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35 Historical Firsts quizzes and 375 Historical Firsts trivia questions.
1.
  A New Horizon   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
First Sightings and Discoveries
Who was the first person to see, witness or discover something never observed before? This quiz asks you to match that item with that person or team. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, MikeMaster99, Dec 30 22
Easier
MikeMaster99 gold member
Dec 30 22
344 plays
2.
  Which Came First in History?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
For this quiz, you must select the item that came first historically. This is a multiple choice test. Enjoy!
Difficult, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Nov 07 08
Difficult
thejazzkickazz gold member
15386 plays
3.
  Famous Female Firsts Test   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you match these women to the famous firsts achieved for their gender?
Easier, 10 Qns, Creedy, Jan 06 17
Easier
Creedy gold member
1379 plays
4.
  Millennium Milestones in Order   great trivia quiz  
Ordering Quiz
 10 Qns
Longest, shortest, oldest, youngest and more superlatives from the first two millennia AD. Your task, place them in order by date of occurrence. This is an adopted quiz, original by TeaBrielle.
Average, 10 Qns, pusdoc, May 05 23
Average
pusdoc gold member
May 05 23
69 plays
5.
  A World of Firsts    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
There's got to be a first time for everything. I'll give you the event and when it happened and you match it with where in the world it happened. Enjoy this wandering through the centuries of human ingenuity.
Average, 10 Qns, KayceeKool, Aug 28 22
Average
KayceeKool gold member
Aug 28 22
426 plays
6.
  Left-Handed Female Firsts.   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
A simple quiz to honour some of the well known left-handed women throughout the years.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, caz231231, Feb 12 18
Very Easy
caz231231
Feb 12 18
618 plays
7.
  Worldwide Women Who Did It First   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the accomplishment to the woman who did it first. Includes women from all over the world and all throughout history, in fields from athletics to scholarship. Some of these may surprise you.
Average, 10 Qns, gracious1, Jul 26 16
Average
gracious1 gold member
699 plays
8.
  Who Was The First Woman To ...?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Simply match the 'first' with the appropriate woman.
Easier, 10 Qns, ClarkyB, Nov 19 16
Easier
ClarkyB
888 plays
9.
  Who's on First?   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match each woman with her amazing accomplishment.
Average, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Jun 10 17
Average
nyirene330
Jun 10 17
584 plays
10.
  First Women    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Women are achieving more and more these days, but it was the women in history who have paved the way, so I have written this quiz to honour them.
Easier, 10 Qns, Serenesh, Jan 17 20
Easier
Serenesh gold member
Jan 17 20
762 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for her work in Physics?

From Quiz "15 Firsts By Women"




11.
  Where No Woman Has Gone Before    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten women who became famous when they became the first women to achieve a notable feat. They all went somewhere or did something no woman had ever done before.
Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Nov 04 13
Average
dcpddc478
1366 plays
12.
  No Holds Barred    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The women in this quiz let nothing get in the way of their great feats. Match the trailblazing woman with her accomplishment. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, Triviaballer, Jan 25 19
Easier
Triviaballer gold member
Jan 25 19
440 plays
13.
  Women Firsts Through the Ages    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many women have accomplished great things, but may times they are overshadowed by their male counterparts. This quiz involves only ten of them. Enjoy!
Easier, 10 Qns, DeepHistory, Jul 10 23
Easier
DeepHistory gold member
Jul 10 23
886 plays
14.
  10 Question Which Happened First? Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Identify which of the four events listed in each question occurred years and sometimes even decades before the other three...
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, EnglishJedi, Mar 24 11
Very Difficult
EnglishJedi gold member
3003 plays
15.
  Right Place, Wrong Time   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
World firsts, they only come once. Some historic world firsts happened at these locations. Unfortunately I've mixed up all the dates. Can you put them back in the correct order?
Average, 10 Qns, stredman, Aug 04 17
Average
stredman gold member
Aug 04 17
603 plays
16.
  Ladies First!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Pick women's famous firsts and/or the milestones they achieved.
Difficult, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Mar 09 15
Difficult
nyirene330
581 plays
17.
  Not First Place, Not Second Place, But Dead Last   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We all remember the first man to walk on the moon, but who was the last? Do you remember the last time these never-to-be repeated events happened?
Tough, 10 Qns, Czolgolz, Mar 24 11
Tough
Czolgolz
897 plays
18.
  Ladies First    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
To follow is a list of "firsts" performed by women. Can you match the women to the corresponding accomplishment?
Average, 10 Qns, slfcpd, May 27 17
Average
slfcpd gold member
May 27 17
318 plays
19.
  20 Which Happened First? Questions    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I give you four people, events, etc. and you tell me which occurred first. Good luck!
Difficult, 20 Qns, Zepcat, Sep 20 13
Difficult
Zepcat
4259 plays
20.
  Test yourself! Famous Female Firsts Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Take a walk with me through 10 different trivia categories, to see how much you know about some famous female firsts.
Tough, 10 Qns, timence, Dec 02 13
Tough
timence gold member
597 plays
21.
  Notable Historical First    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Ever wonder who was first to accomplish a task or who invented the items we see daily and take for granted? This quiz may shed some light on the subject. Good luck.
Difficult, 15 Qns, airbossjohnson, Jan 26 15
Difficult
airbossjohnson
2072 plays
22.
  Left Up to Women: Famous Firsts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Join me as we visit just a few of the ways women have made a difference in the world.
Average, 10 Qns, irishchic5, Apr 28 21
Average
irishchic5 gold member
Apr 28 21
416 plays
23.
  A Mixed Collection of Firsts by Women    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is devoted to "female firsts" and is made up of questions about the first women to record a specific accomplishment or attain a certain position. It was written as part of the Ascension Quest.
Average, 10 Qns, ArlingtonVA, Aug 01 17
Average
ArlingtonVA gold member
Aug 01 17
271 plays
24.
  Famous Firsts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a very simple quiz about both people and animals that were first to accomplish specific events.
Tough, 10 Qns, Uga76, Nov 08 12
Tough
Uga76
1973 plays
25.
  Don't Forget Your Toothbrush!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Dental hygiene has came far through the ages, here are somethings to ponder over.
Tough, 10 Qns, chris1162, Oct 31 15
Tough
chris1162 gold member
361 plays
26.
  Firsts in History    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A selection of countries and regions to be the first in their category in one respect or the other. Enjoy!
Difficult, 10 Qns, Hijakr, Mar 13 16
Difficult
Hijakr
3901 plays
27.
  15 Firsts By Women    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz contains First Women to accomplish innovatory achievements. As the Iron Lady once said, "If you want something said, ask a man...if you want something done, ask a woman."
Tough, 15 Qns, Ninjastar, Jan 13 10
Tough
Ninjastar
952 plays
28.
  Who or What Came First?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each question will have four possible answers: a person, a historical event, an item, and a book. Your challenge is to determine what happened first: the person was born, the event occurred, the item was invented, or the book was published.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, masterkahuna, Mar 24 11
Very Difficult
masterkahuna
3077 plays
29.
  First and Last    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just a little quiz on those defining moments in time, being either first or last. Good luck and have fun!
Difficult, 10 Qns, fiachra, Mar 24 11
Difficult
fiachra
1241 plays
30.
  Who Was the First to...?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about famous people who were the first in the world's history to do something that mattered.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Beatka, May 28 10
Difficult
Beatka gold member
1181 plays
31.
  Who Was the First Woman to . . . ?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz tracks famous and not so famous 'firsts' by women. Multiple choice questions - just for fun!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Engadine, May 15 13
Very Difficult
Engadine
1111 plays
32.
  Millenium Milestones: Fourth Edition    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There is some really amazing information in this one.
Tough, 10 Qns, TeaBrielle, Nov 07 08
Tough
TeaBrielle
1896 plays
33.
  World Firsts    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A variety of 'firsts' the world over - mostly multiple choice questions. Have fun!
Difficult, 15 Qns, Engadine, Jan 25 23
Difficult
Engadine
Jan 25 23
1135 plays
34.
  Millenium Milestones: First Edition    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some really interesting questions about some intruiging topics.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, TeaBrielle, Aug 19 21
Very Difficult
TeaBrielle
Aug 19 21
1015 plays
35.
  Millenium Milestones: Third Edition    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just a few more very interesting questions about very interesting topics.
Difficult, 10 Qns, TeaBrielle, Oct 11 11
Difficult
TeaBrielle
1506 plays
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