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Aviation Trivia - Round 2 (4.13.23)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

Yuri Gregarin

b)

Natashia Commarade

c)

Vesna Vulovic

d)

Boris Badenoff

2.

What is a TFR?

a)

Traffic for Review

b)

Temporary Flight Restriction

c)

Temporary Flight Reversal

d)

Transport Freighters Restricted

3.

What does the term TRACON stand for?

a)

Terminal Radar Conditions

b)

Transport Air Consolidation

c)

Traffic Continuing

d)

Terminal Radar Approach Control

4.

How many enroute centers does the United States control?

a)

24

b)

22

c)

20

d)

50

5.

What is the largest European carrier with an all Boeing 737 fleet?

a)

Air France

b)

Emirates Airlines

c)

Aer Lingus

d)

Ryanair

6.

How many people have walked on the surface of the moon?

a)

We have never been to the moon.

b)

10

c)

12

d)

16

7.

Which pilot/golfer hit a golf ball over 1 mile?

a)

Alan Sheppard

b)

Tiger Woods

c)

Rory McElroy

d)

Ernie Els

8.

How many planets are visible to the naked eye?

a)

12

b)

4

c)

6

d)

5

9.

Where was the first air traffic controller implemented?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

St. Louis

c)

Miami

d)

Los Angeles

10.

Who was the former Pan Am pilot that wrote and directed the Star Trek TV Series in 1965?

a)

Gene Roddenberry

b)

Ron Howard

c)

Stanley Kubrick

d)

Cecil B. DeMille

11.

What is the 4 letter Airport Identification code for New Orleans Airport?

a)

KFAT

b)

KMSY

c)

KLAA

d)

KCLE

12.

Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed 2009 due to what weather phenomenon?

a)

Low-Level Wind Shear

b)

Thunderstorms

c)

Turbulence

d)

Icing

13.

What was the name of the aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb?

a)

The Great Artiste

b)

Full House

c)

Enola Gay

d)

Straight Flush

14.

What is considered the dirtiest place on an airplane?

a)

Rear Lavatory

b)

Tray Table

c)

Coffee Maker

d)

Seat Cushion

15.

When is the most tire wear on an aircraft?

a)

Aircraft Tires Don't Wear

b)

Takeoff

c)

Landing

d)

Taxiing

16.

What is the name of the Zero-degree longitude line?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Amazon Prime

c)

The Equator

d)

The Mason-Dixon Line

17.

Does the B-737 main landing gear have landing gear door covers?

a)

Yes

b)

Partial Covers

c)

No

d)

Only the Wheel Hubcaps

18.

What was the first airport to have a control tower in the United States?

a)

Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX

b)

Cleveland, OH

c)

Las Vegas, NV

d)

Detroit, MI

19.

Kepler’s Law says planets orbit the sun in what type of orbit?

a)

Elliptical

b)

Inclined Orbit

c)

Circular Orbit

d)

Geostationary Orbit

20.

Who was the last man that walked on the moon?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Fred Haise

c)

Gordon Cooper

d)

Eugene Cernan

21.

What was the diameter of the largest recorded tornado?

a)

2.1 miles

b)

1.9 miles

c)

2.6 miles

d)

2.9 miles

22.

What hit single record in 1962 was named after a United States' satellite?

a)

Sputnik

b)

Telstar

c)

Apstar

d)

Yaogan

23.

What is one abnormal mid-air strike that aircraft have reportedly hit while in flight?

a)

Rocks

b)

Beer Cans

c)

Eggs

d)

Fish

24.

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?

a)

D.W. Washington

b)

Daniel Craig

c)

Timothy Lancaster

d)

Reginald Kenneth Dwight

25.

During gear retraction on a commercial airliner after takeoff, what happens to the wheels prior to gear retraction?

a)

Autobrakes Engage to Stop the Wheels from Spinning

b)

The Tires Slowly Come to a Stop

c)

The Tires Deflate to Fit into the Wheel Wells

d)

Nothing

26.

What two-letter abbreviation is used in a METAR to represent sleet?

a)

GR

b)

IC

c)

SL

d)

PL

27.

What is the largest moon in our solar system?

a)

Titan

b)

Ganymede

c)

Callisto

d)

Io