First in the World

Q.1 — Highest ODI Score

Answer: Rohit Sharma – 264 (India)

Against Sri Lanka in 2014, the highest score in One Day cricket history.

Q.2 — First Woman to Climb 14 Peaks Above 8000 m

Answer: Pemba Doma Sherpa (Nepal, 1960)

A trailblazing climber among Himalayan giants.

Q.3 — First Double Century in ODI

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar (India, 2004)

Achieved vs South Africa; revolutionized ODI batting records.

Q.4 — First President of the USA

Answer: George Washington (1789)

Founding leader and Commander-in-Chief of the American Revolution.

Q.5 — First President of India

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1950)

President of the Constituent Assembly and India’s first ceremonial head.

Q.6 — First to Reach Both Poles

Answer: Robert Peary (1909)

Achieved legendary status in polar exploration.

Q.7 — First Woman to Climb Mt. Everest

Answer: Junko Tabei (1975)

Japanese mountaineer who broke altitude and gender barriers.

Q.8 — First Man to Walk in Space

Answer: Alexey Arkhipovich (1965)

His spacewalk aboard Voskhod 2 lasted 12 minutes.

Q.9 — First Woman to Swim the English Channel

Answer: Gertrude Ederle (1926)

Beat men’s record time and inspired generations of swimmers.

Q.10 — First Everest Climb Without Oxygen

Answer: Reinhold Messner & Peter Habeler (1978)

Defied altitude limits, proving human endurance at its peak.

Q.11 — First Woman to Climb Everest Without Oxygen

Answer: Phanthog Dorje (1993)

A Tibetan climber who redefined female achievement at altitude.

Q.12 — First Man to Ski to Both Poles

Answer: Roald Amundsen (1911)

Also first to reach the South Pole and Northwest Passage.

Q.13 — First Solo Sail Around the World

Answer: Joshua Slocum (1895)

In his boat “Spray,” completed a solo circumnavigation in 3 years.

Q.14 — First US President to Resign

Answer: Richard Nixon (1974)

Resigned over the Watergate scandal — the first in American history.

Q.15 — First Woman Prime Minister

Answer: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Ceylon, 1960)

Led Sri Lanka and became a beacon for women in global politics.

Q.16 — First to Circumnavigate the Globe

Answer: Ferdinand Magellan’s crew (1519–1522)

Portuguese explorer who led the first world voyage via sea.

Q.17 — First Woman to Win a Nobel Prize

Answer: Marie Curie (1903)

Won in Physics and later in Chemistry—only person to do so in both sciences.

Q.18 — First Woman to Climb Everest Twice

Answer: Achieved in 2000

Remarkable feat in endurance and mountaineering for women.

Q.19 — First Woman to Win Oscar for Best Director

Answer: Kathryn Bigelow (2010)

Won for “The Hurt Locker,” shattering a Hollywood ceiling.

Q.20 — First Man to Climb All 14 Eight-Thousanders

Answer: Reinhold Messner (1970s)

The most legendary mountaineer of the 20th century.

Q.21 — First Presiding Elder of Sankardev Nector

Answer: Acharya Satyendra Narayan Sarma (2010)

Spiritual leadership rooted in Assam’s Vaishnavite heritage.

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