KITE GAME

Choose the most sensible answer for the statements below.

1 )   Benjamin Franklin used a kite to investigate electricity. 

             True                 False

2)    The kite is named after a bird from the flamingo family.

            True                 False

3)    The most common design for a kite is :

         (a)  The soft or flexible kite                    

         (b)  The box kite 

         (c)  The flat kite

         (d)  none of the above

         (e)  all of the above

4) The Egyption people thought that if a kite flew over someone's house, it would drive the evil spirits away.

            True                 False

5) Military Generals used kites in wars.

            True                 False

6) When flying a box kite, the wind should be blowing at around 15-30mph.

             True                 False

7)  Kites have been know to pick up people and fly them through the air.

             True                False

8) There is a type of kite that is used to pull people through water and on land.       

             True                False

9) You should not secure your kite while bringing it down.

             True                    False

10) Every kite should have a tail.

             True                 False

11) Some kites are so big that it can take up to two people to hold them down.

             True                  False

12) Since the 1870's, kites have been used to lift cameras for aerial photography.        

             True                 False