Female WW2 Pilots : The Original Fly Girls (from NPR.org)

What does WASP stand for?

• Women Airforce Substitute Pilots

• Women Airmen Service Pilots

• Women Airforce Service Pilots

• Warrior Airforce Service Pilots

How many women, in total, were WASPs in 1944?

• Just over 1,100

• A few more than 200

• Around 2,000

• Nobody knows

True or False. WASP pilots were volunteers.

• True

• False

How many years did the WASP program last as an active part of the military?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

True or False. The military would train the WASP pilots how to fly a plane.

• True

• False

In what year were the WASP women granted military status?

• 1944

• 1970

• 1972

• 1977

How many WASP women were alive to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, awarded by Past President Barak Obama?

• 3

• 30

• 300

• 3,000

What is the most interesting thing you learned in the article about the WW2 WASP women from NPR?

Was this article a primary source or a secondary source on the WASP women?

• primary source

• secondary source

Explain why you think that the NPR article is a Primary or Secondary Source.