FIRSTS |
1. | In New York in 1890, William Kemmler became the first person to be executed by what method? |
| Electric chair |
2. | In 1960, which country became the first in the world to have a female Prime Minister? |
| Sri Lanka |
3. | In 1520, who became the first explorer to sail across the Pacific Ocean? |
| Ferdinand Magellan |
4. | What was the name of the first dog to orbit the earth? |
| Laika |
5. | French woman Isabelle Dinoire was the first person to receive a transplant of which body part in 2005? |
| Face (after being mauled by her dog) |
6. | Who led the first expedition to reach the North Pole by automobile? |
| Jeremy Clarkson (in a modified Toyota Hilux for Top Gear in 2007) |
7. | What was the world's first jet-driven airliner to enter commercial service? |
| The Comet |
8. | Situated on the north coast of Scotland, the UK's first fast-breeder nuclear reactor is situated where? |
| Dounreay |
9. | In 1983, Colin Pirchfork became the first criminal to be convicted for murder by the use of what evidence? |
| DNA fingerprinting |
10. | Born in 1978, what is the name of the UK's first “test tube baby”? |
| Louise Brown |