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The Check's in the Mail

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Introduction:
"A quiz about the early air escapades of the U.S. Air Mail Service. I hope that you enjoy it. :-)"


1. In which year was flying the U.S. mail established?
    1902
    1888
    1918
    1930


2. Max Miller was known for which of the following?
    First civilian pilot hired by the U.S. Air Mail Service
    Wrote the first letter that was air mailed
    First Chief of Operations in 1942
    Max was a mascot dog who logged over 2,000,000 miles


3. The D.H.4 was a workhorse for the U.S. Air Mail Service in the early 1920s. Who built this 400hp airplane?
    United States
    Britain
    Germany
    Japan


4. What was the cost of the first U.S. Air Mail stamp?
    16 cents
    1 cent
    8 cents
    24 cents


5. From the 1920s-1930s, all U.S. air mail stamps were triangular in shape.
    True
    False


6. Which of the following was a U.S. Air Mail flyer?
    Waldo Pepper
    Jim Thorpe
    Howard Hughes
    Charles Lindbergh


7. Which actor's grandfather flew U.S. air mail as a contractor in 1926?
    Leslie Nielson
    Jim Backus
    Jim Varney
    Jack Nicholson


8. Whose letter was the first letter delivered by air?
    Paul Getty
    Babe Ruth
    Woodrow Wilson
    John Dillinger


9. In 1932, aircraft landed on moving trucks, were loaded with mail, then took off again.
    True
    False


10. In 1925, private contractors began moving air mail in mass quantities at different air routes. Which manufacture built this first batch of company-owned aircraft to deliver mail?
    Kaman
    Douglas
    Sikorsky
    Hughes


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