Titanic Facts and Figures Questions

1 - What was the cost of building the Titanic in 1912?  
     What would it cost today?

 2 - What were the ticket prices in 1912 and what would 
     be the comparable prices today?

     First Class (parlor)   1912 ________   today ________
     First Class (berth)    1912 ________   today ________
     Second Class           1912 ________   today ________
     Third Class            1912 ________   today ________

3 - How many passengers were on board the Titanic?  How many
    traveled first class?  second class?  third class?  How 
    many crew members were on board?

4 - How many people survived?  How many perished?

5 - How many lifeboats of each type were on the Titanic and 
    what was the capacity of each?
                                                                                     number       capacity
 large wooden lifeboats        ______        ______
 small wooden lifeboats        ______        ______
 collapsible lifeboats         ______        ______


6 - Why do you think the Titanic was not equipped with enough
    lifeboats for all passengers and crew?  Why do you think 
    the lifeboats were not filled to capacity when the ship 
    was sinking?

7 - Create a chart listing all lifeboats, the capacity of each, 
    and the actual number of people put in the lifeboats. After 
    completing the chart, answer these questions:
    - What was the total capacity of all lifeboats?
    - What was the total number of people put in all lifeboats?
    - How many more passengers could possibly have been
      saved if the lifeboats had been filled to capacity?
    - What percentage of the total Titanic population were put
      in lifeboats?