This IS My First Rodeo Trivia Quiz

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Though Greece began the Olympics Games centuries ago, the first modern international Olympic Games was held in April of 1896, in Athens. James Connolly won the triple jump this year and became the first modern Olympic Games champion.

The first vaccine was created in 1796 by Dr. Edward Jenner to treat smallpox. Smallpox, as a result of this vaccine, also became the first disease to be considered completely eradicated, being declared as such in 1980.

"The Jazz Singer", released in 1927, marked a new era and possible end to silent films... It became the first film to be released with both singing and speech included. It is of note that "The Jazz Singer" is the first specifically feature-length "talkie"; there were prior shorts including synchronized speech, but were not full length films.

In 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary (along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay) was the first to ascend Mt. Everest. Not to be outdone by anyone but himself, Hillary was also the first to reach the South Pole on a motorized vehicle, and in 1985 landed on the North Pole with Neil Armstrong, making him the first to stand on all three locations. This inspired future explorers to compete for the "Three Poles Challenge".

Sputnik 1 was launched on October 4, 1957, becoming the first satellite in space. This prompted the beginning of the Space Race, and the United States launched their first satellite, Explorer 1, on January 31, 1958. By then, Sputnik 1 had already done its job and burned up in the atmosphere.

Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, becoming the first woman to win the Prize. In 1911, she made the feat even more impressive by being the first person to win a SECOND Nobel Prize, but this time, in Chemistry. Having won in two separate categories is even more impressive; 115 years later no other person had duplicated this feat.

Microwaves were accidentally discovered when a chocolate bar melted in Percy Spencer's pocket, but it was not the first food to be intentionally put inside. Popcorn kernels were placed in the microwave in 1945, to much success. The second food microwaved was found to be a bit more dangerous and a lot messier - a whole egg.

In 1885, architect William Jenney's Home Insurance Building was completed, thus making the Chicago building the world's first skyscraper. In 1931. It was one of six buildings demolished to make room for the much taller Field Building.

On July 30, 1930, in Montevideo, Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 to become the very first FIFA World Cup winners. They won again in 1950, this time against Brazil in Rio De Janiero.

On August 1, 1981, MTV showed 209 music videos on their first day on air (116 unique videos). The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" fittingly marked the very beginning, played at 12:01am as the first music video played on MTV. It aired once more on August 1, as the 143rd video played.

As for the incorrect options, a brief synopsis:
Buzz Aldrin followed Neil Armstrong to become the second man on the moon. Though Felix Baumgartner became the first to break the sound barrier without vehicular aid in 2012, he was years behind Chuck Yeager who was the first to break the barrier in 1947. Roger Bannister was the first person to run a four-minute mile in 1954, but John Landy broke his record a mere month and a half later. Sequoia National Park is another historical "second", becoming a national park in 1890, 18 years after Yellowstone National Park became the first national park in the world. John Macdonald was the first Prime Minister of Canada, and was succeeded by the second, John Abbott. Finally, the first US televised female navel was from "Dr Kildare". Though Barbara Eden's "I Dream of Jeannie" character showed midriff, extra care was taken to make sure the belly button was never seen; a jewel hanging from the shirt solved this 'problem' on most occasions.