The history of flight is a shocking quick one. From dreaming for thousands of years to fly, man went from achieving that dream to walking on the moon in less than a century! Incredible how far we've come during the time since the Wright Brothers made their first flight. How much can you tell us about the history of the flying man?
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What did the Wright Brothers do before inventing aircrafts?
Carpentry
Made bicycles
Fixed boats
Fixed cars
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What was the name of Charles Lindbergh’s Atlantic-crossing airplane?
Spirit of St. Louis
Madam Hepburn
Lady Lombard
Queen Hawk
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True or False: Leonardo da Vinci was able to fly two prototypes of flying machines.
While he drew plans for them, he was missing the mechanical engine the Wright Brothers later used.
True
False
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When was the first flight made?
1919
1903
1892
1933
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Which of these women was a famous aviator?
Frances Perkins
Amelia Earhart
Jane Addams
Abigail Adams
6 of 14
What is Mach 1 speed (or the speed of sound)?
1534 mph or 2500 kph
1150 mph 1852.2 kph
767 mph or 1235 kph
383 mph or 617 kph
7 of 14
True or False: The first passengers of a hot-air balloon were a rooster, a sheep, and a duck.
Indeed, they were sent up there in front of the French King Louis XVI, and got to a height of about 1500 feet (470 meters)
True
False
8 of 14
What is the max speed of a Concorde plane?
The Concorde cruising speed is Mach 2.02 (2.02 times the speed of sound)
10 times the speed of sound
Twice the speed of sound
5 times the speed of sound
At the speed of sound
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True or False: The Hercules H-4 is known as the largest aircraft built in terms of wingspan. It was made almost entirely of wood.
False
True
10 of 14
Which country had the first jet fighter plane?
It was the Heinkel He 178 in 1939. While the USA also developed such a plane, it became operational a bit later.
France
USA
Germany
UK
11 of 14
How long was the first non-stop flight from London to Paris?
What airline manufacturer grew to challenge the Boeing Company through its technical innovations and fleet of diverse aircraft?
Bombardier
Embraer
General Electric
Airbus industries
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Where did the Hindenburg disaster take place?
More precisely, it was at Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Cambridge, England
Frankfurt, Germany
California, USA
New Jeresy, USA
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