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Wilbur and Orville Wright

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What toy did Orville and Wilbur's father give them?

a)

bicycle

b)

train whistle

c)

wind-up plane

2.

Which brother started the printing business?

a)

Orville

b)

Wilbur

3.

What was the name of Orville's newspaper that he printed?

a)

South Side News

b)

West Side News

c)

The Ohio News

4.

After the printing business, the brothers started what type of business?

a)

a car shop

b)

a bike shop

c)

a mechanic shop

5.

What was the first type of plane the brothers made?

a)

glider

b)

helicopter

c)

jet plane

6.

Where did the Wright Brothers go to test their glider?

a)

Asheville, North Carolina

b)

Greenville, South Carolina

c)

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

7.

How long was the first successful flight in an engine-powered airplane?

a)

12 seconds

b)

2 minutes

c)

1 minute

8.

After the Wright brothers started the Wright Airplane Company, which brother became sick and died?

a)

Orville

b)

Wilbur

9.

What did Orville do with the business after the death of his brother?

a)

He continued to grow and expand it.

b)

He sold it for a million dollars.

c)

He gave it to a friend.

10.

Orville Wright was friends with which famous pilot?

a)

Charles Lindbergh

b)

Amelia Earhart

c)

Jimmy Doolittle