What Was the Hindenburg questions

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What did Germans line zeppelins with?

Cow intestines - 250,000 cows lined one ship

Where were the people on board going on the May 3, 1937 flight?

England for the crowning of King George VI

Who was the German count that came to the United States in 1863?

Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Why was this airship landing so thrilling to watch?

First flying ship to carry passengers over the Atlantic Ocean to America

What was the "Graf Zeppelin" that Goodyear-Zeppelin built?

Flew around the world as a part of a publicity stunt

What did the "Hindenburg" captain do before the fire?

Fly over Manhattan to kill time, dropped water to make ship lighter, turned ship sharply

What did the captain do to kill time while they waited out the storm?

Flying low over Manhattan, New York for a tour

Which country lost World War I?

Germany in 1918

What were the very first airplanes?

Gliders - like a paper airplane; no motor

What happened in 1886?

Gottlieb Daimler invented a gasoline burning engine

What finally made Count Zeppelin's imagined airship possible in 1886?

Gottlieb Daimler invented a lightweight, gas burning engine

Why were people so frightened by the "Hindenburg" disaster?

Heard it on the radio and could watch on film

Why was the new zeppelin filled with helium?

Helium does not burn

What was the new zeppelin filled with?

Helium not hydrogen

What was the largest object ever flown?

Hindenburg

What happened on May 6, 1936?

Hindenburg was the first passenger flight in Europe and the United States

What were the chairs made of on the Hindenburg?

Hollow aluminum tubes

Who was Count Zeppelin's business partner?

Hugo Eckener

What was the cost of a one-way trip on the Hindenburg?

$400

How many people could the Hindenburg carry?

100

When did Count Zeppelin die?

1917 at 78

When was the Empire State Building built?

1931

How long was the Hindenburg disaster?

34 seconds

How was the smoking room protected in the Hindenburg?

Airlock kept it seperate from the rest of the ship

Why did the Germans have to use hydrogen?

American government refused to sell helium to Nazi Germany

What happened on May 20, 1927?

American pilot, Charles Lindbergh, made first nonstop solo flight across Atlantic to New York to Paris in 33 ½ hours

What was the "Hindenburg" used for instead of completing security tests?

Broadcast propaganda for Hitler

How did Eckner save the Zeppelin Company after World War I?

Built a zeppelin for the United States

Why was the use of hydrogen dangerous?

Burns easily and a small spark can make it burst into flames

Who was the captain of the ship?

Captain Max Pruss

Who was Herbert Morrison?

Chicago reporter that described the event as it happened

What is a zeppelin?

Large balloon on a hard frame filled with gas - lighter than air

Why did they drop heavy ropes?

Men on the ground would help haul it in

What was done in 1783?

Montgolfier brothers in France designed balloon filled with hot air

Why did a football shaped zeppelin work better?

Steer easier and cuts down on the air resistance

What happened on November 21st?

Two men climbed into the balloon's basket and floated about five miles

Why did not all zeppelins use helium?

Very expensive and very rare

How was Werner Franz able to escape?

Was drenched with water and able to run through the flames

Why was a crowd gathered in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937?

Watch airship, Hindenburg, land

Who was Hugo Eckener, one of Count Zeppelin's business partners?

Went to the first zeppelin launch because he was to work as a reporter

What happened in 1914?

World War I began

Who was Paul Hindenburg?

World War I hero and former president of Germany

What happened on December 17, 1903?

Wright Brothers first plane flight - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

What kind of ship was the Hindenburg?

Zeppelin

Why was it difficult for London to defend against zeppelins in World War I?

Zeppelins flew too high for British planes to attack

What was a dirigible?

airship that can be steered

What happened in 1785?

balloon flew over the English Channel

What did Hindenburg do for four days instead of completing security tests?

campaigning for Hitler

What was Hindenburg the first to do?

civilian airship disaster

What is true of a zeppelin?

fill with gas lighter than air

What was the balloon made of?

fireproof fabric

What did Eckener do so no one at the fair could see the swastika?

flew clockwise in a circle

What did Gottlieb Daimler build?

floating shed

What did The Zeppelin Company want the Hindenburg to use?

helium because it was safer

What was an impossible dream back then?

human flight

What 1930 invention replaced the propeller engine?

jet engine

What did three Frenchmen do?

launched balloon filled with hydrogen

What did Eckener publicly do?

made fun of the Nazi salute

Why was the Hindenburg event so upsetting?

no one knew the cause

How fast was Hindenburg?

over eighty miles per hour

What did people want Eckener to do?

run for president of Germany

What did passengers aboard the 804 foot-long have access to?

smoking room protected with an airlock

What was required to be on the zeppelin?

swastika

Why does a gas filled balloon rise?

weighs less than air

What did Count Zeppelin create?

world's first airline

What were three kinds of dirigibles?

Rigid - framework; semi rigid - part frame; and blimp - no framework

What started World War I?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria- Hungary was killed by a Serbian

Why did the captain drop water twice?

Back end of the ship seemed low

Where did the passengers ride?

Below in the cabin

What was not allowed on board the Hindenburg?

Nothing that might make sparks

How many died in the Hindenburg disaster?

Only 35 of the 97 on board

Who was the Hindenburg named after?

Paul Hindenburg


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