Pilot Quiz - Historic Aviation Events
Here is a double quiz for you. Test your knowledge of
these historic aviation events and also see if you can
determine what connects all these questions.
1. What was the first city to call a field facility for
flight an 'airport?'
a. Atlantic City, N.J.
b. Dayton, OH
c. Mineola, N.Y.
2. The first coast-to-coast air passenger service in the
U.S. began in 1929, with just two passengers completing the
entire trip and involving three companies. Name the three
companies.
a. American, Transcontinental, and Eastern Airlines
b. Transcontinental, Western, and Eastern Airlines
c. Transcontinental Airlines and Pennsylvania and Santa Fe
Railroads
3. The first person to takeoff and land an airplane
solely by the use of instruments was:
a. Charles Lindbergh in 1932
b. James Doolittle in 1929
c. Harry Guggenheim in 1930
4. When the U.S. Department on Commerce established
flight rules, it did not set a minimum age for pilots. How
old was the first person to solo and get a license?
a. Joseph Sheen at age 12
b. William Rhode at age 14
c. Arnold Bevins at age 11
5. The first person to receive a pilot's license at age
16 did so in what year?
a. Charles Lindbergh in 1925
b. Robert Buck in 1930
c. Clarence Chamberlain in 1931
6. The first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean did
so as a passenger. Who was she?
a. Ruth Nichols
b. Ann Morrow Lindbergh
c. Amelia Earhart
7. In 1949 William Odom set a distance record for
single-engine airplanes traveling more than 5,000 miles
non-stop from Hawaii to Teterboro, NJ. What kind of airplane
was it?
a. Beech Bonanza
b. Piper Comanche
c. Cessna 195
8. In 1983 a Lockheed C-141B Starlifter transport crossed
the Atlantic evacuating seriously ill military personnel.
What was unusual about the flight?
a. Flight set new time/distance record for this class of
airplane
b. Flight also carried Secretary of Defense
c. First all female military crew to fly across the Atlantic
9. In 1921, the first around-the-world airship flight
covered 20,500 miles and took 12 days flying time'21 days
elapsed time. What airship was it?
a. Graf Zepplin
b. Hindenburg
c. Goodyear
10. In 1982, Arlene Feldman became the first female to
accomplish what feat?
a. To break the sound barrier
b. To be the first female state aeronautics director
c. To win the Reno air races
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