Wichita Aviation Festival Trivia

Q: In 1925, Cessna, Beech and Stearman formed Travel Air. Why did they split up after two years?

1. A. They fought over building monoplanes or biplanes.
2. B. Stearman met Boeing and they decided to design cars.
3. C. Beech became a zeppelin pilot.

Q: When Clyde Cessna offered to build planes for WWI, what was he told to do instead?

1. A. Join the army.
2. B. Return to farming.
3. C. Design a tank.

Q: What was the nickname of the first Boeing monoplane bomber, the B-9?

1. A. “Flying Panatela” because of its cigar shape.
2. B. “Miss Wanda” in honor of his daughter.
3. C. “Boeing Bonanza” for its rip-roaring speed.

Q: Who invented the first business jet?

1. A. Eddie Rickenbaucker
2. B. Amelia Earhart
3. C. Bill Lear

Q: What percentage of the world’s general-aviation aircraft does Kansas produce each year?

1. A. 10%
2. B. 60%
3. C. 90%

Q: What record-setting aviator was lost while attempting to circle the globe in 1937?

1. A. Lucille Ball
2. B. Amelia Earhart
3. C. Beryl Markham

Q: What’s the name of the B-29 that dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima during WWII?

1. A. Bocks Car
2. B. Lucky Leven
3. C. Enola Gay

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