A Journey of Firsts Quiz

Who became the first woman to travel into space in 1963?

1. Sally Ride
2. Mae Jemison
3. Kalpana Chawla
4. Valentina Tereshkova

Answer: (d) Valentina Tereshkova

What is considered the world's first programmable electronic general-purpose computer?

1. IBM 701
2. UNIVAC
3. ENIAC
4. Pascaline

Answer: (c) ENIAC

Fill in the blank: Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the ________.

1. Soviet Union
2. United States
3. European Union
4. China

Answer: (b) United States

Match the invention to its description: Invention/Inventor Description 1. Alan Turing a. First permanent space telescope in orbit 2. INSAT-1A b. Farthest human-made object in space 3. Hubble Space Telescope c. Developed early computer concepts & decoding 4. Voyager 1 d. The first artificial satellite launched by India

1. 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c
2. 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a
3. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
4. 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b

Answer: (d) 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b

Which country was the first to run entirely on renewable energy for nearly a year in recent history?

1. Costa Rica
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. Portugal

Answer: (a) Costa Rica

Consider the following statements: 1. The first email was sent in the 1970s. 2. The first website was created before the first email. Which is true?

1. Only Statement 2 is correct
2. Only Statement 1 is correct
3. Both statements are correct
4. Both statements are incorrect

Answer: (b) Only Statement 1 is correct

Match the invention to its first impact: Invention First known contribution 1. Parker Solar Probe a. First photograph of Earth from space 2. MRI Scanner b. Medical Device 3. ARPANET c. First to fly through the Sun’s outer corona 4. Vostok 1 d. First human to orbit Earth

1. 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d
2. 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
3. 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b
4. 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a

Answer: (a) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d

Who was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon?

1. Charles Lindbergh
2. Yuri Gagarin
3. Amelia Earhart
4. Steve Fossett

Answer: (d) Steve Fossett

Which invention marked the beginning of the printing revolution in Europe?

1. Rotary press
2. Linotype machine
3. Gutenberg’s printing press
4. Offset printer

Answer: (c) Gutenberg’s printing press

Match the invention to its first record achieved: Invention First Milestone 1. Wright Flyer a. First jet-powered flight 2. Concorde b. First supersonic flight 3. Spirit of St. Louis c. First solo transatlantic flight 4. Bell X-1 d. First powered flight

1. 1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a
2. 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
3. 1-d, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c
4. 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

Answer: (a) 1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a