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September 2002

The First Flight

1. What distance did the 1903 plane travel on the final flight of the day?

a. 852 feet

b. 331 feet

c. 713 feet

d. 1217 feet

2. What did the brothers do with the plane after the final flight

a. Sent it to the Smithsonian

b. Shipped it back to Dayton

c. Left it on the beach

d. Used it to build a new plane

The Invention of the Plane

3. How much horsepower did the Wright’s 200-pound engine produce?

a. 50 hp

b. 12 hp

c. 21 hp

d. 5 hp

4. Which prominent American Civil engineer camped with the Wright Brother’s in Kitty Hawk in December of 1903?

a. Henry Bessemer

b. Henry Ford

c. Octave Chanute

d. Samuel Morse

Into the Air, 1906-1912

5. The brothers designed Model R “Baby Grand” to compete for what prize at Belmont Park in 1910?

a. Belmont Stakes

b. Golden Jacket

c. Gordon Bennett Trophy

d. Winged Cup

6. In 1909 as a tribute to the Wright Brothers, Dayton schoolchildren did this

a. Made a mural on the walls of their school

b. Formed a living flag

c. Had a kite design contest

d. Wore sky blue ribbons

The Wright Brothers

7. Which of the Wright’s attended Dayton Central High School with Paul Lawrence Dunbar?

a. Orville

b. Lorin

c. Reuchlin

d. Katherine

8. Wilbur was the youngest member of a club formed by his older brothers and their high school friends. What was the club’s name?

a. The Ohio Players

b. The Wright Stuff

c. Ten Dayton Boys

d. Magnificent Seven