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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 was Tabu Search first introduced?

  1. 1970s

  2. 1980s

  3. 1990s

  4. 2000s
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tabu Search was first introduced in the 1980s by Fred Glover.

Multiple choice

Conte crayons were invented in the:

  1. 16th Century

  2. 17th Century

  3. 18th Century

  4. 19th Century
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Conte crayons were invented in the 18th century by Nicolas Jacques Conté, a French artist and chemist.

Multiple choice

When was the first Windows Phone released?

  1. 2002

  2. 2008

  3. 2010

  4. 2012
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The first Windows Phone, the HTC HD2, was released in October 2010.

Multiple choice

When were the first slave codes and laws enacted?

  1. 16th century

  2. 17th century

  3. 18th century

  4. 19th century
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The first slave codes and laws were enacted in the 17th century, as the institution of slavery became more widespread in the Americas.

Multiple choice

When did the first women's suffrage convention take place?

  1. 1840

  2. 1848

  3. 1856

  4. 1864
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The first women's suffrage convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.

Multiple choice

In what year was the Bank of England founded?

  1. 1694

  2. 1704

  3. 1714

  4. 1724
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Bank of England was founded in 1694 by a group of merchants and bankers who lent money to the government to finance the Nine Years' War.

Multiple choice

When was the first video game education program established?

  1. 1971

  2. 1981

  3. 1991

  4. 2001
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first video game education program was established at the University of Utah in 1971.

Multiple choice

When did the first video game education program offer a degree in video game design?

  1. 1981

  2. 1991

  3. 2001

  4. 2011
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The first video game education program to offer a degree in video game design was the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1991.

Multiple choice

When did the first video game education program offer a degree in game programming?

  1. 1981

  2. 1991

  3. 2001

  4. 2011
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The first video game education program to offer a degree in game programming was the DigiPen Institute of Technology in 2001.

Multiple choice

In what year was Jules Verne's novel, 'Journey to the Center of the Earth', first published?

  1. 1864

  2. 1865

  3. 1866

  4. 1867
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jules Verne's novel, 'Journey to the Center of the Earth', was first published in 1864.

Multiple choice

In what year was the Warsaw International Film Festival first held?

  1. 1985

  2. 1995

  3. 2005

  4. 2015
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Warsaw International Film Festival was first held in 1985.

Multiple choice

When did the Chinese Revolution begin?

  1. 1911

  2. 1912

  3. 1913

  4. 1914
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Chinese Revolution began in 1911 with the Xinhai Revolution.

Multiple choice

When did the concept of Business Education emerge?

  1. 19th Century

  2. 18th Century

  3. 17th Century

  4. 16th Century
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The concept of Business Education emerged during the 19th Century as a response to the growing need for skilled workers in the business sector.

Multiple choice

In which year was the first World Athletics Championships held?

  1. 1976

  2. 1983

  3. 1991

  4. 1999
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The inaugural World Athletics Championships took place in Helsinki, Finland, in 1983.

Multiple choice

In which year did the NBA introduce the three-point line?

  1. 1979

  2. 1984

  3. 1992

  4. 2000
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The three-point line was introduced in the NBA during the 1979-1980 season, revolutionizing the game and opening up new strategies for teams.