H1b: Inventors

The Wright Brothers created a ___, which was the prototype, or first model, of the airplane.

• bicycle

• glider

• rocket

• tank

The first flight took place in the year

• 1703

• 2003

• 1803

• 1903

The Wright Brothers' first flight took place in __.

• Kitty Hawk, NC

• Tuskegee Institute

• South Carolina

• Savannah, GA

Within __ decades, or 20 years, airplanes could fly distances previously thought to be impossible.

• two

• three

• four

• five

The Wright Brothers ignited a national passion for aviation.

• True

• False

Eventually, according to our notes, airplanes began to be used for __ purposes as well.

• government

• military

• travel

• personal

George Washington Carver was born . . .

• wealthy

• free

• a slave

• sick

George Washington Carver greatly improved the area of ---.

• animal veterinary care

• medicine

• poetry

• agriculture

Along with peanuts, George Washington Carver is best known for . . .

• peanut butter

• crop rotation

• his work in the Tuskegee Institute

• his life as a pastor

Crop rotation is a method of rotating crops so that the __ stays in the soil longer to yield healthy fruits & vegetables.

• nutrients

• farmer

• earthworms

• peanuts