A Bunch of Balloons

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1. In 1782 the Montgolfier brothers began experimenting with small balloons filled with hot air. What did they initially believe made the balloons rise? Incantations The heated air An unknown gas Air currents

2. The first people to travel in a free-flying gas balloon were Professor Jacques Alexandre Charles and Marie-Noel Robert. True False

3. Professor Challenger tried to construct a gas balloon in the book "The Lost World". What was the balloon's envelope made from? An iguanodon's skin A fish lizard's stomach Tarpaulins Cloth

4. In 1785 Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries were the first to cross which body of water by balloon? The North Sea The Irish Sea The English Channel The River Seine

5. In the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", Dorothy and the Wizard planned to escape from Oz by hot-air balloon but it took off with only the Wizard on board. What prevented Dorothy from joining him? The scarecrow fell to pieces The lion was afraid Toto ran off The tin man lost heart

6. Which part of the world did Phileas Fogg and his companion(s) cross by balloon in the book "Around the World in Eighty Days"? The Pyrenees The Atlantic Ocean They did not travel by balloon The Alps

7. The first balloon to fly nonstop across the Atlantic landed in a field southwest of Dublin in Ireland. True False

8. Who was/were the first to fly nonstop around the world by balloon? Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones Steve Fossett Per Lindstrand and Richard Branson Larry Newman

9. Two people were lifted to the height of 18,325 feet by 14,000 party balloons in 2001. What were the balloons filled with? Heated air Helium Hydrogen Ordinary air

10. Which fictional character composed and sang a song while floating below a balloon? The Wizard of Oz Charlie Bucket The Hungry Caterpillar Winnie the Pooh