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WorksheetsAviation Trivia - Round 1 (4.13.23)
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
American aviator, Charles Lindbergh, made the first nonstop flight from NYC to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles. For how long was he flying alone to complete this journey?
35.5 hours
31 hours
30.75 hours
33.5 hours
Which state was officially
declared the birthplace of aviation in 2003?
North Carolina
Ohio
Florida
California
The Wright Brothers flew the world's first successful motorized aircraft in 1903; how long did it stay in the air?
12 seconds
8 seconds
10 seconds
6 seconds
What was discovered in the 17th century that resulted in the ability to keep an object in the air?
Carbon Monoxide
Nitrous Oxide
Oxygen
Hydrogen
What was the first country to employ aircraft for military operations?
USA
Italy
Germany
Japan
Which American airline is named after a Greek letter?
Frontier
United
Delta
Spirit
Who was the first female to pilot an airplane solo?
Jerrie Mock
Bessie Coleman
Harriet Quimby
Raymonde de Laroche
What is the oldest airline still in service under its original name?
Delta
KLM
Qatar Airways
La Compagnie
Who is the American actor who has a 40-year-plus private pilot license and is a collector of vintage aircraft?
Morgan Freeman
Harrison Ford
Donald Sutherland
George Takei
Hired by American Airlines in 1964, who was the first black man to fly a commercial airliner?
James Banning
Ronald McNair
Eugene Bullard
David Harris
What year did the supersonic Concorde jet make
its last commercial passenger flight?
2003
2002
2004
2005
How many different parts make up the Boeing 747?
3 million
6 million
5 million
7 million
Who was the first Air Traffic Controller?
Bill Kindersly
Archie League
Jeffrey Myers
Ben Sliney
Which country became the leading aircraft manufacturer during World War I by producing more than 68,000 aircraft?
France
Japan
Germany
USA
Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Neptune
Mars
Venus
Mercury
What device was added to all DC-9 fleets as well as the B727 fleets to prevent escapes from the aircraft as DB Cooper did in 1971?
Static Port
Pitot Tube
Cooper Vane
Hydraulic Doors
Which cloud is the most prolific producer of aviation icing?
Nimbostratus
Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Stratus Fractus
What is the two-letter abbreviation "FU" used to denote in a METAR?
Full Rain
Mist
Haze
Smoke
Which weather agency issues severe weather
Aviation Watch Notifications (SAWs)?
AWC
SPC
FAA
CWSU
Who was the first American in space?
Alan Sheppard
Neil Armstrong
Gus Grissom
John Glenn
The airport designator code for Orlando International Airport is derived from an Air Force Base named after which Colonel?
Colonel Mary Stevens
Colonel Mary J. Blige
Colonel Michael N.W. McCoy
Colonel Michael C. Orange
Which member of the College of Aviation community played for the Canadian Olympic team in 1988?
Raul Rumbault
Ivan Grau
Ken Byrnes
Bob Joyce
What is the vertical limit of the US Air Traffic Control?
23,000 feet
18,000 feet
45,000 feet
60,000 feet
What is the Standard Separation used in ATC?
500 feet vertical and 5-10 nm lateral
1000 feet vertical and 3-5 nm lateral
1000 feet vertical and 10-15 nm lateral
500 feet vertical and 1-2 nm lateral
What percentage of aviation accidents is due to mechanical problems?
Less than 1%
26%
7%
15%
To improve survivability,
an FAA regulation requires all aircraft built after 2009 to have...
16G Seats
Flotation Vests that Auto-Inflate
One Additional Flight Attendant
Floor Lighting that Leads to an Exit
Who was the first fatality in a powered airplane crash?
Samuel Langley
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Lt. Thomas Selfridge
George Washington
