"The Flaming Sky" (Hindenburg )

The Hindenburg was a __________.

• ship

• zeppelin

• train

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Zeppelins ruled the skis during the _________.

• 1880s and 1890s

• 1920s and 1930s

• 1980s and 1990s

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The Hindenburg was built in __________.

• Germany

• Italy

• England

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

How fast could the Hindenburg travel?

• 25 mph

• 85 mph

• 145 mph

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

What type of gas did the Hindenburg use to give it its lifting power?

• hydrogen

• methane

• carbon monoxide

Hydrogen gas is ________.

• not explosive

• highly explosive

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

The Hindenburg could speed across the Atlantic in __________ days.

• 10.5 days

• 4.5 days

• 2.5 days

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

All types of people could afford to travel the Hindenburg. It did not matter if you were rich or poor.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why was helium not used to lift the Hindenburg?

• The United Stated would not sell this resource to Germany.

• Helium was not yet discovered.

• The world ran out of helium gas.

Where did the Hindenburg attempt to land on the day of the disaster?

• New York City, New York

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Lakehurst, New Jersey