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Q1.Who is generally credited as the first person to reach the North Pole?
Explanation: Robert Peary is generally credited as the first person to reach the North Pole, in 1909, though his claim has been historically disputed.
Q2.Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Explanation: Roald Amundsen of Norway led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, in December 1911.
Q3.Who were the first climbers confirmed to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
Explanation: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first confirmed climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in 1953.
Q4.Whose expedition achieved the first circumnavigation of the globe?
Explanation: The expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan, completed by Juan Sebastian Elcano after Magellan's death, achieved the first circumnavigation of the globe (1519-1522).
Q5.Who was the first human to travel into space?
Explanation: Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first human to travel into space, in 1961.
Q6.Who was the first woman to travel into space?
Explanation: Valentina Tereshkova of the Soviet Union became the first woman to travel into space, in 1963.
Q7.Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Explanation: Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
Q8.Which was the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon?
Explanation: Luna 9, launched by the Soviet Union, achieved the first successful soft landing on the Moon in 1966.
Q9.Which was the world's first space station?
Explanation: Salyut 1, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971, was the world's first space station.
Q10.Which was the world's first reusable crewed spacecraft?
Explanation: The Space Shuttle Columbia, first launched in 1981, was the world's first reusable crewed spacecraft.
Q11.Which spacecraft achieved the first successful flyby of Mars?
Explanation: Mariner 4, launched by NASA, achieved the first successful flyby of Mars in 1965.
Q12.Who completed the first solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe by sea?
Explanation: Robin Knox-Johnston completed the first solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe by sea in 1969.
Q13.Who was the first European to reach India by an all-sea route?
Explanation: Vasco da Gama of Portugal became the first European to reach India by an all-sea route, arriving at Calicut in 1498.
Q14.Who is credited as the first European to reach the Americas in 1492?
Explanation: Christopher Columbus is credited as the first European explorer to reach the Americas, in 1492.
Q15.Who were the first to reach the deepest known point of the ocean, the Challenger Deep?
Explanation: Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960.
Q16.Who completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight?
Explanation: Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight in 1927.
Q17.Who conducted the first manned hot air balloon flight?
Explanation: The Montgolfier brothers of France conducted the first manned hot air balloon flight in 1783.
Q18.Who performed the first spacewalk in history?
Explanation: Alexei Leonov of the Soviet Union performed the first spacewalk in 1965.
Q19.Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Explanation: John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, in 1962.
Q20.Which spacecraft achieved the first successful soft landing on another planet, Venus?
Explanation: Venera 7, launched by the Soviet Union, achieved the first successful soft landing on another planet, Venus, in 1970.
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