First Things First

Today’s questions focus on ‘firsts’ that occurred on January 3rd.

One

In 1848, Joseph Jenkins Roberts was sworn in as the first president of a country which began as a project of the American Colonization Society. What country?

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Two

Who, in 1987, was the first woman to be voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

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Three

A spacecraft named for a goddess who, according to legend, flew from Earth to the Moon was the first to land on the far side of the Moon. What name do the goddess and spacecraft share, and in what decade did this first landing take place?

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Four

In 1749, the first issue of Berlingske was published. It is now the oldest continually operating newspaper in what country?

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Five

In what decade was the first electric watch introduced to the retail market?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later today.

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