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Amelia Earhart Trivia

Take a solo flight through history and see if you can find the answers that Amelia (and her plane) couldn't.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

In 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in her Lockheed Electra.

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart earned what nickname because she was viewed as the female counterpart to Charles Lindbergh?

Lady Lindy

Amelia Earhart bought her first airplane in 1921. What did she nickname this bright yellow Kinner Airster?

The Canary

For her 1932 solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic, which military honor did Congress award Earhart, making her the first woman to receive it?

Distinguished Flying Cross

Which U.S. Coast Guard cutter was stationed off Howland Island to provide radio navigation for Earhart’s final flight?

USCGC Itasca