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Historical Dates and Firsts

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Historical dates and firsts questions test your memory of significant global milestones in sports, science, technology, and literature. These factual questions appear regularly in SSC, banking, and state PSC general awareness papers. Use these questions to quickly memorize important historical events and their exact years.

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Historical Dates and Firsts Questions

Multiple choice

When did the Mayan calendar end?

  1. December 21, 2012

  2. December 22, 2012

  3. December 23, 2012

  4. December 24, 2012
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Mayan calendar ended on December 21, 2012, which was the end of the 13th Baktun.

Multiple choice

When was the first issue of the magazine ( \text{El Flamenco} ) published?

  1. 1963

  2. 1973

  3. 1983

  4. 1993
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first issue of ( \text{El Flamenco} ) was published in 1963.

Multiple choice

When was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?

  1. 1990

  2. 1995

  3. 2000

  4. 2005
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Multiple choice

The first special education school in the United States was founded in:

  1. 1817

  2. 1829

  3. 1848

  4. 1869
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The first special education school in the United States was founded in 1817 by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet in Hartford, Connecticut.

Multiple choice

The first public school for children with disabilities was founded in:

  1. 1848

  2. 1869

  3. 1876

  4. 1890
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The first public school for children with disabilities was founded in 1869 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Multiple choice

The first compulsory education law for children with disabilities was passed in:

  1. 1890

  2. 1900

  3. 1910

  4. 1920
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The first compulsory education law for children with disabilities was passed in 1890 in Massachusetts.

Multiple choice

When was the NIH established?

  1. 1887

  2. 1930

  3. 1948

  4. 1962
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The NIH was established in 1930.

Multiple choice

When was the Esperanto flag first adopted?

  1. 1887

  2. 1894

  3. 1905

  4. 1917
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Esperanto flag was first adopted in 1905 at the First World Esperanto Congress in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

Multiple choice

When was \"La Espero\" first performed?

  1. 1887

  2. 1894

  3. 1905

  4. 1917
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B Correct answer
Explanation

\"La Espero\" was first performed in 1894 at the Second World Esperanto Congress in Geneva, Switzerland.

Multiple choice

When was the Esperanto coat of arms first adopted?

  1. 1887

  2. 1894

  3. 1905

  4. 1907
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Esperanto coat of arms was first adopted in 1907 at the Third World Esperanto Congress in Cambridge, England.

Multiple choice

When was the Esperanto Association founded?

  1. 1887

  2. 1894

  3. 1905

  4. 1908
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Esperanto Association was founded in 1908 at the Fourth World Esperanto Congress in Dresden, Germany.

Multiple choice

When was the Italian Empire founded?

  1. 1861

  2. 1870

  3. 1882

  4. 1890
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Italian Empire was founded in 1882, when Italy acquired its first overseas colony, Eritrea.

Multiple choice

In which year was weightlifting first introduced as an official sport in the Olympic Games?

  1. 1896

  2. 1900

  3. 1904

  4. 1908
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Weightlifting was first introduced as an official sport in the Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Greece.

Multiple choice

In what year was the first Twilight film released?

  1. 2008

  2. 2009

  3. 2010

  4. 2011
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The first Twilight film, Twilight, was released in 2008.

Multiple choice

When was the Science and Culture journal first published?

  1. 1935

  2. 1940

  3. 1945

  4. 1950
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Science and Culture journal was first published in 1935.