Who became the first woman to pilot a balloon solo in 1805?
Answer
Sophie Blanchard
89712 Intermediate Trivia Questions
89712 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which French balloonist made the first balloon ascent in North America in 1793?
Answer
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
Which submarine introduced the teardrop-shaped hull to the U.S. Navy?
Answer
USS Albacore
Which submarine was the first U.S. Navy ballistic-missile submarine?
Answer
USS George Washington
What was the name of the Soviet submarine that reached a depth of about 1,027 metres in 1985?
Answer
K-278 Komsomolets
Which ship was the first iron-hulled, screw-propelled steamship to cross the Atlantic?
Answer
SS Great Britain
Which Cunard liner was nicknamed the “Green Goddess”?
Answer
RMS Caronia
Which Royal Caribbean ship introduced the FlowRider surf simulator at sea?
Answer
Freedom of the Seas
Which passenger ship sank in the Saint Lawrence River after colliding with Storstad in 1914?
Answer
RMS Empress of Ireland
Which ocean liner was the first to feature a planetarium at sea?
Answer
RMS Queen Mary 2
Which cruise ship was the first to include a full-size go-kart racetrack at sea?
Answer
Norwegian Joy
Which cruise ship was the first to feature the Central Park neighborhood?
Answer
Oasis of the Seas
Which French ocean liner won the Blue Riband in 1935?
Answer
SS Normandie
Who designed the American ocean liner SS United States?
Answer
William Francis Gibbs
Which New York City Subway line opened its first section in 1933 as the IND’s route into Queens?
Answer
Queens Boulevard Line
What was the name of the 1918 New York City Subway accident at a Brooklyn curve?
Answer
Malbone Street wreck
What New York City Subway connection opened in 1967 and linked the BMT and IND divisions?
Answer
Chrystie Street Connection
Which New York City Subway bridge carries the J and Z trains over the East River?
Answer
Williamsburg Bridge
Which New York City Subway station is the system’s northernmost station?
Answer
238th Street
Which airline became the first to receive an Airbus A330neo?
Answer
TAP Air Portugal
Where is the Airbus A350’s final assembly line located?
Answer
Toulouse, France
Which Airbus aircraft uses four Europrop TP400 turboprop engines?
Answer
Airbus A400M Atlas
What does “XWB” stand for in Airbus A350 XWB?
Answer
Extra Wide Body
Which Airbus aircraft is the company’s longest production passenger airliner?
Answer
Airbus A350-1000
What does “neo” mean in the Airbus A320neo name?
Answer
New Engine Option
Which airline was the launch customer for the Airbus A300?
Answer
Air France
Which Boeing flying boat began Pan Am’s first regular transatlantic passenger service in 1939?
Answer
Boeing 314 Clipper
Which Boeing aircraft was converted into NASA’s first Shuttle Carrier Aircraft?
Answer
Boeing 747-100
Which Boeing tanker aircraft is based on the 767 airliner?
Answer
KC-46 Pegasus