Breaking Barriers Quiz

Fill in the blank: Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first elected female ______.

1. President
2. Prime Minister
3. Mayor
4. Judge

Answer: (b) Prime Minister

Consider the following statements: 1. The first successful organ transplant occurred in 1954 with a kidney transplant. 2. The first organ transplant was performed in 1970. Which is true?

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

Answer: (d) Only 1 is correct

Which country launched the first commercial 5G network in the world in 2019, marking a significant leap in telecommunications?

1. China
2. South Korea
3. Japan
4. Thailand

Answer: (b) South Korea

Fill in the blank: The first country to successfully land on the South Pole in 1911 was ________.

1. Finland
2. Sweden
3. Norway
4. New Zealand

Answer: (c) Norway

Fill in the blank: The first written constitution in the world was adopted in ______.

1. France
2. Greece
3. England
4. USA

Answer: (d) USA

Fill in the blank: The first circumnavigation of the Earth was completed by the crew of ______.

1. Vasco da Gama
2. Marco Polo
3. Ferdinand Magellan
4. James Cook

Answer: (c) Ferdinand Magellan

Which country became the first in the world to grant women the right to vote in national elections in 1893?

1. United States
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. New Zealand

Answer: (d) New Zealand

Fill in the blank: The first country to adopt an official written national flag was ______.

1. Japan
2. France
3. Denmark
4. USA

Answer: (c) Denmark

Fill in the blank: The first country to send a human to space was ________, with the launch of Yuri Gagarin in 1961.

1. USA
2. Russia
3. China
4. Mexico

Answer: (b) Russia

Match the following: Country Achievement 1. The first vaccine ever developed a. Brooklyn 2. The first commercially available computer b. Florence Nightingale 3. The world’s first professional nurse c. Smallpox 4. The first steel suspension bridge d. UNIVAC I

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

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