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Famous Firsts Trivia Quiz

The theme is 'famous firsts.' See how much you know about these firsts.

A multiple-choice quiz by metapede. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
metapede

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,730

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2249

Last 3 plays: Guest 69 (4/10), Guest 104 (0/10), Guest 81 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first American sent into space? Hint

Chuck Yeager

Neil Armstrong

Alan Shepard

John Glenn

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name the first animal to be sent into orbit. Hint

Ham (a monkey)

Laika (a dog)

Gan-Chan (a mouse)

Sam (black snake)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? Hint

Selma Lagerlof

Pearl S. Buck

Virginia Woolf

Gertrude Stein

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the first battle of the American Civil War? Hint

Wilson's Creek

Bunker Hill

Fort Sumter

Gettysburg

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mary Surratt was the first woman to be legally executed in the United States. She was hanged in 1865. What was her crime? Hint

aiding in the conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln

robbing banks, trains and stagecoaches with the James gang

"stealing" slaves and "smuggling" them to freedom

spying for the South during the Civil War

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which president designated the first 'National Monument' in the United States? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt

Andrew Jackson

Ulysses S. Grant

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first woman to be paid a million dollars for a movie role? Hint

Marilyn Monroe

Elizabeth Taylor

Jane Fonda

Carrie Fisher

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the first James Bond feature film? Hint

Thunderball

Dr. No

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Goldfinger

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first drummer for the Beatles? Hint

Brad Paige

Ringo Starr

Pete Best

Keith Moon

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary on the first expedition to reach the summit of Everest? Hint

Tenzing Norgay

George Mallory

Ian Roberts

Shambu Tamang

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first American sent into space?

Answer: Alan Shepard

Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon, John Glenn was the first to orbit the earth, and Chuck Yeager was the first to break the sound barrier, but Shepard was the first man in space.

2. Name the first animal to be sent into orbit.

Answer: Laika (a dog)

All (except the fictional Sam the snake) have been in space, but Laika was the first in orbit.

3. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Answer: Selma Lagerlof

Pearl S. Buck was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlof was the first woman to win - in 1909.

4. What was the first battle of the American Civil War?

Answer: Fort Sumter

5. Mary Surratt was the first woman to be legally executed in the United States. She was hanged in 1865. What was her crime?

Answer: aiding in the conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln

On the scaffold, her last words were, "don't let me fall."

6. Which president designated the first 'National Monument' in the United States?

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt named Devils Tower (in Wyoming) the first National Monument, in 1906.

7. Who was the first woman to be paid a million dollars for a movie role?

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

... for her famous portrayal of Cleopatra.

8. What was the first James Bond feature film?

Answer: Dr. No

The hour-long 'Casino Royale,' broadcast on TV in 1954 was the first Bond movie, but Dr. No (1962) was the first James Bond *feature* film.

9. Who was the first drummer for the Beatles?

Answer: Pete Best

10. Who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary on the first expedition to reach the summit of Everest?

Answer: Tenzing Norgay

Source: Author metapede

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