General Knowledge Quiz – Test 12
General Knowledge quiz, test 12 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 111
What is the name of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, achieving this feat in 1932?
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Correct answer: Amelia Earhart
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Question 112
What is the name of the first artificial intelligence program to win a game of chess against a reigning world champion, achieving this milestone in 1997?
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Correct answer: Deep Blue
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Question 113
What is the name of the first computer to successfully run a program written by a human, which occurred in 1945?
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Correct answer: ENIAC
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Question 114
What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space, which was sent by the Soviet Union in 1957?
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Correct answer: Sputnik 1
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Question 115
What is the name of the first woman to win the Fields Medal in Mathematics, awarded in 2014?
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Correct answer: Maryam Mirzakhani
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Question 116
Who was the first American woman to travel into space?
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Correct answer: Sally Ride
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Question 117
What is the name of the first woman to receive a PhD in Computer Science, achieving this milestone in 1981?
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Correct answer: Sister Mary Kenneth Keller
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Question 118
Who was 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 119
What is the name of the first man to walk on the moon, achieving this milestone in 1969?
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Correct answer: Neil Armstrong
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Question 120
What is the title of the first published novel in the English language, released in 1719?
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Correct answer: Robinson Crusoe