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Aviation History Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first European to describe the process of making gunpowder?

a)

Sir George Cayley

b)

Wright Brothers

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Roger Bacon

2.

Which inventor filled his notebooks with sketches of flying machines?

a)

Clément Ader

b)

Joseph Montgolfier

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Karl Lilienthal

3.

What year did the first manned hot air balloon fly?

a)

1783

b)

1903

c)

1500

d)

1873

4.

Who is known as the father of aviation?

a)

Wright Brothers

b)

Sir Frank Whithe

c)

Sir George Cayley

d)

Roger Bacon

5.

What type of flight did Clément Ader focus on?

a)

Heavier-than-air flight

b)

Hot air balloon flight

c)

Lighter-than-air flight

d)

Gas balloon flight

6.

What was the distance of Orville Wright's first flight?

a)

120 feet

b)

200 feet

c)

105 feet

d)

150 feet

7.

Who invented the turbojet engine?

a)

Sir Frank Whittle

b)

Roger Bacon

c)

Joseph Montgolfier

d)

Karl Lilienthal

8.

Which of the following was a flaw in Leonardo da Vinci's designs?

a)

They were too large

b)

They were impractical

c)

They were too small

d)

They were too heavy

9.

What was the name of the flying machine that Clément Ader flew?

a)

Gas Balloon

b)

Biplane

c)

Flying Bird

d)

Avion III

10.

What was the duration of the first manned hot air balloon flight?

a)

15 minutes

b)

30 minutes

c)

23 minutes

d)

10 minutes

11.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of airplanes?

a)

Heavier than air

b)

Fixed-wing

c)

Lighter than air

d)

Powered flight

12.

Who was known as the 'flying man'?

a)

Clément Ader

b)

Wright Brothers

c)

Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal

d)

Sir George Cayley