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Famous Firsts Trivia: Printable Round

Hosting a trivia night at a bar, at school or at home? Print this round of 10 questions for your quizmaster, with an answer key on its own page. Read the choices aloud for an easier round, or hide them for a tougher one. Prefer to play? Take the quiz online.

Questions

  1. In 1932, who became the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?

    1. Jacqueline Cochran
    2. Harriet Quimby
    3. Amelia Earhart
    4. Bessie Coleman

  2. Who became the first American in space, in May 1961?

    1. Gus Grissom
    2. Neil Armstrong
    3. Alan Shepard
    4. John Glenn

  3. In 1957, Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. What kind of animal was she?

    1. A dog
    2. A monkey
    3. A chimpanzee
    4. A cat

  4. Who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, in December 1911?

    1. Robert Falcon Scott
    2. Ernest Shackleton
    3. Roald Amundsen
    4. Richard E. Byrd

  5. In 1954, who became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes?

    1. Roger Bannister
    2. Paavo Nurmi
    3. Jesse Owens
    4. John Landy

  6. Who became the first woman in space, in June 1963?

    1. Valentina Tereshkova
    2. Eileen Collins
    3. Svetlana Savitskaya
    4. Sally Ride

  7. In 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to Congress. Which state did she represent?

    1. New York
    2. Colorado
    3. Wyoming
    4. Montana

  8. In 1890, which became the first state to join the Union with women already holding the right to vote?

    1. Utah
    2. Wyoming
    3. Colorado
    4. California

  9. In 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across which body of water?

    1. The English Channel
    2. The Catalina Channel
    3. Lake Michigan
    4. The Strait of Gibraltar

  10. Surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant in 1967 in which country?

    1. United Kingdom
    2. United States
    3. South Africa
    4. Switzerland

Answer key

  1. Amelia Earhart (C)

    She was aiming for Paris but landed in a pasture in Northern Ireland after about 15 hours.

  2. Alan Shepard (C)

    His Freedom 7 flight lasted about 15 minutes, and nearly a decade later he hit golf balls on the Moon.

  3. A dog (A)

    She was a stray from the streets of Moscow, launched aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2.

  4. Roald Amundsen (C)

    Amundsen's Norwegian team beat Scott's British party by about five weeks, helped along by sled dogs.

  5. Roger Bannister (A)

    He clocked 3:59.4 on a track in Oxford, England, and later became a neurologist.

  6. Valentina Tereshkova (A)

    A former textile factory worker and amateur skydiver, she circled Earth 48 times aboard Vostok 6.

  7. Montana (D)

    She won her House seat four years before the 19th Amendment guaranteed women the vote nationwide.

  8. Wyoming (B)

    Wyoming women had voted since territorial days, and Congress narrowly admitted the state with that right intact.

  9. The English Channel (A)

    She finished in about 14 and a half hours, beating the fastest man's crossing by nearly two hours.

  10. South Africa (C)

    The operation took place at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, and the patient lived 18 days.

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