Flight and Inventions Quiz

What was the size of the French engineer's flying machine?

• 20 inches long and 18 inches across

• 10 inches long and 12 inches across

• 30 inches long and 24 inches across

• 40 inches long and 36 inches across

What powered the very first airplane that could fly under its own power?

• A spinning propeller

• A tiny engine

• A rubber band

• A small gasoline engine

What did the engine of the toy airplane made by the French engineer consist of?

• A rubber band

• A small gasoline engine

• A battery

• A wind-up mechanism

Who did Milton Wright give a rubber-band-powered toy helicopter to?

• Orville and Wilbur

• His friends

• His colleagues

• His parents

What did the Wright brothers' flyer, the first powered airplane, use as its power source?

• A rubber band

• A small gasoline engine

• A battery

• A wind-up mechanism

What did the Wright brothers' toy helicopter inspire them to think about?

• Flying machines

• Boats

• Cars

• Trains

What year did the Wright brothers build and fly the first powered airplane?

• 1871

• 1878

• 1903

• 1910

What was the power source of the Wright brothers' first powered airplane?

• A rubber band

• A small gasoline engine

• A battery

• A wind-up mechanism

What did the Wright brothers' first experiments involve?

• Rubber bands

• Gasoline engines

• Batteries

• Wind-up mechanisms

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What did the Wright brothers' toy helicopter use as its power source?

• A rubber band

• A small gasoline engine

• A battery

• A wind-up mechanism