: 65 people

Question: How many people were rescued in lifeboats?

Answer: 705 people

Question: What was the likely last song performed by the Titanic's band?

Answer: Nearer My God to Thee or Autumn

Question: What time did the Titanic's lights go out as it sank?

Answer: Approximately 2:18 am

Question: What time did the Titanic's sinking complete?

Answer: 2:20 am

Question: How many people perished in the Titanic disaster?

Answer: More than 1,500

Question: What time did the Carpathia arrive in the area to rescue survivors?

Answer: Approximately 3:30 am

Question: Who was the chairman of White Star Line that survived the Titanic sinking?

Answer: J. Bruce Ismay

Question: What was the name of the ship that rescued Titanic survivors?

Answer: Carpathia

Question: When did the Carpathia arrive in New York City with Titanic survivors?

Answer: April 18, 1912

Question: What was the name of the captain of the Carpathia?

Answer: Arthur Henry Rostron

Question: Who led the U.S. Senate investigation into the Titanic disaster?

Answer: Sen. William Alden Smith

Question: How many people were interviewed during the U.S. investigation?

Answer: More than 80

Question: What did the U.S. investigation fault for the Titanic disaster?

Answer: British Board of Trade

Question: Who was the most senior officer to survive the Titanic sinking?

Answer: Second Officer Charles Lightoller

Question: What did the British inquiry claim was the primary cause of the Titanic's loss?

Answer: Excessive speed

Question: Who was the presiding judge of the British inquiry?

Answer: Sir John Charles Bigham, Lord Mersey

Question: What conference was called in 1913 to address maritime safety?

Answer: International Conference for Safety of Life at Sea

Question: What was established to warn ships of icebergs after the Titanic disaster?

Answer: International Ice Patrol

Question: What ship was speculated to be between the Californian and the Titanic?

Answer: Samson, a Norwegian boat

Question: Who led the expedition that discovered the Titanic wreck in 1985?

Answer: Robert Ballard

Question: What technology was used to discover the Titanic wreck?

Answer: Argo, a submersible sled with a remote-controlled camera

Question: When were the first underwater images of the Titanic recorded?

Answer: September 1, 1985

Question: How deep is the Titanic wreck located?

Answer: 12,500 feet (3,810 meters)

Question: What caused the rusticles on the Titanic wreck?

Answer: Iron-eating microorganisms

Question: What year did the Titanic exhibit open in Belfast?

Answer: 2012

Question: What ship was controversially near the Titanic but did not respond effectively?

Answer: Californian

Question: What was the name of the Titanic's captain whose bathtub was found at the wreck?

Answer: Edward J. Smith

Question: What was the outcome of the legal battle over Titanic artifacts in 1994?

Answer: Exclusive salvage rights granted to RMST

Question: What experimental submersible imploded during a Titanic dive in 2023?

Answer: Titan

Question: How much could tourists pay for a seat on a submersible to visit the Titanic wreck by the early 2020s?

Answer: About $250,000

Question: Who was awarded a silver cup by Molly Brown for rescuing Titanic survivors?

Answer: Capt. Arthur Henry Rostron

Question: What 1997 blockbuster film was inspired by the Titanic disaster?

Answer: Titanic

Question: Who directed the 1997 Titanic movie?

Answer: James Cameron

Question: Who played the lead roles in the 1997 Titanic movie?

Answer: Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio

Question: What 1958 film depicts the Titanic disaster?

Answer: A Night to Remember

Question: Who wrote the 2012 Titanic miniseries?

Answer: Julian Fellowes

Question: Where is the Titanic Museum Attraction located in Missouri?

Answer: Branson

Question: Who designed the Titanic memorial in Washington, D.C.?

Answer: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Question: When did the Titanic Belfast exhibit open?

Answer: 2012

Question: What TV movie featured artifacts from the Titanic wreck?

Answer: Return to the Titanic: Live!

Question: What is the name of the company that salvaged Titanic artifacts in 1987?

Answer: R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. (RMST)

Question: What year did the U.S. court grant exclusive salvage rights to RMST?

Answer: 1994

Question: What was the primary focus of the Titanic's design according to its builders?

Answer: Comfort

Question: What book about the Titanic disaster was turned into a movie in 1958?

Answer: A Night to Remember

Question: Who was the lead researcher in the 1985 expedition that found the Titanic?

Answer: Robert Ballard

Question: What were the thin stalactite-like formations found on the Titanic wreck called?

Answer: Rusticles

Question: Who composed the score for the 1997 Titanic movie?

Answer: James Horner

Question: What song from the 1997 Titanic movie became a hit?

Answer: My Heart Will Go On

Question: Who performed the hit song from the 1997 Titanic movie?

Answer: Celine Dion

Question: How many Academy Awards did the 1997 Titanic movie win?

Answer: 11

Question: What actress played Rose in the 1997 Titanic movie?

Answer: Kate Winslet

Question: What actor played Jack in the 1997 Titanic movie?

Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio

Question: What is the famous line said by Jack in the 1997 Titanic movie?

Answer: I'm the king of the world!

Question: What year was the Titanic movie released?

Answer: 1997

Question: What artifact is central to the plot of the 1997 Titanic movie?

Answer: The Heart of the Ocean necklace

Question: What historical event does the 1997 Titanic movie depict?

Answer: The sinking of the Titanic