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  • 1. On what date did the Titanic collide with an iceberg?
A) April 14, 1912
B) April 15, 1912
C) April 14, 1911
D) March 14, 1912
  • 2. Which side of the Titanic's hull was damaged below the waterline?
A) Stern side
B) Bow side
C) Port side
D) Starboard side
  • 3. How long after the collision did the Titanic sink?
A) Two hours and forty minutes
B) One hour and twenty minutes
C) Three hours
D) Four hours and ten minutes
  • 4. Approximately how many fatalities resulted from the Titanic disaster?
A) 850
B) 3,000
C) 1,496
D) 2,200
  • 5. What were the primary causes of death for the fatalities?
A) Drowning or hypothermia
B) Impact injuries and burns
C) Dehydration and starvation
D) Smoke inhalation and exhaustion
  • 6. Who authored the 1998 book 'Titanic: The Ship That Never Sank?'
A) Gareth Russell
B) Bruce Beveridge
C) Robin Gardiner
D) Mark Chirnside
  • 7. According to the Olympic exchange hypothesis, what was the motive for switching the ships?
A) A political conspiracy
B) An insurance scam
C) A naval blockade
D) To hide a military weapon
  • 8. Who controlled the International Mercantile Marine Group?
A) Mike Brady
B) J. P. Morgan
C) Robin Gardiner
D) Bruce Beveridge
  • 9. In what year did the International Mercantile Marine Group acquire the White Star Line?
A) 1912
B) 1902
C) 1935
D) 1898
  • 10. Who wrote 'Olympic and Titanic: The Truth Behind the Conspiracy'?
A) Gareth Russell and Mark Chirnside
B) Robin Gardiner and Mike Brady
C) Bruce Beveridge and Steve Hall
D) J. Kent Layton and Chris Frame
  • 11. What did British historian Gareth Russell call the switch theory?
A) So painfully ridiculous
B) A brilliant financial strategy
C) A well-documented event
D) A plausible historical mystery
  • 12. According to Gareth Russell, why would switching the sister ships secretly in a week be nearly impossible?
A) Significant interior architectural and design differences
B) The engines used entirely different fuel sources
C) They were painted completely different colors
D) They were built in different countries
  • 13. What alternative suggestion did Gareth Russell make for collecting insurance money instead of sinking the ship?
A) Falsifying cargo manifests without damaging the ship
B) Scrapping the ship early and reporting it stolen
C) Damaging the ship while docked by setting a fire
D) Sinking the ship in shallow harbor waters
  • 14. Who noted that the Olympic and Titanic were at vastly different stages of construction in 1911 and 1912?
A) J. P. Morgan
B) Robin Gardiner
C) Chris Frame
D) Steve Hall
  • 15. Who published extensive video analysis to set the record straight on Gardiner's theory?
A) Bruce Beveridge
B) Gareth Russell
C) Mark Chirnside
D) Mike Brady
  • 16. What is the Olympic's distinct construction yard number found in parts like wood paneling?
A) 1902
B) 1912
C) 401
D) 400
  • 17. What is the Titanic's distinct construction yard number found in parts like wood paneling?
A) 401
B) 1912
C) 1496
D) 400
  • 18. In what year was the Olympic retired?
A) 1998
B) 1935
C) 1902
D) 1912
  • 19. Which maritime historian pointed out that the Olympic's yard number was 400?
A) Robin Gardiner
B) Chris Frame
C) Steve Hall
D) J. Kent Layton
  • 20. What happened to the front compartments of the Titanic during the collision?
A) They flooded
B) They caught fire
C) They sealed themselves automatically
D) They detached completely
  • 21. When did the claim that J. P. Morgan deliberately sank the Titanic start gaining traction?
A) Late 2017
B) 2002
C) April 1912
D) 2023
  • 22. According to the claim, why was the ship allegedly sunk?
A) To destroy a secret Jesuit treasure
B) To kill millionaires opposed to the Federal Reserve
C) To collect insurance money for the White Star Line
D) To stop a rival shipping company
  • 23. In which 2002 book does the claim about a Jesuit plot first appear?
A) Aix-les-Bains Secrets
B) The Napoleon of Wall Street
C) The Federal Reserve Plot
D) The Secret Terrorists
  • 24. Who wrote the 2002 book 'The Secret Terrorists'?
A) Stew Peters
B) Bill Hughes
C) George Behe
D) Don Lynch
  • 25. Which wealthy man aboard the Titanic allegedly opposed the creation of a U.S. central bank, according to the text?
A) J. P. Morgan
B) John Jacob Astor IV
C) Ray Lepien
D) Stew Peters
  • 26. Who among the named wealthy passengers actually spoke in favor of the concept of a central bank?
A) Bill Hughes
B) Benjamin Guggenheim
C) Isidor Straus
D) John Jacob Astor IV
  • 27. What evidence has been found of Astor's and Guggenheim's opposition to Morgan's banking ideas?
A) Public speeches and letters
B) Newspaper interviews from 1911
C) Court documents from New York
D) No evidence has been found
  • 28. Which newspaper featured reports dated October 17, 1911, highlighting Isidor Straus's disagreements with aspects of proposed reforms?
A) Wall Street Journal
B) Chicago Tribune
C) New York Times
D) Moline Daily Dispatch
  • 29. Which Minnesota newspaper also reported on Straus's disagreements on October 17, 1911?
A) Duluth News Tribune
B) Austin Daily Herald
C) St. Paul Pioneer Press
D) Minneapolis Star Tribune
  • 30. What reason did J. P. Morgan give for cancelling his ticket for the maiden voyage?
A) Business meetings in New York
B) A reported illness
C) Dislike of the ship's captain
D) Bad weather forecasts
  • 31. Where was J. P. Morgan staying when he cancelled his trip on the Titanic?
A) London
B) Aix-les-Bains
C) Paris
D) New York
  • 32. What is J. P. Morgan's famous nickname mentioned in the text?
A) The Banking King
B) Master of the Sea
C) Napoleon of Wall Street
D) Titan of Finance
  • 33. Which major company did J. P. Morgan help create?
A) Standard Oil
B) Cunard Line
C) Ford Motor Company
D) General Electric
  • 34. During which financial crisis was Morgan credited with almost single-handedly saving the U.S. banking system?
A) The Great Depression
B) Panic of 1893
C) Panic of 1913
D) Panic of 1907
  • 35. Which shipping company, owned by Morgan's International Mercantile Marine, owned the Titanic?
A) Cunard Line
B) Olympic Line
C) White Star Line
D) Red Star Line
  • 36. When did J. P. Morgan attend the launching of the Titanic?
A) 1912
B) 1911
C) 1907
D) 1910
  • 37. What special feature was included in Morgan's private bath aboard the Titanic?
A) Gold-plated faucets
B) Specially designed cigar holders
C) A saltwater jacuzzi
D) A heated marble floor
  • 38. Which conspiracy theorist advanced an alternative version involving the Rothschilds?
A) Bill Hughes
B) Don Lynch
C) Stew Peters
D) George Behe
  • 39. According to Stew Peters, what event in 2023 was orchestrated via sabotage?
A) The collapse of a bridge
B) The sinking of a modern cruise ship
C) A fire at a maritime museum
D) The Titan submersible implosion
  • 40. According to Stew Peters' theory, what actually caused the Titanic to sink instead of an iceberg?
A) A controlled demolition
B) A massive structural defect
C) A fire in the coal bunkers
D) A torpedo attack
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