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Firsts & Lasts trivia quiz

Think you know Firsts & Lasts? Prove it against a real opponent. QuizDown has over 110 Firsts & Lasts questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

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What the Firsts & Lasts questions cover

  • Spaceflight
  • Academy Awards
  • Roman Empire
  • US Presidents
  • Animation
  • Moon Landing
  • Polar Exploration
  • Printing
  • American Revolution
  • Aviation
  • British Politics
  • Chemistry

Try three Firsts & Lasts questions

Question 1

Who took office as the first president of the United States in 1789?

  1. George Washington
  2. John Adams
  3. James Madison
  4. Thomas Jefferson
Show the answer

George Washington

Question 2

Who became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface in July 1969?

  1. Buzz Aldrin
  2. Neil Armstrong
  3. Michael Collins
  4. Yuri Gagarin
Show the answer

Neil Armstrong

Question 3

Who was the first human to travel into outer space?

  1. Alan Shepard
  2. Neil Armstrong
  3. Yuri Gagarin
  4. John Glenn
Show the answer

Yuri Gagarin

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Firsts & Lasts match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Firsts & Lasts questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Firsts & Lasts ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.