Adventurous Famous Firsts
Which Viking sailor from Iceland is believed to have become the first European to land in the Americas, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus?
Leif Erikson
Neil Armstrong
A musical concert happened named Woodstock. Man first landed on the moon. Richard Nixon becomes President of the United States
1969
What is the fastest land mammal?
Cheetah
In the 1966 classic western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", who played the leading role?
Clint Eastwood
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, in the summer of 1932?
Amelia Earhart
Who said, "I have tried to read Shakespeare, and I found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me."
Charles Darwin
The Korean War began. Ben Hogan won the US Open in Golf. The Beat Movie Oscar went to All About Eve.
1950
What kind of creature is a Portuguese man o’ war?
Jellyfish
In the 1972 movie "The Godfather" which actor played the Godfather (Vito Corleone)?
Marlon Brando
In 1957, which Russian beat NASA to become the first human to orbit the Earth on Sputnik I?
Yuri Gagarin
Who said, "Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."
Mother Teresa
Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was born. Marie Stopes' controversial book Married Love was published. The First World War ended.
1918
How many legs does a lobster have?
10
In the 1942 movie "Casablanca", who was the lead female actress?
Ingrid Bergman
In 1947, who piloted the Bell X-1 rocket as it became the first manned vehicle to break the sound barrier?
Chuck Yeager
Who said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
Benjamin Franklin
US inventor Percy Spencer patented a design for a microwave oven. General Patton died from injuries suffered in a car crash. The USA dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities.
1945
Which ape gets its name from the Malay word meaning “man of the forest”?
Orangutan
In the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump", who played the lead actor?
Tom Hanks
Which Norwegian is acknowledged as the first person to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
Who said, "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Barack Obama is elected first African American President. Michael Phelps wins 8 gold medals in the Summer Olympics. A recession is declared due to high risk loans.
2008
“Murder” is the collective noun for a group of which bird?
Crow
Who played a taxi driver in the 1976 movie "Taxi Driver"?
Robert De Niro