Q: Is a kite traditionally a tethered heavier-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are kites flown from the rooftops while using line friction in an attempt to cut each other's kite lines? ¶
A: Yes, and either by letting the cutting line loose at high speed or by pulling the line in a fast and repeated manner.
Q: Are kites flown as both sport and recreation? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were kites used for fishing? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a kite a very popular leisure activity for children? ¶
A: Yes, and teenagers and even young adults.
Q: Were kites used to protect shipping during the Second World War? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were kites first brought to Europe by Marco Polo towards the end of the 13th century? ¶
A: Yes, and kites were brought back by sailors from Japan and Malaysia in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Q: Are kites flown in the sky over the Nakatajima Sand Dunes? ¶
A: Yes, and one of the three largest sand dunes in Japan, which overlooks the Enshunada Sea.
Q: Were kites certainly being flown? ¶
A: Yes, as it was recorded that in that year a paper kite was used as a message for a rescue mission.
Q: Are kites a tradition for Clean Monday? ¶
A: Yes, and the first day of Lent.
Q: Are kites very popular in India? ¶
A: Yes, and with the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Punjab notable for their kite fighting festivals.
Q: Are kites made and flown at Easter? ¶
A: Yes, and to symbolise Christ's ascent.
Q: Are kites flown showing Bob Lee Swagger the types of wind at the assassionation location? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are kites sometimes used at ceremonies and variants of traditional kites for amusement? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were kites introduced to Cambodia? ¶
A: Yes, and Thailand, India, Japan, Korea and the western world.
Q: Are kites often made from printed polyester rather than silk? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Was a kite set on September 23? ¶
A: Yes, and 2014.
Q: Were kites known throughout Polynesia? ¶
A: Yes, as far as New Zealand, with the assumption being that the knowledge diffused from China along with the people.
Q: Is a kite attached? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were kites the precursors to the traditional aircraft? ¶
A: Yes, and were instrumental in the development of early flying craft.
Q: Were kites decorated with mythological motifs and legendary figures? ¶
A: Yes, some were fitted with strings and whistles to make musical sounds while flying.
Q: Are kites flown throughout the year? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are kites unique and they has different design and forms? ¶
A: Yes, birds, butterflies, dragons, ships, etc.
Q: Is a kite developed as well as power kites? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were kites also used by Admiral Yi of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are kites made from split bamboo? ¶
A: Yes, and covered with silk, and hand painted.
Q: Are kites traditional ones made from bamboo and paper? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were kites late to arrive in Europe? ¶
A: Yes, although windsock-like banners were known and used by the Romans.
Q: Are kites usually small? ¶
A: Yes, and flat, flattened diamond-shaped kites made of paper and bamboo.
Q: Were kites flat and often rectangular? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are kites being developed to harvest renewable power from the flow of water? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are kites flown without tails? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are kites multi-line steerable kites designed to generate large forces which can be used to power activities such as kite surfing? ¶
A: Yes, and kite landboarding, kite fishing, kite buggying and a new trend snow kiting.
Q: Were kites initially regarded as mere curiosities? ¶
A: Yes, and by the 18th and 19th centuries they were being used as vehicles for scientific research.
Q: Were kites also used for anti-aircraft target practice? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Were kites invented in China, where materials ideal for kite building were readily available: silk fabric for sail material? ¶
A: Yes, fine, high-tensile-strength silk for flying line; and resilient bamboo for a strong, lightweight framework.
Q: Are kites flown at Easter? ¶
A: Yes, and an activity in which all ethnic and religious groups participate.
Q: Were kites also instrumental in the research of the Wright brothers as they developed the first airplane in the late 1800s? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are kites also used under water? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are kites generally not flown at any other time of year? ¶
A: Yes.