Pilot Quiz - The Four W's

Who, what, when, and where are questions a reporter answers in news items. These questions ask some of those questions for you to answer. Like good reporting, answering these are not as easy as they might seem. Some may surprise you. Try it.

1. How soon after an aircraft owner moves is that person required to notify the FAA of the new address?

a. Within 90 days
b. Within 30 days
c. Within three months

2. Calbraith Rogers was the first person to fly an aircraft across the United States coast to coast. How long did it take him?

a. More than three months
b. Two days less than one month
c. One month and 12 days

3. The first person to fly an aircraft coast to coast across the United States is known for another first. What is it?

a. First pilot to carry a paid passenger
b. First pilot to die in a crash caused by a bird strike
c. First pilot to fly after dark

4. Who was the first woman in the U.S. to receive a pilot’s license?

a. Amelia Earhart
b. Thetta Berra
c. Harriet Quimby

5. Who received the first federal pilot’s license issued in 1927 in the U.S.?

a. William R. MacCracken, Jr.
b. Wiley Post
c. Harry Lauder

6. Who was the first woman to earn a glider pilot’s license?

a. Ruth Nichols
b. Bessie Coleman
c. Anne Marrow Lindbergh

7. Who was the first woman to fly in an airplane?

a. Katharine Wright
b. Therese Poltier
c. Edith Berg

8. Who was the first person to fly solo around the world?

a. Charles Lindbergh in 1931
b. Glenn Curtis in 1932
c. Wiley Post in 1933

9. In what year was the first air traffic control tower established?

a. 1929 at Washington, D.C.
b. 1934 at Atlanta, GA
c. 1935 at Newark, N.J.

10. The Wright Brothers one employee in their bicycle shop had a major role in that first flight. What was it?

a. Building the hand-crafted engine after manufacturers refused
b. Transporting the airframe and materials to Kitty Hawk
c. Developing how to produce lighter material to stretch over wing surfaces

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