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The Titanic, and her sister ships, Olympic and Britannic, were conceived as White Star's response to the newly launched Cunard Line vessels, Lusitania and Mauretania. What was the Cunard lines advantage?

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  1. Price

  2. Size

  3. Luxury

  4. Speed

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The White Star Line, was one of Great Britain's largest shipping companies and commissioned the construction the Titanic. The Titanic, and her sister ships, Olympic and Britannic, were conceived as White Star's response to the newly launched Cunard Line vessels, Lusitania and Mauretania. The Cunard vessels were the fastest passenger ships in service at the time. White Star decided to counter the speed of the new Cunard Liners by offering more luxurious, grander vessels. The company was banking that luxury would be more marketable than speed.

What event first won national attention for Ford's automobile designs that attracted financial investors?

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  1. Ford cooperated in building army jeeps in World War II and was seen as a patriot.

  2. One of Ford's early models won a race against famed driver Alexander Winston in Grosse Point, Michigan.

  3. Ford's airplane designs drew attention to his automobile designs.

  4. His funding of the Peace Ship drew attention to his humanitarianism and won him, customers.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Henry Ford came back in the spotlight, after his 999 race car, driven by racer Barney Oldfield, won the Manufacturer's Cup Challenge, again defeating Winston. The win gained Ford more investors, and in 1903, he launched Ford Motor Company, beginning production on the Model A.

When did the RMS Titanic sink?

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  1. 15 April 1911

  2. 15 April 1912

  3. 15 April 1913

  4. 15 April 1914

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The RMS Titanic sank in the early morning of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into the ship's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City.

When did Women over 30 get the right to vote in Britain?

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  1. 1910

  2. 1918

  3. 1920

  4. 1923

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1918 the Representation of the People Act was passed which allowed women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification to vote. Although 8.5 million women met this criteria, it was only about two-thirds of the total population of women in the UK.

The RMS Titanic' belonged to which large British shipping company?

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  1. White Star Line

  2. Cunard

  3. Princess Cruises

  4. Royal Caribbean

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The White Star Line was one of Great Britain's largest shipping companies and commissioned the construction of the Titanic. The Titanic, and her sister ships, Olympic and Britannic, were conceived as White Star's response to the newly launched Cunard Line vessels, Lusitania and Mauretania.

When did Henry Ford make his first Model T car using an assembly line?

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  1. 1903

  2. 1906

  3. 1908

  4. 1913

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Henry Ford is one of those rare entrepreneurs who revolutionized the way people live. Many historians of the American industry rank him as the most important inventor of the 20th century. His automobile not only altered transportation but changed the American factory system. I908, the Model T, or 'Tin Lizzie', became an instant hit. He needed to shift away from producing race cars and luxury cars in favor of building for the general public. The Model T remained in continual production - with over 15 million made - until 1927. The design worked because it was simple, increasingly affordable, and famously came in one color - black.

What was the average age of people in the United States and Canada who died during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic?

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  1. 12

  2. 16

  3. 28

  4. 72

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The average age of those who died during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in the US and Canada was 28 years old. Globally, those between the ages of 20 and 40 were particularly susceptible but the reasons for this remain a mystery. Normally, influenza hits infants and the elderly the hardest, as well as those with compromised immune systems and pregnant women. Theories for the odd behavior of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic are that the elderly may have had antibodies from past outbreaks, and that the massive crowding of soldiers during World War I, especially on troop transports, might have been factors.

When was frozen food invented?

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  1. 1918

  2. 1919

  3. 1923

  4. 1924

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Clarence Birdseye is credited with inventing in 1924 the quick freezing method, which produces the type of frozen foods that we know today.

What innovative production concept introduced at his Highland Park facility in 1913 enabled Ford to build cars so quickly?

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  1. Installation of TVs in machine shops to pass time more quickly.

  2. Use of the Bessemer process.

  3. Use of the assembly line.

  4. Strong support of union organization.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In 1913, Henry Ford created the first moving assembly line, whereby each worker specialized and built or assembled only one part of a car as it moved by them. It was like a series of jigsaw puzzles where each worker was assigned a different spatial area, and in the end, the entire puzzle was completed though no one person had worked on the entire form.

Why is the 1918 Influenza Pandemic known as Spanish Flu?

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  1. It was discovered by Spanish doctors

  2. The flu first occurred in Spain

  3. It hit Spain the hardest

  4. Spain had a free press and was the first to report it

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic had previously surfaced in the United States and France (where it was known by the code name disease XI), but as both were fighting in World War I, it was kept quiet. Spain, which was neutral, had a free press and so was the first to report the existence of the pandemic.