Firsts in Flight
Hot Air Balloons
Vocabulary
Math
Fun
100

Other than an airplane, name something that can fly.

Birds, bats, hot air balloons, kites, blimps

100

Which is lighter hot air or cold air?

Hot air

100

What is popular?

Be liked by people.

100

3 + (4x1)

7

100

What color are Smurfs?

Blue

200

What are passenger planes?

Planes that take people on trips from one place to another.

200

Which is a faster way to get places? Hot air balloon or airplane?

airplane

200

What are passengers?

People who travel in a vehicle.

200

John got up at 8:00 the morning. Is it AM or PM?

8:00 AM

200

What is the name of the monster who plays the drums on The Muppet Show?

Animal

300

Why did the Wright Brothers need a sandy place to fly?

For soft landings

300

Which kind of day would be best for a hot air balloon ride?

 a clear day with little wind or a cloudy, windy day

a clear day with little wind

300

What does impossible mean?

Unable to be done.

300

876+211

1,087

300

What is the name of the young boy on the Simpsons?

Bart Simpson

400

How were Orville and Wilbur Wright related?

They were brothers

400

How do pilots steer a hot air balloon?

They use the wind currents.

400

What does flight mean?

To move through the air.

400

734-489=

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245

400

What is a hare?

rabbit

500

Where did the Wright Brothers fly their first airplane?

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

500

Who invented the first hot air balloon?

the Montgolfier brothers

500

What does controlled mean?

Make something happen by using power.

500

700-56=

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644

500

What is the name of Harry Potter's owl?

Hedwig