The Post Quiz: Famous Firsts

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Famous Firsts

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This quiz is simple – devastatingly difficult. Unless, of course, you're an Edited Guide junkie with total recall. Name what each of these famous ones did first.

  1. John Smeaton, 1768.
  2. Arthur Wharton, 1886.
  3. Yuri Gagarin, 1961.
  4. Felicette, 1963.
  5. Isabella Andreini, 1578.
  6. Neil Armstrong, 1969.
  7. Jonathan Wild, 1725.
  8. William Banting, 1863.
  9. Chris Hadfield, 2012.
  10. Paul Verhoeven, 1996.

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