Titanic Disaster Misreporting and Communication

After the Titanic sank, newspapers incorrectly reported that all passengers were saved due to chaotic wireless telegraph messages. The confusion arose from a mix-up with another ship's situation. This misinformation spread rapidly, but the scale of the Titanic disaster overshadowed any potential scandal from the reporting errors, leading to the saga being forgotten.

What did the initial reports claim about the Titanic disaster?

• All passengers were saved.

• Only a few passengers were saved.

• The ship reached its destination safely.

• The ship was never in danger.

What was the Titanic's only connection to the outside world?

• Satellite phone

• Morse code signals

• Wireless telegraph transmitter

• Radio broadcast

Which company installed the wireless telegraph transmitter on the Titanic?

• General Electric

• Bell Labs

• Siemens

• Marconi

What caused the confusion in the wireless messages?

• The messages were intercepted by pirates.

• The messages were chaotic and unclear.

• Messages were sent in different languages.

• The messages were sent to the wrong ship.

What was the incorrect information spread about the Titanic?

• The ship was being towed to Halifax.

• The ship had safely docked in New York.

• The ship had never left port.

• The ship was still afloat and operational.

What overshadowed the scandal of misreporting the Titanic disaster?

• A celebrity event

• A natural disaster

• A political scandal

• The scale of the disaster

What was the fate of the ship that was actually being towed to Halifax?

• It was a military vessel.

• It was another ship in the vicinity.

• It was the Titanic.

• It was a fictional ship.

How did the misinformation about the Titanic spread?

• Through official government channels

• Via a public announcement

• Like wildfire

• Through a controlled press release