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 Balloon Quiz

Welcome to the QuizMoz Balloon Quiz. QuizMoz offers one of the Internet's largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced QuizMoz quiz masters. Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!!

 Balloon Quiz Facts
 Average Score for this quiz: 45%
 No of times this quiz has been taken: 6
 No of people passing this quiz: 3
 No of people failing this quiz: 3
 Maximum score for this quiz: 67%

Coverage : The Balloon Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of balloons, their many uses and the history of balloons and their manufacture.

1. The earliest known balloons were made from which material?
a.Papyrus
b.Rubber
c.Animal bladders
d.Gum resin
 
2. The word ‘balloon’ comes to English from a French word meaning what?
a.Fly
b.Blow
c.Ball
d.Float
 
3. The first rubber balloon was inflated with hydrogen and invented by which famous scientist?
a.Albert Einstein
b.Isaac Newton
c.Benjamin Franklin
d.Michael Faraday
 
4. Modern latex balloons were first manufactured in 1847 in which city?
a.New York
b.Paris
c.Rome
d.London
 
5. What was the surname of the brothers who made the first manned hot air balloon flight in 1783?
a.Montgolfier
b.Wright
c.Grimm
d.Waugh
 
6. What name is given to the surgical procedure in which very small balloons are inserted into blocked blood vessels near the heart?
a.Rhinoplasty
b.Cardioplasty
c.Angioplasty
d.Renoplasty
 
7. Mass balloon releases have been controlled in many parts of the USA since a pygmy sperm whale needed six operation after swallowing a mylar balloon that had dropped into the ocean.  What was the name given to the whale?
a.Slippy
b.Inky
c.Iggy
d.Mickey
 
8. What was the nationality of Bartolomeu de Gusmão who invented the first balloon in the early 18th Century?
a.French
b.Italian
c.Portuguese
d.Greek
 
9. What name is given to a person who creates balloon animals and other balloon sculptures as a profession?
a.Twister
b.Turner
c.Wrapper
d.Tangler
 
10. Which gas is usually used in a weather balloon?
a.Hydrogen
b.Helium
c.Oxygen
d.Carbon dioxide
 
11. True or false: during the Siege of Paris, between 23 September 1870 and 22 January 1871, secret messages were sent above the heads of the enemies inside of hydrogen-filled balloons.
a.True
b.False
 
12. A hopper balloon is a variation of the hot air balloon and can hold how many passengers?
a.1
b.2
c.4
d.10
 
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