Q 01/05

In which year did Lindbergh make his famous nonstop flight from New York to Paris?

A) 1929

B) 1927

C) 1932

D) 1935

Answer · why

B) 1927

It covered 3,600 miles in over 33 hours and was the first solo crossing of the Atlantic.

Q 02/05

Lindbergh's aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was named in honour of what?

A) His mother's birthplace

B) The saint he prayed to

C) The airline he flew for

D) The city whose backers financed it

Answer · why

D) The city whose backers financed it

He had been flying the mail out of St. Louis when local businessmen agreed to fund the plane.

Q 03/05

How much was the Orteig Prize that Lindbergh's flight won?

A) $50,000

B) $25,000

C) $100,000

D) $1 million

Answer · why

B) $25,000

Hotel owner Raymond Orteig had offered it in 1919 for the first nonstop New York-Paris flight.

Q 04/05

Roughly how long did Lindbergh's New York to Paris flight take?

A) About 12 hours

B) Over 33 hours

C) About 20 hours

D) About 50 hours

Answer · why

B) Over 33 hours

He had barely slept the night before and began to hallucinate during the flight.

Q 05/05

Which British pair had already flown the Atlantic nonstop in 1919, eight years before Lindbergh?

A) Hawker and Grieve

B) Alcock and Brown

C) Nungesser and Coli

D) Byrd and Bennett

Answer · why

B) Alcock and Brown

They won the Daily Mail prize flying from Newfoundland to Ireland; Lindbergh's was the first solo crossing.