Firsts in Flight

What did the Wright Brothers make before air planes?

• Helicopters

• Cars

• Bikes

• Nothing

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Where did they make their first flight?

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
• Dayton, Ohio
• Reno, Nevada
• Millville, Indiana

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Which sentence shows why Kitty Hawk was a good place to test gliders?

• "Wind lifts a glider into the air like a kite."

• "It also had sandy beaches for landing."

• "Finally, the weather calmed."

• "Soon it lifted up into the air."

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What got them interested in flying?

• When their dad game them their first toy helicopter. 
• When they someone else flying. 
• When they would look at the birds flying. 
• When they read books about it. 

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What did the Wright brothers do when their first flight was unsuccessful?

• Went back to making bikes.

• Tried to make helicopters instead.

• They built a better glider with bigger wings.

• Moved to the beach.

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Why did the Wright Brothers go to Kitty Hawk to test their flying machine?

• There were less clouds in Kitty Hawk.

• The wind would be calmer.

• They wanted to swim in the ocean.

• It was windy and had sandy beaches for landing.

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What happened when airplane research became more popular?

• Other people tried flying airplanes.

• There were many more crashes.

• The Wright Brothers closed their bicycle shop.

• Other people were not successful.

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How long did the flight of the Wright Flyer last?

• 12 minutes

• 12 seconds

• 12 hours

• 12 days

In 1909, a French pilot flew across which body of water?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• English Channel

• Panama Canal

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How many wings to the newer invented planes have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 4