A History of Rockets

What did Archytas use to send a wooden pigeon gliding along high wires?

• his hands

• steam

• gunpowder

• rockets

What did the Chinese use to send fire arrows through the air?

• their hands

• steam

• gunpowder

• rockets

The first known use of rockets in the history of warfare was in...

• 400 BCE

• 1100 CE

• 1232

• 1780

Improvements made to the early rocket design moved at a very slow pace.

• True

• False

Military rockets became more effective weapons after the industrial age was over.

• True

• False

Mysorean rockets were used in India to defeat (beat) the British.

• True

• False

The British used a rocket model made by William Congreve. What was this rocket called?

• Chinese rocket

• Mysorean rocket

• Congreve rocket

The "rocket's red glare" is from what song?

• America the Beautiful

• Star-Spangled Banner

• God Bless the U.S.A.

• Born in the U.S.A.

Rockets are NOT used for:

• fireworks

• sending messages

• warfare

• space travel