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Correct Answer: Option A — Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin is the correct answer because flew Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961 and completed one orbit of Earth. Why the other options are incorrect: - Option B — Selma Lagerlof: Selma Lagerlof is instead associated with the fact that was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. - Option C — Vigdis Finnbogadottir: Vigdis Finnbogadottir is instead associated with the fact that won Iceland's 1980 presidential election. - Option D — Matthew Webb: Matthew Webb is instead associated with the fact that completed the first recorded unaided Channel swim in August 1875. Exam Takeaway: Link Yuri Gagarin with “the first human to travel into outer space” and remember the associated event or year.
