Famous Firsts
This man became the first African-American President in U.S. history.
Who is Barack Obama?
This continent is home to the largest ice sheet on Earth, containing a staggering 30 million cubic kilometres of ice.
What is Antarctica?
This mammal's name is from the Greek for "nose-horn".
What is a rhino?
This movie won for "Best Picture".
What is "Oppenheimer"?
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels play two idiots trying to get to Aspen, Colorado in this comedy classic.
What is Dumb and Dumber?
On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off the ladder of Apollo 11 and became the first person to walk on this.
What is the moon?
This gas composes about 78 percent of the lower atmosphere of the Earth. Oxygen, argon, and other gases compose the rest.
What is nitrogen?
This animal's name literally means “eight-footed” not, despite what many people think, “eight-armed” or “eight-legged.”
What is octopus?
She won best actress for her performance in "Poor Things".
Who is Emma Stone?
In "Spaceballs", a parody of Star Wars, this is the name of the character that is spoofing Darth Vader.
Who is Dark Helmet?
In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary, a beekeeper from New Zealand, and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay from Nepal become the first people to climb this.
What is Mt. Everest?
Some 800 million years ago, the Earth had a supercontinent called Rodinia. Then, about 250 million years ago, the continents came together once again to form a supercontinent called this.
What is Pangea?
This animal's name is derived from a Native American word that literally means “he scratches with his hands.” More recently, they have been referred to as "trash pandas" in the Guardians movies.
What is a racoon?
This singer won best original song for a movie with "What Was I Made For?"
Who is Billie Eilish?
This green ghost was the first one successfully captured by the Ghostbusters in the original movie.
Who is Slimer?
1927's “The Jazz Singer” is the first full-length film to include this element that had not been included in movies before.
What is talking (a soundtrack with dialogue)?
These underwater ecosystems are not only beautiful natural wonders, but also the largest living structure on Earth.
What is a coral reef?
This animal's name literally means “river horse” in Greek.
What is a hippopotamus?
This director, also known for directing The Dark Knight trilogy, won for "Best Director" for "Oppenheimer".
Who is Christopher Nolan?
This famous comedy star voices the lead role in "Megamind".
Who is Will Ferrell?
This person became the first person to fly an airplane solo nonstop over the Atlantic Ocean, soaring from Long Island to Paris.
Who is Charles Lindburgh?
Earth’s atmosphere is made up of five layers. From closest to most distant, they are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and this.
What is the exosphere?
This animal's name comes from a Middle French phrase that translates to a thorny, spiky, pig.
What is a porcupine?
This iron man won the "Best Supporting Actor" award for "Oppenheimer".
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
These are the first names of the two "Wet Bandits", the villians in the original "Home Alone".
What is Harry and Marv?