QCM Louis Paulhan

What was Louis Paulhan famous for?

• A) Winning the first London to Manchester race

• B) Inventing the first airplane

• C) Discovering the principles of aerodynamics

• D) Winning the first Formula One Grand Prix

When was Louis Paulhan born?

• A) 1872

• B) 1882

• C) 1892

• D) 1902

Which type of aircraft did Louis Paulhan use to fly across the English Channel?

• A) Bleriot XI

• B) Wright Flyer

• C) SPAD S.XIII

• D) Fokker Dr.I

What was the prize money for winning the London to Manchester air race in 1910, which Louis Paulhan won?

• A) £1,000

• B) £10,000

• C) £100,000

• D) £1,000,000

Which famous American aviator did Louis Paulhan defeat in the London to Manchester air race?

• A) Orville Wright

• B) Wilbur Wright

• C) Amelia Earhart

• D) Glenn Curtiss

What was the name of the monoplane that Louis Paulhan designed and built himself in 1913?

• A) Le Morane-Borel

• B) Le Blériot-SPAD

• C) Le Paulhan-Tatin

• D) Le Nieuport-Delage

Which country did Louis Paulhan represent in the Gordon Bennett Trophy air race in 1914?

• A) France

• B) United States

• C) Germany

• D) United Kingdom

Which honor did Louis Paulhan receive in 1933 for his contributions to aviation?

• A) Nobel Prize in Physics

• B) Pulitzer Prize in Literature

• C) Medal of Honor

• D) Legion of Honor

What was the name of Louis Paulhan's wife, whom he married in 1913?

• A) Marie-Pauline Boucher

• B) Marie-Claire Tatin

• C) Marie-Louise Leblanc

• D) Marie-Isabelle Blanchard

How did Louis Paulhan die?

• A) In a plane crash

• B) In a car accident

• C) From a heart attack

• D) From natural causes