Sunday 8th October 2023
Difficulty: Medium
Titanic survivors (Quiz #324)
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RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, that sank in the Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making it the deadliest sinking of a single ship up to that time.
1. The youngest survivor of the disaster was Gladys “Millvina” Dean, who was 2 months and 13 days old. In which class of accommodation was she travelling?
2. Richard Williams spent over 6 hours waist deep in freezing water while awaiting rescue, and was told he would need to have both legs amputated. What happened next?
3. Margaret Brown was an American socialite and philanthropist who survived the disaster, and she unsuccessfully urged the crew in Lifeboat No. 6 to return to the debris field to look for survivors. What did she become known as after her death in 1932?
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