Wright Brothers Trivia Challenge

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Challenge 2/March 2001

Wilbur and Orville Wright

1. Who was the only college graduate (from Oberlin College) in the Wright family?

a. Milton Wright

b. Wilbur Wright

c. Katherine Wright

d. Orville Wright

2. Wilbur Wright was accidentally injured as a young man playing what sport?

a. bicycle racing

b. badminton

c. "shinny" hockey

d. baseball

The Invention of the Airplane -- 1899 to 1905

3. What was the name of the pasture outside Dayton, Ohio where the Wright brothers tested their flying machines in 1904 and 1905?

a. Deeds Point

b. Morraine Farm

c. the Pinnacles

d. Huffman Prairie

4. How many horsepower during operation was generated by the Wright engine for the 1903 Flyer?

a. 2 horsepower

b. about 12.5 horsepower

c. about 25 horsepower

d. about 60 horsepower

The First Flight, December 17, 1903

5. What maximum altitude was achieved during the first flight?

a. between 3 to 5 feet

b. between 10 to 12 feet

c. between 25 to 50 feet

d. between 50 to 100 feet

 

6. The crew of what organization assisted with and witnessed the first flight?

a. U.S. Lifesaving Service

b. U.S. Lighthouse Service

c. U.S. Coast Guard

d. U.S. Weather Bureau

 

Into the Air:  The Wright Brothers, 1906 to 1912

7. In what year did the first aircraft fatality occur, during a Wright flying demonstration?

a. 1905

b. 1908

c. 1911

d. 1912

 

8. In 1911, Orville returned to Kitty Hawk and set a new world record for gliding or soaring. What was this record for unpowered, heavier-than-air flight?

a. about 10 minutes

b. about 15 minutes

c. about 30 minutes

d. about 1 hour

 

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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