World War I - Aviation and Aircraft
Test Quiz
1. How were planes first used during World War I at the First Battle of the Marne?
a. To move troops around the battlefield
b. To drop bombs on enemy fortifications
c. Reconnaissance of enemy forces
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
2. What were fights between planes in the air called?
a. Birdfights
b. Dogfights
c. Hawkfights
d. Catfights
e. Acefights
3. What nickname was given to the top fighter pilots?
a. Hawks
b. Kings
c. Dogs
d. Aces
e. Snipers
4. What invention allowed the bullets of a mounted machine gun to be synchronized with the propeller?
a. Interrupter
b. Synchronizer
c. Bulletpeller
d. Supergun
e. Timergun
5. Why did countries start marking their planes under the wings?
a. To strike terror into the enemy
b. To warn the enemy that they were coming
c. So they would not get shot down by their own soldiers
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
6. Which of the following planes was a German fighter plane?
a. Handly Page 0/400
b. Gotha G V
c. Sopwith Camel
d. Fokker Eindecker
e. Bristol Type 22
7. Which of the following planes was a British fighter plane?
a. Handly Page 0/400
b. Gotha G V
c. Sopwith Camel
d. Fokker Eindecker
e. Siemens-Shuckert
8. Which country marked their planes with a black cross?
a. Britain
b. France
c. United States
d. Italy
e. Germany
9. What was the nickname of the most famous German fighter pilot?
a. Hawkeye
b. Red Baron
c. Cowboy
d. Lucky Breeze
e. Snow Eagle
10. What were 'Zeppelins'?
a. British bombers
b. German fighter pilots
c. American fighter planes
d. German Airships
e. Guitar players
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