ROCKET BOYS QUIZ
1. What were the names of all the 'Rocket Boys' ?
2. The photo below is of one of the 'Rocket Boys' but which one is it ?
3. The 'Rocket Boys' could be called the 'Fathers of Amateur Rocketry' but what event inspired them to begin making model rockets?
4. In reference to this, why is 2007 particularly significant?
5. In the photo above you can see four of the original 'Rocket Boys' from 'October Sky' holding 'Miss. Riley'. Who was this rocket named after ?
6. What was the name of the school the 'Rocket Boys' attended?
7. Which of the 'Rocket Boys' was born on Christmas Day?
8. What was the name of the Rocketry Group they formed ?
9. What was the name they gave their Rocket Base Camp?
10. What book did their teacher give them to encourage and help them with their rocketry goals?
11. Which famous rocketry scientist inspired them further when he replied to a letter they had sent ?
12. How many rockets did they launch altogether ?
13. What was the maximum height they achieved?
14 In what year did they win the Gold Medal at the National Science Fair ?
15. Who was 'Bill Bolt' and what was his connection with the 'Rocket Boys' ?
16. What was the nickname of O'Dell's dad 'Ernest' who helped the boys source materials?
17. What propellant did Auk 1 use ?
18. Who wrote the 'Rocket Boys' book on which the movie 'October Sky' was based?
19. Why was it called 'October Sky' ?
20. Here is another photo of a 'Rocket Boy' but which one it this ?
21. Who enlisted in the Air Force with O'Dell?
22. What annual educational award is made in America as a result of the 'Rocket Boys' success?
23. What link is there between the 2002 Quecreek Mining Accident and Homer Hickam' s father ?
24. What is the connection between Virginia Coal - Mining ; the Royal Navy in World War 1 and the name of a place in Cornwall ?
25. Which Amateur Rocketry Club in the UK is O'Dell Patron of ?