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Who Was the First to...? Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about famous people who were the first in the world's history to do something that mattered.

A multiple-choice quiz by Beatka. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Beatka

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,004

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1192

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt to build a pyramid? Hint

Khafre

Djoser

Cheops

Menkaura

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first emperor of ancient Rome? Hint

Augustus

Tiberius

Julius Caesar

Nero

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first world champion in chess? Hint

Emanuel Lasker

Wilhelm Steinitz

Alexander Alekhine

Max Euwe

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first to win an Olympic gold medal in modern times? Hint

Louis Spiridon

Alvin Kraenzlein

Charlotte Cooper

James Connolly

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Question 5 of 10

5. Wilhelm Rontgen was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in physics.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who were the first to make a powered, controlled and sustained heavier-than-air flight in an airplane? Hint

Wright brothers

Montgolfier brothers

Lumi�re brothers

Grimm brothers

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first to reach the South Pole? Hint

Robert Peary

Umberto Nobile

Robert F. Scott

Roald Amundsen

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first man in space? Hint

Alan Bartlett Shepard

Neil Armstrong

Yuri Gagarin

Edwin Eugene Aldrin

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in one year? Hint

Chris Evert

Margaret Court

Billie Jean King

Martina Navratilova

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first European woman to climb Mount Everest? Hint

Yekaterina Ivanova

Hannelore Schmatz

Wanda Rutkiewicz

Lydia Bradley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt to build a pyramid?

Answer: Djoser

The Step Pyramid of Djoser was built during the reign of the third Dynasty (ca. 2800 B.C.) in Saqqara, Egypt. It was the first pyramid in the history of architecture. Its creator was an architect named Imhotep.

2. Who was the first emperor of ancient Rome?

Answer: Augustus

His real name was Gaius Octavianus (Octavian). He was the great-nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. Augustus was a title of honor granted to him in 27 B.C. by the senate.

3. Who was the first world champion in chess?

Answer: Wilhelm Steinitz

Wilhelm Steinitz, of Austrian origin, became the first official world champion in chess in 1886, after defeating Johannes Zukertort. In 1894, he lost the world championship to Emanuel Lasker.

4. Who was the first to win an Olympic gold medal in modern times?

Answer: James Connolly

James Connolly (USA) won the triple jump on 6 April 1896, in Athens, and thus became the first Olympic champion since the ancient games.

5. Wilhelm Rontgen was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in physics.

Answer: True

Wilhelm Rontgen was awarded the Nobel prize in physics in 1901 for discovery of the X-rays, which were subsequently named after him.

6. Who were the first to make a powered, controlled and sustained heavier-than-air flight in an airplane?

Answer: Wright brothers

Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were the first to fly a motorized airplane; in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, N.C.

7. Who was the first to reach the South Pole?

Answer: Roald Amundsen

Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, beat the British explorer Robert F. Scott in the race to be the first to reach the South Pole in 1911.

8. Who was the first man in space?

Answer: Yuri Gagarin

Gagarin, a Russian astronaut, was the first in history to be rocketed into orbital space flight on April 12, 1961.

9. Who was the first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in one year?

Answer: Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King was a women's rights pioneer. She won a record twenty Wimbledon titles, including six singles titles. King beat 55-year-old Bobby Riggs in a match nicknamed "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973.

10. Who was the first European woman to climb Mount Everest?

Answer: Wanda Rutkiewicz

Wanda Rutkiewicz, from Poland, was one of the greatest woman-climbers ever. She was the first woman from Europe and the third woman in the world to climb Everest, in 1978. She died while climbing Kangchenjunga in 1992.

Source: Author Beatka

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