Multiple choice general knowledge history

What distinction did Sirimavo Bandaranaike achieve?

  1. First woman to pilot a Space Shuttle

  2. First African woman to win an Olympic gold

  3. First woman to lead a terrorist outfit

  4. First woman to become prime minister
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Explanation

Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) became the world's first woman prime minister when she was elected in 1960, serving three terms. The other options are incorrect: the first woman Space Shuttle pilot was Eileen Collins, the first African woman Olympic gold medalist was Ada Brown (though this is debated), and no woman terrorist leader is historically recognized as a "first" in a meaningful way.

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