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Famous Firsts in History

First flight, first photograph, first telephone call, and other milestones.

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39 basic cards for Family trivia General Trivia. It opens with "Who made the first successful powered airplane flight?" and "Who invented the telephone?". More Game Night and Road Trips decks are listed below.

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Who made the first successful powered airplane flight?
Show answerOrville and Wilbur Wright
Who invented the telephone?
Show answerAlexander Graham Bell
Who developed the first practical electric light bulb?
Show answerThomas Edison
Who built the first successful steam locomotive?
Show answerGeorge Stephenson
Which brothers conducted the first successful hot air balloon flight?
Show answerThe Montgolfier brothers
Who made the first successful parachute jump?
Show answerAndre-Jacques Garnerin
Who designed the first submarine?
Show answerDavid Bushnell
Who invented the modern refrigerator?
Show answerCarl von Linde
Who invented the pneumatic bicycle tire?
Show answerJohn Boyd Dunlop
What was the first skyscraper?
Show answerThe Home Insurance Building in Chicago
Who pioneered the use of antiseptics in surgery?
Show answerJoseph Lister
Who created the first successful smallpox vaccine?
Show answerEdward Jenner
Who first used anesthesia during a surgical procedure?
Show answerWilliam T.G. Morton
In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
Show answer1896
Who performed the first successful human blood transfusion?
Show answerJames Blundell

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