PennAero
College Trivia
2026
Intern Trivia
General Aerospace
100

What are the two divisions of PennAero?

Fasteners and Engineered Components

100

What are the two colors that all University of California schools use?

Blue and Yellow

100

Which team won the 2026 Superbowl?

Seahawks

100

Many of our interns are based out of Allfast?

3
100

Who made the first successful airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, NC?

The Wright Brothers

200

Our Quality department must comply with specific quality assurance policies and procedures. What are they know as?

a) ISO9000/AS9100 

b) IDK3228/NO3100

c) BB82000/DS2500

d) ISO14001/AQ9800


a) ISO9000/AS9100

200

What is the mascot for Arizona State University?

Sun Devils

200

Can you name one of the 4 astronauts on the Artemis II mission?

Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen.

200

How many interns attend Cal Poly Pomona?

2

200

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Amelia Earhart

300

How many companies make up PennAero?

a) 12

b) 9

c) 20

d) 18

a) 12

300

What are San Diego State University's school colors?

Red and Black

300

What type of species is Rocky in Project Hail Mary?

Eridian

300

One of our interns works in EHS. What does EHS stand for?

Environmental, Health & Safety

300

What are the four forces of flight?

Lift, weight (gravity), thrust, and drag

400

What is the name of the continuous improvement strategy that we use to foster a culture of employee engagement to drive performance improvements and operational excellence?

Kaizen

400

What dry food item is thrown on the field during UCSB soccer games?

Tortillas!
400

2026 is the year of which animal according to the Chinese Zodiac?

The Horse

400

Which intern is working in electrical engineering?

Mark Sidorov


400

Which pilot was the first to famously break the sound barrier?

Chuck Yeager.

500

Can you name at least 8 of the PennAero companies?

Jenna to Verify

500

Bill Nye attended which school that one of our current interns also attends?

Cornell

500

In November 2026, the NASA space probe Voyager 1 is expected to reach a distance of one light day away from Earth. How many years will it have taken to get that far?

A. 35
B. 48
C. 56
D. 66

B. 48

Voyager 1 launched on September 5, 1977. So if it hits the spot in November as planed, it will have taken just over 48 years to travel the distance light travels in a single day.

500

Which intern collaborated with a team to develop “Project Beatzthoven,” an interactive machine learning model built with Python that generates classical music using Markov Chain logic.?

Ivan Jimenez Pineda

500

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two humans to walk on the surface of the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. What is the name of the third astronaut who piloted that mission?

Michael Collins