The Wright Brothers-CW 11/6

Wilbur and Orville were 2 of seven children who grew up in Indiana and Ohio.

• True

• False

Neither Orville or Wilbur Wright graduated from high school.

• True

• False

Wilbur and Orville Wright became inspired with flying when their mother brought home a toy helicopter from one of her travels.

• True

• False

In 1896, Wilbur and Orville Wright also began building their own bicycles.

• True

• False

This German aviator made many successful flights using gliders, the first person ever to do so.

• Wilbur Wright

• Samuel Langley

• Otto Lilienthal

• Orville Wright

Wilbur and Orville Wright carefully watched _________ in flight and noticed the way they tilted their wings to change direction in the air.

• airplanes

• gliders

• bats

• birds

In 1900 Wilbur and Orville traveled to ___________ ___________, NC to begin experimenting with gliders because it had strong steady winds, as well as sandy beaches for softer landings.

• Winston Salem

• Kitty Hawk

• North Carolina

• Chapel Hill

In 1903, the Wright brothers built an aircraft they called the ___________ Flyer.

• Wilbur

• Wright

• American

• Orville

The Wright brothers were American inventors and _____________.

• construction workers

• aviators

• politicians

• engineers

Wilbur and Orville Wright created a business together called "The Wright Company," in which they built and sold ________________. They even sold these to the US Army.

• bicycles

• boats

• engine motors

• airplanes