Previous Quiz Questions

Question 1

he Astrolabe ________________________.

Answer 1

measured the angle between the horizon and a celestial body

Question 2

The Nocturnal ________________________________.

Answer 2

was used to measure time.

Question 3

The sextant ____________________________________.

Answer 3

is used to accurately determine latitude.

Question 4

. True/False: Longitude was measured accurately before latitude.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The _______________ was a reward offered by the British government for a simple and practical method for the precise determination of a ship’s longitude.

Answer 5

Longitude Prize

Question 6

As discussed in class, concerning celestial navigation, an accurate time piece is critically important to _____________________.

Answer 6

determine longitude

Question 7

As discussed in class, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Answer 7

The huge challenge in determining your longitude is knowing the precise time.

Question 8

. Identify the single, most significant, historical event that kicked off the moon race.

Answer 8

A visionary speed by President John F. Kennedy

Question 9

What was the focus of the first contract awarded for the Apollo moon program?

Answer 9

The navigation system

Question 10

Who won this first contract?

Answer 10

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Question 11

Who invented the first inertial navigation device?

Answer 11

Dr. Draper

Question 12

What year was the INS first successfully demonstrated on a cross country flight?

Answer 12

1953

Question 13

How does the INS work?

Answer 13

Spinning gyros

acceleration detection instruments

Question 14

How would you rate the success of the first demonstration flight from Boston to California?

Answer 14

The INS successfully navigated to a geographic point using only the INS—without the use of any external landmarks.

Question 15

Why did Dr. Draper manipulate the clock located on the wall of laboratory?

Answer 15

To accelerate time and enjoy some alcoholic drinks

Question 16

Who consulted with MIT to increase the precision of the internal navigation unit?

Answer 16

A precision watch company

WALTHAM

Question 17

. How did MIT determine if a computer chip was flawed (and hence unacceptable for use)?

Answer 17

They weighed the chip on a scale

Question 18

The Apollo moon program consumed approximately ______ percent of the silicon computer chips manufactured in the United States.

Answer 18

60

Question 19

How would you characterize the maturity of “software” during the 1960’s?

Answer 19

There was no software. The software engineers were literally making it up. as they went along

Question 20

What is the meaning of the phrase “Little Old Lady” (LOL)?

Answer 20

The employees who took strands of wire to create computer memory were often females.

Question 21

How did the software engineers successfully manage the large number of difficult tasks needed to be accomplished by the on-board computer?

Answer 21

They created a methodology of prioritizing critical tasks

Question 22

What was the memory capacity of the Apollo on-board computer?

Answer 22

72 kilobytes

Question 23

Was the inertial navigation computer considered the primary or the backup method for navigating to the moon?

Answer 23

Back up

Question 24

The navigation computer flew for the first time on Apollo 7. How would you rate the success of INS?

Answer 24

Complete success

Question 25

As discussed in class, how would you portray the status of early international air travel during World War I?

Answer 25

Virtually every European nation insisted on complete sovereignty

Question 26

World War I was fought between _______________________.

Answer 26

1914-1918 

Question 27

. World War I was fought ________ the Wright Brothers’ first successful flight (Heavier than air, powered, controlled, and sustained flight)

Answer 27

after 

Question 28

The Paris Convention was held ______________.

Answer 28

after World War I. 

Question 29

. As discussed in class, the Paris Convention was comprised of ____________________.

Answer 29

basically European countries. 

Question 30

The Paris convention established the basic criteria for air commerce such as _______________.

Answer 30

the rights of nations to favor their own aircraft

Question 31

. The Havana Convention of 1928 ________________________.

Answer 31

basically adopted the Paris tenets. | Comprised of the Pan-American countries.

Question 32

. The Chicago Conference began ____________________.

Answer 32

during World War II. 

Question 33

How many nations attended the Chicago Conference opening ceremonies?

Answer 33

52

Question 34

The Chicago Convention recognized the immediate needs of civil aviation regulation, and established a provisional organization in ___________ and functioned until ___________ when the ICAO officially came into existence.

Answer 34

1944 , 1947

Question 35

. The Chicago Convention adopted the rules proposed by _______________.

Answer 35

the United States and the United Kingdom. 

Question 36

The Chicago Convention established the ICAO to ______________________.

Answer 36

recommend certain practices that member countries should follow. 

Question 37

True/False:  The ICAO has no regulatory powers

Answer 37

True 

Question 38

The Chicago Convention, created the ICAO; and was adopted in __________________.

Answer 38

1944 

Question 39

The International Civil Aviation Organization came into being in __________________, 30 days after the convention had been ratified by the required 26 states.

Answer 39

1947 

Question 40

Referring to the previous question, the term “the required 26 states” means

Answer 40

the term “states” is similar to the word “nations

Question 41

True/False:  The ICAO constitution is older than the United Nations Charter.

Answer 41

True 

Question 42

The Chicago Convention recognized _____ freedoms of air commerce.

Answer 42

5

Question 43

ICAO Headquarters is located in _________________.

Answer 43

Montreal, Canada

Question 44

How many nations belong to the ICAO?

Answer 44

191 

Question 45

The ICAO Assembly, comprised of representatives from all member countries, meet every _____.

Answer 45

3 years

Question 46

How does the ICAO enforce their guidelines?

Answer 46

Member expulsion

Question 47

True/False.  Once you are a member nation of the ICAO, you cannot be permanently kicked out of the organization.  Your membership can only be suspended.   The maximum suspension period cannot exceed 5 calendar years.

Answer 47

False