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WorksheetsAviation Trivia - Round 2 (4.13.23)
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
In 1972 a DC-9 exploded over Russia at 33,000. Miraculously, there was one sole survivor that was a Flight Attendant aboard that aircraft. What was her name?
Yuri Gregarin
Natashia Commarade
Vesna Vulovic
Boris Badenoff
What is a TFR?
Traffic for Review
Temporary Flight Restriction
Temporary Flight Reversal
Transport Freighters Restricted
What does the term TRACON stand for?
Terminal Radar Conditions
Transport Air Consolidation
Traffic Continuing
Terminal Radar Approach Control
How many enroute centers does the United States control?
24
22
20
50
What is the largest European carrier with an all Boeing 737 fleet?
Air France
Emirates Airlines
Aer Lingus
Ryanair
How many people have walked on the surface of the moon?
We have never been to the moon.
10
12
16
Which pilot/golfer hit a golf ball over 1 mile?
Alan Sheppard
Tiger Woods
Rory McElroy
Ernie Els
How many planets are visible to the naked eye?
12
4
6
5
Where was the first air traffic controller implemented?
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Miami
Los Angeles
Who was the former Pan Am pilot that wrote and directed the Star Trek TV Series in 1965?
Gene Roddenberry
Ron Howard
Stanley Kubrick
Cecil B. DeMille
What is the 4 letter Airport Identification code for New Orleans Airport?
KFAT
KMSY
KLAA
KCLE
Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed 2009 due to what weather phenomenon?
Low-Level Wind Shear
Thunderstorms
Turbulence
Icing
What was the name of the aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb?
The Great Artiste
Full House
Enola Gay
Straight Flush
What is considered the dirtiest place on an airplane?
Rear Lavatory
Tray Table
Coffee Maker
Seat Cushion
When is the most tire wear on an aircraft?
Aircraft Tires Don't Wear
Takeoff
Landing
Taxiing
What is the name of the Zero-degree longitude line?
Prime Meridian
Amazon Prime
The Equator
The Mason-Dixon Line
Does the B-737 main landing gear have landing gear door covers?
Yes
Partial Covers
No
Only the Wheel Hubcaps
What was the first airport to have a control tower in the United States?
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Cleveland, OH
Las Vegas, NV
Detroit, MI
Kepler’s Law says planets orbit the sun in what type of orbit?
Elliptical
Inclined Orbit
Circular Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Who was the last man that walked on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
Fred Haise
Gordon Cooper
Eugene Cernan
What was the diameter of the largest recorded tornado?
2.1 miles
1.9 miles
2.6 miles
2.9 miles
What hit single record in 1962 was named after a United States' satellite?
Sputnik
Telstar
Apstar
Yaogan
What is one abnormal mid-air strike that aircraft have reportedly hit while in flight?
Rocks
Beer Cans
Eggs
Fish
What was the name of the British Airways Pilot who was sucked out of the front windshield on a BAC1-11, after the window failed at 17,000 feet, and lived to tell about it?
D.W. Washington
Daniel Craig
Timothy Lancaster
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
During gear retraction on a commercial airliner after takeoff, what happens to the wheels prior to gear retraction?
Autobrakes Engage to Stop the Wheels from Spinning
The Tires Slowly Come to a Stop
The Tires Deflate to Fit into the Wheel Wells
Nothing
What two-letter abbreviation is used in a METAR to represent sleet?
GR
IC
SL
PL
What is the largest moon in our solar system?
Titan
Ganymede
Callisto
Io
