The Tuskegee Airmen Quiz. What First Lady flew with the Airmen during their training? 1.Eleanor...

The Tuskegee Airmen

Quiz

What First Lady flew with the Airmen during their training?1. Eleanor

Roosevelt2. Lady Bird

Johnson3. Jackie Oanasis

Kennedy4. Roslyn Carter

How many bombers were lost while the Tuskegee Airmen were escorting them?

1.02.103.254.50

What was the number given to the first squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen?

1. 50th

2. 78th

3. 99th

4. 222nd

What area of the world were the airmen first assigned to?

1. Europe2. Germany3. North Africa4. Great Britain

What war did the Tuskegee Airmen earn their reputation?

1. WW I2. WW II3. Korean War4. Vietnam War

What was the name of the airfield where the Tuskegee Airmen trained that is now a national historic site?

1. Motown Field2. Moton Field3. Maxwell Field4. Area 51

What was the attitude of most of the townspeople of Tuskegee about the Airmen during the 40’s?1. Supportive2. Apprehensive3. Did not want

them/resented them

4. Did not care either way

What president signed an executive order banning segregation of the military in 1948?

1. FDR2. Eisenhower3. JFK4. Harry Truman

Who was the famous commanding Officer of the Airmen?

1. Benjamin O. Davis

2. Percy Sutton3. Lee Archer4. Bill Childs

What was it about the Tuskegee Airmen’s plan that set them apart from the other P-51s?1. Their engines had

more horsepower2. Their planes were

faster3. The plane’s tail

was painted red4. They were

experimental aircraft