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History Quiz: Quiz #4
 
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1) In 1934, Helen Richey was the first women pilot hired by a scheduled airline. What airline hired her?
North Central
American Airlines
Central Airlines
Eastern Airlines

2) What type of aircraft did she fly?
Fokker F-10A Tri-Motor
Ford Tri-Motor
Lockheed 12E Electra
Douglas DC-2

3) Who was the first woman to make a night flight on September 4, 1911?
Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Harriet Quimby
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

4) Who was the first woman to solo a heavier-than-air craft on September 2, 1910?
Harriet Quimby
Ruth Law
Blanche Scott
Katharine Wright

5) Who was the first American woman credited with piloting her own balloon (7/4/1880)?
Mary Myers
Marie Blanchard
Jeanne Labrosse
Madame Thible

6) Who was the first woman to solo in a balloon (1798)?
Mary Myers
Marie Blanchard
Jeanne Labrosse
Madame Thible

7) Who was the first woman to solo a dirigible (7/9/03)?
Aida de Acosta
Marie Blanchard
Mary Myers
Katherine Stinson

8) Who was the first woman to fly across America as a passenger in October, 1922?
Amelia Earhart
Lillian Gatlin
Bessie Coleman
Ruth Law

9) Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger (6/28/28)?
Jackie Cochran
Amelia Earhart
Ruth Law
Bessie Coleman

10) Who were the first civilian pilots to refuel in midair (1/29)?
Bobbi Trout/Elinor Smith
Elinor Smith/Helen Richey
Louise Thaden/Frances Marsalis
Amelia Earhart/Viola Gentry

 


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