Questions & Answers
Browse all 12 questions from the
Aviation History Exploration study set below.
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1
Who were the brothers credited with the first powered, controlled, and sustained flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft?
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A
The Montgolfier brothers
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B
Orville and Wilbur Wright
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C
The Curtiss brothers
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D
The Lilienthal brothers
2
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first person to complete a solo non-stop flight across which ocean?
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A
Pacific Ocean
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B
Indian Ocean
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C
Atlantic Ocean
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D
Arctic Ocean
3
What was the name of the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight, piloted by Chuck Yeager in 1947?
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A
Bell X-1
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B
Boeing 747
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C
Supermarine Spitfire
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D
Lockheed SR-71
4
Amelia Earhart was a pioneering aviator famous for being the first woman to fly solo across which vast geographic feature?
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A
The Alps
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B
The Atlantic Ocean
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C
The Sahara Desert
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D
The Andes Mountains
5
The 'Spirit of St. Louis' is the name of the custom-built, single-engine plane used by which famous aviator?
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A
Louis Blériot
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B
Charles Lindbergh
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C
Bessie Coleman
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D
Igor Sikorsky
6
What type of aircraft were the Montgolfier brothers famous for inventing in 1783?
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A
Biplane
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B
Helicopter
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C
Hot air balloon
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D
Glider
7
Who was the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, completing the trip in 1935?
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A
Amelia Earhart
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B
Charles Lindbergh
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C
Fred Noonan
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D
Howard Hughes
8
Which famous aircraft, known for its supersonic speed, was a joint venture between British and French companies?
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A
Airbus A380
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B
Concorde
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C
Boeing 707
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D
Douglas DC-3
9
Bessie Coleman was the first African American and the first Native American woman to hold which professional certification?
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A
Pilot's license
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B
Flight instructor certificate
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C
Aircraft mechanic license
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D
Air traffic controller permit
10
The Boeing 747, which entered service in 1970, is widely known by what popular nickname?
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A
The Jumbo Jet
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B
The Flying Fortress
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C
The Concorde
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D
The Sky Master
11
During World War II, the Supermarine Spitfire was a legendary fighter aircraft developed by which country?
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A
Germany
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B
Japan
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C
United Kingdom
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D
United States
12
Otto Lilienthal, a German engineer who performed many successful flights in gliders before the Wright brothers, was known by what nickname?
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A
The Father of Flight
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B
The Glider King
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C
The Sky Navigator
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D
The Winged Pioneer
