Flying Through History: Airplanes Quiz

Test your knowledge on the evolution and milestones of airplanes throughout history with this exciting quiz!

published on July 22
1/10

Who is credited with building and flying the world's first successful airplane?

Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
2/10

In what year did the Wright brothers successfully fly their first powered aircraft?

1901
1902
1903
1904
3/10

Which country produced the iconic World War II fighter plane, the Spitfire?

Which country produced the iconic World War II fighter plane, the Spitfire?
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
4/10

What was the name of the first commercial jet airliner introduced in 1952?

What was the name of the first commercial jet airliner introduced in 1952?
Boeing 777
Douglas DC-3
Lockheed Constellation
De Havilland Comet
5/10

Which aviation pioneer set numerous speed and distance records in the 1930s?

Howard Hughes
Amelia Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
Bessie Coleman
6/10

Who was the first African American woman to hold a pilot's license?

Who was the first African American woman to hold a pilot's license?
Harriet Quimby
Bessie Coleman
Eugene Bullard
Willa Brown
7/10

Which airplane became known as the 'Enola Gay' when it dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

Supermarine Spitfire
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
B-29 Superfortress
Messerschmitt Me 262
8/10

What was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight?

What was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight?
F-86 Sabre
SR-71 Blackbird
X-15
Concorde
9/10

Which company introduced the iconic Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet' in 1970?

Which company introduced the iconic Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet' in 1970?
Airbus
Lockheed
Boeing
McDonnell Douglas
10/10

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Beryl Markham
Harriet Quimby
Bessie Coleman
Amelia Earhart