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Challenge #6, July 2001
The Oshkosh Edition

The Kid’s Challenge

Wilbur and Orville Wright

1. In 1903 the Wright brothers tossed a coin to determine which one would fly first. Which brother won the toss?

a. Orville

b. Wilbur

2. In what Ohio town did the Wright brothers and their family live?

a. Dayton

b. Akron

c. Cincinnati

d. Toledo

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. How many stars were on the United States’ flag when the Wright brothers flew?

a. 13

b. 45

c. 48

c. 50

The First Flight, December 17, 1903

5. The first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight by the Wright brothers lasted only twelve seconds. How much distance did the first flight cover?

a. 120 feet

b. 250 feet

c. 900 feet

d. 1200 feet

 

6. On December 17, 1903, how many people witnessed the first flight?

a. 3

b. 5

c. 7

d. 9

 

Into the Air:  The Wright Brothers, 1906 to 1912

7. Who was the first President of the United States to fly in a Wright airplane?

a. Teddy Roosevelt

b. Howard Taft

c. Woodrow Wilson

d. Rutherford B. Hayes

 

8. Who was the first woman passenger to fly with one of the Wright brothers?

a. Katherine Wright

b. Ivonette Miller Wright

c. Mrs. Hart O. Berg

d. Harriet Quimby

 

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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