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 #421
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Elbrus?
A. Both
B. Friedrich Parrot
C. Reinhold Messner
D. Emil Lenz
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
1830s expedition.
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Question #422
Who discovered the first fast radio burst?
A. Duncan Lorimer
B. Jocelyn Bell
C. David Narkevic
D. Both
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Lorimer burst.
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Question #423
Who was the first woman to win the Best Original Song Oscar?
A. Marilyn Bergman
B. Carol Connors
C. Dory Previn
D. Diane Warren
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Marilyn Bergman won multiple.
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Question #424
Who invented the teddy bear?
A. Steiff company
B. Morris Michtom
C. Walt Disney
D. Both
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Question #425
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Ararat?
A. James Bryce
B. Reinhold Messner
C. Expeditions
D. Friedrich Parrot
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Parrot in 1829.
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Question #426
Who discovered the first supermassive black hole?
A. Multiple
B. Donald Lynden-Bell
C. Reinhard Genzel
D. Andrea Ghez
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sagittarius A* confirmed by teams.
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Question #427
Who was the first woman to win the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar?
A. Muriel Spark
B. Frances Marion
C. Emma Thompson
D. Sofia Coppola
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Frances Marion won early Oscars.
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Question #428
Who invented the hula hoop?
A. Ancient Hawaiians
B. Arthur Melin and Richard Knerr
C. Wham-O
D. Both A and C
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Modern plastic version by Wham-O.
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Question #429
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Damavand?
A. Expeditions
B. W. Taylor Thomson
C. Local climbers
D. Reinhold Messner
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
19th century British climber.
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Question #430
Who discovered the first Earth Trojan asteroid?
A. Both
B. NEOWISE team
C. 2010 TK7 discovery
D. NASA
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
2010 TK7.
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Question #431
Who was the first woman to win the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar as director?
A. Chloé Zhao
B. Susanne Bier
C. Jane Campion
D. Kathryn Bigelow
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Susanne Bier for 'In a Better World'.
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Question #432
Who invented the Super Soaker?
A. Toy engineers
B. Mattel
C. Hasbro
D. Lonnie Johnson
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Lonnie Johnson invented it.
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Question #433
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Logan?
A. Expedition team
B. Brad Washburn
C. A.H. MacCarthy
D. Edmund Hillary
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
1925 expedition.
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Question #434
Who discovered the first interstellar comet?
A. Both types
B. 'Oumuamua team
C. 2I/Borisov team
D. NASA
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Borisov was the first confirmed interstellar comet.
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Question #435
Who was the first woman to win the Best Cinematography Oscar?
A. Reed Morano (director)
B. No winner yet in some categories
C. Early pioneers
D. Rachel Morrison (nominee)
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Women have been nominated but historic wins vary.
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Question #436
Who invented the fidget spinner?
A. Toy companies
B. Both
C. Catherine Hettinger
D. Various claims
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Catherine Hettinger patented an early version.
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Question #437
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Rainier?
A. Both
B. Philemon Beecher Van Trump
C. Hazard Stevens
D. Edmund Hillary
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
1870 ascent.
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Question #438
Who discovered the first interstellar object passing through solar system?
A. Robert Weryk
B. ESA
C. Both
D. 'Oumuamua
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Oumuamua discovered in 2017.
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Question #439
Who was the first woman to win the Best Sound Oscar?
A. Anna Behlmer and others
B. Pioneers
C. Anna Behlmer
D. Recent winners
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Anna Behlmer won multiple.
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Question #440
Who invented the lava lamp?
A. Both
B. British inventor
C. Toy companies
D. Edward Craven Walker
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Edward Craven Walker created it.
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