First in the World MCQs

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First in the World MCQs

Practice First in the World MCQs with answers and detailed explanations covering the first President, Prime Minister, astronaut, woman achievers, explorers, Nobel Prize winners, inventors, scientists, world records, historical milestones and other notable firsts in world history frequently asked in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Defence, Teaching and other competitive examinations.

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Question #401
Who was the first to reach the summit of Kanchenjunga?
A. George Band and Joe Brown
B. Tenzing Norgay
C. Reinhold Messner
D. Edmund Hillary
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
British expedition in 1955.
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Question #402
Who discovered the first potentially habitable exoplanet?
A. Michel Mayor
B. Proxima Centauri b team
C. Both candidates
D. Kepler-186f team
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Kepler-186f was an early candidate.
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Question #403
Who was the first woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for a foreign language film?
A. Audrey Hepburn
B. Sophia Loren
C. Ingrid Bergman
D. Anna Magnani
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Sophia Loren for 'Two Women'.
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Question #404
Who invented the trampoline?
A. Larry Griswold
B. George Nissen
C. Ancient Acrobats
D. Both
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Nissen and Griswold developed the modern trampoline.
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Question #405
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Kenya?
A. Halford Mackinder
B. Bill Tilman
C. Edmund Hillary
D. Eric Shipton
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Mackinder expedition in 1899.
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Question #406
Who discovered the first interstellar object?
A. Robert Weryk
B. NASA
C. 'Oumuamua team
D. Both
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Oumuamua was discovered in 2017.
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Question #407
Who was the first woman to win the Best Director at Berlin Film Festival?
A. Marjorie Prime team
B. Agnès Varda
C. Various
D. Kathryn Bigelow
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Early female winners noted.
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Question #408
Who invented the pogo stick?
A. Max Pohlig
B. Ancient toys
C. George Hansburg
D. Both
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Pohlig and Hansburg patented versions.
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Question #409
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Cook?
A. Reinhold Messner
B. Edmund Hillary
C. George Mallory
D. Tom Fyfe
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
New Zealand expedition in 1894.
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Question #410
Who discovered the TRAPPIST-1 system?
A. NASA
B. Kepler team
C. Michael Gillon
D. Both contributed
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Gillon's team discovered the system.
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Question #411
Who was the first woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for a comedy?
A. Claudette Colbert
B. Judy Holliday
C. Katharine Hepburn
D. Audrey Hepburn
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Claudette Colbert for 'It Happened One Night'.
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Question #412
Who invented the Slinky?
A. Betty James
B. Both
C. Richard James
D. Toy companies
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Richard James invented it accidentally.
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Question #413
Who was the first to reach the summit of Aconcagua?
A. Both in expedition
B. Reinhold Messner
C. Edward Fitzgerald
D. Matthias Zurbriggen
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Zurbriggen in 1897.
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Question #414
Who discovered Tabby's Star (KIC 8462852)?
A. Both
B. Tabetha Boyajian
C. Kepler team
D. NASA
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Boyajian led the study of the unusual star.
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Question #415
Who was the first woman to win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar?
A. Ingrid Bergman
B. Olivia de Havilland
C. Gale Sondergaard
D. Hattie McDaniel
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Gale Sondergaard in 1937.
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Question #416
Who invented the Rubik's Cube?
A. Ernő Rubik
B. Toy companies
C. Tomas Rokicki
D. David Singmaster
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Ernő Rubik invented the Cube.
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Question #417
Who was the first to reach the summit of Denali (McKinley)?
A. Expedition team
B. Hudson Stuck
C. Brad Washburn
D. Harry Karstens
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
1913 expedition.
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Question #418
Who discovered the Wow! signal?
A. Both
B. SETI team
C. Carl Sagan
D. Jerry Ehman
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Jerry Ehman noted the signal.
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Question #419
Who was the first woman to win the Best Costume Design Oscar?
A. Irene Sharaff
B. Edith Head
C. Helen Rose
D. Orry-Kelly
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Edith Head won multiple.
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Question #420
Who invented the Nerf ball?
A. Reyn Guyer
B. Parker Brothers
C. Mattel
D. Wham-O
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Reyn Guyer created the foam ball.
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