Aerospace Science
JEOPARDY!!!
Aerospace Science Jeopardy Rules
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Element leader must provide answer within 35 seconds
If answer is not provided in 35 seconds, previous
element may attempt to steal away
Other elements being loud and disruptive will be
penalized 5 points per event
Final score is number of test bonus points for each
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Category 1 of 1
Question:
He was the only surviving pilot
of World War I to receive the
Congressional Medal of Honor
during his lifetime. (p. 62 )
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Category 1 of 1
Answer:
Eddie Rickenbacker
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Category 2 of 1
Question:
His assassination touched off World War I. (p.
63)
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Category 2 of 1
Answer:
Franz Ferdinand
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Category 3 of 1
Question:
He was the most famous pilot
of the Lafayette Escadrille. (p.
66)
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Category 3 of 1
Answer:
Raoul Lufbery
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Category 4 of 1
Question:
A “wild card” who had trouble following Army
discipline, he shot down 15 balloons and three
airplanes in 17 days. (p. 68)
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Category 4 of 1
Answer:
Frank Luke
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Category 5 of 1
Question:
He was the only African-American
pilot during World War I. (p. 69)
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Category 5 of 1
Answer:
Eugene Bullard
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Category 1 of 2
Question:
A motto emerged by the end of World War I:
“If you control the air, you cannot be
_________; if you lose the air, you cannot
_________.” (p. 72)
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Category 1 of 2
Answer:
beaten, win
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Category 2 of 2
Question:
In September 1918 the Battle
of Saint Mihiel in France finally
turned the tide in favor of the
____________. (p. 74)
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Category 2 of 2
Answer:
Allies
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Category 3 of 2
Question:
The four-day Battle of Saint
Mihiel established the role of
mass movements of _____
_________ during wartime. (p.
75)
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Category 3 of 2
Answer:
air power
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Category 4 of 2
Question:
The fighter aircraft of World
War I needed three qualities:
they had to be lightweight,
fast, and ___________. (p. 77)
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Category 4 of 2
Answer:
maneuverable
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Category 5 of 2
Question:
• What word is defined as an attack with a
machine gun from a low-flying aircraft. (p. 75)
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Category 5 of 2
Answer:
Strafe
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Category 1 of 3
Question:
• What is an air to air battle between fighter
planes called? (p. 74)
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Category 1 of 3
Answer:
Dogfight
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Category 2 of 3
Question:
What is a German dirigible with a
rigid frame used for observation and
bombing raids called? (p. 73)
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Category 2 of 3
Answer:
Zeppelin
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Category 3 of 3
Question:
What type of battle plan is
designed to strike at the
sources of an enemy's military,
economic, or political power.
(p. 72)
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Category 3 of 3
Answer:
Strategic
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Category 4 of 3
Question:
What word describes a situation in
which further action is blocked. (p.
71)
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Category 4 of 3
Answer:
Stalemate
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Category 5 of 3
Question:
What is an automatic rifle that uses
belt-fed ammunition called? (p. 67)
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Category 5 of 3
Answer:
Machine gun
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Category 1 of 4
Question:
During World War I, in France, what was a small
squadron of planes called?. (p. 65)
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Category 1 of 4
Answer:
Escadrille
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Category 2 of 4
Question:
What were the German submarines during World War I
called? (p. 63)
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Category 2 of 4
Answer:
U-boats
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Category 3 of 4
Question:
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey,
fighting together during World War I were
described as what alliance? (p. 63)
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Category 3 of 4
Answer:
Central Powers
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Category 4 of 4
Question:
•Russia, France, Serbia, and Britain, fighting
together during World War I were described
as what alliance?. (p. 63)
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Category 4 of 4
Answer:
Allies
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Category 5 of 4
Question:
The scarlet planes he commanded led to his
nickname “the Red Baron.” (p. 70)
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Category 5 of 4
Answer:
Manfred von Richthofen
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Category 1 of 5
Question:
•He was a strong advocate for enlisted men
as pilots in the US armed forces. (p. 72)
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Category 1 of 5
Answer:
Hap Arnold
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Category 2 of 5
Question:
He bolted an automatic rifle to his plane so he
could shoot straight through the propeller. (p.
74)
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Category 2 of 5
Answer:
Roland Garros
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Category 3 of 5
Question:
•He built an interrupting gear on a plane that would keep
its gun from firing when the propeller was in the way. (p.
74)
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Category 3 of 5
Answer:
Anthony Fokker
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Category 4 of 5
Question:
•He was an advocate for an independent US air
force. (p. 78)
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Category 4 of 5
Answer:
Billy Mitchell
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Category 5 of 5
Question:
He was America’s “ace of aces” during World War I. (p. 62)
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Category 5 of 5
Answer:
Eddie Rickenbacker
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