Q 01/05

Which airline, founded in 1919, is the oldest still operating under its original name?

A) KLM

B) Qantas

C) Delta

D) Aeroflot

Answer · why

A) KLM

Its hub is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and it was founded by Albert Plesman.

Q 02/05

What does the KLM airline name stand for in English?

A) Central Dutch Airways

B) Royal Dutch Airlines

C) National Air Lines

D) Dutch Royal Transport

Answer · why

B) Royal Dutch Airlines

It is branded internationally as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Q 03/05

Australia's Qantas was founded in which year?

A) 1935

B) 1947

C) 1920

D) 1959

Answer · why

C) 1920

It is one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation.

Q 04/05

The acronym QANTAS originally stood for what?

A) Quality Australian National Transport Air Services

B) Queensland Air National Transport and Airmail Service

C) Qantas Australian National Transport Air System

D) Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

Answer · why

D) Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

It is nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo".

Q 05/05

By what nickname is Qantas popularly known?

A) The Flying Kangaroo

B) The Southern Cross

C) The Flying Roo Line

D) The Wallaby

Answer · why

A) The Flying Kangaroo

The kangaroo logo first appeared on the Kangaroo Route, its Sydney-to-London service, in 1944.