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100

Name of our library.

What is Thomas Cooper Library (TCOOP)?

100

In 1969, This man was the first ever to step on the moon.

Who is Neil Armstrong?


100

First man-made satellite put into space?

What is Sputnik?

100

The 4 forces of flight.

What is Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag?

100

AIAA is an acronym for this.

What is American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics?


200

The oldest part of the campus

What is the Horseshoe?
200

In 1947, this pilot became the first to break the sound barrier.

Who is Chuck Yeager?
200

This company launched the Dragon Capsule to the International Space Station on May 30, 2020.

What is SpaceX?

200

3 types of movement an aircraft can do about its stability axes.

What is Roll, Pitch and Yaw?

200

This is the color of the black box in an aircraft.

What is Orange?


300

The name of the big USC-Clemson football game.

What is the Palmetto Bowl?

300
This man was the first American in space.

Who is Alan B. Shepard?

300

Name of the first Space Station by the US.


What is Skylab?

300

2D Cross Section of a wing.

What is an airfoil?

300

The "Steering wheel" of an Airplane

What is the Yoke?


400

John E. Swearingen majored in this.

What is Chemical Engineering?

400

First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.

Who is Amelia Earhart?

400

Star Wars' TIE fighters are an acronym for this.

What is Twin Ion Engine?

400

This is the Mach range for supersonic flight.

What is Mach 1.3-Mach 5.0?

400

Rocket that took US astronauts to the moon.

What is Saturn V??

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