What illness caused Wilbur Wright’s death in 1912?
Answer
Typhoid fever
85 The Wright Brothers Trivia Questions with Answers
85 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Wright brother died in 1912 after suffering from typhoid fever?
Answer
Wilbur Wright
What type of propulsion did the Wright brothers’ 1903 Flyer use?
Answer
Two pusher propellers
What was the approximate wingspan of the Wright brothers’ 1903 Flyer?
Answer
40 feet 4 inches
What was Orville Wright’s full first name?
Answer
Orville
What was the Wright brothers’ first successful powered aircraft called in full?
Answer
Wright Flyer
Which Wright brother was the first to fly the 1903 Flyer?
Answer
Orville Wright
Which Wright brother founded the Wright Company in 1909 with Orville?
Answer
Wilbur Wright
What award did the Wright brothers receive from the U.S. government in 1909?
Answer
Congressional Gold Medal
What was the name of the Wright brothers’ 1904 testing field near Dayton?
Answer
Huffman Prairie
Who witnessed the Wright brothers’ first powered flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903?
Answer
Five local men
Who was the first person killed in a powered-aircraft accident involving a Wright airplane?
Answer
Thomas Selfridge
What was the title of the Wright brothers’ U.S. patent issued in 1906?
Answer
Flying-Machine
Where is the Wright brothers’ 1903 Flyer preserved today?
Answer
National Air and Space Museum
Who built the 12-horsepower engine for the Wright brothers’ 1903 Flyer?
Answer
Charlie Taylor
Which Wright brother was born first, Wilbur or Orville?
Answer
Wilbur Wright
What was the name of the aviation company founded by the Wright brothers in 1909?
Answer
Wright Company
Which 1902 aircraft gave the Wright brothers their first successful three-axis control system?
Answer
Wright Glider of 1902
What was the name of the bicycle company founded by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1892?
Answer
Wright Cycle Company
What was the Wright brothers’ first airplane patent number in the United States?
Answer
US Patent 821,393
Who was the first passenger carried by a Wright brothers’ airplane?
Answer
Charles Furnas
What was the name of the Wright brothers’ first practical airplane, flown successfully in 1905?
Answer
Wright Flyer III
Which brother piloted the Wright brothers’ first powered flight on December 17, 1903?
Answer
Orville Wright