Who were the Wright Brothers?

How many flights happen every day?

• About 50,000

• About 10,000

• About 1,000

• About 100,000

Who was flying the glider in Germany before the Wright brothers?

• Gustav Lilienthal

• Henry Ford

• Albert Einstein

• Otto Lilienthal

What did the Wright brothers request from the Smithsonian Institute?

• Funding for their project

• Materials on aeronautics and mechanics

• An automobile engine

• A map of North Carolina

Where did the Wright brothers conduct their flight experiments?

• Dayton, Ohio

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Berlin, Germany

• Paris, France

What was unique about Flyer 1's design?

• It used solar power

• It could fly for hours

• It had no wheels

• It was made entirely of metal

Who flew the first successful powered flight?

• Wilbur Wright

• Orville Wright

• Both Wright brothers together

• Otto Lilienthal

What was the reaction in the United States to the Wright brothers' first flight?

• A national holiday was declared

• They were awarded a medal

• Skepticism and disbelief

• Immediate fame

Who was the first airplane passenger in the world?

• Charles Lindbergh

• Charles William Furnas

• Neil Armstrong

• Amelia Earhart

Who was a pilot before going to the moon?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

• Michael Collins

Which aircraft could fly over 1000 miles per hour?

• Concorde

• Boeing 747

• Wright Flyer III

• Flyer 1