Women with Wings: WASP Trivia Challenge
Supplementary Resource
Grade Level:
9-12, Higher Education
Duration:
30 Minutes
Audience:
Students, Educators, Lifelong Learners, Youth and Families
Women
Homefront (U.S.)
For the Classroom
Women with Wings: WASP Trivia Challenge
Put your students’ knowledge of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) to the test with this interactive trivia challenge. Students explore the history of the WASP through questions about their formation, training in Texas, aircraft, wartime responsibilities, and the women who helped make the program possible. The activity also examines the WASP’s lasting legacy, from their fight for veteran status to receiving the Congressional Gold Medal.
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