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Today’s first question is about a pioneering ‘first’, the rest follow a theme of ‘firsts’ rather than the letters of ’first’.
One
On this day in what year did Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman in space, and on what spacecraft did she travel?
Two
Who won the first of his three Wimbledon singles titles in 1934, and in what other sport was he a world champion?
Three
In what year did the Wright Brothers achieve the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft, and which of the brothers was the pilot?
Four
Absolute primogeniture is a form of primogeniture in which gender is irrelevant for inheritance.
- What country became the first modern European monarchy to adopt this system in 1980?
- What two European monarchies still (June 2026) have male-preference primogeniture?
Five
In The Lord of the Rings who is/are the first to leave the Company of the Ring?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.
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