Trivia Quiz: Historical "Firsts" Trivia

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Question 1: The first Nobel Prize won by a female was awarded for her contributions in what field?

 A: Peace
 B: Literature
 C: Physics
 D: Economics

Question 2: When was the inaugural year of the Tour de France?

 A: 1900
 B: 1901
 C: 1902
 D: 1903

Question 3: Who was the first world beauty pageant winner?

 A: Alice Wells
 B: Alice Hyde
 C: Margaret Gorman
 D: Gertrude Ederle

Question 4: Who is Jackie Mitchell?

 A: The first woman elected to the U.S. Senate
 B: The first female member of a presidential cabinet
 C: The first policewoman
 D: The first woman in organized baseball

Question 5: Who was the first U.S. president to speak on television?

 A: Lyndon B. Johnson
 B: Franklin D. Roosevelt
 C: Harry Truman
 D: Dwight Eisenhower

Question 6: Who appeared on the cover of the first TV Guide?

 A: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Jr.
 B: Mary Tyler Moore
 C: Elvis Presley
 D: Marilyn Monroe and Lou Gehrig

Question 7: What city is home to both the last baseball team to sign an African American player and the first hockey team to break the color barrier?

 A: New York
 B: Detroit
 C: Boston
 D: Chicago

Question 8: Who was the first guest on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson?

 A: Joan Crawford
 B: Sidney Poitier
 C: John Lennon
 D: Robert Redford

Question 9: Who played the first openly gay character on network television and was the first guest on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno?

 A: Robin Williams
 B: Billy Crystal
 C: Bill Murray
 D: Tom Hanks

Question 10: In what year was the first mammal cloned (Dolly)?

 A: 1992
 B: 1994
 C: 1996
 D: 1998



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