World Book Trivia Quiz For Kids--10/1-firsts

Aries is the first sign of the zodiac. It is symbolized by a ram. Astrologers believe that Aries is ruled by the planet Mars, which is named for the ancient Roman god of war. Aries is a fire sign.

Martha Custis Washington (1731-1802) was the wife of George Washington. When he took office as the first president of the United States in 1789, she became America's first first lady.

The first world's fair was the Great Exhibition of 1851 held in the Crystal Palace in London. The Bureau of International Expositions makes the rules for world's fairs.

Over millions of years of evolution, human ancestors developed the ability to use tools and language. Scientists believe that the first people lived about 2 million years ago

Australian Open is the first of the four annual professional tennis tournaments known as the grand slam. The Australian Open is held each January in Melbourne. The other three grand slam events, in the order in which they are held, are the French Open, the Championships (Wimbledon), and the US Open.

In 1950, Ralph Johnson Bunche (1904-1971) became the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Bunche received the peace prize for his role in helping end the first Arab-Israeli conflict in 1949.

Cadel Evans (1977-...) became the first Australian to win the Tour de France, the world’s most important men’s bicycle race.

Dogs were the first animals tamed by people. About 10,000 years ago, prehistoric people used dogs as watchdogs. Over time, people trained them to help hunt deer and other wild animals and to herd sheep and cattle.

Friedrich Wilhelm August Frobel (1782-1852) was a German educator who founded the kindergarten movement. Frobel started his first kindergarten in 1837. The word "kindergarten" comes from two German words meaning "garden of children."

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was an English noble who wrote the first published computer program. She was also one of the first people to predict the power of computers.