Trivia Quiz on Aviation

1. What is the worlds largest airline

A) Aeroflot

B) American Airlines

C) Delta Air Lines

D) Emirates

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2. What job links Kris Kristoffensen and Gene Roddenbery

A) They both were actors

B) Both worked as pilots

C) They both were astronauts

D) They both were diplomats

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3. What type of craft is the u.s's airforce one

A) Boeing 777

B) Airbus A380

C) Boeing 747

D) Boeing 737

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4. What are the identification letters for Chicago's O'hare airport

A) Ord

B) KORD

C) MDW

D) CHI

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5. What's the international radio code word for the letter "G"

A) Foxtrot

B) Kilo

C) Golf

D) Hotel

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6. Bengal Dimension 6 Falcon 3 possible names what was chosen

A) Nike

B) Raptor

C) Aurora

D) Vanguard

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7. An altimeter measures what

A) Air pressure

B) Vertical speed

C) Outside air temperature

D) Altitude

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8. What russian emigre to the us is credited with inventing the helicopter

A) Igor

B) Nikolai

C) Alexander

D) Lev

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9. What Is The Auto Pilot Called In An Aeroplane

A) Autopilot

B) Flight Director

C) George

D) Pilot Assist

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10. What's the international radio code word for the letter "D"

A) Echo

B) Delta

C) Foxtrot

D) Kilo

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11. What is the condensed water vapour in the sky left behind jets

A) Contrail

B) Jet plume

C) Cloud trail

D) Vapor trail

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12. What do airplane mechanics call motor oil

A) Pickle juice

B) Engine oil

C) Hydraulic oil

D) Gear oil

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13. How many gallons of fuel does a jumbo jet use during take off?

A) Four thousand

B) Ten thousand

C) Two hundred

D) Five thousand

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14. Which city's airport is the home base for Cathay Pacific Airlines

A) Singapore

B) Tokyo

C) Bangkok

D) Hong kong

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15. What name is given to the control column of an aircraft

A) Joystick

B) Yoke

C) Control wheel

D) Rudder pedals

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16. Air Lingus is the national airline of which country

A) Portugal

B) Republic of Ireland

C) Canada

D) Australia

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17. Area in which aircraft are forbidden to fly

A) Restricted airspace

B) Danger area

C) No-fly zone

D) Exclusion zone

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18. What airport has the code MME

A) Manchester

B) Memphis

C) Marseilles

D) Madrid

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19. What's the international radio code word for the letter "M"

A) Lima

B) Mike

C) Oscar

D) Romeo

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20. International Airline Registrations OO is what country

A) Luxembourg

B) Belgium

C) France

D) Netherlands

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21. Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2

A) Johnnie Johnson

B) Douglas Bader

C) Adolf Galland

D) Hans-Joachim Marseille

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22. What's the international radio code word for the letter "N"

A) North

B) Nova

C) November

D) Nimrod

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23. What is the fear of flying known as

A) Aviophobia

B) Pteromerhanophobia

C) Aerophobia

D) Acrophobia

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24. Pooley's Guide is used by amateurs and professionals in which profession and hobby

A) Sailing

B) Photography

C) Scuba diving

D) Flying

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25. Triplane driving: what country is identified by the letter i

A) Ireland

B) Italy

C) India

D) Indonesia

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26. Who was the Chief Designer of the AVRO Lancaster bomber aircraft

A) Roy Chadwick

B) Ray chadwick

C) Sydney Camm

D) R. J. Mitchell

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27. International Phonetice Alphabet: F

A) Golf

B) Echo

C) Juliett

D) Foxtrot

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28. Jacques Garnerin made the first in 1797 the first what

A) Balloon ascent

B) First manned glider flight

C) First hot air balloon flight

D) Parachute Jump

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29. Where did Mathias Rust land his Cessna in 1987

A) Red Square Moscow

B) St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow

C) Kremlin, Moscow

D) Vnukovo Airport, Moscow

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30. What's the international radio code word for the letter "A"

A) Able

B) Aqua

C) Atlas

D) Alpha

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31. If you were to fly due West from New York, what would be the next country you would fly over

A) Canada

B) Mexico

C) United Kingdom

D) Japan

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32. If not a bird magician or a spitfire engine What is a Merlin

A) A small falcon native to Europe

B) A legendary wizard from Arthurian legend

C) Artificial vagina

D) A type of British sports car

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33. What is the world's fastest passenger aircraft?

A) Tupolev Tu-144

B) Concorde

C) Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

D) Boeing 747

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34. N is the civil aircraft marking for which country

A) Canada

B) United Kingdom

C) Germany

D) USA

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35. The earths atmosphere & the space beyond is known as _______

A) Atmosphere

B) Outer space

C) Astronautics

D) Aerospace

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36. Per Ardua Ad Astra Is The Motto Of Which Organisation

A) The RAF

B) The Royal Navy

C) The British Army

D) The Royal Canadian Air Force

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37. This word is used as the international radio distress call

A) SOS

B) Pan-Pan

C) Mayday

D) Securite

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38. The body of an aircraft

A) Wing

B) Tail

C) Fuselage

D) Cockpit

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39. In alphabet radio code, what word is used for 'c'

A) Cadet

B) Charlie

C) Cobalt

D) Castle

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40. What's the international radio code word for the letter "E"

A) Alpha

B) Bravo

C) Charlie

D) Echo

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41. Who took eight days to do the first solo round the world flight in 1933

A) Wylie post

B) Amelia Earhart

C) Charles Lindbergh

D) Howard Hughes

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42. Who built the 'Cherokee' and 'Comanche' aircraft?

A) Piper

B) Cessna

C) Beechcraft

D) Grumman

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43. Fritz Von Werra was the only German pilot WW2 to do what Escape

A) The one that got away

B) Defected to the Allies after being captured

C) Escaped from a POW camp in Germany and returned to combat

D) Crash-landed and continued flying missions under a different identity

E) Surrendered to the Soviet forces and joined their air service

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44. What do the initials U.F.O stand for?

A) Unidentified Aerial Object

B) Unidentified Flying Object

C) United Flying Object

D) Unidentified Flying Orb

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45. Which Aviation Company Produces The DC Series Of Aircraft

A) Boeing

B) Airbus

C) McDonnel Douglas

D) Lockheed Martin

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46. Which Term Is Used For Electronic Intruments For Use In Aviation

A) Avionics

B) Aeronautics

C) Instrumentation

D) Flight deck hardware

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47. Which scale is based on the speed of sound ?

A) Richter scale

B) Beaufort scale

C) Decibel scale

D) Mach

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48. What Do The Initials IATA Stand For

A) International Air Transport Association

B) International Aviation and Transportation Association

C) International Airline and Travel Association

D) International Air and Transportation Authority

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49. Which Company Started As The Pacific Aero Products Company In 1916 , Was Given Its Present Name In 1917 & Is Today The Largest Aviation Compnay In The World

A) Lockheed Martin

B) Douglas Aircraft Company

C) Boeing

D) Airbus

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50. This is like an airplane but has its propeller on top instead.

A) Glider

B) Gyroplane

C) Drone

D) Helicopter

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51. If Your Were Travelling at Mach 2 How Fast Would You Be Travelling

A) About 767 mph

B) About 1260 mph

C) 2x 761mph is speed of sound

D) About 1800 mph

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52. Sydneys Main Airport Is Named After Which Great Australian Aviator

A) Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

B) Sir Bert Hinkler

C) Charles Ulm

D) Amy Johnson

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53. Who Was The First Woman To Fly Solo Across The Atlantic Ocean

A) Amelia Earhart

B) Amy Johnson

C) Jacqueline Cochran

D) Beryl Markham

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54. What Is Meant By A Low Wing Bearing

A) A High Lift-to-Drag Ratio

B) A Long Wing Span Relative To Body Size

C) A Thrust-to-Weight Ratio

D) A Low Body Weight To Wing Ratio

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55. Complete this quote: 'I feel the need___ the need for___'

A) Speed

B) Power

C) Glory

D) Freedom

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56. Who Was The Young German Who Landed His Plane In Red Square ?

A) Ludwig Schneider

B) Mathias Rust

C) Klaus Fischer

D) Gerrit Weber

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57. What colour is the 'Black box' on commercial planes?

A) Orange

B) Black

C) Red

D) Blue

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