Weaponry/Technology - Airplanes/Zeppelins/Symbols

Which country had the highest number of planes by the end of the war?

• United States

• Britain

• France

• Germany

What were airplanes mainly used for in the war?

• bombing enemy targets

• observation and reconnaissance

• carrying soldiers to the front lines

• fighter planes to shoot down other aircraft

Air warfare in WWI involved all of the following except...

• ...attacking ground targets.

• ...spotting enemy positions.

• ...using long-range missiles.

• ...shooting down enemy aircraft.

What was considered the best reconnaissance plane created during the war?

• Ansaldo SVA 5

• Caudron G3

• Sopwith Camel

• Bristol Type 22

What nickname was given to the top fighter pilots?

• Hawk

• Bulldog

• Sniper

• Ace

What does the term "ace" mean?

• A pilot who is on his first flight.

• A pilot whose airplane has never been shot by another fighter pilot.

• A pilot who has shot down five or more aircraft.

• A soldier who has shot down an airplane with an antiaircraft weapon.

Which American ace had the most victories in aerial combat?

• Edward Mannock

• Eddie Rickenbacker

• Werner Voss

• Manfred von Richthofen

What invention allowed the bullets of a machine gun to be synchronized with the propeller of a fighter plane?

• deflector

• synchronizer

• sidegun

• interrupter

What was the first plane to have an interrupter gear?

• Sopwith Camel

• Spad VII

• Fokker Scourge

• Fokker Eindecker

Who invented deflector blades for airplane propellers to keep them from being damaged by machine gunfire.

• Saulnier

• Eindecker

• Garros

• Boelcke