Chapter 1 Personalities Quiz: Explore 1 Personalities

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First Achievements in Space Exploration

Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on the moon, followed by Edwin E.
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to fly into space.
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman cosmonaut of the world.
Columbia was the first shuttle to go into space.
Viking-1 was the first spacecraft to reach Mars.
The US was the first country to send a man to the moon.
Russia was the first country to launch an artificial satellite into space.

First Achievements in Politics

Benazir Bhutto was the first woman Prime Minister of a country, leading Pakistan.
Mrs. S. Bandaranaike was the first woman Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Margaret Thatcher was the first woman Prime Minister of England.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly.
Richard Nixon was the first US President to resign from the presidency.

First Achievements in Mountaineering

Sherpa Tenzing and Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach Mount Everest.
Nawang Gombu was the first person to climb Mount Everest twice.
Junko Tabei was the first woman to climb Mount Everest.

First Achievements in Sports

Mohd. Azharuddin was the first batsman to score three test centuries in three successive tests on debut.

First Achievements in Geography

Robert Peary was the first person to reach the North Pole.
Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole.
Marco Polo was the first European to reach China.
Alexander, the Great was the first European to attack India.

First Achievements in History

China was the first country to print books.
China was the first country to issue paper currency.
China was the first country to commence competitive examinations in civil services.
Uruguay was the first country to win the football World Cup.
The US was the first country to prepare a constitution.

First Achievements in Other Fields

George Washington was the first President of the USA.
Robert Walpole was the first Prime Minister of Britain.
Trigveli was the first Governor General of the United Nations.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor General of Pakistan.
Belgrade (Yugoslavia) was the first country to host the NAM summit.
Wright Brothers were the first people to fly an airplane.
Magellan was the first person to sail around the world.
Hiroshima (Japan) was the first city to be bombed with an atomic bomb.

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Test your knowledge on historical personalities and achievements mentioned in Chapter 1. Questions include facts about the first person to reach Mount Everest, North Pole, South Pole, the first religion of the world, and more.