Aviation History Trivia Questions
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Which aviation hero of the 1920s is associated with a dance called the Lindy Hop?
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charles lindbergh
Which airline, founded in 1920, is the second oldest in the world and is based in Australia?
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qantas
In 1988, Pan Am rerouted its flights over which body of water after an incident where an Iranian plane was shot down?
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persian gulf
What plane was cleared by the U.S. Supreme Court to land at New Yorks Kennedy Airport on October 17, 1977?
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concorde
What was the nickname of the Sopwith F1 aircraft, derived from the hump-shaped cover over the breeches of its twin machine guns, during World War I?
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camel
In 1997, which woman pilot's round-the-world flight did Linda Finch recreate and finish?
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amelia earhart
What early 20th century warplane, nicknamed after a type of camel, is famously flown by Snoopy in the Peanuts comic strip?
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sopwith camel
What is the name of the supersonic transport for which construction ended in 1979 after 16 planes were built?
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concorde
Who co-founded The Ninety-Nines, an organization of women pilots, and served as its first president?
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amelia earhart
Who was the aviator awarded the Wright Brothers Trophy in 1949 for his solo transatlantic flight in 1927?
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charles lindbergh
Which company delivered its first 777 in May 1995?
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boeing
Who spoke about 'Adventures in Flying' at Carnegie Hall in 1935 and disappeared two years later?
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amelia earhart
Which pioneering female aviator set a speed record of 171 MPH in a Lockheed Vega on January 15, 1930?
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amelia earhart
Which magazine publisher once had an all-black DC-9 named Big Bunny?
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hugh hefner
Which international carrier purchased Australian Airlines in 1992?
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qantas
What was the commodity that the DH-4 helped pioneer the delivery of after WWI?
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Who was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound and also served as a fighter ace during WWII?
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chuck yeager
In 1977, what aircraft did New York City overturn its ban on test flights for, coinciding with the first solo flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise?
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concorde
Who was the aviator who flew by to help confirm Howard Hughes' air speed record on August 13, 1935?
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amelia earhart
Which German airline commissioned Sven Hedin in 1926 to survey China for proposed air routes?
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lufthansa
Whose family home in Little Falls, Minnesota was used when his father served in Congress?
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charles lindbergh
In Florida in April 1989, what type of craft picked up a prisoner from the yard, hit the fence, and crashed?
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helicopter
What was the name of the famous Sopwith fighter plane that got its name from the hump-shaped cover over its machine guns during World War I?
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camel
Which airline dropped the wings from its flying kangaroo logo in 1984?
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qantas
What aircraft became the first supersonic transport to provide passenger service in July 1976?
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concorde
Which airline, founded in 1920, originally operated under the name Queensland & Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd.?
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qantas
What Soviet national airline had the largest fleet of planes in the world?
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aeroflot
What aircraft, developed jointly by British Aerospace and Aerospatiale, has a cruise speed of Mach 2?
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concorde
Which jets had hairline cracks in their wings repaired by British Airways in 1994, known for breaking the sound barrier?
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concorde
What gas was the U.S. Navy's first airship, ZR1 Shenandoah, filled with?
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helium
Who was the pilot that broke the sound barrier and also shot down 13 German aircraft in WWII, known to have 'The Right Stuff'?
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chuck yeager
For which pilot, who was the first to break the sound barrier, is Charleston, West Virginia's booming airport named?
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chuck yeager
Which supersonic plane did Barbara Harmer become the first woman to co-pilot in 1993?
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concorde
What type of vehicle did an Air Force doctor use to stay a record 32 hours in the stratosphere in 1957?
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balloon
Who was the pilot that flew a Bell X-1 aircraft at 662 miles per hour on October 14, 1947?
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chuck yeager
In 1956, the first non-stop transcontinental flight in what type of craft took 32 hours?
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helicopter
What supersonic airliner could transport passengers between Paris and New York City in under 4 hours?
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concorde
What is the flight time, rounded to the nearest hour, of the Concorde from London to New York?
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What was the first American jet aircraft to enter commercial service in 1958?
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boeing 707
Which manufacturer produced the 307 Stratoliner in 1938, the first pressurized airliner?
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boeing
In 1783, which brothers demonstrated their hot air balloon to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
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montgolfier brothers
Over which city did the first manned free balloon flight take place?
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paris
Which Soviet airline initiated direct commercial flights to the USA by landing at JFK on July 15, 1968?
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aeroflot
Which pilot was killed alongside Will Rogers in a 1935 plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska?
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wiley post
Which pilot named the first Bell X-rocket plane after his wife, Glennis?
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chuck yeager
Which aviator and friend of Will Rogers has an exhibit dedicated to them at the Oklahoma State Museum of History?
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wiley post
Which famous group of Black American pilots is featured in an exhibit at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins?
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tuskegee airmen
Who were the brothers that designed the first hot air balloon to carry people, and convinced two others to try it?
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montgolfier brothers
Which helicopter pioneer has an airport in Bridgeport, Connecticut named after him and had an aircraft plant in the city?
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igor sikorsky
Who partnered with Harold Gatty to complete the first single-plane round-the-world flight in the 1930s?
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wiley post
Which Brazilian airline, founded in 1927 with the help of a German company, is known as the first airline in Brazil?
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varig
Which type of aircraft is considered to have evolved from the autogiro?
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helicopter
Which company's ME262, introduced in 1944, was the first jet combat plane?
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messerschmitt
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