Search Engines for your Search!

Today you will be using two search engines to locate information on Lost Liners-- the Titanic, Lusitania, and the Empress of Ireland. These ships were all lost at sea.

Use one of the two search engines to answer the following questions:

AskJeeves

Dogpile

Question #1

Most people know what happened to the Lusitania, but what happened to its sister ship, the Mauretania?

Question #2

Dr. Robert Ballard was in charge of the team that found the Titanic, as well as the Lusitania, and the Empress of Ireland. What college did he go to? Where does he currently work? What other projects is he associated with?

Question #3

The Titanic had a sister ship that was called "Britannic." Where did the Britanic sink?

Question #4

Where could you find a comprehensive picture album of oceanliners? Hint: The oceanliners could be called "Monsters of the Sea."

Question #5

What are the first two lines of the national anthem for Ireland? Where did you find this information?

Thank you!

Thank you for visiting the Lost Liners Scavenger Hunt (Internet version). This is supplemental to the PBS Lesson at http://www.pbs.org/lostliners/t_scavenger.html and users can download other questions at http://www.pbs.org/lostliners/t_p_huntq.html.