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Quiz - Medley #2

by Sergio Ortega
published in January 2009, from questions published between 1998 and 2000

This is a medley of questions. They come from several old quizzes published over eight years ago on airodyssey.net. Enjoy!


  1. Shortly after the introduction of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in commercial service, four airlines formed a strategic alliance for maintenance: KSSU. What do those four letters stand for?

    A. KLM, Sabena, SAS, UTA
    B. KLM, Swissair, SAS, UTA
    C. KLM, Swissair, SAS, United
    D. KLM, Swissair, Sabena, United

  2. Other than Air France and British Airways, what is the only airline that had its full color scheme painted on a Concorde?

    A. Air Canada
    B. Braniff International
    C. Gulf Air
    D. Singapore Airlines

  3. Which Asian airline was formerly known as Tradewinds?

    A. Malaysia
    B. SilkAir
    C. Singapore Airlines
    D. Thai Airways

  4. Which now defunct airline beared the IATA code "QQ"?

    A. Air Florida
    B. PSA
    C. Quest Airlines
    D. Reno Air

  5. The expression "Easy Victor" is a codename for...

    A. Altitude hold
    B. Emergency landing
    C. Evacuation
    D. Pressurisation problem

  6. True or false: between 1953 and 1970, United Airlines had certain "Executive", men-only flights between Chicago and New York.

    A. True
    B. False

  7. What was the first airline to introduce online booking on the World Wide Web?

    A. Air France
    B. British Midland
    C. KLM/Northwest
    D. United Airlines

  8. Which one of these airports is NOT located in or near London?

    A. Prestwick
    B. Stansted
    C. Luton
    D. Gatwick

  9. Which reality TV series, produced by the BBC and broadcast worldwide, followed employees at London's Heathrow Airport?

    A. Airport
    B. The Aviation Show
    C. Heathrow
    D. Flying High

  10. Which former airline called its aircraft the "Yellowbirds"?

    A. Allegheny
    B. Hughes Airwest
    C. North Central
    D. Northeast