Q. Consider the following:
First man to reach at South Pole
First Man Cosmonaut
First Person to Sail around the World
First Woman Cosmonaut
First Woman to climb Mount Everest
Which among the above have the same nationality?
Answer: 2 & 4
Notes: 1. First man to reach at South Pole -Amundsen ( first person to reach both the North and South Poles) : Norway
2. First Man Cosmonaut -Yuri Gagarin (Russian)
3. First Person to Sail around the World -Ferdinand Magellan, Portugal
4. First Woman Cosmonaut -Valentina Tereshkova (Russian)
5. First Woman to climb Mount Everest - Junko Tabei (Japan)
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