The Titanic

What went wrong on the Titanic and could it have been saved?

An exploration of why the Titanic sank and how it changed maritime safety forever, designed for young learners.

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1. What was the Titanic?
- A. A fast airplane
- B. A huge, beautiful ship
- C. A deep ocean submarine
- D. A giant sea creature
2. What did the ship hit that caused it to sink?
- A. A big rock
- B. A giant whale
- C. A cold iceberg
- D. Another small boat
3. Why did the Titanic sink?
- A. Water got inside the ship
- B. It ran out of coal
- C. The ship was too old
- D. It lost its steering wheel
4. Where does the Titanic lie today?
- A. In a museum in New York
- B. At the bottom of the ocean
- C. At a shipyard in Belfast
- D. Floating on the surface

1. What was a secret design mistake on the Titanic?
- A. The engine was too small
- B. The paint was the wrong color
- C. The walls did not go high enough to keep water out
- D. The steering wheel was broken
2. Why would more lifeboats have helped?
- A. To carry more coal
- B. To save more people on board
- C. To make the ship go faster
- D. To help the ship turn away from ice
3. What does 'safety engineering' mean?
- A. Painting ships funny colors
- B. Trying to build the biggest ship ever
- C. Designing things to be as safe as possible
- D. Always driving a ship very slowly
4. How do we make ships safer today?
- A. We use satellites and technology to spot danger
- B. We make them out of wood
- C. We don't go near the ocean anymore
- D. We only let the captain look for ice

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