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I Can Make You a Man Trivia Quiz


Here is a set of questions about men who were the first to achieve something momentous. You may have heard of some of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by dcpddc478. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
dcpddc478
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
339,908
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
10 / 10
Plays
1625
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the first man to walk on the moon? (Hint: not weak) Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The highest mountain on our planet is Mount Everest. Who was reported as being the first man to climb to the top? (His last name has a hint in it.)
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the first African-American to be elected President of the United States? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. According the Bible, who was the very first man? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these Norwegian men is usually given credit as being the first man to reach the South Pole? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the first man to talk on a telephone? (Hint: he invented it!) Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which British captain made the first European contact with the east coast of Australia? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which man, known for his signature, was the first to sign the US Declaration Of Independence? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to do which of the following? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On May 22, 1927, which man became the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? Hint





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1. Who was the first man to walk on the moon? (Hint: not weak)

Answer: Neil Armstrong

On July 20,1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon when he stepped out of the Apollo 11 spacecraft. He uttered the following words "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind". The moon landing was watched on television all over the world.
2. The highest mountain on our planet is Mount Everest. Who was reported as being the first man to climb to the top? (His last name has a hint in it.)

Answer: Sir Edmund Hillary

On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary became the first man to reach the top of Mount Everest, which is found in the country of Nepal. He was accompanied by a local tribesman named Tenzig Norgay who became the second man to achieve this dangerous feat. At the top of the mountain they left a crucifix and chocolate as offerings to the mountain and the gods that the local people believed lived there.
3. Who was the first African-American to be elected President of the United States?

Answer: Barack Obama

On January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama assumed the office of President of the United States of America. He became the 44th man to assume this office and the first to have been born in the state of Hawaii.
4. According the Bible, who was the very first man?

Answer: Adam

The religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all believe that Adam was the first man and lived in the Garden of Eden with his wife Eve. His story is found in both the Bible and the Koran.
5. Which of these Norwegian men is usually given credit as being the first man to reach the South Pole?

Answer: Roald Amundsen

On December 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen and his party of five men became the first to reach the South Pole. They were racing a party of men led by British explorer Robert Scott. They beat the second party by 35 days. All the men in Amundsen's party made it back alive, while the party led by Scott perished on their way back from this devastatingly dangerous trek.
6. Who was the first man to talk on a telephone? (Hint: he invented it!)

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

All of these men were great inventors, but the correct answer for this question would be Alexander Graham Bell, who is often described as one of the most influential people in human history. On March 10, 1876, he spoke the first words to go over a telephone "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you". He was speaking to his long time assistant Thomas Watson who was in another room.
7. Which British captain made the first European contact with the east coast of Australia?

Answer: Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook was a famous explorer who not only was the first to land on the east coast of Australia, he was also the first European to make contact with the Hawaiian Islands. Cook was considered one of the finest seaman of the time and a great leader of men. He was killed on his third visit to the Hawaiian Islands in 1779.
8. Which man, known for his signature, was the first to sign the US Declaration Of Independence?

Answer: John Hancock

John Hancock has possibly one of the most famous signatures in history. In American slang, to "sign your John Hancock" means to put your own signature on something. John Hancock was a wealthy merchant, an important statesman and one of the most famous patriots of the Revolutionary War.
9. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to do which of the following?

Answer: The first man in outer space

Yuri Gagarin was a Russian cosmonaut (astronaut) and became the first man in outer space when he orbited the earth in his spaceship named Vostok 1. He became a national hero and the rest of the world started to try and get a man in space. This brave man truly did go somewhere no one had ever gone before.
10. On May 22, 1927, which man became the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer: Charles Lindbergh

When he landed his plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" in Les Bourget Field in Paris, France Charles Lindbergh became the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic. He won many awards and world-wide fame for this dangerous feat. He went on to promote commercial aviation, which resulted in thousands of people flying across the Atlantic Ocean every day.
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