Racing for the Record Books: teacher key

Amelia Earhart, grade 10 edition, written for 10th grade. Amelia Earhart competed with other women pilots for speed, altitude and distance records. Her flights over two oceans and her 1937 world flight are part of that story.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Who won the 1929 Women's Air Derby?
   • Amelia Earhart
   • Louise Thaden (answer)
   • Ruth Nichols
2. How long did she serve as first president of the Ninety-Nines?
   • From 1931 until 1933 (answer)
   • From 1920 to 1923
   • For one day
3. What did she unpack when chilled in 1935?
   • A blanket
   • A map
   • A thermos of hot chocolate (answer)
4. What did she hope the 1935 Hawaii flight would do?
   • Pave the way for air travel to Hawaii (answer)
   • Win a trophy
   • Find a new island
5. Why was the 1932 crossing her second trip across the Atlantic?
   • She had crossed in 1928 as a passenger (answer)
   • She flew it twice alone
   • She turned back once

Words

• autogiro: rotor aircraft
• transcontinental: across a continent
• altitude: height
• navigator: route finder
• cutter: Coast Guard ship