General Knowledge Quiz – Test 11
General Knowledge quiz, test 11 of 12: 10 multiple-choice questions with answers. Try them, then play the interactive quiz on Zeno to earn XP.
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Question 101
Who was the first person to successfully complete the circumnavigation of the globe, finishing the journey in 1522?
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Correct answer: Juan Sebastián Elcano
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Question 102
What is the name of the first person to swim across the English Channel, completing the journey in 1875?
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Correct answer: Matthew Webb
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Question 103
What is the name of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, achieving this honor in 1903?
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Correct answer: Marie Curie
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Question 104
What is the name of the first element on the periodic table?
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Correct answer: Hydrogen
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Question 105
What is the name of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, achieving this honor in 1903?
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Correct answer: Marie Curie
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Question 106
What is the name of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, achieving this honor in 1909?
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Correct answer: Selma Lagerlöf
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Question 107
What is the name of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, achieving this honor in 1911?
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Correct answer: Marie Curie
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Question 108
Who were the first two climbers to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953?
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Correct answer: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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Question 109
What is the name of the first person to successfully complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in 1968-1969?
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Correct answer: Robin Knox-Johnston
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Question 110
What is the name of the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean, completing the flight in 1927?
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Correct answer: Charles Lindbergh