Question

Who was the richest man aboard the Titanic, with a net worth that would be about $2 billion in today's money?

A) John Jacob Astor IV
B) Thomas Andrews
C) Margaret Brown
D) Benjamin Guggenheim

Answer 1

John Jacob Astor IV was the richest man aboard the Titanic with a net worth of $2 billion in today's money.

Step-by-step explanation:

The richest man aboard the Titanic, with a net worth that would be about $2 billion in today's money, was John Jacob Astor IV. He was a prominent American businessman, real estate developer, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. Astor's fortune was derived from his family's investments in real estate and his own successful business ventures.