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WorksheetsFamous firsts - WEEK -11
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The story says that a Greek messenger ran from the battle of ………………………………..to Athens to say that Greece won. He died shortly after.
Marathon
State
City
Europe
In 1440, the German Johannes Gutenberg …………………….a printing machine
Hired
Invented
Played
helped
In 1875, Matthew Webb from Britain swam the English Channel in less than ……………..hours
2
23
22
25
John Dunlop invented the first tyre with air in it in 1887. It was used on …………………………and later on cars.
bikes
bus
cars
Bicycles
In 1903, The Wright Brothers flew a plane with an …………………..for the first time for 12 seconds in North Carolina, USA.
egg
bus
cars
Engine
American Amelia Earhart became the first ………………………..to fly alone across the Atlantic in 1932. She flew from Ireland to Canada in 15 hours.
child
man
Woman
girl
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.
meter
Mile
miles
inch
In 1961, Russian Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel into……………
space
Moon
miles
stars
In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the………………………..
space
Moon
Ocean
stars
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime …………………..of the UK in 1979.
Queen
King
President
Minister
Which of the following words means “to create something that wasn't made before”?
Invent
reach
fight
Minister
Who among the given options is “a person who travels to places to find out what is there”?
a pilot
an explorer
soldier
Minister
Which of the following words means "a long running race"?
a pilot
an explorer
Marathon
Minister
Which of the following is the correct definition of the word “Reach”?
go away from someone
an explorer
to say good bye
to arrive at a place
Which of the following words means “fight or war”?
games
battle
explore
flew away
