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Last Week's Quiz

Created by T.J. Szafanski
Edited by Eli Robinson

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  • Submit your answers by 3:02pm ET 5/26/25
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  • No negative points for incorrect responses (so guess to your heart's content)
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On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from New York on his way to becoming the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

On the same date in 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to become the first woman to accomplish the same feat.



You could argue that those are two of the most famous fliers of all time. But what about some of the others? Let’s take a flier that you may have heard of some of them!

SOCIAL STUDIES Q1. Pilot Places: In 1920, Bessie Coleman became the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s license after training in what European capital city that was also the end point of Charles Lindbergh’s famous 1927 flight?



POP CULTURE Q2. Talking Toys: What winged character named after a famous flier is challenged by a sheriff as to whether he can really fly or if he’s just “falling with style”?



MISCELLANEOUS Q3. Classic Companies: The Radio Flyer was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1999. Despite its name, it is neither electronic nor intended to leave the ground. What kind of object is it?



SPORTS & GAMES Q4. Performance Positions: If you see two bases raise a flyer up into a cupie, liberty, or scorpion position, then you’re watching a performance by what type of athletes?



SOCIAL STUDIES Q5. Paine's Pamphlets : Before blogs and tweets, pamphlets and flyers were the original social media. “Plain Truth” by James Chalmers was written as a rebuke to what similarly titled Thomas Paine document that’s considered one of the most influential pieces of media in American history?



MISCELLANEOUS Q6. Southern Species: Males are called boomers or jacks. Females are called fliers or jills. Collectively they’re called a mob. What Southern Hemisphere animal is it?



MISCELLANEOUS Q7. Occupational Objects: If you have to deal with a lot of flying buttresses at your job, there’s a good chance you’re in what line of work?
  Architecture
  Aviation
  Child Care
  Professional Wrestling



MISCELLANEOUS Q8. Alumna Amy: Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider is an alum of what university whose nickname is the Flyers? The name is an homage to two famous fliers that were residents of the Ohioan university’s town.



SOCIAL STUDIES Q9. Flight Feats: In 1924, the first time it ever happened, it took a team from the United States Army Air Service 175 days. In 1986, it took Dick Rutan and Jeana Lee Yeager 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds and they didn't even stop to refuel. What feat is it?



SPORTS & GAMES Q10. Gravelly Giants: If you don’t like sports, just…clench your teeth and try to get through this one. What 7-foot tall orange creature with googly eyes has become a fan favorite after the…scrappy Philadelphia Flyers introduced it as their mascot in 2018?



TIEBREAKER Wide Wheels: When it opened in 2008, the Singapore Flyer featured 28 air conditioned capsules and was the world's tallest Ferris wheel. In feet, how tall is it?

Quiz is closed and your answers are now locked! Graders are grading and results will be sent on 5/26/25