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Question 1 of 25
1. Question
Who took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, on May 20, 1927?CorrectIncorrect -
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2. Question
What did Harriet Quimby do that made her famous?CorrectIncorrect -
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3. Question
What is a barnstormer?CorrectIncorrect -
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4. Question
What was the name of Charles Lindberg’s plane?CorrectIncorrect -
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5. Question
Why did Ruth Elder choose George Haldeman as her co-pilot?CorrectIncorrect -
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6. Question
What day was Ruth Elder supposed to arrive in Paris after her famous flight?CorrectIncorrect -
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7. Question
Which of the following items was not included in the basket Ruth Elder took on her flight?CorrectIncorrect -
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8. Question
About what percent of pilots are women today?CorrectIncorrect -
Question 9 of 25
9. Question
How did following the shipping lanes affect Elder’s trip compared to Lindberg’s?CorrectIncorrect -
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10. Question
In what year did Amelia Earhart attempt to fly around the world following the equator?CorrectIncorrect -
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11. Question
Which of the following jobs did Ruth Elder hold before becoming a pilot?CorrectIncorrect -
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12. Question
Where did Charles Lindberg study mechanical engineering?CorrectIncorrect -
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13. Question
Who put up $35,000 for Ruth Elder’s plane?CorrectIncorrect -
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14. Question
Who rescued Ruth Elder when her plane crashed into the sea?CorrectIncorrect -
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15. Question
How was Ruth Elder honored by Mildred Benson in 1930?CorrectIncorrect -
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16. Question
What color was Ruth Elder’s plane?CorrectIncorrect -
Question 17 of 25
17. Question
How many miles did Ruth Elder fly in her attempt to fly from New York to Paris?CorrectIncorrect -
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18. Question
Before becoming a pilot, Charles Lindberg was raised on a farm inCorrectIncorrect -
Question 19 of 25
19. Question
Ruth Elder won the Miss America contest before learning to be a pilot and was called the Miss America of the aviation world.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 20 of 25
20. Question
Before her death in 1977, Ruth left instructions to her husband stating that she wished to be cremated and have her ashes scattered from an airplane into the sea.CorrectIncorrect -
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21. Question
Although she didn’t reach Paris, she was the first woman to attempt to fly across the Atlantic and had set a new over water recordCorrectIncorrect -
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22. Question
Ruth Elder was born on September 12, 1914, in Anniston, Oklahoma as the youngest of nine children.CorrectIncorrect -
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23. Question
In the mid-1920s, a hotel owner named Raymond Orteig offered a prize of $25,000 to the first woman pilot who could fly from New York to Paris without stopping.CorrectIncorrect -
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24. Question
Fifteen hours into her famous flight and less than halfway there, the plane’s engine struggled as ice began to form on the wings.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 25 of 25
25. Question
In 2013, a children’s book entitled Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared into America’s Heart written by Julie Cummins was published.CorrectIncorrect