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Going back to the ‘first’ theme, but today’s questions also all relate to 21 June.


One

She was the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country.
— Wikipedia

Who, born in 1953, is the politician referred to in the above quote?


Two

The world’s first Ferris wheel made its debut in 1893 at a World Fair. What was the official title of this World Fair, and what event was the fair commemorating?


Three

What was the name of the craft which, in 2004, completed the first crewed private spaceflight?


Four

Which team won the very first game in Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) history when the league debuted in 1997?


Five

The country represented by the flag above first became self-governing in 2009; its parliament is the Inatsisartut; and it appears first on list of a specific geographic superlative. What country is this?


Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.  


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