They Were First
What was the first US state admitted to the newly formed United States of American that was not one of the original 13 colonies? Answer: Vermont
What was the first US state admitted to the newly formed United States of American that was not one of the original 13 colonies? Answer: Vermont
What Minnesota-born author became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930? Answer: Sinclair Lewis
The first modern adhesive backed postage stamp was issued in 1840 in the UK and featured Queen Victoria. By what name is this stamp called? Answer: Penny Black
Members of the Swiss Guard are primarily responsible for the protection of the person holding what office? Answer: the Pope
Traditionally made with rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters, what cocktail was first concocted in New York City in the 1870s, purportedly for a banquet hosted by Lady Randolph Spencer-Churchill? …
What New England state adopted the white pine cone as it’s official state flower in 1895 even though it is not a flower? Answer: Maine
In what year, did the US Congress pass an act officially making Labor Day a federal holiday on the first Monday in September? Answer: 1894
Who is the only former U.S. President to survive being shot in an assassination attempt after he was out of office? Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
First as a territory in 1869 and then automatically when it became the 44th state in 1890, which U.S. state was the first to grant women the right to vote? …
Which monarch, who died by guillotine on January 21st, 1793 as a result of the French Revolution, was the last king of France? Answer: Louis XVI