Wright Brothers Trivia Challenge

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Challenge 3, April 2001, "Sun 'n Fun Edition"

The Kid's Challenge

Wilbur and Orville Wright

1. Why are the Wright brothers famous?

a. because they invented the airplane

b. because they were famous novelists

c. because they invented the automobile

d. because they invented cash registers

2. How did the Wright brothers' interest in aviation begin?

a. when they saw someone fly in a movie

b. from a toy their father brought home

c. when Wilbur dreamed he could fly

d. when Orville fell off the roof and wished he could fly

The Invention of the Airplane -- 1899 to 1905

3. Why did the Wright brothers come to North Carolina's Outer Banks for their aeronautical experiments?

a. they wanted a vacation

b. they wanted someplace where the wind was constant

c. they had been to North Carolina before

d. they had family in North Carolina

4. When the air flows over the wing of a Wright glider or flyer, is the pressure on top of the wing higher or lower than on the bottom of the wing?

a. higher

b. lower

c. the same

The First Flight, December 17, 1903

5. The length of the first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight by the Wright brothers covered 120 feet. How long did it take to cover this distance?

a. 5 seconds

b. 12 seconds

c. 60 seconds

d. 90 seconds

 

6. How long was the track that the Wright brothers used to launch the first airplane?

a. 90 feet

b. 120 feet

c. 60 feet

d. 200 feet

 

Into the Air:  The Wright Brothers, 1906 to 1912

7. What was the first foreign country that the Wright brothers flew in?

a. England

b. France

c. Brazil

d. Italy

 

8. Where is the original 1903 Flyer now?

a. no one knows

b. in the Smithsonian

c. on tour in Europe

d. buried in the sand

 

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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