Famous Firsts
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 let people talk to each other from far away.
What is the telephone?
This singer is known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
Speak in backwards sentences, this green Jedi Master does.
Who is Yoda?
This U.S. state is known as the “Sunshine State.”
What is Florida?
Honey never does this, even after thousands of years.
What is spoil or go bad?
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
Taylor Swift’s devoted fans are known by this collective name.
What are Swifties?
Beyoncé’s devoted fan base is known by this name.
What is the Beyhive?
Mount Kilimanjaro is located on this continent.
What is Africa?
This mammal is the only one naturally capable of true flight.
What is the bat?
This U.S. president was the first to appear on television, during the opening ceremony for the New York World’s Fair in 1939.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This British band’s hits include “Yellow,” “Clocks,” and “Viva La Vida.”
What is Coldplay?
This long‑running series follows a group of scientists and their neighbor in Pasadena.
What is The Big Bang Theory?
This European river flows through or borders ten countries — more than any other.
What is the Danube?
This fruit was once called a “love apple.”
What is the tomato?
This city was the first to host the modern Olympic Games in 1896.
What is Athens?
This singer became the youngest artist ever to win all four major Grammy categories in one night in 2020.
Who is Billie Eilish?
This artist’s real name is Stefani Germanotta.
Who is Lady Gaga?
Named for King George III, this city is the capital and largest city of Guyana.
What is Georgetown?
This common phobia refers to the fear of public speaking and is often ranked as one of the most widespread fears.
What is glossophobia?
This was the first element discovered using a telescope—found on the Sun before Earth.
What is helium?
This band’s lead guitarist, Brian May, is also an astrophysicist who earned a PhD in 2007.
What is Queen?
This fantasy TV series holds the record for most Emmy Awards for a drama series.
What is Game of Thrones?
At 6.8 million square miles, this is Earth’s largest current tectonic plate.
What is the Pacific Plate?
This chemical element shares its name with the planet whose symbol is a trident.
Answer: What is neptunium?