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Challenge 5, June 2001

Wilbur and Orville Wright

1. How many Wright brothers were there?

a. 2

b. 4

c. 6

d. 8

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. 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

4. Who constructed the engine for the 1903 Flyer?

a. Charlie Chaplin

b. Octave Chanute

c. Charlie Taylor

d. Reuchlin Wright

The First Flight, December 17, 1903

5. What was the windspeed on the day of the first flight? 

a. 7 to 10 mph

b. 12 to 18 mph

c. 21 to 27 mph

d. 30 to 36 mph

 

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. 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

 

8. 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

 

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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