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WorksheetsClass 2's Flight Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of these people is a famous British aviation pioneer?
David St. Hall
Sir Bob Collins
Sir Frank Whittle
David Rolls
Why is East Midlands Airport so important?
It is one of the busiest in the UK
It's one of the biggest in the UK
Travel times are shorter
It handles the most cargo in the UK
True or False. The 'Mosquito' is a famous plane from history...
True
False
What is Sir Geoffrey DeHavilland famous for?
Working at Rolls-Royce
Founding his own company
Being a famous pilot
Which of these are famous aircraft?
Saturn V
Blackbird
Bell X-1
The Plank
Which of these people is a famous BRITISH aviation pioneer?
Amelia Earhart
The Wright Brothers
Amy Johnson
Yuri Gagarin
Which of these people is NOT a famous British aviation pioneer?
Henry Royce
Charles Rolls
Sir Frank Whittle
Charles Jeffery
Which aircraft first flew the speed of sound?
Bell X-1
Bell Z-1
Bell 2-1
Bell 101
Which model is the famous Boeing airliner, carrying the most passengers around the world each year?
797
747
635
193
True or false. Charles Rolls was a famous hot-air balloonist and racing driver?
True
False
Which plane is famous for being human powered?
Jongin 747
Gossamer Albatross
Pidgeon Plane
Why did Concorde only fly transatlantic?
Only the UK, France and USA paid for it
It's sonic boom was a danger to people and animals on land
People in the rest of the world didn't want to use it
What is the name of a famous British pioneer?
Charle Rolls
Charles Rolls
Charles Royce
Henry Rolls
What is the 2nd busiest airport in the UK (for passengers)?
London Heathrow
East Midlands Airport
London Gatwick
Manchester Airport
Chuck Yeager is famous for...
Being the first person to fly across the atlantic
Being the first person to go to space
Being the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound
Being the first person to fly around the world non-stop
Supersonic means...
Faster than the speed of light
Faster than the speed of sound
Faster than the speed of a car
Transatlantic means...
Flying across Europe
Flying across the Atlantic ocean
Flying a very long way
Flying for a very long time
The name of the famous engine made by Rolls-Royce is...
The Wizard
The Destroyer
The Merlin
The Machine
Why is Rolls-Royce based in Derby?
Because Rolls & Royce grew up here
Because it offered the cheapest electricity for the factory
Because Rolls & Royce liked the local area
Because Rolls & Royce were Derby County supporters
The Montgolfier Brothers got the idea for a hot air balloon by...
Dreaming of it
Reading a fantasy book about flying
Watching clothes dry above a fire
Watching a puffer-fish swimming in a local aquarium
All commercial airliners today are based on which plane?
The DeHavilland Comet
The DeHavilland Asteroid
The Rolls-Royce Comet
The Rolls-Royce Asteroid
Which of these are important when designing an airport?
Making sure there is plenty of room surrounding the airport
Making sure people live close enough to use it
Making sure there are good transport links
Making sure it isn't built near any mountains
Which of these is NOT true?
Amy Johnson flew Spitfires during the war
Sir Frank Whittle is so famous he has 2 roads named after him in Derby
Charles Rolls and Henry Royce were childhood friends
Henry Royce lived in Quarndon
