The Montgolfier brothers

The Montgolfier brothers weren't French.

• True

• False

What did they invent?

• the aeroplane

• the first hot-air balloon

• the helicopter

They launched the balloon

in ________ 1782

• March

• April

• December

Almost _______ later the first trip was possible.

• a week

• a year

• five months

The two brothers _______ wet straw

and _______ the balloon with hot air.

• burnt, filled

• brought, saw

• bought, felt

Hot air is lighter than the rest of the air.

• True

• False

The first passengers of the hot-air balloon was a rooster, a sheep

and a _________ .

• duck

• cow

• cat

The trip lasted for _______ minutes.

• eleven

• nine

• eight

Did the animals in the hot-air balloon survive?

• Yes, they did

• No, they didn't

Who watched the event?

• Only the King and Queen

• The King, the Queen and the crowd

• The children