1. Who was the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress?

2. Who was the first Roman emperor?

3. Who was the only British prime minister in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms?

4. Which American leader was “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen”?

5. Who was the first woman in New Zealand to hold the office of prime minister immediately following an election?

6. Who was Ireland’s first woman president?

7. Which U.S. president was the first chief executive to die in office?

8. Who were the first Europeans to colonize what is now New York?

9. Who was the legendary first king of unified Egypt?

10. According to tradition, which saint was the first pope?

11. Which explorer led the first circumnavigation of the world (until he was killed in the Philippines)?

12. Who was the first English slave trader?

13. Who is generally regarded as the first British prime minister?

14. Which ruler issued what was long considered the first set of laws in human history?

15. Who was the first to use the term Cold War in the United States?

16. Who is regarded as the initiator, in the 15th century, of the Age of Discovery?