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Aviation Trivia - Round 1 (4.13.23)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

35.5 hours

b)

31 hours

c)

30.75 hours

d)

33.5 hours

2.

Which state was officially

declared the birthplace of aviation in 2003?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Ohio

c)

Florida

d)

California

3.

The Wright Brothers flew the world's first successful motorized aircraft in 1903; how long did it stay in the air?

a)

12 seconds

b)

8 seconds

c)

10 seconds

d)

6 seconds

4.

What was discovered in the 17th century that resulted in the ability to keep an object in the air?

a)

Carbon Monoxide

b)

Nitrous Oxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

5.

What was the first country to employ aircraft for military operations?

a)

USA

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

6.

Which American airline is named after a Greek letter?

a)

Frontier

b)

United

c)

Delta

d)

Spirit

7.

Who was the first female to pilot an airplane solo?

a)

Jerrie Mock

b)

Bessie Coleman

c)

Harriet Quimby

d)

Raymonde de Laroche

8.

What is the oldest airline still in service under its original name?

a)

Delta

b)

KLM

c)

Qatar Airways

d)

La Compagnie

9.

Who is the American actor who has a 40-year-plus private pilot license and is a collector of vintage aircraft?

a)

Morgan Freeman

b)

Harrison Ford

c)

Donald Sutherland

d)

George Takei

10.

Hired by American Airlines in 1964, who was the first black man to fly a commercial airliner?

a)

James Banning

b)

Ronald McNair

c)

Eugene Bullard

d)

David Harris

11.

What year did the supersonic Concorde jet make

its last commercial passenger flight?

a)

2003

b)

2002

c)

2004

d)

2005

12.

How many different parts make up the Boeing 747?

a)

3 million

b)

6 million

c)

5 million

d)

7 million

13.

Who was the first Air Traffic Controller?

a)

Bill Kindersly

b)

Archie League

c)

Jeffrey Myers

d)

Ben Sliney

14.

Which country became the leading aircraft manufacturer during World War I by producing more than 68,000 aircraft?

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

USA

15.

Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

16.

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?

a)

Static Port

b)

Pitot Tube

c)

Cooper Vane

d)

Hydraulic Doors

17.

Which cloud is the most prolific producer of aviation icing?

a)

Nimbostratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cirrostratus

d)

Stratus Fractus

18.

What is the two-letter abbreviation "FU" used to denote in a METAR?

a)

Full Rain

b)

Mist

c)

Haze

d)

Smoke

19.

Which weather agency issues severe weather

Aviation Watch Notifications (SAWs)?

a)

AWC

b)

SPC

c)

FAA

d)

CWSU

20.

Who was the first American in space?

a)

Alan Sheppard

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Gus Grissom

d)

John Glenn

21.

The airport designator code for Orlando International Airport is derived from an Air Force Base named after which Colonel?

a)

Colonel Mary Stevens

b)

Colonel Mary J. Blige

c)

Colonel Michael N.W. McCoy

d)

Colonel Michael C. Orange

22.

Which member of the College of Aviation community played for the Canadian Olympic team in 1988?

a)

Raul Rumbault

b)

Ivan Grau

c)

Ken Byrnes

d)

Bob Joyce

23.

What is the vertical limit of the US Air Traffic Control?

a)

23,000 feet

b)

18,000 feet

c)

45,000 feet

d)

60,000 feet

24.

What is the Standard Separation used in ATC?

a)

500 feet vertical and 5-10 nm lateral

b)

1000 feet vertical and 3-5 nm lateral

c)

1000 feet vertical and 10-15 nm lateral

d)

500 feet vertical and 1-2 nm lateral

25.

What percentage of aviation accidents is due to mechanical problems?

a)

Less than 1%

b)

26%

c)

7%

d)

15%

26.

To improve survivability,

an FAA regulation requires all aircraft built after 2009 to have...

a)

16G Seats

b)

Flotation Vests that Auto-Inflate

c)

One Additional Flight Attendant

d)

Floor Lighting that Leads to an Exit

27.

Who was the first fatality in a powered airplane crash?

a)

Samuel Langley

b)

Alberto Santos-Dumont

c)

Lt. Thomas Selfridge

d)

George Washington