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1. Many people will credit the Wright brothers with pioneering aviation in the United States. Fewer people know that there was also a Wright sister. What was her name?
2. What is the name of one of the first female pilots in the United States? Her first name is shared by one of the "Golden Girls".
3. Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman to receive a pilot's license. Unfortunately she perished when her Curtiss JN-4 aircraft crashed. What was the plane's nickname?
4. This wouldn't be much of a quiz featuring women in aviation without mentioning Amelia Earhart. What was the name of the aircraft Amelia Earhart was flying when she disappeared?
5. What was the name of a group of female bomber pilots who flew for the Soviet Union during World War II?
6. Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier in 1953. What was the aircraft she used to accomplish this?
7. Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel into space in 1963. What was the name of the Soviet spacecraft she used to get there?
8. The woman who flew this aircraft is an award winning aerobatics pilot from the United States. She was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2004. Can you name her?
9. Sally Ride was the first American woman to travel into space, but who was the first American woman to both pilot and command the space shuttle?
10. The Breitling Wingwalkers are a team of female performers who dazzle spectators during air shows. What country does the team call home?
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