Which country was first quiz
Your challenge today is to guess the name of the country which was first to achieve each of the feats listed below. To assist, the year of achievement is indicated. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Put a man on the moon
1969
2. Put a satellite into orbit
1957
3. Surpass 1 billion in population
1982
4. Build a steam-powered passenger railroad
1825
5. Circumnavigate the globe
1522
6. Host the modern Olympic Games
1896
7. Build a high speed rail system
1964
8. Control the entire Mediterranean Sea
44
9. Build a hot-air balloon
1783
10. Sail from Europe to India
1498
11. Win the FIFA World Cup
1930
12. Legalize gay marriage
2000
13. Build a structure taller than 100 meters high
c. 2600 BC
14. Fire a rocket into space
1944
15. Perform a heart transplant
1967
16. Control a territory larger than modern-day Russia
1200s
17. Ban chewing gum
1992
18. Gain independence from the French colonial empire
1804
19. Have more than 1/3rd of the world population
c. 500 BC
20. Adopt Christianity as a state religion
301
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Put a man on the moon
1969
2. Put a satellite into orbit
1957
3. Surpass 1 billion in population
1982
4. Build a steam-powered passenger railroad
1825
5. Circumnavigate the globe
1522
6. Host the modern Olympic Games
1896
7. Build a high speed rail system
1964
8. Control the entire Mediterranean Sea
44
9. Build a hot-air balloon
1783
10. Sail from Europe to India
1498
11. Win the FIFA World Cup
1930
12. Legalize gay marriage
2000
13. Build a structure taller than 100 meters high
c. 2600 BC
14. Fire a rocket into space
1944
15. Perform a heart transplant
1967
16. Control a territory larger than modern-day Russia
1200s
17. Ban chewing gum
1992
18. Gain independence from the French colonial empire
1804
19. Have more than 1/3rd of the world population
c. 500 BC
20. Adopt Christianity as a state religion
301
