Quiz: Would You Have Survived The Titanic?

More than 1,500 victims perished when the RMS Titanic sank into the icy waters of the Atlantic at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912. Four hours later, the Carpathia rescued 705 survivors. Would you have been one of them? Take our quiz and find out.

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On Dec 15, 2015

How much would you be willing to spend on a ticket?

Are you over 14 years old?

Are you a woman?

Are you a man who believes in the maxim, "Women and children first!"

Are you a female crew member?

If you were woken up in the middle of the night by people screaming, "We've hit an iceberg!!! Get to a lifeboat NOW!" Would you:

Would you stay behind for your other half?

You're one of the 750 survivors!

You're one of the 750 survivors!

You made it! Which means you're probably a first-class woman or child.. Of the 1,496 people that perished with the Titanic, 73.3 percent of the women and 50.4 percent of the children survived compared to only 20.7 percent of the men. If you were a first-class female, you had a 98% chance of survival. The odds were also in favor of female crew members: 87% percent of them made it onto a lifeboat.

You went down with the ship.

You went down with the ship.

You're one of the 1,496 victims. Which means you were probably in steerage. Out of 2,340 of passengers and crew on board, only 705 survived. Even if all 20 lifeboats had been filled to capacity, there would only have been room in them for 1,178 people. What determined your chance of survival? Your sex, age, and the price of your ticket. 73.3 percent of the women and 50.4 percent of the children survived compared to only 20.7 percent of the men. Here's the breakdown by passenger class:

First-Class:
Of the 329 passengers in first-class, 199 survived and 130 perished making it a loss of 39.5%.

Second-Class:
Of the 285 passengers in second-class, 119 survived and 166 perished making it a loss of 58%.

Third-Class:
Of the 710 passengers in third-class, 174 survived and 536 perished making it a loss of 75.4%.

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