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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 13 million.
(d) 7 million.

2. Who was the largest builder of planes in the aerospace industry in the 1980s?
(a) McDonnell Douglas.
(b) Lockheed.
(c) Northrop.
(d) General Dynamics.

3. How old was Rich when the Blackbird was designed?
(a) 31.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 34.

4. When did Johnson win a Collier Trophy for the creation of the Blackbird?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1974.

5. When was the first mission to send drones over Lop Nor?
(a) September 12, 1968.
(b) February 5, 1970.
(c) November 9, 1969.
(d) October 11, 1967.

6. How much weight did paint add to the Blackbird?
(a) At least 100 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) 150 pounds.
(d) At least 50 pounds.

7. What was the name of the stealth ship?
(a) Sea Stealth.
(b) Sea Shadow.
(c) Black Night.
(d) Mystic Wind.

8. How much faster was the Blackbird than the Concorde?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 40 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

9. What was the cost for a stealth SWATH boat?
(a) $175 million.
(b) $100 million.
(c) $150 million.
(d) $200 million.

10. When was the CIA ordered out of the spy plane business?
(a) June 1968.
(b) May 1968.
(c) September 1968.
(d) April 1968.

11. How many engines did the B-70 have?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

12. What was broken when a Blackbird test pilot boomed Johnson's ranch in Santa Barbara?
(a) Upper story windows.
(b) Windows in a tractor.
(c) Car windows.
(d) A picture window.

13. From what base did Blackbirds fly to photograph North Vietnam?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) Australia.
(c) Korea.
(d) Okinawa.

14. At what temperature did aluminum lose its strength?
(a) 150 degrees.
(b) 300 degrees.
(c) 500 degrees.
(d) 900 degrees.

15. How did Johnson's wife Althea die in 1970?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) An auto accident.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much water did the stealth ship displace?

2. In 1961, where did President Kennedy attend his first summit with Khrushchev?

3. When did Johnson die?

4. Where was a piece of a drone found years after the project had been canceled?

5. Where did the CIA purchase titanium?

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