WONDER #1231: How Did the “Unsinkable” Titanic Sink?
Question 1 of 3
The engineers who designed the <i>Titanic</i> thought its watertight compartments and remotely-operated, electronic watertight doors made the ship virtually what?
- unsinkable
- impenetrable
- ostentatious
- opulent
Question 2 of 3
Metallurgists believe which poorly-cast parts of the <i>Titanic</i> played a large role in its sinking?
- hull
- rivets
- staterooms
- icebergs
Question 3 of 3
If the Titanic’s lifeboats had been properly loaded, about how many more people should have survived?
- 40
- 4,000
- 1,500
- 400
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