Wright Brothers Trivia Challenge

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Challenge 1/February 2001

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Wilbur and Orville Wright

1. What was the Wright brothers' father's occupation?

a. engineer

b. clergyman

c. bicycle mechanic

d. butcher

2. How many Wright brothers were there?

a. 2

b. 4

c. 6

d. 8

The Invention of the Airplane -- 1899 to 1905

3. The Wright brothers began testing their theories and embarked on active flying machine experiments with which of the following devices?

a. 1897 ornithopter

b. 1898 windtunnel

c. 1900 glider

d. 1899 "wing warping" kite

4. Wilbur and Orville first went to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to begin experiments with their flying machine in what year?

a. 1898

b. 1899

c. 1900

d. 1901

The First Flight, December 17, 1903

5. How did Wilbur and Orville decide who the pilot would be for the first flight?

a. drew lots

b. arm wrestled

c. tossed a coin

d. went in alphabetical order

 

6. What distance did the first flight cover?

a. 12 feet

b. 120 feet

c. 1 mile

d. 2 miles

 

Into the Air:  The Wright Brothers, 1906 to 1912

7. In what year did the Wright brothers make their first public flight?

a. 1906

b. 1907

c. 1908

d. 1909

 

8. In what year was the Wright brothers' first patent issued?

a. 1900

b. 1902

c. 1903

d. 1906

 

About the Wright Brothers Trivia Challenge

The Challenge changes monthly, so come visit us again. 

The Wright Brothers Trivia Challenge is an initiative of the First Flight Centennial Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization formed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.

We are grateful to our friends for help with the questions, and more importantly, the answers:  Dr. Tom Crouch, senior curator for aeronautics at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution; and Mr. Darrell Collins, historian at Wright Brothers National Memorial.

The Foundation permits and encourages reproduction and distribution of the Wright Brothers Trivia Challenge, provided recognition is given to First Flight Centennial Foundation, Dr. Tom Crouch and Mr. Darrell Collins.

 

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