Questions & Answers
Browse all 25 questions from the
Historical Milestones in Time study set below.
Each question shows the correct answer — select a study format above to practice interactively.
1
In which month did the first human, Yuri Gagarin, travel into outer space in 1961?
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A
January
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B
April
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C
July
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D
October
2
On which day of the week did the Wright brothers achieve the first powered airplane flight in 1903?
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A
Monday
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B
Wednesday
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C
Friday
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D
Thursday
3
The first successful polio vaccine was announced in which month of 1955?
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A
April
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B
August
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C
December
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D
February
4
In what month did the first modern Olympic Games open in Athens in 1896?
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A
March
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B
May
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C
June
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D
September
5
The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson in which month of 1971?
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A
February
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B
October
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C
November
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D
December
6
The discovery of Penicillin by Alexander Fleming occurred in which month of 1928?
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A
January
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B
September
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C
November
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D
December
7
The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in which month of 1957?
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A
August
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B
October
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C
November
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D
December
8
In which month was the first iPhone released to the public in 2007?
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A
January
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B
June
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C
July
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D
September
9
The first successful human heart transplant was performed in which month of 1967?
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A
October
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B
November
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C
December
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D
January
10
In what month did the first World Cup football tournament begin in 1930?
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A
June
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B
July
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C
August
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D
September
11
The first radio broadcast of a voice occurred on which day of the week in 1906, Christmas Eve?
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A
Tuesday
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B
Wednesday
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C
Thursday
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D
Saturday
12
The first successful photograph was taken in which month of 1826?
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A
June
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B
July
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C
August
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D
September
13
The first McDonald's restaurant opened in which month of 1940?
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A
May
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B
June
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C
July
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D
August
14
The first commercial flight took off in which month of 1914?
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A
January
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B
February
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C
March
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D
April
15
The first human to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, arrived in which month of 1969?
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A
June
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B
July
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C
August
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D
September
16
The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in which month of 1901?
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A
October
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B
November
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C
December
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D
January
17
The first television broadcast by John Logie Baird happened in which month of 1926?
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A
January
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B
February
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C
March
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D
April
18
The first search engine, Archie, was created in which month of 1990?
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A
August
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B
September
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C
October
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D
November
19
The first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, opened in which month of 1830?
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A
August
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B
September
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C
October
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D
November
20
The first text message ever sent occurred in which month of 1992?
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A
October
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B
November
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C
December
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D
January
21
The Great Fire of London, which changed urban building regulations, began in which month of 1666?
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A
July
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B
August
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C
September
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D
October
22
The first electric traffic light was installed in which month of 1914?
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A
August
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B
September
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C
October
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D
November
23
The first human-powered flight across the English Channel was in which month of 1979?
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A
May
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B
June
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C
July
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D
August
24
The first computer bug was discovered by Grace Hopper in which month of 1947?
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A
August
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B
September
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C
October
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D
November
25
The first patent for the telephone was granted in which month of 1876?
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A
February
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B
March
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C
April
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D
May
