Test Pilot: 1,001 Things You Thought You Knew About Aviation - by Barry Schiff

Some examples (some you always wanted to know, others just plain interesting):

Q8: True of False? The stick in the term "dead-stick landing" refers to the control stick (or wheel). (answers below)

Q19: Why are the control sticks of an airplane (as well as certain computer controls) called joysticks? (answers below)

Q449: Can you estimate within 10 knots the highest surface wind recorded anywhere (and not associated with a tornado)? (answers below)

Q619: Famed World War II Luftwaffe ace, Adolf Galland, adorned his fighter with which of the following insignias?
A. Mickey Mouse
B. a Star of David
C. a caricature of Marilyn Monroe
D. a frankfurter  (answers below)

Answers:

A8: False. The expression originated before World War I and refers to the propeller, which - when failing to produce thrust - has no more utility than a stick.

A19: The control stick was developed by a man whose last name was Joyce and was originally called a Joyce stick, which became foreshortened with use to joystick.

A449: A low-level jet stream of 201 knots (231 mph) was recorded at the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire on April 12, 1934 at an elevation of only 6,288 feet MSL.

A619: A. General Galland was a fan of Disney cartoons.