Famous Firsts Quiz | How Well Do You Know History?
Test Your Knowledge of Major "Firsts" in History!
Gm quizzers! 👋 Ever wondered who was the first person to walk on the moon? Or which country led the way in granting women the right to vote? From world-changing moments in history to groundbreaking achievements, this quiz challenges you to recall some of the most iconic firsts. Let’s see how many of these milestone moments you can remember! 🌍🚀
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Q1: Who was the first man to walk on the moon? Neil Armstrong in July 1969.
Q2: What was the first country to grant women the right to vote? New Zealand in 1912.
Q3: Who was the first president of the United States? George Washington serving from 1789 to 1797.
Q4: What was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture? Wings (1927, the only silent film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture).
Q5: Who was the first person to break the sound barrier? Pilot Chuck Yeager on October 14, 1947.
Q6: What was the first man-made object to reach the moon? Luna 2 was the first human-made object to touch the Moon in 1959.
Q7: Who was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize? Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 for her research on radioactivity.
Q8: Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe? The Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan.
Q9: Who was the first person to summit Mount Everest? Sir Edmund Hillary on the 29 of May 1953.
Q10: What was Disney's first feature-length animated film? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in December 1937.
Q11: Who was the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space on 16 June 1963 aboard the spacecraft Vostok 6.
Q12: What was the first man-made satellite? Sputnik 1 was the world's first artificial satellite.
Q13: What was the first book ever printed using a printing press? The Gutenberg Bible in 1452
Q14: What was the first mobile phone call made on? The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X in 1983.
Q15: Who was the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match? In 2022, Stéphanie Frappart made history as the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match, officiating the game between Costa Rica and Germany.
Q16: Who was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom? Margaret Thatcher
Q17: Who was the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic? Charles A. Lindbergh on May 21, 1927, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.
Q18: What was the first cryptocurrency ever created? Bitcoin (BTC, ₿) was created in 2008 by an individual or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
Q19: Who was the first country to land a rover on Mars? The United States
Q20: Who was the first athlete to win eight Olympic gold medals in a single Games? Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
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