Wilbur and Orville Wright

Click here to learn more about the Wright Brothers and their "heavier-than-air" flying machine.  Then complete the following quiz:

Print the following quiz and complete:

1.   What are the birth dates of Wilbur and Orville Wright?    Wilbur:_________________    Orville:_________________

2.    How many children were in the Wright family? ___________________________

3.    What sparked the brothers' interest in flying? ______________________________________________________

4.    Why didn't Wilbur go to college? _______________________________________________________________

5.    When did the duo first become officially known as "The Wright Brothers?"_________________________________

6.    What are the three axes of motion? _______________    __________________    __________________
        Sketch a diagram of each on the back of this paper.

7.    How did Wilbur test his theory of 'wing warping?' ___________________________________________________

8.    Where was the first successful flight of an airplane made? _________________ How far did it fly? _____________

        How long did it last? _______________________



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