We’ve all seen the movie Titanic; it was the number one grossing movie in the world until 2009. The love story between Rose and Jack was made up, so one has to wonder what actually happened. History buffs will know how many people survived, how many died, how many were millionaires, how much coal the ship used in a day, but can they get all the answers right? How well do you know what really happened?
The word Titanic is derived from:

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Who christened the Titanic?

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How much did the Second Wireless Operator earn each month?

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What was the name of the Titanic’s sister ship?

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With what company did the White Star Line eventually merge?

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How many millionaires were aboard the ship?

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After hitting the iceberg, how long did the ship remain afloat?

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Millionaire John Jacob Astor and his dog were aboard. What was the dog’s name?

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The Titanic had a ‘dummy’ ornamental smokestack to make it look more elegant. Which one was it?

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The rescue ship was sunk by a German submarine in WWI. Who later discovered it?

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In what year did Lillian Asplund, the last living survivor (who remembered the sinking of the ship) of the Titanic, die?

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How many bottles of beer, stout and wine were on the provisions list for the voyage?

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What would the most costly first class accommodation on Titanic be worth (approximately) today, in US dollars?

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Adusting 1912 figures for inflation, how much more did the movie, Titanic, cost to make than the actual ship Titanic?

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How many dogs actually survived the sinking of the Titanic?

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What was found in May 1912, floating, two hundred miles from where Titanic sank?

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Who occupied the parlour suite, B52, B54 and B56, on board Titanic?

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There were more than 5 million rivets used in the construction of the Titanic.

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Whose headstone reads, in part, "Saved 706 Souls from SS Titanic, 15 April 1912"?

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From which ship did Titanic receive her last iceberg warning?

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63% of first class passengers survived the sinking of the Titanic.

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How many passenger telegrams were sent and received during the short-lived maiden voyage of the Titanic?

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There were three each of which following items on Titanic?

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On what deck was the gymnasium located on the Titanic?

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What was the first name of the Mrs Straus who refused to enter a lifeboat, stating that wherever her husband went, she too would go?

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What was the last distress call sent, in Morse Code, from the Titanic?

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How many tons of coal did Titanic burn on a daily basis?

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True or false? Binoculars were not immediately available to the Titanic's lookouts at the time of the sinking.

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The 1997 movie hits spot-on once again with its depiction of the Titanic's final moments, during which one of the four funnels rips free of its restraints. Which funnel collapsed in both fact and fiction?

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In the Halifax graveyard containing the bodies of many of the Titanic's victims, there actually is a grave marker for a certain "J. Dawson". Contrary to popular belief and Hollywood lore, though, his name is not the same as a certain DiCaprio character's. What, then, is his name?

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Which of the following IS a valid reason for the Titanic's captain Smith speeding up in the reportedly icy area?

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What was the name of the finely crafted clock face at the top of the first class grand staircase on the Titanic?

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Where was the Titanic built?

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How many lifeboats were on the Titanic?

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Where did the Titanic first stop after leaving Southampton with her passengers and crews?

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How many decks were on the Titanic?

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When did the Titanic hit an iceberg?

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What lifeboat launched with 12 people out of its capacity of 40?

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How many first-class women passengers died on the Titanic?

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What ship rescued the 706 survivors of Titanic?

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