In 1912, which ship struck an iceberg and sank, resulting in over 1,500 deaths?

• A. RMS Titanic
• B. RMS Lusitania
• C. SS Edmund Fitzgerald
• D. SS Andrea Doria

Answer: (A)

This question hinges on knowing the famous maritime disaster from 1912. The RMS Titanic was on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York when it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on the night of April 14, 1912. The collision caused rapid flooding, and more than 1,500 people perished, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. The tragedy prompted major changes in ship safety procedures and international regulations.

The other ships listed don’t fit the clue. The Lusitania was sunk in 1915 by a German submarine during World War I. The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 1975 on Lake Superior due to a severe storm, not an iceberg. The Andrea Doria sank in 1956 after a collision near Nantucket, also not due to an iceberg.