Famous Firsts
The first person to walk on the Moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
The author of 1984.
Who is George Orwell?
The only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
Saffron comes from the flower of this plant.
What is a crocus?
This bird can mimic human speech but is not actually talking.
What is a parrot?
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
This author wrote The Grapes of Wrath.
Who is John Steinbeck?
This scientist developed the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
The main ingredient in traditional hummus.
What are chickpeas?
A group of flamingos is known by this colorful name.
What is a flamboyance?
The first human-made object to reach space was launched by this country in 1944.
What is Germany?
The Bronte' sister who wrote Jane Eyre.
Who is Charlotte Bronte'?
The scientist who proposed the three laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This cheese is traditionally used in a Greek salad.
What is feta?
The largest species of penguin.
What is the emperor penguin?
The first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
The fictional land where Aslan rules.
What is Narnia?
The hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth.
What is diamond?
This country gave the world both gelato and tiramisu.
What is Italy?
This marine animal has three hearts.
What is an octopus?
The first artificial satellite launched into space.
What is Sputnik 1?
The author of The Old Man and the Sea.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
The process by which plants lose water vapor through their leaves.
What is transpiration?
This cake is traditionally served at many British Christmas celebrations.
What is fruitcake?
The only continent with no native species of ants.
What is Antarctica?