Name
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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