Firsts

1.    In which country were Europe's first banknotes issued?
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2.    The first reusable spacecraft, the Space Shuttle, made its inaugural flight in 1981. What was its name?
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3.    Which surgeon performed the first human heart transplant?
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4.    In which city was the first fire insurance policy arranged?
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5.    In which month and year was the first National Lottery draw held in Britain?
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6.    Captain James Cook's ship Resolution became the first to cross what during its voyage of January 1773?
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7.    In what year did Diner's Club introduce the first credit card?
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8.    In which country was the first purpose-built covered theatre, opened in 1585?
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9.    Which country's national beauty won the first Miss World contest in 1951?
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10.    Who first introduced potatoes to Europe, in 1586?
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11.    What was the title of the first Marx Brothers film?
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12.    Which airliner had its first flight in March 1969?
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13.    In which country was the first purpose-built observatory constructed in 1576?
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14.    Which city became the first to install electric traffic lights in 1914?
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15.    Who was the first owner of a zoo?
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16.    In what year were women in Switzerland given the right to vote?
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17.    Louise Brown, born 25th July 1978, was the first what?
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18.    Which nation first used the magnetic compass?
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19.    In which city was the world's first skyscraper?
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20.    In which London street was the first public lavatory with water closets opened in 1852?
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Firsts - Answers
1    Sweden
2    Columbia
3    Dr Christian Barnard
4    Hamburg
5    November 1994
6    The Antarctic Circle
7    1950
8    Italy
9    Miss Sweden
10    Sir Thomas Harriot
11    Coconuts
12    Concorde
13    Denmark
14    Cleveland, Ohio
15    Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt
16    1971
17    Test tube baby
18    China
19    Chicago
20    Fleet Street