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Who was first?

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First woman to fly solo over the Atlantic

a)

Bessie Coleman

b)

Harriet Quimby

c)

Amelia Earhart

d)

Betty White

2.

What famous words were spoken during the First Telephone Call

a)

"Can you hear me now?"

b)

"Mr. Watson, come here"

c)

"Hello, it's me"

d)

"One ringy dingy"

3.

In what year was the First cell phone call made?

a)

1969

b)

1973

c)

1975

d)

1976

4.

What was the first food ever microwaved?

a)

Potato

b)

Left over Spaghetti

c)

Soup

d)

Popcorn

5.

First television sitcom?

a)

Pinwright's Progress

b)

Mary Kay and Johnny

c)

At Our House

d)

The Laytons

6.

First animal in space

a)

Fred, the Frog

b)

Felix, the Hamster

c)

Laika, the Dog

d)

Steve, the Cat

7.

What Year was the First Selfie taken?

a)

1839

b)

1864

c)

1925

d)

1998

8.

When was the First Text Msg. sent?

a)

February 21, 1991

b)

March 15, 1994

c)

December 3, 1992

d)

January 17, 1993

9.

First national park opened to visitors

a)

Redwood National Park

b)

Fort McHenry National Monument

c)

Grand Canyon

d)

Yellowstone National Park

10.

First Corporate Sponsor on TV (1946)

a)

R.H. Macy and Company

b)

Gillette

c)

Sun Shipbuilding Company

d)

The Hershey Company

11.

First Author to earn $1billion

a)

Dr. Seuss

b)

J.K. Rowling

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Charles Dickens

12.

Date the First 3-D movie premiered

a)

September 27, 1922

b)

June 1, 1941

c)

September 27, 1952

d)

July 4, 1961

13.

First woman elected to Congress

a)

Alice Mary Robertson

b)

Jeannette Rankin

c)

Rebecca Felton

d)

Hattie Caraway

14.

Year the First roll of toilet paper was invented

a)

1830

b)

1838

c)

1846

d)

1857

15.

First year robots used in military ground combat

a)

1982

b)

1991

c)

2002

d)

2003

16.

First person to summit Mt. Everest

a)

Sir Edmund Hillary

b)

Tenzing Norgay

c)

Conrad Anker

d)

George Mallary

17.

First video game console

a)

Atari

b)

Magnavox Odyssey

c)

Atari Pong

d)

Sega Genesis

18.

First reality TV show

a)

Eco-Challenge

b)

The Real World

c)

An American Family

d)

The Kardashians

19.

First person to break the sound barrier

a)

Dale Earnhardt

b)

Chuck Yeager

c)

Mario Andretti

d)

Evil Knievel

20.

What was the Federal Aviation Administration originally called?

a)

The Federal Aviation Flyers

b)

The Federal Aviation Branch

c)

The Federal Aviation Agency

d)

The Federal Aeronautics Administration

21.

Who was the first Federal Aviation Agency Administrator

a)

Jane Garvey

b)

General Elwood "Pete" Quesada

c)

Marion Blakey

d)

Najeeb Halaby