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