Birkenhead Drill

MCQs

Birkenhead met an accident in

A: 1951

B: 1850

C: 1851

D: 1853

The number of women and children on the ship was

A: 630

B: 360

C: 170

D: 436

The Birkenhead Drill collided with the hidden rock on

A: 12 March 1852

B: 15 August 1851

C: 25 February 1851

D: 15 February 1851

The name "Birkenhead Drill" now stands for

A: To stand and be still

B: to be impatient

C: to be alert

D: to be decisive

The meaning of word panic is

A: anxiety or fear

B: complete order

C: harmony

D: silence

The meaning of murmur is

A: Grumble and whisper

B: smile

C: laughter

D: cry

How many people were drowned in the sea

A: 436

B: 432

C: 435

D: 460

The destination of the ship Birkenhead was

A: Rome

B: Spain

C: Cape town

D: Berlin

The troops on board the Birkenhead were

A: Experienced

B: inexperienced

C: skilled

D: competent

One lifeboat could accomodate only

A: 50 passengers

B: 60 passengers

C: 64 passengers

D: 84 passengers

Birkenhead stuck the hidden rock at a distance of

A: 46 kilometers

B: 55 kilometers

C: 64 kilometers

D: 60 kilometers

The number of passengers travelling on Birkenhead was

A: Three hundred sixty

B: Four hundred sixty

C: Six hundred thirty

D: Six hundred forty

Birkenhead was a

A: Cargo Ship

B: Troopship

C: Passenger ship

D: Canoe

How far was the cape town when brikenhead struck the rock?

A: 40km

B: 20km

C: 10KM

D: 64KM

How many passengers were travelling in Brikenhead ?

A: 630

B: 500

C: 300

D: 200

Brikenhead was a ?

A: cargo ship

B: troop ship

C: passenger ship

D: canone