Spend a Day on the Titanic and We'll Tell You Which Time Period You Belong In!

By: Zoe Samuel

6 Min Quiz

Image: Darina Helíková

About This Quiz

The Titanic is the most famous vessel in the history of the world. It was meant to be a triumph of engineering but became famous as a failure of the same.

The Titanic is a time capsule. The launch of the Titanic and its historical sinking happened at a crossroads in history. The Industrial Revolution was about to reach its zenith with the War To End All Wars. Mass media was coming into its own, with radio and newspapers vying for supremacy. People were confident in our ability to conquer the natural world through the use of technology. The Titanic was the uncanny valley of the hubris tools can give us.

Culturally, the people aboard the Titanic ranged from the most elite to the lowest rung of society. Some knew life that was little better than the serfs who were their ancestors: these people were headed to America for a better life and the hope of social mobility. These poor souls traveled in "steerage," the worst class on board the Titanic, sleeping in bunk beds and seeing little of the outside until the ship was due to land. Some Titanic passengers were traveling in the lap of luxury just to vacation in the United States, with plans to return to Europe. Others were heading home on the latest safest ship in the world.

What would you do onboard Titanic? Would you hobnob with the elites or slum it downstairs? Would you plan for your watery fate or enjoy life while it is yours? And what time period would that place you within? Take this quiz to find out!

Someone you are attracted to wants to look at the stars with you. Would you like to go?

Of course! This is my chance!

No, I mustn't succumb to the desires of the flesh!
Why not? Life is short and brutish.

I may as well. I have a few minutes to kill.

People are filtering back to their rooms. What would you like to do?

I'll have one last smoke.

I'll gaze at the stars.
I'll have one last peer out at the moon.

I'll get my things onto a lifeboat.

What book will you be carrying with you today, to read when you are bored?

"Jeeves and Wooster" by P.G. Wodehouse.

The Book of Acts.
Book? That assumes I can read.

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving a Maritime Disaster."

Excellent. What dessert would you like, to put a closure on the meal?

A chocolate ganache.

An apple.
A tiny piece of chocolate.

More alcohol.

How will you dress for dinner?

I'll wear a very formal black tie.

I'll wear the same godly garb I always wear.
I'll wear the same old clothes I always wear, because they are all I own.

I'll wear a wetsuit, a lifejacket, and a flashlight.

How would you like to spend this afternoon?

I'll have a drink in the smoking room.

I'll take a stroll on the deck.
I'll try to keep warm near the engine room.

Putting my things in waterproof bags.

Some of your friends want to go for a smoke. What would you like to talk about?

This marvelous new investment scheme I heard of run by this man named Ponzi, in New York.

The meaning of the Sermon on The Mount.
Ever seeing the sun again.

If anyone can swim.

What have you packed for your journey?

Just the essentials: black tie, white tie, and shooting togs.

Some travel clothes, money, and a stack of bibles.
All my worldly possessions.

A lifejacket.

Will you come dancing after dinner?

Of course.

Dancing is the devil's work!
What else is there to do?

I may as well.

One of the other passengers wants to have a drunken conversation about religion. Are you up for it?

Of course not. What a bore.

Of course! I can bring him into my church!
No thanks. I hope never to get into one of these conversations again.

No way. Pretty soon I don't know if this person's going to believe in that stuff anymore.

With whom would you like to arrange a lunch date with?

The Baron. I ran into him yesterday at tea and he insisted.

My spouse. I would not want to be tempted by the presence of others.
The dockworkers I'm bunking with.

Whichever passengers look the most buoyant.

What would you like for breakfast?

Eggs over easy, bacon, cooked to perfection, beans on toast, and black pudding.

Just eggs and slice of bread, thank you.
It looks like it's stale bread again.

Whatever has the most calories. I'm carb loading.

What would you like to do for the hour after lunch?

I'd smoke and relax.

I'd read.
I'd go for a walk.

I'd find the lifeboat nearest to my room.

As the ship slices through the ocean, your paramour leans in to kiss you. Do you dare return the gesture?

Yes! My heart's desire!

No! I can't! But I cannot stop myself!
Finally! Someone who understands me!

Nope, I'm keeping one eye on the clock.

What clothes shall be laid out for you in the morning?

My best frock coat.

Something black and pressed with starch.
My full wardrobe: the clothes on my back.

A wet suit and fins.

What will you do after tea?

Change into my formalwear for dinner.

Clean my shaving kit.
Play dice games with the other passengers.

Start feeling quite nervous.

What time should you like to be roused from your slumber today?

I'd like to wake up at 7:30 a.m. and no later!

I'd like to wake up a 5:00 a.m., so I can get in my morning prayers.
Early enough that the food won't run out before I get my shot at it.

I'd like to wake up a 9:00 a.m. I'll need the energy to swim.

When would you like to take your constitutional?

No later than 10:00 a.m. I don't like it when the day is too warm.

I don't. It's ungodly.
I suppose I'll stroll the lower decks a bit so I don't get deep vein thrombosis.

I think I'll go out around 10:30 to stretch my legs, so I can keep limber.

What time will you be having dinner?

I'll have dinner around 7:30 p.m.

I'll eat at 6:00 p.m.
I probably skip dinner.

I'll eat at 8:00 p.m.: I want to have a full stomach as late as possible.

Would you like to play a game this morning?

Yes, I believe there is a blackjack table in the first class lounge.

No, games are just another way for the devil to worm his way into your heart!
Dice seems to be the only game down here.

Roulette, if available. We're all gambling with death.

What will you be having for lunch?

The lobster.

Just bread and water, thanks.
Whatever they deign to give me.

Anything but seafood.

What would you like for dinner?

The duck.

The fish.
Anything.

It doesn't matter. We can't change anything.

What will you do during tea?

Talk politics with the Margrave Meissen.

Discuss my plans to open a church in America.
Dream of having a job and a roof over my head.

Keep one eye on the clock.

What will you be drinking with your meal?

A sherry, I should think.

I'm part of the temperance movement, so something non-alcoholic.
Whiskey, please.

Oh, what the heck? Give me a Manhattan, please.

How would you prefer to occupy your morning?

I should like to read my newspaper out of doors on the Boat Deck.

I will pray of course, in my quarters.
I'll probably just wind up chatting with the other scum.

I'll be counting the hours until our inevitable disaster.

Whoa! Did you feel that?

It felt like we ran over a gopher!

Did we hit a whale?
The gods are angry!

I claim shotgun on the lifeboat!

How much do you plan to drink this evening?

Loads, of course.

Very little. Drunkenness isn't becoming of the godly.
As much as possible of whatever swill I can get my hands on.

I'm not drinking tonight.

What would you like for tea?

Smoked salmon sandwiches.

Bread and butter.
Saltines.

It doesn't matter, because it's going in my bag for later.

What time would you prefer to lunch?

I'll eat at 1:00 p.m. no sooner.

Noon. I would prefer a small meal and eating earlier means I will have less of an appetite.
I'd prefer to have it at all.

I'll have a double helping at 1:30, so I can pack something away for later.

Which wine would you like with your dinner?

I'll have some of the cabernet.

I have my own, thank you.
I'll drink any wine.

None thanks. I need to stay sober, and also, alcohol lowers your body temperature.

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