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History Quiz: Quiz #6
 
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1) In 1953 she was the first woman to break the sound barrier.
Bessie Coleman
Jackie Cochran
Jeana Yeager
Dr. Shannon Lucid

2) What American holds the record for the longest period of time in space?
Jackie Cochran
Dr. Shannon Lucid
Eileen Collins
Dr. Mae Jemison

3) The only American woman to win the national Aerobatic Championship three consecutive years in a row is?
Jackie Cochran
Susan Smith
Patty Wagstaff
Nancy Livingston

4) Who was the first female secretary of a service branch?
Dr. Sheila Widnall
Jane Garvey
Susan Smith
Dr. Jeanne Povolny

5) She was appointed secretary of the ...?
Air Force
Army
Navy
Coast Guard

6) Who was the winner of the 1st All-Women's Air Race?
Helen Richey
Louise Thaden
Blanche Scott
Jackie Cochran

7) What American woman holds the record for the most missions into space?
Nancy Smith
Dr. Mae Jemison
Dr. Shannon Lucid
Jane Garvey

8) Who said, "I want to do it, because I want to do it..."
Helen Richey
Amelia Earhart
Jackie Cochran
Louise Thaden

9) Who was the first woman in the Unites States to design and build an aircraft?
Blanche Scott
Harriet Quimby
Katharine Wright
E. Lillian Todd

10) On July 9, 1903 she soloed in a dirigible.
Aida de Acosta
Blanche Scott
Katherine Wright
Mary Meyers

 


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