New jetliner crashes in Indonesia during demonstration flight

May 14, 2012

Q: A new-model Russian passenger jet crashed into the side of an Indonesian volcano last week during a flight to impress potential buyers. All 45 people on board -- Indonesian reporters and businessmen, eight Russians, two Italians, a French citizen and an American -- were killed. Where is Indonesia on this map?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Russia has pinned its hopes of reviving its once mighty aerospace industry on the new Sukhoi Superjet 100. The jetliner crashed on the island of Java, which is the world's . . .

A. Largest island

B. Smallest island

C. Most populous island

D. Most mountainous island

Q: Just before disappearing from radar, the Russian pilot asked for air traffic controllers permission to drop from 10,000 feet to 6,000 feet. That was 21 minutes after the plane took off from the Indonesian capital of . . .

A. Jakarta

B. Kuala Lampur

C. Port Moresby

D. Singapore

Q: Mount Salak, the 7,000-foot volcano where the Superjet crashed, was called an "airplane graveyard" by The Jakarta Post. Salak is dormant, but Indonesia has at least 150 active volcanoes on its 17,508 islands and is part of an area known as the . . .

A. Islands of Death

B. Lava Archipelago

C. Oceania Hot Zone

D. Pacific Ring of Fire

Q: The search at the crash site initially was hampered by heavy fog. The climate of Indonesia is . . .

A. Arid

B. Tropical

C. Continental

D. Temperate

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