Parachuting Quiz: questions and answers

Parachuting Quiz: questions and answers
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1. Who invented the parachute?

André-Jacques Garnerin

2. When was the parachute invented?

1797

3. What is the most common injury that occurs when parachuting?

An ankle

4. What are forest firefighters that parachute into the fires called?

Smokejumpers

5. What is the name of the sole licensing organization in the U.S.?

United States Parachute Association

6. How many parachute jumps did U.S. Army Sergeant R. W. Bottriell do in 1929?

500

7. When was the highest parachute jump record set?

2014

8. Who currently holds the record for the highest parachute jump?

Alan Eustace

9. Who performed a skydive without a parachute?

Gary Connery

10. What is Tunnel flying?

The use of a vertical wind tunnel

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