Foods served at the last meal on the Titanic
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Q 01What shellfish was in the first course of the Titanic's final first-class dinner?
- ALobster
- BShrimp
- COysters
- DCrab
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Oysters
The first course of the first-class dinner on April 14, 1912, began with hors d'oeuvres variés and oysters. Oysters were a staple luxury item in Edwardian fine dining.
Q 02Consommé Olga, one of two soup options at the Titanic's final first-class dinner, was traditionally garnished with marrow from which creature?
- ASturgeon
- BBeef cattle
- CLamb
- DWhale
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Sturgeon
The Titanic accounts describe Consomme Olga as a clarified stock finished with port and garnished with vesiga, the dried spinal marrow of the sturgeon. It was one of two soups on the card, the other being Cream of Barley.
Q 03What alcoholic frozen treat was served as a palate cleanser at the Titanic's last first-class dinner?
- AChampagne sorbet
- BBrandy slush
- CKirsch granita
- DPunch Romaine
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Punch Romaine
Punch Romaine: rum and champagne over shaved ice, served sixth to clear the palate before the squab.
Q 04Filet Mignons Lili at the Titanic's final dinner was topped with truffles and which other luxury ingredient?
- ACaviar
- BLobster medallion
- CGold leaf
- DFoie gras
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Foie gras
Foie gras: Filet Mignons Lili set the steak, foie gras and truffle on a bed of potatoes Anna.
Q 05What was the centrepiece of 'Dinner' on the Titanic's third-class menu for 14 April 1912?
- ABaked haddock
- BRoast beef
- CIrish stew
- DBoiled ham
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Roast beef
The card's Dinner listing runs: rice soup, fresh bread, cabin biscuits, roast beef with brown gravy, sweet corn, boiled potatoes, plum pudding with sweet sauce, and fruit.
Q 06Which fish came with mousseline sauce and cucumber at the Titanic's last first-class dinner?
- ASalmon
- BTurbot
- CHalibut
- DDover sole
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Salmon
The printed card's fish course reads "Salmon, Mousseline Sauce, Cucumber". It followed the two soup options, Consomme Olga and Cream of Barley.
Q 07Which second-class dinner option on the Titanic's final night was a South Asian-inspired dish with rice?
- ACurried chicken
- BLamb vindaloo
- CTandoori fish
- DSpiced mutton
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Curried chicken
Curried chicken with rice was one of the main course options for second-class passengers, reflecting the British Empire's influence on Edwardian cuisine. The second-class menu also included baked haddock and roast turkey.
Q 08What was the very last food served to third-class passengers on the Titanic, at their evening supper?
- ABread and butter
- BGruel with biscuits and cheese
- CCold meat sandwiches
- DBeef stew with dumplings
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Gruel with biscuits and cheese
The third-class card's last heading, Supper, reads: gruel, cabin biscuits and cheese. It followed Tea, which had been cold meat, cheese, pickles, bread and butter, and stewed figs with rice.
Q 09Which Titanic baker survived after reportedly drinking liqueur and treading icy water for two hours?
- APierre Rousseau
- BThomas Andrews
- CCharles Joughin
- DFrederick Fleet
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Charles Joughin
Charles Joughin, the chief baker, drank a tumbler half-full of liqueur, rode the stern down and said he trod the icy water for about two hours before reaching Collapsible B.
Q 10Which Titanic dessert shares a hotel's name, though its exact recipe is still unknown?
- APeach Melba
- BBaked Alaska
- CWaldorf Pudding
- DCrêpes Suzette
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Waldorf Pudding
Waldorf Pudding: two early-1900s cookbooks give different recipes, one with apples and one without, and nobody knows which, if either, the Titanic served.
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