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The First Country to Do it

Try to name the first country in history to achieve each of these notable things.
Answer must correspond to the highlighted box
Asterisks indicate that it is the only country to ever do it
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Last updated: September 16, 2023
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First submittedSeptember 16, 2023
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Year
Country
Put a man on the moon *
1969
United States
Put a satellite into orbit
1957
Soviet Union
Build a steam-powered passenger railroad
1825
United Kingdom
Circumnavigate the globe
1522
Spain
Build a hot-air balloon
1783
France
Control the entire Mediterranean Sea *
44
Roman Empire
Legalize gay marriage
2000
Netherlands
Win the FIFA World Cup
1930
Uruguay
Surpass 1 billion in population
1982
China
Control a territory larger than modern-day Russia
1200s
Mongolia
Host the modern Olympic Games
1896
Greece
Gain independence from the French colonial empire
1804
Haiti
Build a high speed rail system
1964
Japan
Have more than 1/3rd of the world population *
c. 500 BC
Persian Empire
Sail from Europe to India
1498
Portugal
Ban chewing gum *
1992
Singapore
Fire a rocket into space
1944
Germany
Build a structure taller than 100 meters high
c. 2600 BC
Egypt
Adopt Christianity as a state religion
301
Armenia
Perform a heart transplant
1967
South Africa
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34 Comments
Dimby
+11
Level 78
Sep 17, 2023
Fun quiz! I was sure that Mesopotamia would’ve had a ziggurat over 100 m, but they apparently topped out at 91m! So close!
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Sep 17, 2023
Even so, the 91m ziggurat wouldn't be as old as the Great Pyramid right?
Dimby
+6
Level 78
Sep 25, 2023
I suppose I just assumed that the earliest ziggurats from 4000 BCE were quite tall. More research tells me that the first ziggurats were only about 40 feet tall--which I guess is pretty tall for a structure from 6000 years ago.
FreeStater
+5
Level 74
Sep 17, 2023
Good quiz. I had no idea Persia was that encompassing.
Arp2600
+10
Level 86
Sep 17, 2023
I think mongol should work (short for mongol empire).
GeoRockstar14
+1
Level 88
Sep 18, 2023
Agreed
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Sep 18, 2023
People don't like typing something and then having it complete before they finish.

Mongols and Mongol Empire work.

Koopa
+5
Level 79
Sep 22, 2023
Then please fix the NCAA basketball quiz that accepts "Cornel" for "Cornell"
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Oct 28, 2023
They would be pronounced differetly though tbf
pitzikat
+3
Level 74
Sep 18, 2023
OOH. Nice fireworks for 100%
brandybuck96
+8
Level 83
Sep 18, 2023
I was reading about Armenia and Christianity the other day... that's convenient. The man, later a saint, who invented the Armenian alphabet specifically to translate the Bible into Armenian was called Mesrop Mashtots, which is fabulous.
sarmoj
+2
Level 73
Sep 18, 2023
Please accept "mongol empire" as an answer.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 18, 2023
That will work now.
MCdoesgeography
+4
Level 69
Oct 27, 2023
I'm surprised more people know about the location of the first heart transplant and which country had 1/3rd of the world's population in 500 BC than the first "officially" Christian country, a far easier question imo
dunkinggandalf2
+7
Level 68
Oct 27, 2023
I find the first heart transplant much more interesting and significative and useful than whatever country decided to first impose a particular superstition on their people over a millenium ago.
MindWax
+4
Level 84
Oct 27, 2023
The Pope just announced that he's disbanding Christianity after reading this insightful and brilliant comment
FreeStater
+3
Level 74
Oct 27, 2023
Pack it up guys, we're going home. Turn off the lights on the way out.
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 68
Oct 31, 2023
If you ever need a heart transplant, you're obviously still free to ask the pope for one. See if that does you any good.
InterAlia
+4
Level 76
Oct 27, 2023
significative - a pointlessly convoluted synonym of significant
dunkinggandalf2
+4
Level 68
Oct 31, 2023
Sorry, English is my third language.
JonOfKent
+4
Level 57
Oct 27, 2023
The first heart transplant is still well within living memory. I'm just surprised it's so low down the list. I suspect there aren't that many 1750-year-olds on Jetpunk

(They probably have better things to do with their time)

HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Oct 28, 2023
Most people aren't Christian, let alone know the history surrounding it.
MindWax
+3
Level 84
Nov 3, 2023
Are most people heart surgeons?
toadlover420
+1
Level 62
Aug 26, 2024
are people?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 71
Sep 8, 2024
You don't need to be able to perform heart surgery for it to be relevant to you. @mindwax
Poblohoney
+2
Level 44
Oct 27, 2023
Again, again, again! Could there be a part 2?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 27, 2023
Sadly, I don't think I have what it takes. This one was hard to finish!
RibenaBerry
+4
Level 61
Oct 27, 2023
I think if would be helpful if the description said to name the country *or empire* - the Roman Empire question confused me, even though it could technically be a considered a country!
SadDuck
+1
Level 68
Oct 27, 2023
I wish it would accept "Holy Roman empire."
MindWax
+1
Level 84
Nov 3, 2023
I genuinely can't imagine which of these questions you think "Holy Roman empire" should be accepted for.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 76
Nov 21, 2023
The Roman Empire and HRE are two completely different things.
ddddan
+1
Level 81
Feb 17, 2024
In this case it was the Unholy Roman Empire
JohnDoe
+1
Level 49
Oct 27, 2023
about hot-air balloon, the Luso-Brazilian Bartolomeu de Gusmão was not the first to do it in 1709?
Bchambers
+1
Level 46
Feb 22, 2024
Dang I guessed Iran instead of Persian empire
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