Accomplishments
In 1932, Amelia was awarded this medal from the National Geographic Society, becoming the first woman to receive the honor for her contributions to aviation.
What is the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society? (or Gold Medal)
In 1915, tired of Edwin's alcoholism, Amy Earhart moved with her daughters to this city to start a new life.
What is Chicago?
Born in 1897, this U.S. state is where Amelia Earhart spent her early childhood years.
What is Kansas?
During World War I, before she ever learned to fly, Amelia served for this international humanitarian organization in Toronto.
What is the Red Cross?
In 1932, exactly five years after Charles Lindbergh, Amelia became the first woman to achieve this feat solo
What is flying solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia’s father, Edwin, held this legal profession.
What is a railroad lawyer? (or attorney)
This was the childhood nickname given to Amelia by her younger sister, Grace Muriel Earhart.
What is Meelie? (Millie)
Amelia was a close friend of this First Lady, once famously sneaking out of a White House dinner to take her on a nighttime flight to Baltimore.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
Amelia was the first person to fly solo from Los Angeles to this specific city in Mexico, a feat she completed in 1935.
What is Mexico City?
This was the maiden name of Amelia’s mother, who came from an affluent New England family with deep colonial roots.
What is the name Otis?
Amelia built this homemade version of an item out of a packing box and boards on top of her family's tool shed.
What is a rollercoaster (ramp)
Amelia held this editorial title at Cosmopolitan magazine.
What is Aviation Editor?
Beyond her own flying, Amelia helped found and served as the first president of this international organization for female pilots, which is still active today.
What are The Ninety-Nines?
This younger sister, known as "Pidge," was Amelia’s lifelong companion.
Who is Grace Muriel Earhart?
At age 10, Amelia saw her first airplane at a state fair in the city.
What is Des Moines? (Iowa State Fair)
To look more like an experienced pilot in her early days, Amelia slept in this new piece of clothing to make it look "worn-in."
What is her leather flying jacket?
For her solo transatlantic flight, Amelia was the first woman to receive this high-ranking military decoration from the U.S. Congress.
What is the Distinguished Flying Cross?
Before agreeing to marry George Putnam, Amelia famously rejected his marriage proposals this many times.
What is six times?
To make her homemade roller coaster go faster, a young Amelia used this household substance to grease the wooden tracks.
What is fat? (or lard)
This was the name of the bright red Lockheed Vega 5B that Amelia used to set her most famous transatlantic records.
What is "The Little Red Bus"?