Wright Brothers Trivia Challenge

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

The Advanced Challenge

Wilbur and Orville Wright

1. When the Wright brothers journeyed to the Outer Banks for their first season of experiments in 1900, in whose house did they stay?

a. John T. Daniels

b. William Tate

c. W.S. Dough

d. Adam Etheridge

2. The death of what flight pioneer marked the beginning of the Wright brothers' serious interest in aeronautics?

a. Hiram Maxim

b. Clement Ader

c. Sir George Cayley

d. Otto Lilienthal

The Invention of the Airplane -- 1899 to 1905

3. What was the first year that a Wright flying machine had a rudder?

a. 1900

b. 1901

c. 1902

d. 1903

4. What year did the Wright brothers' first configure their three controls - roll, pitch and yaw - for separate, individual control by the pilot?

a. 1900

b. 1903

c. 1905

c. 1902

The First Flight, December 17, 1903

5. What kind of camera was used to take the photo of the first flight?

a. Van Cleve

b. Korona

c. Dandrieux

d. Grand Junction

 

6. What kind of fabric was used to cover the wings of the Flyer?

a. Silk

b. Linen

c. Muslin

d. Polyester

 

Into the Air:  The Wright Brothers, 1906 to 1912

7. Where did the Wright Brothers teach the first U.S. military pilots to fly?

a. Fort Myer

b. College Park

c. Dayton

d. Kansas City

 

8. What was the first Wright aircraft to demonstrate the ability to fly in a circle?

a. 1902 Glider

b. 1903 Flyer

c. 1904 Flyer

d. 1905 Flyer

 

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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