Vintage Aircraft Quiz

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Instructions: Recall facts about classic planes from the golden age of aviation

1.
The 'Spirit of St. Louis' was flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in what year?
A
1931
B
1925
C
1927
D
1929
2.
The Sopwith Camel was a famous fighter aircraft from which conflict?
A
Boer War
B
World War II
C
Spanish Civil War
D
World War I
3.
The B-17 'Flying Fortress' was a heavy bomber used primarily during which war?
A
World War I
B
Vietnam War
C
Korean War
D
World War II
4.
Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around which body?
A
The world
B
The Atlantic Ocean
C
The African continent
D
The Pacific Ocean
5.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the primary fighter aircraft of which country in WWII?
A
Germany
B
Soviet Union
C
Italy
D
Japan
6.
The 'Spruce Goose,' the largest flying boat ever built, was designed by which aviator?
A
Amelia Earhart
B
Jimmy Doolittle
C
Charles Lindbergh
D
Howard Hughes
7.
The de Havilland Comet, which entered service in 1952, was the world's first what?
A
Commercial jet airliner
B
Helicopter
C
Supersonic aircraft
D
Flying boat
8.
The Zero was a famous WWII fighter plane from which country?
A
Germany
B
Japan
C
Italy
D
United States
9.
The Fokker Dr.I triplane was famously flown by which WWI ace?
A
Eddie Rickenbacker
B
The Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofen)
C
Rene Fonck
D
Billy Bishop
10.
The Lockheed Constellation was a distinctive propeller airliner known for its what?
A
Delta wing shape
B
Straight wings
C
Single large engine
D
Triple tail fins
11.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was the aircraft that dropped atomic bombs on which two cities?
A
Berlin and Munich
B
Kyoto and Kobe
C
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
D
Tokyo and Osaka
12.
A 'barnstormer' in the 1920s was a pilot who did what?
A
Delivered mail by air
B
Performed aerial stunts and gave rides at fairs
C
Built aircraft in barns
D
Flew military missions
13.
The Hawker Hurricane was a British WWII fighter that played a crucial role in which battle?
A
Battle of the Bulge
B
Battle of Midway
C
Battle of Stalingrad
D
Battle of Britain
14.
The Ford Trimotor, nicknamed the 'Tin Goose,' was an early commercial aircraft made primarily of what material?
A
Steel
B
Fiberglass
C
Corrugated aluminum
D
Wood and fabric
15.
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947 in which experimental aircraft?
A
Douglas Skyrocket
B
Bell X-1
C
North American F-86
D
X-15

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