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Routt WWII Tech: Lighter-than-Air part 1

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

The two basic types of lighter-than-air vehicles are...

a)

Airships and Dirigibles

b)

Rigid and Non-Rigid

c)

Balloons and Airships

d)

Rigid and Semi-Rigid

2.

Which brothers achieved the first manned balloon flight?

a)

the Wright brothers

b)

the Montgolfier brothers

c)

the Edison brothers

d)

the Jonas brothers

3.

In what country was the first manned balloon fight?

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

United Kingdom

d)

France

4.

In what year was the first manned balloon flight?

a)

1939

b)

1873

c)

1783

d)

1837

5.

What is synonym for "airship?"

a)

Dirigible

b)

Balloon

c)

U boat

d)

Gondola

6.

What's the meaning of the adjective "dirigible?"

a)

"Lighter-than-Air"

b)

"Gas Bag"

c)

"Steerable"

d)

"Gondola"

7.

What is the meaning of the noun "dirigible?"

a)

"Germany"

b)

"Rudder"

c)

"Balloon"

d)

"Airship"

8.

All Airships have 4 principle elements. Which of the following is correct?

a)

Gas Bag, Flaps, Engines, and Rudder.

b)

Gas Bag, Gondola, Jets, and Rudder.

c)

Gas Bag, Gondola, Engines, and Rudder.

d)

Gas Bag, Gondola, Engines, and Fine Dining.

9.

What part of the airship provides lift?

a)

Engines

b)

Propeller

c)

Pilot and Crew

d)

Gas Bags

10.

What part of the airship drives it forward?

a)

Engines

b)

Rudder

c)

Usually Hydrogen or Helium

d)

Gondola

11.

What part of the airship steers it?

a)

Rudder

b)

Engines

c)

Diesel Charges Batteries

d)

Gondola

12.

What part of the airship carries the passengers?

a)

Gas Bag

b)

Gondola

c)

Rudder

d)

Porters

13.

Which type of airship has a rigid skeleton surrounding the gas bags?

a)

Rigid Airships

b)

Blimps

c)

Semi-Rigid Airships

d)

Non-Rigid Airships

14.

What kind of engines/fuel did the Zeppelins use?

a)

Gasoline Only

b)

Diesel Only

c)

Gasoline or Diesel

d)

Steam Engines

15.

In what year was the first manned airship flight?

a)

1916

b)

1852

c)

1783

d)

1825

16.

Who achieved the first manned Airship flight?

a)

the Wright brothers

b)

the Montgolfier brothers

c)

JH Giffard

d)

Count Von Zeppelin

17.

In what country was the first manned balloon fight?

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

United Kingdom

d)

France

18.

What kind of engines/fuel did the Hindenburg use?

a)

First Diesel, then later upgraded to Gasoline

b)

Gasoline AND Diesel

c)

Gasoline Only

d)

Diesel Only

19.

Which kind of airship has a covered framework of girders containing a number of separate gas-filled bags?

a)

Balloons

b)

Non-Rigid Airships

c)

Semi-Rigid Airships

d)

Rigid Airships

20.

Which kind of airship keeps its shape whether the gas bags are filled or empty?

a)

Balloons

b)

Non-Rigid Airships

c)

Semi-Rigid Airships

d)

Rigid Airships

21.

Which kind of airship has a rigid keel suspending the gondola and the engines, but the gas bags are NOT rigid?

a)

Balloons

b)

Non-Rigid Airships

c)

Semi-Rigid Airships

d)

Rigid Airships

22.

Any German rigid airship is called a _____.

a)

Blimp

b)

Hindenburg

c)

der Luftballoon

d)

Zeppelin

23.

What kind of engines/fuel did the semi-rigid airships use?

a)

Gasoline Only

b)

Diesel Only

c)

Gasoline or Diesel

d)

Steam Engines

24.

Which kind of airships depend on pressurized gas to keep their shape?

a)

Balloons

and Rigid Airships

b)

Non-Rigid Airships and Semi-Rigid Airships

c)

Semi-Rigid Airships and Rigid Airships

d)

Rigid Airships Only

25.

Because of the keel, a _____ airship can be larger than a _____ airship.

a)

Semi-Rigid... Rigid

b)

Non-rigid... Semi-Rigid

c)

Semi-Rigid... Non-rigid

d)

Non-rigid... Rigid

26.

Which of these is a synonym for "Non-rigid airship?"

a)

Blimp

b)

Zeppelin

c)

Semi-Rigid Airship

d)

Balloon

27.

Which of these is a synonym for "Non-rigid airship?"

a)

Zeppelin

b)

Pressure Airship

c)

Semi-Rigid Airship

d)

Balloon

28.

_____ are basically balloons from which a gondola is suspended by cables.

a)

Balloons

b)

Non-Rigid Airships

c)

Semi-Rigid Airships

d)

Rigid Airships

29.

_____ are usually small, have no keels, and depend on gas pressure to keep their shape.

a)

Balloons

b)

Rigid Airships

c)

Semi-Rigid Airships

d)

Non-Rigid Airships