The Wright Brothers [Questions and 100% Accurate Answers.]

The Wright Brothers ~ The Wright Brothers... correct answers The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together. ~ Bill Gates on The Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers ~ The desire... correct answers The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air ~ Orville Wright What were The Wright Brothers' names? correct answers Orville and Wilbur What time period did The Wright Brothers exist in prominently? correct answers The turn of the 19th century What word can be used to describe The Wright Brothers? correct answers Tenacious The Wright Brothers Background correct answers The Wright Brothers are remembered as the first humans to tame the skies with powered, heavier than air flight. They took great personal and financial risks. They overcame tremendous obstacles and doubts which defined them as a dynamic team that backed up their creativity with direct application. How many children were in The Wright Brothers' family. correct answers Seven. They were two of 7 born to a Midwest U.S family. What was The Wright Brothers' inspiration for their fascination with flight? correct answers A toy helicopter they received from their father. How was The Wright Brothers' education? correct answers They never got their High School diploma, but attended high school. What life changing event happened to Wilbur Wright? correct answers He lost his two front teeth in a hockey game and did not attend college as planned, which may have resulted in his own lack of ambition, which he expressed concern over. What man died due to trying to fly? correct answers Otto Lilienthal died testing a glider aircraft in 1896. What did The Wright Brothers do after high school? correct answers They became bicycle repairmen due to the new trend in using bicycles as transportation. How did The Wright Brothers begin their development of planes? correct answers They studied the work of previous theorists and inventors such as Leonardo da Vinci and Lilienthal.