The First Hot Air Balloon — Questions and answers
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Who did Kofi recognize as the inventors of the hot air balloon?
Choices
- A. Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier ✓
- B. The boy covered in soot
- C. Monsieur Dubois
- D. King Louis XVI
Answer: A. Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier
From page 4
What did Joseph Montgolfier see that gave him the idea for using hot air to lift things?
Choices
- A. Birds flying in the sky
- B. Smoke rising from a chimney
- C. Shirts drying over a fire ✓
- D. Leaves blowing in the wind
Answer: C. Shirts drying over a fire
From page 5
What did Joseph Montgolfier say about their first few attempts with the balloon?
Choices
- A. They were very easy.
- B. They were always safe.
- C. They were explosive. ✓
- D. They flew very high.
Answer: C. They were explosive.
From page 6
Who sponsored the Montgolfier brothers' first manned flight?
Choices
- A. Kofi's Mom
- B. Leonardo da Vinci
- C. King Louis XVI ✓
- D. A famous scientist
Answer: C. King Louis XVI
From page 7
What did the Montgolfier brothers prove by inventing the hot air balloon?
Choices
- A. That cars could fly
- B. That humans could fly ✓
- C. That fans could cool rooms
- D. That books could glow
Answer: B. That humans could fly
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