Question 1

True or false: The iceberg that sank the Titanic was painted black to make it invisible.

Accepted Answer

False. Icebergs are naturally white or blue; the 'black iceberg' myth comes from a fictional story and has no historical basis.

Question 2

True or false: The Titanic's maiden voyage was from Southampton to New York City.

Accepted Answer

True. She departed Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, with planned stops at Cherbourg and Queenstown before heading to New York.

Question 3

True or false: The Titanic's orchestra played 'Nearer My God to Thee' as the ship sank.

Accepted Answer

False. Survivors recalled different tunes; no definitive proof exists. The band likely played ragtime, not hymns, to calm passengers.

Question 4

True or false: A passenger survived by swimming to a lifeboat and was later saved by a passing ship.

Accepted Answer

False. The water was 28°F; no one could survive more than minutes in it. All survivors were in lifeboats or on wreckage.

Question 5

True or false: The Titanic carried a secret shipment of Egyptian mummies on her maiden voyage.

Accepted Answer

False. No mummies were aboard; this is a persistent myth popularized by urban legends and a hoax involving a cursed artifact.

Question 6

True or false: The Titanic was originally designed to carry 64 lifeboats, but only 20 were installed.

Accepted Answer

True. Designer Alexander Carlisle proposed 64 boats, but White Star Line reduced it to 20 to avoid deck clutter, deeming them unnecessary.

Question 7

True or false: Only two dogs survived the Titanic sinking, both small breeds.

Accepted Answer

True. Two Pomeranians and a Pekingese survived because they were small enough to sneak into lifeboats with their owners.

Question 8

True or false: A coal fire burned in one of the Titanic's bunkers before she even left port.

Accepted Answer

True. A fire smoldered in coal bunker number 10 for days before departure, possibly weakening the hull near where the iceberg struck.

Titanic maiden voyage Trivia Questions