Interactive Crossword Puzzle - Jan.  2006

Famous Firsts

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1. First guest host of SNL. (last name only)
3. First US first lady (last name only)
5. First appointed Postmaster General of the US (last name only)
6. Steve Fossett was the first to fly solo around the world in one of these.
7. Ivan the Terrible was the first tsar of _____.
10. John Lennon was the first artist to appear on the cover of this magazine.
14. Sir Edmund Hillary had the first recorded climb of _____________.
15. Virginia Dare was the first child born in the American ________.
16. Queen Mary I was the first reigning Queen of _______.
18. First man to walk on the moon (last name only).
21. First living creature to orbit the earth. (animal's name)
22. Charlotte cooper was the first woman to win a gold medal in this world sporting event.
24. The first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island was from ________.
27. Wilhelm Steinitz was the world's firt champion of this popular board game.
28. First human in space.
30. First US President to die in office (last name only).
32. First woman to make a solo transatlantic flight. (last name only)
33. The Reno brothers committed the first robbery of this type of transportation.
34. First US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. (last name only)
35. First American in space.
36. First black player in the NBA. (last name only)
37. Thomas Selfridge was the first to die in this type of vehicle crash.
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2. First man to fly solo across the Atlantic (last name only)
4. Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of the first issue of this magazine.
7. First American to win the Nobel Peace Prize (last name only)
8. Queen Victoria was the first English monarch to live in this palace.
9. Marie Curie was the first female to with the Nobel Prize for _______.
11. William Kemmler was the first criminal to be executed by this method.
12. She was the first woman designated as a full-fledge "chef".
13. Sir John Alexander McDonald was the first Prime Minister of this nation.
14. Margaret Gorman was the first winner of this beauty pageant.
17. First person to cross the Antarctic Circle.
19. She appeared on the cover of the first People Magazine.
20. Glen Miller received the first ____ record ever awarded to a recording artist.
23. First person to break the sound barrier.
25. FDR was the first US President to speak on _________.
26. John J. McDermott won the first _______ marathon.
29. Sam Patch was the first person known to survive a jump off this famous water fall.
31. Queen Isabella of Spain was the first woman to appear on a US _______.

 
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