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Glenn Curtiss Quiz (Info from glenncurtissmuseum.org)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Glenn Curtiss born?

a)

Dayton, Ohio

b)

Hammondsport, NY

c)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

d)

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

2.

Glenn began participating in impromptu bike races during his time working for this messenger company.

a)

Wells Fargo

b)

The Pony Express

c)

Western Union

d)

Fed Ex

3.

What was the name of the bicycle racing team Glenn was member of?

a)

Hammondsport Boys

b)

The New York Flyers

c)

Tour De New Yorkers

d)

Rochester Boys

4.

In what year did Glenn Curtis open his first successful bicycle shop?

a)

1890

b)

1900

c)

1860

d)

1898

5.

What was the name of Curtiss' brand of bicycles?

a)

Hercules

b)

Hades

c)

Zeus

d)

Thor

6.

In what year did Curtiss begin gaining national attention for his engines, after winning 3rd place in a national race on his Hercules Motorcycle?

a)

1880

b)

1902

c)

1995

d)

1898

7.

In January of 1907, Glenn travelled to Ormond Beach, Florida, with some of his motorcycles to participate in the official time trials being conducted there. Although he was unable to participate in the competition with his newest V8 motorcycle, he did break the world speed record to earn the title of Fastest Man on Earth. How fast was he going?

a)

200mph

b)

112 mph

c)

136 mph

d)

158mph

8.

What was the name of the first plane that was designed by Curtiss, and flew over 5,000 feet?

a)

The Moth

b)

June Bug

c)

Monarch

d)

Wright Flyer

9.

95% of all pilots from Canada and America learned how to fly using Curtiss' A1 Jenny fighter jet during this war.

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Civil War

d)

Vietnam

10.

True or False: The Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss worked together very closely in their early years.

a)

True

b)

False