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                                                         Amelia Earhart
                                                         Woman Aviator
                                                    Born 1897 - Died 1937

1.  What was Amelia Earhart's nickname, and how did she get that name?

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2.  What was the wedding present given to her parents when they married?

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3.  What dangerous contraption did Amelia and her sister make when they were young?

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4.  Amelia and her cousin took "imaginary trips".  What does this mean?

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5.  What Christmas gift did the girls get which received the disapproval of her
      grandmother?

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6.  Why did Amelia drop out of the college she was attending in Canada?

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7.  How did Amelia pay for her first flying lessons?

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8.  Why did Amelia break her engagment to Sam Chapman?

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9.  Name some of Amelia Earhart's good qualities.

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10.  What did Amelia mean when she wired that she had "jumped over the broomstick
       with G.P."?

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11.  What were the beginning and ending points of her first transatlantic flight?

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12.   Where was Amelia last seen when she attempted an around-the-world flight?

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13.  What do you think happened to Amelia Earhart?

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Biography at gardenofpraise.com