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US Airline Brain Bender Trivia Quiz

The United States leads the world in comercial aviation and this quiz will test your knowledge on America's airline industry... Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by flyon767. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
flyon767

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,943

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
2020

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What airline began as a crop dusting company in Louisiana? Hint

American

Continental

Piedmont

Delta

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Question 2 of 10

2. What airline was originally headquartered in El Paso, Texas? Hint

America West

Southwest

Continental

American

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first airline to establish a home page on the internet? Hint

United

Northwest

Delta

Southwest

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Question 4 of 10

4. What airline was first to ban smoking on all North American flights? Hint

American

Continental

United

Northwest

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Question 5 of 10

5. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, a Delta airplane takes off every .... Hint

2 minutes

8 minutes

12 seconds

5 minutes

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Question 6 of 10

6. What airline was the first to use radio communications? Hint

Delta

Pan Am

United

Northwest

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Question 7 of 10

7. What airline was the first to have oxygen masks on board? Hint

Alaska

American

Northwest

Pan Am

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which was the first airline to offer in-flight motion pictures? Hint

TWA

Pan Am

United

Northwest

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Question 9 of 10

9. What airline was first to offer 'Round the World' service? Hint

TWA

Pan Am

Northwest

United

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which was the first airline to carry emergency life saving equipment on board? Hint

Pan Am

Delta

American

TWA

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What airline began as a crop dusting company in Louisiana?

Answer: Delta

'Delta Air Company' was founded in Monroe, Louisiana in 1924. In 1945 Delta Airlines moved operations to Atlanta.

2. What airline was originally headquartered in El Paso, Texas?

Answer: Continental

Continental moved opertations from El Paso to Denver before settling in Houston.

3. Who was the first airline to establish a home page on the internet?

Answer: Southwest

Common sense idea from a common sense airline.

4. What airline was first to ban smoking on all North American flights?

Answer: Northwest

5. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, a Delta airplane takes off every ....

Answer: 12 seconds

Hard to believe but true. Delta has the highest frequency of flights over any other airline in the world.

6. What airline was the first to use radio communications?

Answer: Pan Am

In 1928, Pan Am installed radio equipment on all of its aircraft, promising to become the safest air carrier in the nation.

7. What airline was the first to have oxygen masks on board?

Answer: Northwest

Northwest was the pioneer in oxygen mask development.

8. Which was the first airline to offer in-flight motion pictures?

Answer: TWA

9. What airline was first to offer 'Round the World' service?

Answer: TWA

Pan Am has tried to claim this title, but TWA was indeed the first airline to complete this service. Pan Am was the first to offer 'scheduled' around the world service... go figure.

10. Which was the first airline to carry emergency life saving equipment on board?

Answer: Pan Am

Source: Author flyon767

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