WRIGHT BROTHERS

In what two states did the Wright Brothers spend most of their childhood in?

• North Carolina and Alabama

• North Carolina and Virginia

• Indiana and Ohio

• Illinois and New York

Who was the older of the two brothers?

• Orville

• Wilbur

• They were twins

Which of the two brothers made the famous first flight?

• Orville

• Wilbur

• They flew together

Where did the first airplane flight take place?

• Atlanta

• Kitty Hawk

• Dayton

• Virginia Beach

How long did the first flight last?

• 27 minutes

• 12 seconds

• 30 seconds

• 12 minutes

What was unique about the first flight made by the Wright Brothers?

• It used a jet engine

• It broke the sound barrier

• It used human power in the form of pedals, like a bike

• It was the first powered flight in a vehicle that was heavier than air

What factors did the Wright Brothers use in choosing the location of the first flight?

• There was sand, which they hoped would soften a crash

• There were strong breezes

• There was a hill

• All of these

True or False: After the first successful flight, the Wright Brothers stopped working on planes and never flew again.

• True

• False

What two states lay claim to the Wright Brothers and the First Flight?

• Indiana and Ohio

• South Carolina and North Carolina

• Massachusetts and New York

• Ohio and North Carolina

What happened to the original Wright Flyer plane?

• It crashed and burned in a later flight attempt

• It went down somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean

• It is at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

• It was lost sometime in the 1960s and never seen again