World Records & Firsts

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Q1.Which country was the first to launch an artificial satellite?

Easy
A Soviet Union
B United States
C China
D France
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Correct Answer: A

The USSR launched Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957.

Q2.Who was the first man to travel into space?

Easy
A Yuri Gagarin
B Neil Armstrong
C Alan Shepard
D John Glenn
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Correct Answer: A

Yuri Gagarin of the USSR orbited Earth on 12 April 1961.

Q3.Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?

Easy
A Neil Armstrong
B Buzz Aldrin
C Michael Collins
D Yuri Gagarin
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Correct Answer: A

Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon on 20 July 1969.

Q4.Who was the first woman to travel into space?

Medium
A Valentina Tereshkova
B Sally Ride
C Kalpana Chawla
D Helen Sharman
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Correct Answer: A

Valentina Tereshkova flew aboard Vostok 6 in June 1963.

Q5.Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Hard
A Bertha von Suttner
B Marie Curie
C Mother Teresa
D Jane Addams
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Correct Answer: A

Bertha von Suttner won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905.