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Famous firsts - WEEK -11

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The story says that a Greek messenger ran from the battle of ………………………………..to Athens to say that Greece won. He died shortly after.

a)

Marathon

b)

State

c)

City

d)

Europe

2.

In 1440, the German Johannes Gutenberg …………………….a printing machine

a)

Hired

b)

Invented        

c)

Played

d)

helped

3.

In 1875, Matthew Webb from Britain swam the English Channel in less than ……………..hours

a)

2

b)

23      

c)

22

d)

25

4.

John Dunlop invented the first tyre with air in it in 1887. It was used on …………………………and later on cars.

a)

bikes

b)

bus

c)

cars

d)

Bicycles

5.

In 1903, The Wright Brothers flew a plane with an …………………..for the first time for 12 seconds in North Carolina, USA.

a)

egg

b)

bus

c)

cars

d)

Engine          

6.

American Amelia Earhart became the first ………………………..to fly alone across the Atlantic in 1932. She flew from Ireland to Canada in 15 hours.

a)

child

b)

man

c)

Woman

d)

girl      

7.

In 1954, Briton Roger Bannister became the first person to run a ……………………………in under four minutes, in a time of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.

a)

meter

b)

Mile

c)

miles

d)

inch    

8.

In 1961, Russian Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel into……………

a)

space

b)

Moon

c)

miles

d)

stars

9.

In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the………………………..

a)

space

b)

Moon

c)

Ocean

d)

stars

10.

Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime …………………..of the UK in 1979.

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

President

d)

Minister

11.

Which of the following words means “to create something that wasn't made before”?

a)

Invent

b)

reach  

c)

fight  

d)

Minister

12.

Who among the given options is “a person who travels to places to find out what is there”?

a)

a pilot

b)

an explorer  

c)

 soldier   

d)

Minister

13.

Which of the following words means "a long running race"?

a)

a pilot

b)

an explorer  

c)

Marathon   

d)

Minister

14.

Which of the following is the correct definition of the word “Reach”?

a)

go away from someone

b)

an explorer  

c)

to say good bye                  

d)

to arrive at a place

15.

Which of the following words means “fight or war”?

a)

games

b)

battle  

c)

explore                  

d)

flew away