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The fax machine was patented before the American Civil War began. Oxford was teaching students before the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan. These are the pairs from Older Than You Think, our daily history game, where you tap the older of two things and most people get the last few wrong. Every pair below has its own page with the answer, both dates, a line of context on each side and the sources we checked it against.

We list only the tricky and counterintuitive pairs: the ones where the dates feel close or the wrong way round. The obvious ones, thousands of years apart, stay in the game. Each date stands for something specific, a founding, a first patent, a first performance, a birth, and the pages always say which, because "when was it invented?" often has more than one honest answer.

Before 1500

Which came first: the Great Pyramid of Giza or Stonehenge?Stonehenge, by about 440 years
Which came first: the ancient Olympic Games or the death of Cleopatra?The ancient Olympic Games, by 746 years
Which came first: the ancient Olympic Games or the birth of Confucius?The ancient Olympic Games, by about 230 years
Which came first: the birth of Alexander the Great or the birth of Confucius?The birth of Confucius, by about 200 years
Which came first: the birth of Confucius or the death of Socrates?The birth of Confucius, by about 150 years
Which came first: the birth of Alexander the Great or the Battle of Thermopylae?The Battle of Thermopylae, by 124 years
Which came first: the Battle of Thermopylae or the death of Socrates?The Battle of Thermopylae, by 81 years
Which came first: the death of Julius Caesar or the eruption that buried Pompeii?The death of Julius Caesar, by 122 years
Which came first: Hadrian's Wall or the death of Julius Caesar?The death of Julius Caesar, by about 170 years
Which came first: Hadrian's Wall or the eruption that buried Pompeii?The eruption that buried Pompeii, by about 43 years
Which came first: San Marino or the Western Roman Empire falls?San Marino, by 175 years
Which came first: Hagia Sophia or San Marino?San Marino, by 236 years
Which came first: the Forbidden City or Hagia Sophia?Hagia Sophia, by 883 years
Which came first: Jamestown or Kongō Gumi, the oldest company?Kongō Gumi, the oldest company, by 1,029 years
Which came first: Kongō Gumi, the oldest company or the Tower of London?Kongō Gumi, the oldest company, by about 490 years
Which came first: Kongō Gumi, the oldest company or the Mongol Empire?Kongō Gumi, the oldest company, by 628 years
Which came first: the Battle of Hastings or Kongō Gumi, the oldest company?Kongō Gumi, the oldest company, by 488 years
Which came first: the death of Joan of Arc or the University of Bologna?The University of Bologna, by 343 years
Which came first: Gutenberg's printing press or the University of Bologna?The University of Bologna, by about 350 years
Which came first: Gutenberg's printing press or Oxford University?Oxford University, by about 340 years
Which came first: the fall of Constantinople or Oxford University?Oxford University, by 357 years
Which came first: the death of Joan of Arc or Oxford University?Oxford University, by 335 years
Which came first: Oxford University or Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital?Oxford University, by 229 years
Which came first: Great Britain (the kingdom) or Notre-Dame de Paris?Notre-Dame de Paris, by 544 years
Which came first: the Leaning Tower of Pisa or Notre-Dame de Paris?Notre-Dame de Paris, by 10 years
Which came first: the Inca Empire or Notre-Dame de Paris?Notre-Dame de Paris, by 275 years
Which came first: Notre-Dame de Paris or Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital?Notre-Dame de Paris, by 162 years
Which came first: the birth of Marco Polo or the Mongol Empire?The Mongol Empire, by 48 years
Which came first: Machu Picchu or the Mongol Empire?The Mongol Empire, by about 240 years
Which came first: Belgium or Cambridge University?Cambridge University, by 621 years
Which came first: Cambridge University or Columbus's first voyage?Cambridge University, by 283 years
Which came first: Cambridge University or Magna Carta?Cambridge University, by 6 years
Which came first: Cambridge University or the death of Genghis Khan?Cambridge University, by 18 years
Which came first: Magna Carta or the birth of Marco Polo?Magna Carta, by 39 years
Which came first: Magna Carta or Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital?Magna Carta, by 110 years
Which came first: the death of Genghis Khan or Great Britain (the kingdom)?The death of Genghis Khan, by 480 years
Which came first: the death of Genghis Khan or Machu Picchu?The death of Genghis Khan, by about 220 years
Which came first: the Forbidden City or the birth of Marco Polo?The birth of Marco Polo, by 166 years
Which came first: Machu Picchu or the birth of Marco Polo?The birth of Marco Polo, by about 200 years
Which came first: the fall of Constantinople or Switzerland?Switzerland, by 162 years
Which came first: the birth of Leonardo da Vinci or Switzerland?Switzerland, by 161 years
Which came first: Gutenberg's printing press or Switzerland?Switzerland, by about 150 years
Which came first: the death of Joan of Arc or Switzerland?Switzerland, by 140 years
Which came first: the Inca Empire or Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital?Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, by 113 years
Which came first: The Birth of Venus or the Black Death?The Black Death, by about 140 years
Which came first: the Black Death or the birth of Leonardo da Vinci?The Black Death, by about 110 years
Which came first: the Black Death or the Forbidden City?The Black Death, by about 74 years
Which came first: the Inca Empire or the death of Joan of Arc?The death of Joan of Arc, by 7 years
Which came first: the birth of Leonardo da Vinci or the Sistine Chapel?The birth of Leonardo da Vinci, by about 21 years
Which came first: Columbus's first voyage or the fall of Constantinople?The fall of Constantinople, by 39 years
Which came first: the fall of Constantinople or the birth of Henry VIII?The fall of Constantinople, by 38 years
Which came first: Magellan's round-the-world voyage or Monte dei Paschi, the oldest bank?Monte dei Paschi, the oldest bank, by 47 years
Which came first: The Birth of Venus or Monte dei Paschi, the oldest bank?Monte dei Paschi, the oldest bank, by about 13 years
Which came first: the birth of Henry VIII or Monte dei Paschi, the oldest bank?Monte dei Paschi, the oldest bank, by 19 years
Which came first: Columbus's first voyage or Monte dei Paschi, the oldest bank?Monte dei Paschi, the oldest bank, by 20 years
Which came first: the Sistine Chapel or St Petersburg?The Sistine Chapel, by about 230 years
Which came first: Great Britain (the kingdom) or the Sistine Chapel?The Sistine Chapel, by about 230 years
Which came first: The Birth of Venus or the Spanish Steps?The Birth of Venus, by about 240 years
Which came first: the birth of Henry VIII or Magellan's round-the-world voyage?The birth of Henry VIII, by 28 years

1500 to 1799

Which came first: Jamestown or the Vatican's Swiss Guard?The Vatican's Swiss Guard, by 101 years
Which came first: the death of Michelangelo or the Vatican's Swiss Guard?The Vatican's Swiss Guard, by 58 years
Which came first: Magellan's round-the-world voyage or the Vatican's Swiss Guard?The Vatican's Swiss Guard, by 13 years
Which came first: the Vatican's Swiss Guard or the birth of William Shakespeare?The Vatican's Swiss Guard, by 58 years
Which came first: Magellan's round-the-world voyage or St Petersburg?Magellan's round-the-world voyage, by 184 years
Which came first: Beretta or the birth of Charlie Chaplin?Beretta, by 363 years
Which came first: Beretta or the birth of William Shakespeare?Beretta, by 38 years
Which came first: Beretta or the Spanish Armada?Beretta, by 62 years
Which came first: Beretta or Copernicus puts the Sun at the centre?Beretta, by 17 years
Which came first: Beretta or the death of Michelangelo?Beretta, by 38 years
Which came first: Copernicus puts the Sun at the centre or the Mayflower Compact?Copernicus puts the Sun at the centre, by 77 years
Which came first: Copernicus puts the Sun at the centre or Great Britain (the kingdom)?Copernicus puts the Sun at the centre, by 164 years
Which came first: the death of Michelangelo or the Spanish Armada?The death of Michelangelo, by 24 years
Which came first: Buckingham Palace or the birth of William Shakespeare?The birth of William Shakespeare, by 139 years
Which came first: the Gunpowder Plot or the death of Michelangelo?The death of Michelangelo, by 41 years
Which came first: Don Quixote or the birth of William Shakespeare?The birth of William Shakespeare, by 41 years
Which came first: the birth of Marie Antoinette or St. Augustine, Florida?St. Augustine, Florida, by 190 years
Which came first: the Spanish Armada or St. Augustine, Florida?St. Augustine, Florida, by 23 years
Which came first: Don Quixote or St. Augustine, Florida?St. Augustine, Florida, by 40 years
Which came first: the Gunpowder Plot or St. Augustine, Florida?St. Augustine, Florida, by 40 years
Which came first: the Great Fire of London or the Gregorian calendar?The Gregorian calendar, by 84 years
Which came first: the Gregorian calendar or the death of Rembrandt?The Gregorian calendar, by 87 years
Which came first: Jamestown or the Spanish Armada?The Spanish Armada, by 19 years
Which came first: the Dutch East India Company or Handel's Messiah?The Dutch East India Company, by 140 years
Which came first: the Dutch East India Company or Robinson Crusoe?The Dutch East India Company, by 117 years
Which came first: the Gunpowder Plot or the Trevi Fountain?The Gunpowder Plot, by 157 years
Which came first: Don Quixote or the Trevi Fountain?Don Quixote, by 157 years
Which came first: Jamestown or the Trevi Fountain?Jamestown, by 155 years
Which came first: Quebec City or Robinson Crusoe?Quebec City, by 111 years
Which came first: Handel's Messiah or Quebec City?Quebec City, by 134 years
Which came first: Jupiter's moon Io or the Stanley Cup?Jupiter's moon Io, by 283 years
Which came first: Jupiter's moon Io or the Mayflower Compact?Jupiter's moon Io, by 10 years
Which came first: the Great Fire of London or Jupiter's moon Io?Jupiter's moon Io, by 56 years
Which came first: the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach or Jupiter's moon Io?Jupiter's moon Io, by 75 years
Which came first: the Mayflower Compact or Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star?The Mayflower Compact, by 186 years
Which came first: the death of Rembrandt or Zildjian cymbals?Zildjian cymbals, by 46 years
Which came first: the death of Galileo or Zildjian cymbals?Zildjian cymbals, by 19 years
Which came first: the birth of George Washington or Zildjian cymbals?Zildjian cymbals, by 109 years
Which came first: the Great Fire of London or Zildjian cymbals?Zildjian cymbals, by 43 years
Which came first: Girl with a Pearl Earring or Zildjian cymbals?Zildjian cymbals, by about 42 years
Which came first: Boston or Robinson Crusoe?Boston, by 89 years
Which came first: Boston or Handel's Messiah?Boston, by 112 years
Which came first: Harvard University or the birth of Napoleon?Harvard University, by 133 years
Which came first: Harvard University or Newcomen's steam engine?Harvard University, by 76 years
Which came first: the death of Galileo or Harvard University?Harvard University, by 6 years
Which came first: the death of Galileo or Girl with a Pearl Earring?The death of Galileo, by about 23 years
Which came first: the birth of Marie Antoinette or Montreal?Montreal, by 113 years
Which came first: Montreal or Newcomen's steam engine?Montreal, by 70 years
Which came first: the American Civil War or Pascal's calculator?Pascal's calculator, by 219 years
Which came first: the birth of Marie Antoinette or Pascal's calculator?Pascal's calculator, by 113 years
Which came first: the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach or Montreal?Montreal, by 43 years
Which came first: the Great Fire of London or Pascal's calculator?Pascal's calculator, by 24 years
Which came first: Cape Town or War and Peace?Cape Town, by 217 years
Which came first: the British Museum or Cape Town?Cape Town, by 101 years
Which came first: Cape Town or Girl with a Pearl Earring?Cape Town, by about 13 years
Which came first: Cape Town or the death of Rembrandt?Cape Town, by 17 years
Which came first: the Kentucky Derby or Saturn's moon Titan?Saturn's moon Titan, by 220 years
Which came first: Girl with a Pearl Earring or Saturn's moon Titan?Saturn's moon Titan, by about 10 years
Which came first: the Salem witch trials or Saturn's moon Titan?Saturn's moon Titan, by 37 years
Which came first: the death of Rembrandt or Saturn's moon Titan?Saturn's moon Titan, by 14 years
Which came first: Girl with a Pearl Earring or Grimms' Fairy Tales?Girl with a Pearl Earring, by about 150 years
Which came first: the Battle of Waterloo or Hooke's Micrographia?Hooke's Micrographia, by 150 years
Which came first: Hooke's Micrographia or the death of Thomas Jefferson?Hooke's Micrographia, by 161 years
Which came first: Hooke's Micrographia or the Salem witch trials?Hooke's Micrographia, by 27 years
Which came first: the electron or Merck?Merck, by 229 years
Which came first: Merck or the Spanish Steps?Merck, by 57 years
Which came first: the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach or Merck?Merck, by 17 years
Which came first: Merck or Newton's Principia?Merck, by 19 years
Which came first: the Brandenburg Gate or the death of Rembrandt?The death of Rembrandt, by 122 years
Which came first: the abdication of China's last emperor or the Hudson's Bay Company?The Hudson's Bay Company, by 242 years
Which came first: the Hudson's Bay Company or Vivaldi's Four Seasons?The Hudson's Bay Company, by 55 years
Which came first: the Hudson's Bay Company or Newton's Principia?The Hudson's Bay Company, by 17 years
Which came first: the Hudson's Bay Company or the birth of Mozart?The Hudson's Bay Company, by 86 years
Which came first: the birth of Napoleon or Philadelphia?Philadelphia, by 87 years
Which came first: Newcomen's steam engine or Philadelphia?Philadelphia, by 30 years
Which came first: Buckingham Palace or Philadelphia?Philadelphia, by 21 years
Which came first: the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach or the Trevi Fountain?The birth of Johann Sebastian Bach, by 77 years
Which came first: the Louvre museum or Newton's Principia?Newton's Principia, by 106 years
Which came first: the gorilla or Newton's Principia?Newton's Principia, by 160 years
Which came first: Newton's Principia or St Petersburg?Newton's Principia, by 16 years
Which came first: Barclays or the Ritz Paris?Barclays, by 208 years
Which came first: Barclays or the death of Isaac Newton?Barclays, by 37 years
Which came first: Barclays or Robinson Crusoe?Barclays, by 29 years
Which came first: Barclays or La Marseillaise?Barclays, by 102 years
Which came first: Mary Had a Little Lamb or the Salem witch trials?The Salem witch trials, by 138 years
Which came first: the Salem witch trials or The Three Musketeers?The Salem witch trials, by 152 years
Which came first: Great Britain (the kingdom) or the Salem witch trials?The Salem witch trials, by 15 years
Which came first: the Bank of England or the death of Beethoven?The Bank of England, by 133 years
Which came first: the Bank of England or New Orleans?The Bank of England, by 24 years
Which came first: the Bank of England or Buckingham Palace?The Bank of England, by 9 years
Which came first: the Bank of England or St Petersburg?The Bank of England, by 9 years
Which came first: Detroit or the birth of Thomas Edison?Detroit, by 146 years
Which came first: Für Elise or Yale University?Yale University, by 166 years
Which came first: the birth of Charles Dickens or Yale University?Yale University, by 111 years
Which came first: Robinson Crusoe or Yale University?Yale University, by 18 years
Which came first: Detroit or Vivaldi's Four Seasons?Detroit, by 24 years
Which came first: Detroit or the birth of George Washington?Detroit, by 31 years
Which came first: the abdication of China's last emperor or Twinings tea?Twinings tea, by 206 years
Which came first: Robinson Crusoe or Twinings tea?Twinings tea, by 13 years
Which came first: the death of Isaac Newton or Twinings tea?Twinings tea, by 21 years
Which came first: Newcomen's steam engine or the Spanish Steps?Newcomen's steam engine, by 13 years
Which came first: The Blue Danube waltz or New Orleans?New Orleans, by 149 years
Which came first: New Orleans or Nitrogen?New Orleans, by 54 years
Which came first: the death of Isaac Newton or New Orleans?New Orleans, by 9 years
Which came first: the Battle of Waterloo or Gulliver's Travels?Gulliver's Travels, by 89 years
Which came first: the birth of Charles Dickens or Gulliver's Travels?Gulliver's Travels, by 86 years
Which came first: Gulliver's Travels or Handel's Messiah?Gulliver's Travels, by 16 years
Which came first: the birth of George Washington or Silent Night?The birth of George Washington, by 86 years
Which came first: the birth of George Washington or The William Tell Overture?The birth of George Washington, by 97 years
Which came first: the birth of George Washington or the Trevi Fountain?The birth of George Washington, by 30 years
Which came first: Handel's Messiah or the Trevi Fountain?Handel's Messiah, by 20 years
Which came first: Princeton University or the death of Thomas Jefferson?Princeton University, by 80 years
Which came first: The 1812 Overture or Princeton University?Princeton University, by 136 years
Which came first: the death of Hans Christian Andersen or Princeton University?Princeton University, by 129 years
Which came first: A Christmas Carol or the British Museum?The British Museum, by 90 years
Which came first: the British Museum or the planet Uranus?The British Museum, by 28 years
Which came first: Columbia University or Moby-Dick?Columbia University, by 97 years
Which came first: Columbia University or The Magic Flute?Columbia University, by 37 years
Which came first: the Boston Tea Party or Columbia University?Columbia University, by 19 years
Which came first: the Boston Tea Party or the birth of Mozart?The birth of Mozart, by 17 years
Which came first: the Guinness brewery or Miami?The Guinness brewery, by 137 years
Which came first: the Guinness brewery or Swan Lake?The Guinness brewery, by 118 years
Which came first: the Guinness brewery or Heidi?The Guinness brewery, by 121 years
Which came first: the Guinness brewery or the birth of Napoleon?The Guinness brewery, by 10 years
Which came first: The jigsaw puzzle or Pepsi?The jigsaw puzzle, by about 130 years
Which came first: The jigsaw puzzle or the US Declaration of Independence?The jigsaw puzzle, by about 16 years
Which came first: The jigsaw puzzle or Washington, D.C.?The jigsaw puzzle, by about 30 years
Which came first: the Boston Tea Party or The jigsaw puzzle?The jigsaw puzzle, by about 13 years
Which came first: the Gettysburg Address or the Hermitage Museum?The Hermitage Museum, by 99 years
Which came first: the Hermitage Museum or Washington, D.C.?The Hermitage Museum, by 26 years
Which came first: the Hermitage Museum or the birth of Napoleon?The Hermitage Museum, by 5 years
Which came first: Hydrogen or The Times of London?Hydrogen, by 19 years
Which came first: Hydrogen or Les Misérables (the novel)?Hydrogen, by 96 years
Which came first: Hydrogen or the planet Uranus?Hydrogen, by 15 years
Which came first: The Encyclopaedia Britannica or the Moulin Rouge?The Encyclopaedia Britannica, by 121 years
Which came first: The Encyclopaedia Britannica or the death of Oscar Wilde?The Encyclopaedia Britannica, by 132 years
Which came first: the Boston Tea Party or The Encyclopaedia Britannica?The Encyclopaedia Britannica, by 5 years
Which came first: The Encyclopaedia Britannica or the US Declaration of Independence?The Encyclopaedia Britannica, by 8 years
Which came first: Nitrogen or The Times of London?Nitrogen, by 13 years
Which came first: Nitrogen or War and Peace?Nitrogen, by 97 years
Which came first: the birth of Jane Austen or the Louisiana Purchase?The birth of Jane Austen, by 28 years
Which came first: Gillette or the Turtle submarine?The Turtle submarine, by 126 years
Which came first: Megalosaurus or the Turtle submarine?The Turtle submarine, by 49 years
Which came first: Beethoven's Ninth (Ode to Joy) or the birth of Jane Austen?The birth of Jane Austen, by 49 years
Which came first: the French Revolution or the Turtle submarine?The Turtle submarine, by 14 years
Which came first: the birth of Jane Austen or the planet Uranus?The birth of Jane Austen, by 6 years
Which came first: the Brandenburg Gate or the birth of Jane Austen?The birth of Jane Austen, by 16 years
Which came first: the Turtle submarine or Washington, D.C.?The Turtle submarine, by 15 years
Which came first: The Magic Flute or the US Declaration of Independence?The US Declaration of Independence, by 15 years
Which came first: the death of Charles Darwin or San Francisco?San Francisco, by 106 years
Which came first: the French Revolution or San Francisco?San Francisco, by 13 years
Which came first: Auld Lang Syne or San Francisco?San Francisco, by 12 years
Which came first: Amazing Grace or Ravel's Boléro?Amazing Grace, by 149 years
Which came first: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Amazing Grace?Amazing Grace, by 97 years
Which came first: Amazing Grace or Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?Amazing Grace, by 107 years
Which came first: Amazing Grace or the Brandenburg Gate?Amazing Grace, by 12 years
Which came first: Black Beauty or Los Angeles?Los Angeles, by 96 years
Which came first: the death of Charles Darwin or Los Angeles?Los Angeles, by 101 years
Which came first: Los Angeles or The Magic Flute?Los Angeles, by 10 years
Which came first: the death of Benjamin Franklin or Los Angeles?Los Angeles, by 9 years
Which came first: Dracula or The Times of London?The Times of London, by 112 years
Which came first: the Louvre museum or The Times of London?The Times of London, by 8 years
Which came first: Auld Lang Syne or the White House?Auld Lang Syne, by 12 years
Which came first: the Lewis and Clark expedition or Sydney?Sydney, by 16 years
Which came first: the Arc de Triomphe or Auld Lang Syne?Auld Lang Syne, by 48 years
Which came first: the birth of Florence Nightingale or Sydney?Sydney, by 32 years
Which came first: Auld Lang Syne or Grimms' Fairy Tales?Auld Lang Syne, by 24 years
Which came first: the end of the Holy Roman Empire or Sydney?Sydney, by 18 years
Which came first: the Louvre museum or Sydney?Sydney, by 5 years
Which came first: Nestlé or Uranium?Uranium, by 77 years
Which came first: Melbourne or the storming of the Bastille?The storming of the Bastille, by 46 years
Which came first: Megalosaurus or Uranium?Uranium, by 35 years
Which came first: Chicago or the French Revolution?The French Revolution, by 48 years
Which came first: the Komodo dragon or the storming of the Bastille?The storming of the Bastille, by 123 years
Which came first: the French Revolution or Pride and Prejudice?The French Revolution, by 24 years
Which came first: the Lewis and Clark expedition or Uranium?Uranium, by 15 years
Which came first: Uranium or the White House?Uranium, by 11 years
Which came first: the storming of the Bastille or Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star?The storming of the Bastille, by 17 years
Which came first: Grimms' Fairy Tales or the storming of the Bastille?The storming of the Bastille, by 23 years
Which came first: the death of Benjamin Franklin or In the Hall of the Mountain King?The death of Benjamin Franklin, by 86 years
Which came first: the Arc de Triomphe or Washington, D.C.?Washington, D.C., by 46 years
Which came first: Australia or the death of Benjamin Franklin?The death of Benjamin Franklin, by 111 years
Which came first: the death of Benjamin Franklin or the end of the Holy Roman Empire?The death of Benjamin Franklin, by 16 years
Which came first: the first talking feature film or Titanium?Titanium, by 136 years
Which came first: Pride and Prejudice or Titanium?Titanium, by 22 years
Which came first: the Lewis and Clark expedition or Titanium?Titanium, by 13 years
Which came first: the Louisiana Purchase or Titanium?Titanium, by 12 years
Which came first: the end of the Holy Roman Empire or The Magic Flute?The Magic Flute, by 15 years
Which came first: the birth of Charlie Chaplin or the New York Stock Exchange?The New York Stock Exchange, by 97 years
Which came first: La Marseillaise or the Louisiana Purchase?La Marseillaise, by 11 years
Which came first: La Marseillaise or Pinocchio (the book)?La Marseillaise, by 91 years
Which came first: Little House on the Prairie or the New York Stock Exchange?The New York Stock Exchange, by 143 years
Which came first: La Marseillaise or The Three Musketeers?La Marseillaise, by 52 years
Which came first: the New York Stock Exchange or the White House?The New York Stock Exchange, by 8 years
Which came first: the Louisiana Purchase or the New York Stock Exchange?The New York Stock Exchange, by 11 years
Which came first: Hershey's or the smallpox vaccine?The smallpox vaccine, by 96 years
Which came first: Campbell's Soup or the smallpox vaccine?The smallpox vaccine, by 71 years
Which came first: the smallpox vaccine or the death of Thomas Jefferson?The smallpox vaccine, by 28 years
Which came first: the Battle of Waterloo or the smallpox vaccine?The smallpox vaccine, by 17 years
Which came first: On the Origin of Species or the platypus?The platypus, by 60 years
Which came first: Moby-Dick or the platypus?The platypus, by 52 years
Which came first: the light bulb or the discovery of the Rosetta Stone?The discovery of the Rosetta Stone, by 80 years
Which came first: Anne of Green Gables or the discovery of the Rosetta Stone?The discovery of the Rosetta Stone, by 109 years
Which came first: the discovery of the Rosetta Stone or The Star-Spangled Banner?The discovery of the Rosetta Stone, by 15 years
Which came first: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or the discovery of the Rosetta Stone?The discovery of the Rosetta Stone, by 9 years
Which came first: the end of the Holy Roman Empire or the platypus?The platypus, by 7 years

The 1800s

Which came first: the Eiffel Tower or the electric battery?The electric battery, by 89 years
Which came first: the American Civil War or the Library of Congress?The Library of Congress, by 61 years
Which came first: the Gettysburg Address or the Library of Congress?The Library of Congress, by 63 years
Which came first: the electric battery or the Met museum?The electric battery, by 70 years
Which came first: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or the Library of Congress?The Library of Congress, by 8 years
Which came first: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star or the White House?The White House, by 6 years
Which came first: Beethoven's Ninth (Ode to Joy) or the electric battery?The electric battery, by 24 years
Which came first: the death of Beethoven or the electric battery?The electric battery, by 27 years
Which came first: Ceres or the DNA double helix?Ceres, by 152 years
Which came first: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or Ceres?Ceres, by 7 years
Which came first: Ceres or Pride and Prejudice?Ceres, by 12 years
Which came first: Ceres or The Star-Spangled Banner?Ceres, by 13 years
Which came first: Ceres or the birth of Charles Dickens?Ceres, by 11 years
Which came first: The Blue Danube waltz or the Lewis and Clark expedition?The Lewis and Clark expedition, by 63 years
Which came first: the Lewis and Clark expedition or The Three Musketeers?The Lewis and Clark expedition, by 40 years
Which came first: Colgate or Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis?Colgate, by 121 years
Which came first: Colgate or Pride and Prejudice?Colgate, by 7 years
Which came first: Beethoven's Ninth (Ode to Joy) or Colgate?Colgate, by 18 years
Which came first: Colgate or The Star-Spangled Banner?Colgate, by 8 years
Which came first: Black Beauty or Sodium?Sodium, by 70 years
Which came first: On the Origin of Species or Sodium?Sodium, by 52 years
Which came first: Silent Night or Sodium?Sodium, by 11 years
Which came first: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or Melbourne?Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, by 27 years
Which came first: the birth of Abraham Lincoln or London's Metropolitan Police?The birth of Abraham Lincoln, by 20 years
Which came first: the birth of Abraham Lincoln or Belgium?The birth of Abraham Lincoln, by 21 years
Which came first: the birth of Abraham Lincoln or The William Tell Overture?The birth of Abraham Lincoln, by 20 years
Which came first: the birth of Abraham Lincoln or Silent Night?The birth of Abraham Lincoln, by 9 years
Which came first: the electron or Peugeot?Peugeot, by 87 years
Which came first: the Orient Express or Peugeot?Peugeot, by 73 years
Which came first: Beethoven's Ninth (Ode to Joy) or Peugeot?Peugeot, by 14 years
Which came first: the Battle of Waterloo or Peugeot?Peugeot, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Charles Dickens or Mary Had a Little Lamb?The birth of Charles Dickens, by 18 years
Which came first: Belgium or the birth of Charles Dickens?The birth of Charles Dickens, by 18 years
Which came first: Für Elise or The Star-Spangled Banner?The Star-Spangled Banner, by 53 years
Which came first: Louis Vuitton or the stethoscope?The stethoscope, by 38 years
Which came first: the stethoscope or the YMCA?The stethoscope, by 28 years
Which came first: Melbourne or the stethoscope?The stethoscope, by 19 years
Which came first: the death of Beethoven or the stethoscope?The stethoscope, by 11 years
Which came first: Anne of Green Gables or the first bicycle?The first bicycle, by 91 years
Which came first: the first bicycle or The New York Times?The first bicycle, by 34 years
Which came first: the first bicycle or the death of Thomas Jefferson?The first bicycle, by 9 years
Which came first: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or the Open (golf)?Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, by 42 years
Which came first: the daguerreotype photo or Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, by 21 years
Which came first: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or the death of Thomas Jefferson?Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, by 8 years
Which came first: the birth of Florence Nightingale or Les Misérables (the novel)?The birth of Florence Nightingale, by 42 years
Which came first: the birth of Florence Nightingale or the planet Neptune?The birth of Florence Nightingale, by 26 years
Which came first: Belgium or the birth of Florence Nightingale?The birth of Florence Nightingale, by 10 years
Which came first: The Guardian or The Tale of Peter Rabbit?The Guardian, by 81 years
Which came first: Anne of Green Gables or The Guardian?The Guardian, by 87 years
Which came first: the death of Beethoven or The Guardian?The Guardian, by 6 years
Which came first: Brazil or Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?Brazil, by 64 years
Which came first: Brazil or The Nutcracker ballet?Brazil, by 70 years
Which came first: Brazil or The William Tell Overture?Brazil, by 7 years
Which came first: Brazil or Mary Had a Little Lamb?Brazil, by 8 years
Which came first: Brazil or the planet Neptune?Brazil, by 24 years
Which came first: The Great Gatsby or the lighter?The lighter, by 102 years
Which came first: the Battle of the Alamo or the lighter?The lighter, by 13 years
Which came first: the lighter or the birth of Thomas Edison?The lighter, by 24 years
Which came first: Braille or Campbell's Soup?Braille, by 45 years
Which came first: Cadbury or the London Underground?Cadbury, by 39 years
Which came first: Braille or Michelin?Braille, by 65 years
Which came first: Cadbury or the safety pin?Cadbury, by 25 years
Which came first: the Arc de Triomphe or Braille?Braille, by 12 years
Which came first: Cadbury or London's Metropolitan Police?Cadbury, by 5 years
Which came first: Jane Eyre or Megalosaurus?Megalosaurus, by 23 years
Which came first: London's Metropolitan Police or Megalosaurus?Megalosaurus, by 5 years
Which came first: Braille or London's Metropolitan Police?Braille, by 5 years
Which came first: Cadbury or the Penny Black, the first stamp?Cadbury, by 16 years
Which came first: Aluminium or Macy's?Aluminium, by 33 years
Which came first: Aluminium or Levi Strauss & Co.?Aluminium, by 28 years
Which came first: Aluminium or the Battle of the Alamo?Aluminium, by 11 years
Which came first: Aluminium or Chicago?Aluminium, by 12 years
Which came first: the Battle of the Alamo or the birth of Thomas Edison?The Battle of the Alamo, by 11 years
Which came first: the Battle of the Alamo or Heidi?The Battle of the Alamo, by 44 years
Which came first: the can opener or Tiffany & Co.?Tiffany & Co., by 18 years
Which came first: Tiffany & Co. or Wimbledon?Tiffany & Co., by 40 years
Which came first: the first Tour de France or Procter & Gamble?Procter & Gamble, by 66 years
Which came first: The 1812 Overture or Chicago?Chicago, by 45 years
Which came first: Procter & Gamble or Uncle Tom's Cabin?Procter & Gamble, by 15 years
Which came first: Jane Eyre or Tiffany & Co.?Tiffany & Co., by 10 years
Which came first: A Christmas Carol or Procter & Gamble?Procter & Gamble, by 6 years
Which came first: A Christmas Carol or Tiffany & Co.?Tiffany & Co., by 6 years
Which came first: the daguerreotype photo or the first Sherlock Holmes story?The daguerreotype photo, by 48 years
Which came first: the death of Claude Monet or the daguerreotype photo?The daguerreotype photo, by 87 years
Which came first: the daguerreotype photo or the gorilla?The daguerreotype photo, by 8 years
Which came first: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or the Penny Black, the first stamp?The Penny Black, the first stamp, by 36 years
Which came first: the California Gold Rush or the Penny Black, the first stamp?The Penny Black, the first stamp, by 8 years
Which came first: the gorilla or the Penny Black, the first stamp?The Penny Black, the first stamp, by 7 years
Which came first: the Penny Black, the first stamp or the planet Neptune?The Penny Black, the first stamp, by 6 years
Which came first: A Christmas Carol or Canberra?A Christmas Carol, by 70 years
Which came first: the fax machine or Hot Wheels?The fax machine, by 125 years
Which came first: the birth of David Attenborough or The Economist?The Economist, by 83 years
Which came first: the California Gold Rush or The Economist?The Economist, by 5 years
Which came first: The Economist or Uncle Tom's Cabin?The Economist, by 9 years
Which came first: the California Gold Rush or the fax machine?The fax machine, by 5 years
Which came first: the American Civil War or the fax machine?The fax machine, by 18 years
Which came first: Black Beauty or the fax machine?The fax machine, by 34 years
Which came first: the Eiffel Tower or the fax machine?The fax machine, by 46 years
Which came first: Rolls-Royce or the YMCA?The YMCA, by 62 years
Which came first: the birth of Nikola Tesla or the YMCA?The YMCA, by 12 years
Which came first: the Golden Gate Bridge or Scientific American?Scientific American, by 92 years
Which came first: Disney's Snow White or Scientific American?Scientific American, by 92 years
Which came first: On the Origin of Species or Scientific American?Scientific American, by 14 years
Which came first: the American Civil War or Scientific American?Scientific American, by 16 years
Which came first: the birth of Albert Einstein or the Smithsonian?The Smithsonian, by 33 years
Which came first: The Picture of Dorian Gray or the Smithsonian?The Smithsonian, by 44 years
Which came first: Für Elise or the Smithsonian?The Smithsonian, by 21 years
Which came first: Italy or the Smithsonian?The Smithsonian, by 15 years
Which came first: Basketball or Siemens?Siemens, by 44 years
Which came first: Jane Eyre or Swan Lake?Jane Eyre, by 30 years
Which came first: Jane Eyre or the end of the Ottoman Empire?Jane Eyre, by 75 years
Which came first: the birth of Nikola Tesla or Siemens?Siemens, by 9 years
Which came first: Siemens or Uncle Tom's Cabin?Siemens, by 5 years
Which came first: Neuschwanstein Castle or the birth of Thomas Edison?The birth of Thomas Edison, by 22 years
Which came first: Italy or Jane Eyre?Jane Eyre, by 14 years
Which came first: The Communist Manifesto or the first Nobel Prizes?The Communist Manifesto, by 53 years
Which came first: the birth of Dick Van Dyke or Omega watches?Omega watches, by 77 years
Which came first: The Communist Manifesto or the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb?The Communist Manifesto, by 74 years
Which came first: The Communist Manifesto or Für Elise?The Communist Manifesto, by 19 years
Which came first: the birth of Marie Curie or Omega watches?Omega watches, by 19 years
Which came first: the Great Chicago Fire or Omega watches?Omega watches, by 23 years
Which came first: the Hindenburg disaster or Pfizer?Pfizer, by 88 years
Which came first: the safety pin or the World Series?The safety pin, by 54 years
Which came first: Bizet's Carmen or the safety pin?The safety pin, by 26 years
Which came first: Alice in Wonderland or Pfizer?Pfizer, by 16 years
Which came first: Dynamite or Pfizer?Pfizer, by 18 years
Which came first: American Express or The Sound of Music?American Express, by 115 years
Which came first: American Express or the first transcontinental railroad?American Express, by 19 years
Which came first: American Express or Bizet's Carmen?American Express, by 25 years
Which came first: American Express or the Brooklyn Bridge?American Express, by 33 years
Which came first: The New York Times or the death of Queen Victoria?The New York Times, by 50 years
Which came first: the death of Mark Twain or The New York Times?The New York Times, by 59 years
Which came first: the first Winter Olympics or Reuters?Reuters, by 73 years
Which came first: Italy or Moby-Dick?Moby-Dick, by 10 years
Which came first: the giant panda or Moby-Dick?Moby-Dick, by 18 years
Which came first: Dynamite or Reuters?Reuters, by 16 years
Which came first: Little Women or Reuters?Reuters, by 17 years
Which came first: Pluto or Uncle Tom's Cabin?Uncle Tom's Cabin, by 78 years
Which came first: Clair de lune or Uncle Tom's Cabin?Uncle Tom's Cabin, by 53 years
Which came first: Levi Strauss & Co. or National Geographic magazine?Levi Strauss & Co., by 35 years
Which came first: Levi Strauss & Co. or Swan Lake?Levi Strauss & Co., by 24 years
Which came first: the first Tour de France or Louis Vuitton?Louis Vuitton, by 49 years
Which came first: Les Misérables (the novel) or Louis Vuitton?Louis Vuitton, by 8 years
Which came first: the can opener or the World Series?The can opener, by 48 years
Which came first: the can opener or War and Peace?The can opener, by 14 years
Which came first: Aspirin or the first Neanderthal fossil?The first Neanderthal fossil, by 41 years
Which came first: Dynamite or the birth of Nikola Tesla?The birth of Nikola Tesla, by 11 years
Which came first: Little Women or the birth of Nikola Tesla?The birth of Nikola Tesla, by 12 years
Which came first: the Brooklyn Bridge or the first Neanderthal fossil?The first Neanderthal fossil, by 27 years
Which came first: the first Neanderthal fossil or the Gettysburg Address?The first Neanderthal fossil, by 7 years
Which came first: Italy or the birth of Nikola Tesla?The birth of Nikola Tesla, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Albert Einstein or Jingle Bells?Jingle Bells, by 22 years
Which came first: Jingle Bells or The Wind in the Willows?Jingle Bells, by 51 years
Which came first: Germany or Jingle Bells?Jingle Bells, by 14 years
Which came first: Jingle Bells or Neuschwanstein Castle?Jingle Bells, by 12 years
Which came first: Macy's or the Ritz Paris?Macy's, by 40 years
Which came first: The Blue Danube waltz or Macy's?Macy's, by 9 years
Which came first: Germany or On the Origin of Species?On the Origin of Species, by 12 years
Which came first: the Pony Express or The Starry Night?The Pony Express, by 29 years
Which came first: Neuschwanstein Castle or the Pony Express?The Pony Express, by 9 years
Which came first: Canada or the Open (golf)?The Open (golf), by 7 years
Which came first: Germany or the Open (golf)?The Open (golf), by 11 years
Which came first: the giant panda or the Pony Express?The Pony Express, by 9 years
Which came first: Germany or the Pony Express?The Pony Express, by 11 years
Which came first: The Blue Danube waltz or the Open (golf)?The Open (golf), by 7 years
Which came first: MIT or the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb?MIT, by 61 years
Which came first: the death of Laura Ingalls Wilder or MIT?MIT, by 96 years
Which came first: MIT or the Mounties?MIT, by 12 years
Which came first: Canada or MIT?MIT, by 6 years
Which came first: the NBA or Opel?Opel, by 84 years
Which came first: Jell-O or Opel?Opel, by 35 years
Which came first: the first transcontinental railroad or Opel?Opel, by 7 years
Which came first: the birth of Marie Curie or Opel?Opel, by 5 years
Which came first: Bayer or the Mounties?Bayer, by 10 years
Which came first: Johnson & Johnson or the London Underground?The London Underground, by 23 years
Which came first: Michelin or the Red Cross?The Red Cross, by 26 years
Which came first: the death of Arthur Conan Doyle or the Red Cross?The Red Cross, by 67 years
Which came first: the giant panda or the Red Cross?The Red Cross, by 6 years
Which came first: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde or the London Underground?The London Underground, by 23 years
Which came first: the Gettysburg Address or Neuschwanstein Castle?The Gettysburg Address, by 6 years
Which came first: Bayer or Neuschwanstein Castle?Bayer, by 6 years
Which came first: Alice in Wonderland or the telephone?Alice in Wonderland, by 11 years
Which came first: Alice in Wonderland or the death of Vincent van Gogh?Alice in Wonderland, by 25 years
Which came first: Coca-Cola or Nokia?Nokia, by 21 years
Which came first: Nokia or the telephone?Nokia, by 11 years
Which came first: the first Sherlock Holmes story or Nokia?Nokia, by 22 years
Which came first: the death of Charles Darwin or Nokia?Nokia, by 17 years
Which came first: Alice in Wonderland or Germany?Alice in Wonderland, by 6 years
Which came first: Nestlé or World War I?Nestlé, by 48 years
Which came first: Bizet's Carmen or Nestlé?Nestlé, by 9 years
Which came first: the death of Charles Darwin or Nestlé?Nestlé, by 16 years
Which came first: Dynamite or the death of Vincent van Gogh?Dynamite, by 23 years
Which came first: Canada or Treasure Island?Canada, by 16 years
Which came first: Canada or In the Hall of the Mountain King?Canada, by 9 years
Which came first: the birth of Marie Curie or the telephone?The birth of Marie Curie, by 9 years
Which came first: Penicillin or the traffic light?The traffic light, by 60 years
Which came first: American Gothic or Little Women?Little Women, by 62 years
Which came first: the eruption of Krakatoa or the traffic light?The traffic light, by 15 years
Which came first: The 1812 Overture or Little Women?Little Women, by 14 years
Which came first: Black Beauty or the traffic light?The traffic light, by 9 years
Which came first: Basketball or Heinz?Heinz, by 22 years
Which came first: the Eiffel Tower or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas?Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, by 20 years
Which came first: Radium or the Suez Canal?The Suez Canal, by 29 years
Which came first: the Moulin Rouge or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas?Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, by 20 years
Which came first: Heinz or Radioactivity?Heinz, by 27 years
Which came first: the first transcontinental railroad or the death of Jules Verne?The first transcontinental railroad, by 36 years
Which came first: the first transcontinental railroad or the light bulb?The first transcontinental railroad, by 10 years
Which came first: the death of Hans Christian Andersen or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas?Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, by 6 years
Which came first: The 1812 Overture or the Suez Canal?The Suez Canal, by 13 years
Which came first: Campbell's Soup or the death of Charles Darwin?Campbell's Soup, by 13 years
Which came first: La Sagrada Família or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas?Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, by 13 years
Which came first: In the Hall of the Mountain King or the Suez Canal?The Suez Canal, by 7 years
Which came first: the Brooklyn Bridge or Campbell's Soup?Campbell's Soup, by 14 years
Which came first: Bizet's Carmen or Heinz?Heinz, by 6 years
Which came first: the death of Hans Christian Andersen or the Suez Canal?The Suez Canal, by 6 years
Which came first: the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic or Mitsubishi?Mitsubishi, by 49 years
Which came first: the Met museum or Stanford University?The Met museum, by 15 years
Which came first: La Sagrada Família or the Met museum?The Met museum, by 12 years
Which came first: the eruption of Krakatoa or Mitsubishi?Mitsubishi, by 13 years
Which came first: the Met museum or Treasure Island?The Met museum, by 13 years
Which came first: the birth of Albert Einstein or Mitsubishi?Mitsubishi, by 9 years
Which came first: the FA Cup or The Jungle Book?The FA Cup, by 23 years
Which came first: The crossword puzzle or the Great Chicago Fire?The Great Chicago Fire, by 42 years
Which came first: the FA Cup or Radium?The FA Cup, by 27 years
Which came first: the Great Chicago Fire or the death of Jules Verne?The Great Chicago Fire, by 34 years
Which came first: the FA Cup or In the Hall of the Mountain King?The FA Cup, by 5 years
Which came first: the Great Chicago Fire or Pinocchio (the book)?The Great Chicago Fire, by 12 years
Which came first: the FA Cup or La Sagrada Família?The FA Cup, by 11 years
Which came first: Cheerios or Shiseido?Shiseido, by 69 years
Which came first: Black Beauty or Shiseido?Shiseido, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Albert Einstein or Shiseido?Shiseido, by 7 years
Which came first: Shiseido or The Starry Night?Shiseido, by 17 years
Which came first: Heidi or the Mounties?The Mounties, by 7 years
Which came first: Christ the Redeemer or the QWERTY typewriter?The QWERTY typewriter, by 57 years
Which came first: the neutron or the QWERTY typewriter?The QWERTY typewriter, by 58 years
Which came first: La Sagrada Família or the QWERTY typewriter?The QWERTY typewriter, by 8 years
Which came first: the QWERTY typewriter or Tower Bridge?The QWERTY typewriter, by 20 years
Which came first: Dr Pepper or the Kentucky Derby?The Kentucky Derby, by 10 years
Which came first: the Kentucky Derby or the Statue of Liberty?The Kentucky Derby, by 11 years
Which came first: the death of Billy the Kid or the Kentucky Derby?The Kentucky Derby, by 6 years
Which came first: Norway or the telephone?The telephone, by 29 years
Which came first: Michelin or Wimbledon?Wimbledon, by 12 years
Which came first: the Stanley Cup or Wimbledon?Wimbledon, by 16 years
Which came first: the first Sherlock Holmes story or Manchester United?Manchester United, by 9 years
Which came first: the first car or Manchester United?Manchester United, by 8 years
Which came first: Manchester United or Pinocchio (the book)?Manchester United, by 5 years
Which came first: Manchester United or Treasure Island?Manchester United, by 5 years
Which came first: Listerine or Marmite?Listerine, by 23 years
Which came first: Listerine or the Moulin Rouge?Listerine, by 10 years
Which came first: Listerine or the Statue of Liberty?Listerine, by 7 years
Which came first: the first car or Listerine?Listerine, by 7 years
Which came first: the light bulb or Tower Bridge?The light bulb, by 15 years
Which came first: the death of Billy the Kid or The Tale of Peter Rabbit?The death of Billy the Kid, by 21 years
Which came first: the death of Billy the Kid or The Starry Night?The death of Billy the Kid, by 8 years
Which came first: the death of Claude Monet or the eruption of Krakatoa?The eruption of Krakatoa, by 43 years
Which came first: the first Pulitzer Prizes or the Orient Express?The Orient Express, by 34 years
Which came first: the Brooklyn Bridge or The crossword puzzle?The Brooklyn Bridge, by 30 years
Which came first: the Orient Express or the Russian Revolution?The Orient Express, by 34 years
Which came first: the eruption of Krakatoa or Sliced bread?The eruption of Krakatoa, by 45 years
Which came first: the Orient Express or the death of Sitting Bull?The Orient Express, by 7 years
Which came first: Felix the Cat or Marks & Spencer?Marks & Spencer, by 35 years
Which came first: Marks & Spencer or The Starry Night?Marks & Spencer, by 5 years
Which came first: Marks & Spencer or the death of Sitting Bull?Marks & Spencer, by 6 years
Which came first: the first motorbike or the Scouts?The first motorbike, by 22 years
Which came first: Crayola or MoMA?Crayola, by 44 years
Which came first: the first motorbike or The Time Machine?The first motorbike, by 10 years
Which came first: the first motorbike or Take Me Out to the Ball Game?The first motorbike, by 23 years
Which came first: Dr Pepper or the South Pole is reached?Dr Pepper, by 26 years
Which came first: Crayola or Nineteen Eighty-Four?Crayola, by 64 years
Which came first: Stanford University or Tower Bridge?Stanford University, by 9 years
Which came first: Crayola or the death of Vincent van Gogh?Crayola, by 5 years
Which came first: Dr Pepper or the death of Vincent van Gogh?Dr Pepper, by 5 years
Which came first: The Nutcracker ballet or Stanford University?Stanford University, by 7 years
Which came first: Crayola or The Picture of Dorian Gray?Crayola, by 5 years
Which came first: the first motorbike or the death of Vincent van Gogh?The first motorbike, by 5 years
Which came first: Miami or Stanford University?Stanford University, by 11 years
Which came first: Dr Pepper or the death of Sitting Bull?Dr Pepper, by 5 years
Which came first: Bosch or The Hobbit?Bosch, by 51 years
Which came first: Christ the Redeemer or Coca-Cola?Coca-Cola, by 45 years
Which came first: the first Pulitzer Prizes or Johnson & Johnson?Johnson & Johnson, by 31 years
Which came first: Bosch or Tintin?Bosch, by 43 years
Which came first: Coca-Cola or The Jungle Book?Coca-Cola, by 8 years
Which came first: the death of Geronimo or the Statue of Liberty?The Statue of Liberty, by 23 years
Which came first: Coca-Cola or Dracula?Coca-Cola, by 11 years
Which came first: Bosch or the play Peter Pan?Bosch, by 18 years
Which came first: the first car or Tower Bridge?The first car, by 8 years
Which came first: Bosch or Radium?Bosch, by 12 years
Which came first: Johnson & Johnson or The Nutcracker ballet?Johnson & Johnson, by 6 years
Which came first: Esperanto or M&M's?Esperanto, by 54 years
Which came first: Esperanto or the first Nobel Prizes?Esperanto, by 14 years
Which came first: Esperanto or Real Madrid?Esperanto, by 15 years
Which came first: the first Sherlock Holmes story or Tower Bridge?The first Sherlock Holmes story, by 7 years
Which came first: Esperanto or the first modern Olympics?Esperanto, by 9 years
Which came first: the ballpoint pen or the NFL?The ballpoint pen, by 32 years
Which came first: the ballpoint pen or Spam?The ballpoint pen, by 49 years
Which came first: National Geographic magazine or the Russian Revolution?National Geographic magazine, by 29 years
Which came first: the death of Frederick Douglass or National Geographic magazine?National Geographic magazine, by 7 years
Which came first: the ballpoint pen or The Jungle Book?The ballpoint pen, by 6 years
Which came first: the ballpoint pen or the first Nobel Prizes?The ballpoint pen, by 13 years
Which came first: the Eiffel Tower or Norway?The Eiffel Tower, by 16 years
Which came first: The Jungle Book or Nintendo?Nintendo, by 5 years
Which came first: Casablanca or Nintendo?Nintendo, by 53 years
Which came first: the birth of Charlie Chaplin or Norway?The birth of Charlie Chaplin, by 16 years
Which came first: Guernica or Nintendo?Nintendo, by 48 years
Which came first: the Moulin Rouge or Norway?The Moulin Rouge, by 16 years
Which came first: the birth of Charlie Chaplin or Dracula?The birth of Charlie Chaplin, by 8 years
Which came first: Nintendo or the death of Queen Victoria?Nintendo, by 12 years
Which came first: the Lincoln Memorial or the death of Sitting Bull?The death of Sitting Bull, by 32 years
Which came first: The Picture of Dorian Gray or the death of Wyatt Earp?The Picture of Dorian Gray, by 39 years
Which came first: Norway or The Picture of Dorian Gray?The Picture of Dorian Gray, by 15 years
Which came first: Lord of the Flies or Philips?Philips, by 63 years
Which came first: the first modern Olympics or Philips?Philips, by 5 years
Which came first: Philips or the World Series?Philips, by 12 years
Which came first: Philips or Radium?Philips, by 7 years
Which came first: Basketball or Tel Aviv?Basketball, by 18 years
Which came first: Basketball or Miami?Basketball, by 5 years
Which came first: Vogue or White Castle?Vogue, by 29 years
Which came first: the play Peter Pan or Vogue?Vogue, by 12 years
Which came first: the death of Oscar Wilde or Vogue?Vogue, by 8 years
Which came first: Ford or Vogue?Vogue, by 11 years
Which came first: the first Ferris wheel or the birth of Mel Brooks?The first Ferris wheel, by 33 years
Which came first: the first Ferris wheel or The Michelin Guide?The first Ferris wheel, by 7 years
Which came first: FIFA or Pepsi?Pepsi, by 11 years
Which came first: Australia or the Stanley Cup?The Stanley Cup, by 8 years
Which came first: the first Ferris wheel or the death of Queen Victoria?The first Ferris wheel, by 8 years
Which came first: Finland or Pepsi?Pepsi, by 24 years
Which came first: Norway or the Stanley Cup?The Stanley Cup, by 12 years
Which came first: the okapi or Pepsi?Pepsi, by 8 years
Which came first: the first Ferris wheel or the death of Oscar Wilde?The first Ferris wheel, by 7 years
Which came first: the International Olympic Committee or Winnie-the-Pooh?The International Olympic Committee, by 32 years
Which came first: the death of Harry Houdini or Hershey's?Hershey's, by 32 years
Which came first: the International Olympic Committee or Penicillin?The International Olympic Committee, by 34 years
Which came first: Hershey's or the okapi?Hershey's, by 7 years
Which came first: the death of Geronimo or the International Olympic Committee?The International Olympic Committee, by 15 years
Which came first: Australia or Hershey's?Hershey's, by 7 years
Which came first: the death of Frederick Douglass or The Tale of Peter Rabbit?The death of Frederick Douglass, by 7 years
Which came first: the birth of Queen Elizabeth II or The Time Machine?The Time Machine, by 31 years
Which came first: the first talking feature film or Volleyball?Volleyball, by 32 years
Which came first: The Michelin Guide or X-rays?X-rays, by 5 years
Which came first: the death of Sigmund Freud or Volleyball?Volleyball, by 44 years
Which came first: the birth of Mel Brooks or X-rays?X-rays, by 31 years
Which came first: the death of Frederick Douglass or The Wind in the Willows?The death of Frederick Douglass, by 13 years
Which came first: Volleyball or Winnie-the-Pooh?Volleyball, by 31 years
Which came first: the death of Queen Victoria or X-rays?X-rays, by 6 years
Which came first: the death of Oscar Wilde or X-rays?X-rays, by 5 years
Which came first: the death of Jules Verne or The Time Machine?The Time Machine, by 10 years
Which came first: the first modern Olympics or the play Peter Pan?The first modern Olympics, by 8 years
Which came first: the first modern Olympics or the Wright brothers' plane?The first modern Olympics, by 7 years
Which came first: the okapi or Radioactivity?Radioactivity, by 5 years
Which came first: Australia or Radioactivity?Radioactivity, by 5 years
Which came first: Batman or Jell-O?Jell-O, by 42 years
Which came first: Mickey Mouse or The War of the Worlds?The War of the Worlds, by 31 years
Which came first: Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis or The War of the Worlds?The War of the Worlds, by 30 years
Which came first: the Boston Marathon or The Wizard of Oz film?The Boston Marathon, by 42 years
Which came first: Metropolis or The War of the Worlds?The War of the Worlds, by 30 years
Which came first: Aspirin or Paddington Bear?Aspirin, by 61 years
Which came first: the Boston Marathon or the Hoover Dam?The Boston Marathon, by 39 years
Which came first: Dracula or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?Dracula, by 42 years
Which came first: Aspirin or Ford?Aspirin, by 6 years
Which came first: the electron or Tel Aviv?The electron, by 12 years
Which came first: Aspirin or the Wright brothers' plane?Aspirin, by 6 years
Which came first: the Boston Marathon or The Tale of Peter Rabbit?The Boston Marathon, by 5 years
Which came first: Anne of Green Gables or Jell-O?Jell-O, by 11 years
Which came first: Clair de lune or the electron?The electron, by 8 years
Which came first: FIFA or Goodyear?Goodyear, by 6 years
Which came first: the abdication of China's last emperor or Goodyear?Goodyear, by 14 years
Which came first: the abdication of China's last emperor or the Ritz Paris?The Ritz Paris, by 14 years
Which came first: Goodyear or the Komodo dragon?Goodyear, by 14 years
Which came first: the Ritz Paris or Tel Aviv?The Ritz Paris, by 11 years

1900 to 1949

Which came first: the Soviet Union or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by 22 years
Which came first: Nosferatu or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by 22 years
Which came first: the death of Jules Verne or The Michelin Guide?The Michelin Guide, by 5 years
Which came first: the Komodo dragon or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by 12 years
Which came first: Clair de lune or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by 5 years
Which came first: Blood groups or Hasbro?Blood groups, by 22 years
Which came first: the FBI or the powered vacuum cleaner?The powered vacuum cleaner, by 7 years
Which came first: the Hindenburg disaster or the powered vacuum cleaner?The powered vacuum cleaner, by 36 years
Which came first: Blood groups or the Harlem Globetrotters?Blood groups, by 25 years
Which came first: Gillette or the Scouts?Gillette, by 6 years
Which came first: the first Nobel Prizes or the Panama Canal?The first Nobel Prizes, by 13 years
Which came first: the powered vacuum cleaner or the birth of Queen Elizabeth II?The powered vacuum cleaner, by 25 years
Which came first: Finland or Gillette?Gillette, by 16 years
Which came first: Blood groups or Rolls-Royce?Blood groups, by 5 years
Which came first: the abdication of China's last emperor or Gillette?Gillette, by 11 years
Which came first: A Trip to the Moon or Boeing?A Trip to the Moon, by 14 years
Which came first: Grand Central Terminal or Real Madrid?Real Madrid, by 11 years
Which came first: A Trip to the Moon or The Persistence of Memory?A Trip to the Moon, by 29 years
Which came first: Marmite or Nineteen Eighty-Four?Marmite, by 47 years
Which came first: Air conditioning or Kit Kat?Air conditioning, by 33 years
Which came first: A Trip to the Moon or the Indianapolis 500?A Trip to the Moon, by 9 years
Which came first: the death of Arthur Conan Doyle or Real Madrid?Real Madrid, by 28 years
Which came first: A Trip to the Moon or the death of Mark Twain?A Trip to the Moon, by 8 years
Which came first: Air conditioning or the Panama Canal?Air conditioning, by 12 years
Which came first: Grand Central Terminal or Marmite?Marmite, by 11 years
Which came first: Air conditioning or World War I?Air conditioning, by 12 years
Which came first: Finland or Real Madrid?Real Madrid, by 15 years
Which came first: Marmite or the Titanic sinks?Marmite, by 10 years
Which came first: Air conditioning or Nosferatu?Air conditioning, by 20 years
Which came first: the death of Arthur Conan Doyle or the Wright brothers' plane?The Wright brothers' plane, by 27 years
Which came first: Ford or the Panama Canal?Ford, by 11 years
Which came first: Harley-Davidson or Mickey Mouse?Harley-Davidson, by 25 years
Which came first: Harley-Davidson or The Wind in the Willows?Harley-Davidson, by 5 years
Which came first: the first Tour de France or Tel Aviv?The first Tour de France, by 6 years
Which came first: The crossword puzzle or Harley-Davidson?Harley-Davidson, by 10 years
Which came first: Finland or the Wright brothers' plane?The Wright brothers' plane, by 14 years
Which came first: Harley-Davidson or Tel Aviv?Harley-Davidson, by 6 years
Which came first: Canberra or the first Tour de France?The first Tour de France, by 10 years
Which came first: Finland or the World Series?The World Series, by 14 years
Which came first: the play Peter Pan or the Titanic sinks?The play Peter Pan, by 8 years
Which came first: FIFA or Vatican City?FIFA, by 25 years
Which came first: FIFA or the death of Geronimo?FIFA, by 5 years
Which came first: Formula One or Las Vegas?Las Vegas, by 45 years
Which came first: Las Vegas or Wonder Woman?Las Vegas, by 36 years
Which came first: Metropolis or Rolex?Rolex, by 22 years
Which came first: Canberra or Rolex?Rolex, by 8 years
Which came first: the Komodo dragon or Rolex?Rolex, by 7 years
Which came first: The crossword puzzle or Rolex?Rolex, by 8 years
Which came first: Grand Central Terminal or Las Vegas?Las Vegas, by 8 years
Which came first: Las Vegas or the Titanic sinks?Las Vegas, by 7 years
Which came first: Kellogg's or Modern Times?Kellogg's, by 30 years
Which came first: Kellogg's or the death of Sigmund Freud?Kellogg's, by 33 years
Which came first: the death of Harry Houdini or Rolls-Royce?Rolls-Royce, by 20 years
Which came first: Canberra or Kellogg's?Kellogg's, by 7 years
Which came first: Finland or Rolls-Royce?Rolls-Royce, by 11 years
Which came first: Kellogg's or Vatican City?Kellogg's, by 23 years
Which came first: the end of the Ottoman Empire or the Scouts?The Scouts, by 15 years
Which came first: the Republic of Turkey or the Scouts?The Scouts, by 16 years
Which came first: BMW or the FBI?The FBI, by 8 years
Which came first: General Motors or Nosferatu?General Motors, by 14 years
Which came first: the first talking feature film or Take Me Out to the Ball Game?Take Me Out to the Ball Game, by 19 years
Which came first: The Hobbit or Toblerone?Toblerone, by 29 years
Which came first: General Motors or the Soviet Union?General Motors, by 14 years
Which came first: the FBI or The Persistence of Memory?The FBI, by 23 years
Which came first: The Wind in the Willows or the death of Wyatt Earp?The Wind in the Willows, by 21 years
Which came first: the Republic of Turkey or Take Me Out to the Ball Game?Take Me Out to the Ball Game, by 15 years
Which came first: the Panama Canal or Toblerone?Toblerone, by 6 years
Which came first: General Motors or the death of Harriet Tubman?General Motors, by 5 years
Which came first: General Motors or the end of the Ottoman Empire?General Motors, by 14 years
Which came first: the death of Harriet Tubman or Take Me Out to the Ball Game?Take Me Out to the Ball Game, by 5 years
Which came first: the death of Geronimo or Sliced bread?The death of Geronimo, by 19 years
Which came first: DELAG, the first airline or the NFL?DELAG, the first airline, by 11 years
Which came first: Doritos or Suzuki?Suzuki, by 55 years
Which came first: the break-up of Austria-Hungary or DELAG, the first airline?DELAG, the first airline, by 9 years
Which came first: the break-up of Austria-Hungary or Suzuki?Suzuki, by 9 years
Which came first: Penicillin or Suzuki?Suzuki, by 19 years
Which came first: the Russian Revolution or Suzuki?Suzuki, by 8 years
Which came first: DELAG, the first airline or the Panama Canal?DELAG, the first airline, by 5 years
Which came first: Kool-Aid or Neon lights?Neon lights, by 17 years
Which came first: the break-up of Austria-Hungary or the death of Mark Twain?The death of Mark Twain, by 8 years
Which came first: Kleenex tissues or Neon lights?Neon lights, by 14 years
Which came first: the break-up of Austria-Hungary or Neon lights?Neon lights, by 8 years
Which came first: the first Pulitzer Prizes or Neon lights?Neon lights, by 7 years
Which came first: the Hoover Dam or the South Pole is reached?The South Pole is reached, by 25 years
Which came first: the Harlem Globetrotters or IBM?IBM, by 15 years
Which came first: Felix the Cat or the South Pole is reached?The South Pole is reached, by 8 years
Which came first: the Hoover Dam or the Indianapolis 500?The Indianapolis 500, by 25 years
Which came first: the birth of Elvis Presley or the Indianapolis 500?The Indianapolis 500, by 24 years
Which came first: the death of Buffalo Bill or IBM?IBM, by 6 years
Which came first: Gone with the Wind or the Oreo?The Oreo, by 27 years
Which came first: the Titanic sinks or the Treaty of Versailles?The Titanic sinks, by 7 years
Which came first: Penicillin or Universal Pictures?Universal Pictures, by 16 years
Which came first: Modern Times or Universal Pictures?Universal Pictures, by 24 years
Which came first: the Oreo or the birth of Pope Francis?The Oreo, by 24 years
Which came first: Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis or Paramount Pictures?Paramount Pictures, by 15 years
Which came first: the Caesar salad or Paramount Pictures?Paramount Pictures, by 12 years
Which came first: the death of Buffalo Bill or the Oreo?The Oreo, by 5 years
Which came first: Universal Pictures or Vatican City?Universal Pictures, by 17 years
Which came first: the Lincoln Memorial or Paramount Pictures?Paramount Pictures, by 10 years
Which came first: the Caesar salad or Universal Pictures?Universal Pictures, by 12 years
Which came first: the Atomium or Prada?Prada, by 45 years
Which came first: Grand Central Terminal or the Treaty of Versailles?Grand Central Terminal, by 6 years
Which came first: American Gothic or the death of Harriet Tubman?The death of Harriet Tubman, by 17 years
Which came first: the death of Harriet Tubman or the Lincoln Memorial?The death of Harriet Tubman, by 9 years
Which came first: Prada or the Treaty of Versailles?Prada, by 6 years
Which came first: the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. or Prada?Prada, by 16 years
Which came first: Prada or Time magazine?Prada, by 10 years
Which came first: the death of Orville Wright or Wrigley Field?Wrigley Field, by 34 years
Which came first: the birth of William Shatner or Wrigley Field?Wrigley Field, by 17 years
Which came first: the birth of Betty White or World War I?World War I, by 8 years
Which came first: the Republic of Turkey or World War I?World War I, by 9 years
Which came first: the Caesar salad or Wrigley Field?Wrigley Field, by 10 years
Which came first: the end of the Ottoman Empire or Wrigley Field?Wrigley Field, by 8 years
Which came first: Curious George or Mr. Peanut?Mr. Peanut, by 25 years
Which came first: Disney or Mr. Peanut?Mr. Peanut, by 7 years
Which came first: Boeing or the death of Claude Monet?Boeing, by 10 years
Which came first: BMW or the Republic of Turkey?BMW, by 7 years
Which came first: Mr. Peanut or the old Wembley Stadium?Mr. Peanut, by 7 years
Which came first: BMW or Sliced bread?BMW, by 12 years
Which came first: the first talking feature film or Mr. Peanut?Mr. Peanut, by 11 years
Which came first: Boeing or the Republic of Turkey?Boeing, by 7 years
Which came first: the death of Buffalo Bill or the neutron?The death of Buffalo Bill, by 15 years
Which came first: G.I. Joe or Nikon?Nikon, by 47 years
Which came first: the NHL or Tintin?The NHL, by 12 years
Which came first: Mattel or the NHL?The NHL, by 28 years
Which came first: the death of Buffalo Bill or the discovery of the Terracotta Army?The death of Buffalo Bill, by about 57 years
Which came first: The Great Gatsby or Nikon?Nikon, by 8 years
Which came first: the Caesar salad or the first Pulitzer Prizes?The first Pulitzer Prizes, by 7 years
Which came first: Nikon or the Wall Street Crash?Nikon, by 12 years
Which came first: the Lincoln Memorial or the Russian Revolution?The Russian Revolution, by 5 years
Which came first: the NHL or the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb?The NHL, by 5 years
Which came first: Nikon or the Soviet Union?Nikon, by 5 years
Which came first: Panasonic or Smokey Bear?Panasonic, by 26 years
Which came first: Johnny B. Goode or Panasonic?Panasonic, by 40 years
Which came first: the birth of Clint Eastwood or Panasonic?Panasonic, by 12 years
Which came first: the Hollywood sign or Panasonic?Panasonic, by 5 years
Which came first: the old Wembley Stadium or Panasonic?Panasonic, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Bruce Lee or Felix the Cat?Felix the Cat, by 21 years
Which came first: Instant noodles or KLM?KLM, by 39 years
Which came first: Citizen Kane or the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic?The first nonstop flight across the Atlantic, by 22 years
Which came first: Fantasia or the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic?The first nonstop flight across the Atlantic, by 21 years
Which came first: KLM or Rhapsody in Blue?KLM, by 5 years
Which came first: KLM or Metropolis?KLM, by 8 years
Which came first: the Chrysler Building or KLM?KLM, by 11 years
Which came first: the Treaty of Versailles or Vatican City?The Treaty of Versailles, by 10 years
Which came first: Ben-Hur or Qantas?Qantas, by 39 years
Which came first: the Band-Aid or the View-Master?The Band-Aid, by 19 years
Which came first: McDonald's or the NFL?The NFL, by 20 years
Which came first: Haribo or Sesame Street?Haribo, by 49 years
Which came first: the first Oscars or Qantas?Qantas, by 9 years
Which came first: the Band-Aid or Metropolis?The Band-Aid, by 7 years
Which came first: Haribo or Winnie-the-Pooh?Haribo, by 6 years
Which came first: Haribo or Superman?Haribo, by 18 years
Which came first: Qantas or the birth of Queen Elizabeth II?Qantas, by 6 years
Which came first: Haribo or the death of Harry Houdini?Haribo, by 6 years
Which came first: the Band-Aid or Popeye?The Band-Aid, by 9 years
Which came first: Qantas or Winnie-the-Pooh?Qantas, by 6 years
Which came first: the death of Harry Houdini or the NFL?The NFL, by 6 years
Which came first: Haribo or the Sydney Harbour Bridge?Haribo, by 12 years
Which came first: the Band-Aid or the Wall Street Crash?The Band-Aid, by 9 years
Which came first: Animal Farm or Gucci?Gucci, by 24 years
Which came first: Gucci or Spam?Gucci, by 16 years
Which came first: Johnny B. Goode or White Castle?White Castle, by 37 years
Which came first: the birth of Queen Elizabeth II or White Castle?White Castle, by 5 years
Which came first: the first football World Cup or White Castle?White Castle, by 9 years
Which came first: the death of Claude Monet or Gucci?Gucci, by 5 years
Which came first: Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis or White Castle?White Castle, by 6 years
Which came first: the birth of Betty White or Mickey Mouse?The birth of Betty White, by 6 years
Which came first: American Gothic or the birth of Betty White?The birth of Betty White, by 8 years
Which came first: Nosferatu or Ravel's Boléro?Nosferatu, by 6 years
Which came first: Ravel's Boléro or the Soviet Union?The Soviet Union, by 6 years
Which came first: the birth of Betty White or Vatican City?The birth of Betty White, by 7 years
Which came first: the Hollywood sign or the Wall Street Crash?The Hollywood sign, by 6 years
Which came first: Popeye or Time magazine?Time magazine, by 6 years
Which came first: the 24 Hours of Le Mans or Spam?The 24 Hours of Le Mans, by 14 years
Which came first: the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. or the old Wembley Stadium?The old Wembley Stadium, by 6 years
Which came first: the 24 Hours of Le Mans or Singin' in the Rain?The 24 Hours of Le Mans, by 29 years
Which came first: Time magazine or the Wall Street Crash?Time magazine, by 6 years
Which came first: Disney or the first Oscars?Disney, by 6 years
Which came first: Bambi (the book) or the State of Israel?Bambi (the book), by 25 years
Which came first: the 24 Hours of Le Mans or It's a Wonderful Life?The 24 Hours of Le Mans, by 23 years
Which came first: the first Super Bowl or Interpol?Interpol, by 44 years
Which came first: Disney or the first football World Cup?Disney, by 7 years
Which came first: Bambi (the book) or the World Health Organization?Bambi (the book), by 25 years
Which came first: the birth of Bill Gates or Interpol?Interpol, by 32 years
Which came first: Formula One or Hasbro?Hasbro, by 27 years
Which came first: the NBA or the old Wembley Stadium?The old Wembley Stadium, by 23 years
Which came first: Hasbro or Snickers?Hasbro, by 7 years
Which came first: the birth of Clint Eastwood or the Hollywood sign?The Hollywood sign, by 7 years
Which came first: the death of Arthur Conan Doyle or Hasbro?Hasbro, by 7 years
Which came first: American Gothic or the Hollywood sign?The Hollywood sign, by 7 years
Which came first: Bambi (the book) or the death of Wyatt Earp?Bambi (the book), by 6 years
Which came first: Disney or Vatican City?Disney, by 6 years
Which came first: Interpol or Sliced bread?Interpol, by 5 years
Which came first: Ravel's Boléro or Time magazine?Time magazine, by 5 years
Which came first: the Chrysler Building or Rhapsody in Blue?Rhapsody in Blue, by 6 years
Which came first: Disneyland or Kleenex tissues?Kleenex tissues, by 31 years
Which came first: the first Winter Olympics or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?The first Winter Olympics, by 26 years
Which came first: the death of Orville Wright or Rhapsody in Blue?Rhapsody in Blue, by 24 years
Which came first: the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. or Rhapsody in Blue?Rhapsody in Blue, by 5 years
Which came first: Christ the Redeemer or the first Winter Olympics?The first Winter Olympics, by 7 years
Which came first: Kleenex tissues or the neutron?Kleenex tissues, by 8 years
Which came first: the first Winter Olympics or the death of Wyatt Earp?The first Winter Olympics, by 5 years
Which came first: Pluto or Rhapsody in Blue?Rhapsody in Blue, by 6 years
Which came first: the first Winter Olympics or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?The first Winter Olympics, by 15 years
Which came first: the birth of Dick Van Dyke or the first football World Cup?The birth of Dick Van Dyke, by 5 years
Which came first: the Empire State Building or The Great Gatsby?The Great Gatsby, by 6 years
Which came first: American Gothic or the birth of Dick Van Dyke?The birth of Dick Van Dyke, by 5 years
Which came first: The Great Gatsby or Pluto?The Great Gatsby, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Dick Van Dyke or Pluto?The birth of Dick Van Dyke, by 5 years
Which came first: the Harlem Globetrotters or Wonder Woman?The Harlem Globetrotters, by 15 years
Which came first: the birth of David Attenborough or To Kill a Mockingbird?The birth of David Attenborough, by 34 years
Which came first: the birth of David Attenborough or Little House on the Prairie?The birth of David Attenborough, by 9 years
Which came first: Little House on the Prairie or the birth of Mel Brooks?The birth of Mel Brooks, by 9 years
Which came first: Christ the Redeemer or the birth of David Attenborough?The birth of David Attenborough, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Bill Gates or the Ryder Cup?The Ryder Cup, by 28 years
Which came first: Kool-Aid or Tom and Jerry?Kool-Aid, by 13 years
Which came first: Brave New World or Kool-Aid?Kool-Aid, by 5 years
Which came first: Pez or Woodstock festival?Pez, by 42 years
Which came first: Godzilla or the Ryder Cup?The Ryder Cup, by 27 years
Which came first: King Kong or Pez?Pez, by 6 years
Which came first: the neutron or the Ryder Cup?The Ryder Cup, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Elvis Presley or Pez?Pez, by 8 years
Which came first: the birth of Bruce Lee or Pez?Pez, by 13 years
Which came first: the Hindenburg disaster or Pez?Pez, by 10 years
Which came first: Bubble gum or Sony?Bubble gum, by 18 years
Which came first: Mary Poppins (the book) or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, by 6 years
Which came first: Bubble gum or the View-Master?Bubble gum, by 11 years
Which came first: the Hoover Dam or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, by 8 years
Which came first: Monopoly or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, by 7 years
Which came first: Modern Times or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, by 8 years
Which came first: Bubble gum or the Hindenburg disaster?Bubble gum, by 9 years
Which came first: Iceland or Mickey Mouse?Mickey Mouse, by 16 years
Which came first: Bubble gum or Modern Times?Bubble gum, by 8 years
Which came first: Disney's Cinderella or Tintin?Tintin, by 21 years
Which came first: M&M's or MoMA?MoMA, by 12 years
Which came first: the birth of Elvis Presley or Popeye?Popeye, by 6 years
Which came first: MoMA or Toyota?MoMA, by 8 years
Which came first: the first Oscars or Monopoly?The first Oscars, by 6 years
Which came first: Snickers or Toyota?Snickers, by 7 years
Which came first: Barbie or the Twinkie?The Twinkie, by 29 years
Which came first: Snickers or the birth of Tim Berners-Lee?Snickers, by 25 years
Which came first: Asterix or the Twinkie?The Twinkie, by 29 years
Which came first: the Chrysler Building or the birth of Pope Francis?The Chrysler Building, by 6 years
Which came first: the birth of Clint Eastwood or Little House on the Prairie?The birth of Clint Eastwood, by 5 years
Which came first: Modern Times or the Twinkie?The Twinkie, by 6 years
Which came first: the death of Sigmund Freud or the Twinkie?The Twinkie, by 9 years
Which came first: Guernica or the birth of William Shatner?The birth of William Shatner, by 6 years
Which came first: Disney's Snow White or the Empire State Building?The Empire State Building, by 6 years
Which came first: Iceland or The Persistence of Memory?The Persistence of Memory, by 13 years
Which came first: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or the birth of William Shatner?The birth of William Shatner, by 8 years
Which came first: the Empire State Building or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?The Empire State Building, by 8 years
Which came first: the Lego company or Nescafé?The Lego company, by 6 years
Which came first: the Sydney Harbour Bridge or The Wizard of Oz film?The Sydney Harbour Bridge, by 7 years
Which came first: Superman or the Sydney Harbour Bridge?The Sydney Harbour Bridge, by 6 years
Which came first: Asterix or Brave New World?Brave New World, by 27 years
Which came first: The Beatles' Yesterday or the Lego company?The Lego company, by 33 years
Which came first: the Sydney Harbour Bridge or World War II?The Sydney Harbour Bridge, by 7 years
Which came first: Brave New World or the Hindenburg disaster?Brave New World, by 5 years
Which came first: Disney's Snow White or the Lego company?The Lego company, by 5 years
Which came first: the Golden Gate Bridge or the Lego company?The Lego company, by 5 years
Which came first: Brave New World or the death of Sigmund Freud?Brave New World, by 7 years
Which came first: King Kong or World War II?King Kong, by 6 years
Which came first: King Kong or Superman?King Kong, by 5 years
Which came first: the Gateway Arch or King Kong?King Kong, by 32 years
Which came first: Batman or Mary Poppins (the book)?Mary Poppins (the book), by 5 years
Which came first: Mary Poppins (the book) or the death of Sigmund Freud?Mary Poppins (the book), by 5 years
Which came first: Fantasia or Mary Poppins (the book)?Mary Poppins (the book), by 6 years
Which came first: the birth of John Lennon or Mary Poppins (the book)?Mary Poppins (the book), by 6 years
Which came first: the birth of Elvis Presley or Paddington Bear?The birth of Elvis Presley, by 23 years
Which came first: Monopoly or To Kill a Mockingbird?Monopoly, by 25 years
Which came first: Asterix or Kit Kat?Kit Kat, by 24 years
Which came first: The Beatles' Yesterday or the parking meter?The parking meter, by 30 years
Which came first: Kit Kat or NASA?Kit Kat, by 23 years
Which came first: the Gateway Arch or Monopoly?Monopoly, by 30 years
Which came first: the parking meter or Taco Bell?The parking meter, by 27 years
Which came first: The Little Prince or the parking meter?The parking meter, by 8 years
Which came first: Citizen Kane or the birth of Pope Francis?The birth of Pope Francis, by 5 years
Which came first: Iceland or the birth of Pope Francis?The birth of Pope Francis, by 8 years
Which came first: Guernica or the birth of Muhammad Ali?Guernica, by 5 years
Which came first: Polaroid or The Sound of Music?Polaroid, by 28 years
Which came first: Doritos or Krispy Kreme?Krispy Kreme, by 27 years
Which came first: the shopping trolley or The Sound of Music?The shopping trolley, by 28 years
Which came first: Charlie Brown and Snoopy or The Hobbit?The Hobbit, by 13 years
Which came first: the Golden Gate Bridge or the birth of Paul McCartney?The Golden Gate Bridge, by 5 years
Which came first: Smokey Bear or Toyota?Toyota, by 7 years
Which came first: the Golden Gate Bridge or White Christmas?The Golden Gate Bridge, by 5 years
Which came first: Disney's Snow White or the birth of Paul McCartney?Disney's Snow White, by 5 years
Which came first: Eurovision or Krispy Kreme?Krispy Kreme, by 19 years
Which came first: the death of Pablo Picasso or Spam?Spam, by 36 years
Which came first: G.I. Joe or Polaroid?Polaroid, by 27 years
Which came first: the shopping trolley or the Space Needle?The shopping trolley, by 25 years
Which came first: The Little Prince or Polaroid?Polaroid, by 6 years
Which came first: The Little Prince or the shopping trolley?The shopping trolley, by 6 years
Which came first: The Hobbit or Iceland?The Hobbit, by 7 years
Which came first: Krispy Kreme or the NBA?Krispy Kreme, by 9 years
Which came first: Teflon or Woodstock festival?Teflon, by 31 years
Which came first: Nescafé or Sesame Street?Nescafé, by 31 years
Which came first: the first Moon landing or Teflon?Teflon, by 31 years
Which came first: Samsung or the United Nations?Samsung, by 7 years
Which came first: The Little Prince or Samsung?Samsung, by 5 years
Which came first: D-Day or Teflon?Teflon, by 6 years
Which came first: D-Day or Nescafé?Nescafé, by 6 years
Which came first: the birth of Mick Jagger or Teflon?Teflon, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Mick Jagger or Nescafé?Nescafé, by 5 years
Which came first: It's a Wonderful Life or Samsung?Samsung, by 8 years
Which came first: the first jet plane or the birth of Steve Jobs?The first jet plane, by 16 years
Which came first: D-Day or Gone with the Wind?Gone with the Wind, by 5 years
Which came first: the first Moon landing or Hewlett-Packard?Hewlett-Packard, by 30 years
Which came first: the first jet plane or Guinness World Records?The first jet plane, by 16 years
Which came first: the first jet plane or the first Super Bowl?The first jet plane, by 28 years
Which came first: The Mary Poppins film or the View-Master?The View-Master, by 25 years
Which came first: Batman or D-Day?Batman, by 5 years
Which came first: Hewlett-Packard or Hot Wheels?Hewlett-Packard, by 29 years
Which came first: Gone with the Wind or Iceland?Gone with the Wind, by 5 years
Which came first: D-Day or Hewlett-Packard?Hewlett-Packard, by 5 years
Which came first: Iceland or World War II?World War II, by 5 years
Which came first: Iceland or The Wizard of Oz film?The Wizard of Oz film, by 5 years
Which came first: the first jet plane or the discovery of the Terracotta Army?The first jet plane, by about 35 years
Which came first: the birth of John Lennon or Mattel?The birth of John Lennon, by 5 years
Which came first: Psycho or Tom and Jerry?Tom and Jerry, by 20 years
Which came first: Animal Farm or Fantasia?Fantasia, by 5 years
Which came first: Bugs Bunny or the first Super Bowl?Bugs Bunny, by 27 years
Which came first: the birth of Bruce Lee or the United Nations?The birth of Bruce Lee, by 5 years
Which came first: Ben-Hur or Tom and Jerry?Tom and Jerry, by 19 years
Which came first: the birth of John Lennon or Singin' in the Rain?The birth of John Lennon, by 12 years
Which came first: Bugs Bunny or Guinness World Records?Bugs Bunny, by 15 years
Which came first: Disneyland or McDonald's?McDonald's, by 15 years
Which came first: Fanta or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?Fanta, by 10 years
Which came first: Bugs Bunny or the discovery of the Terracotta Army?Bugs Bunny, by about 34 years
Which came first: the death of Laura Ingalls Wilder or McDonald's?McDonald's, by 17 years
Which came first: Fanta or Mattel?Fanta, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Dolly Parton or Fanta?Fanta, by 6 years
Which came first: Animal Farm or Fanta?Fanta, by 5 years
Which came first: Curious George or Woodstock festival?Curious George, by 28 years
Which came first: Citizen Kane or the birth of Dolly Parton?Citizen Kane, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Bill Gates or Wonder Woman?Wonder Woman, by 14 years
Which came first: Cheerios or Hey Jude?Cheerios, by 27 years
Which came first: Cheerios or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?Cheerios, by 9 years
Which came first: Curious George or the death of Orville Wright?Curious George, by 7 years
Which came first: India or White Christmas?White Christmas, by 5 years
Which came first: India or the birth of Muhammad Ali?The birth of Muhammad Ali, by 5 years
Which came first: Casablanca or the CIA?Casablanca, by 5 years
Which came first: the CIA or the birth of Muhammad Ali?The birth of Muhammad Ali, by 5 years
Which came first: Casablanca or the State of Israel?Casablanca, by 6 years
Which came first: the CIA or White Christmas?White Christmas, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Paul McCartney or the World Health Organization?The birth of Paul McCartney, by 6 years
Which came first: the birth of Mick Jagger or the World Health Organization?The birth of Mick Jagger, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Mick Jagger or the State of Israel?The birth of Mick Jagger, by 5 years
Which came first: Dungeons & Dragons or IKEA?IKEA, by 31 years
Which came first: Formula One or Nachos?Nachos, by 7 years
Which came first: IKEA or NATO?IKEA, by 6 years
Which came first: Cluedo or IKEA?IKEA, by 6 years
Which came first: Nachos or the State of Israel?Nachos, by 5 years
Which came first: Disney's Cinderella or IKEA?IKEA, by 7 years
Which came first: Nachos or Nineteen Eighty-Four?Nachos, by 6 years
Which came first: Nachos or the birth of Shigeru Miyamoto?Nachos, by 9 years
Which came first: IKEA or the World Health Organization?IKEA, by 5 years
Which came first: G.I. Joe or Smokey Bear?Smokey Bear, by 20 years
Which came first: Disney's Cinderella or Mattel?Mattel, by 5 years
Which came first: 2001: A Space Odyssey or the microwave oven?The microwave oven, by 23 years
Which came first: the microwave oven or Sesame Street?The microwave oven, by 24 years
Which came first: the United Nations or What a Wonderful World?The United Nations, by 22 years
Which came first: Charlie Brown and Snoopy or the United Nations?The United Nations, by 5 years
Which came first: Animal Farm or Dunkin' Donuts?Animal Farm, by 5 years
Which came first: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or the microwave oven?The microwave oven, by 5 years
Which came first: The Catcher in the Rye or It's a Wonderful Life?It's a Wonderful Life, by 5 years
Which came first: The Catcher in the Rye or the birth of Dolly Parton?The birth of Dolly Parton, by 5 years
Which came first: I Love Lucy or It's a Wonderful Life?It's a Wonderful Life, by 5 years
Which came first: Nutella or Sony?Sony, by 18 years
Which came first: Thomas the Tank Engine or Top Gun?Thomas the Tank Engine, by 40 years
Which came first: the birth of Dolly Parton or I Love Lucy?The birth of Dolly Parton, by 5 years
Which came first: Sony or Spider-Man?Sony, by 16 years
Which came first: Live Aid or Thomas the Tank Engine?Thomas the Tank Engine, by 39 years
Which came first: I Love Lucy or Thomas the Tank Engine?Thomas the Tank Engine, by 5 years
Which came first: Disneyland or Thomas the Tank Engine?Thomas the Tank Engine, by 9 years
Which came first: The Catcher in the Rye or Thomas the Tank Engine?Thomas the Tank Engine, by 5 years
Which came first: Singin' in the Rain or Thomas the Tank Engine?Thomas the Tank Engine, by 6 years
Which came first: The Beatles' Yesterday or the transistor?The transistor, by 18 years
Which came first: Charlotte's Web or India?India, by 5 years
Which came first: The Mary Poppins film or the transistor?The transistor, by 17 years
Which came first: Nike or the transistor?The transistor, by 17 years
Which came first: H&M or The Lord of the Rings?H&M, by about 7 years
Which came first: the DNA double helix or H&M?H&M, by 6 years
Which came first: the first ascent of Everest or H&M?H&M, by 6 years
Which came first: H&M or Rock Around the Clock?H&M, by 7 years
Which came first: 2001: A Space Odyssey or Cheetos?Cheetos, by 20 years
Which came first: Cheetos or Hey Jude?Cheetos, by 20 years
Which came first: Cheetos or Paddington Bear?Cheetos, by 10 years
Which came first: Lego bricks or Walmart?Lego bricks, by 13 years
Which came first: Cluedo or Rock Around the Clock?Cluedo, by 5 years
Which came first: Cluedo or The Lord of the Rings?Cluedo, by about 5 years
Which came first: The Lord of the Rings or NATO?NATO, by about 5 years
Which came first: Lego bricks or Nike?Lego bricks, by 15 years
Which came first: Adidas or Rock Around the Clock?Adidas, by 5 years
Which came first: Lord of the Flies or NATO?NATO, by 5 years
Which came first: Adidas or Godzilla?Adidas, by 5 years
Which came first: Adidas or the death of Laura Ingalls Wilder?Adidas, by 8 years
Which came first: Brasília or Lego bricks?Lego bricks, by 11 years

1950 and later

Which came first: Disneyland or Formula One?Formula One, by 5 years
Which came first: Dunkin' Donuts or the birth of Tim Berners-Lee?Dunkin' Donuts, by 5 years
Which came first: Disney's Cinderella or the birth of Steve Jobs?Disney's Cinderella, by 5 years
Which came first: Dunkin' Donuts or the discovery of the Terracotta Army?Dunkin' Donuts, by about 24 years
Which came first: the first credit card or the birth of Steve Jobs?The first credit card, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Bill Gates or the first credit card?The first credit card, by 5 years
Which came first: Charlie Brown and Snoopy or the discovery of the Terracotta Army?Charlie Brown and Snoopy, by about 24 years
Which came first: the first credit card or Sputnik 1?The first credit card, by 7 years
Which came first: the first credit card or the birth of Tim Berners-Lee?The first credit card, by 5 years
Which came first: Charlotte's Web or Pizza Hut?Charlotte's Web, by 6 years
Which came first: NASA or the birth of Shigeru Miyamoto?The birth of Shigeru Miyamoto, by 6 years
Which came first: Mr. Potato Head or Nike?Mr. Potato Head, by 12 years
Which came first: Johnny B. Goode or the birth of Shigeru Miyamoto?The birth of Shigeru Miyamoto, by 6 years
Which came first: Mr. Potato Head or Nutella?Mr. Potato Head, by 12 years
Which came first: Singin' in the Rain or What a Wonderful World?Singin' in the Rain, by 15 years
Which came first: Charlotte's Web or the death of Laura Ingalls Wilder?Charlotte's Web, by 5 years
Which came first: the death of Laura Ingalls Wilder or Mr. Potato Head?Mr. Potato Head, by 5 years
Which came first: Fahrenheit 451 or The Mary Poppins film?Fahrenheit 451, by 11 years
Which came first: the DNA double helix or Instant noodles?The DNA double helix, by 5 years
Which came first: the first ascent of Everest or Instant noodles?The first ascent of Everest, by 5 years
Which came first: the first ascent of Everest or Pizza Hut?The first ascent of Everest, by 5 years
Which came first: Doritos or Fahrenheit 451?Fahrenheit 451, by 11 years
Which came first: the first ascent of Everest or NASA?The first ascent of Everest, by 5 years
Which came first: Barbie or the DNA double helix?The DNA double helix, by 6 years
Which came first: Brasília or Fahrenheit 451?Fahrenheit 451, by 7 years
Which came first: Brasília or Lord of the Flies?Lord of the Flies, by 6 years
Which came first: Brasília or Godzilla?Godzilla, by 6 years
Which came first: the European Union or Guinness World Records?Guinness World Records, by 38 years
Which came first: Cup Noodles or Kermit the Frog?Kermit the Frog, by 16 years
Which came first: Dune or Kermit the Frog?Kermit the Frog, by 10 years
Which came first: Psycho or the birth of Steve Jobs?The birth of Steve Jobs, by 5 years
Which came first: Kermit the Frog or Subway?Kermit the Frog, by 10 years
Which came first: Kermit the Frog or To Kill a Mockingbird?Kermit the Frog, by 5 years
Which came first: Brasília or Guinness World Records?Guinness World Records, by 5 years
Which came first: Eurovision or the first Moon landing?Eurovision, by 13 years
Which came first: Eurovision or the Gateway Arch?Eurovision, by 9 years
Which came first: Risk or Subway?Risk, by 8 years
Which came first: the first James Bond film or Sputnik 1?Sputnik 1, by 5 years
Which came first: The Cat in the Hat or Walmart?The Cat in the Hat, by 5 years
Which came first: Sputnik 1 or Taco Bell?Sputnik 1, by 5 years
Which came first: the Moog synthesizer or Risk?Risk, by 7 years
Which came first: The Cat in the Hat or Spider-Man?The Cat in the Hat, by 5 years
Which came first: the Cuban Missile Crisis or Sputnik 1?Sputnik 1, by 5 years
Which came first: The Cat in the Hat or Taco Bell?The Cat in the Hat, by 5 years
Which came first: the first woman in space or Risk?Risk, by 6 years
Which came first: the Smurfs or Space Invaders?The Smurfs, by 20 years
Which came first: the Smurfs or Star Wars?The Smurfs, by 19 years
Which came first: Tennis for Two or The Terminator?Tennis for Two, by 26 years
Which came first: the first Macintosh or Tennis for Two?Tennis for Two, by 26 years
Which came first: the Atomium or Planet of the Apes?The Atomium, by 10 years
Which came first: the first Super Bowl or Tennis for Two?Tennis for Two, by 9 years
Which came first: the Atomium or Singapore?The Atomium, by 7 years
Which came first: the Smurfs or What a Wonderful World?The Smurfs, by 9 years
Which came first: Barbie or Singapore?Barbie, by 6 years
Which came first: Ben-Hur or Singapore?Ben-Hur, by 6 years
Which came first: the laser or Voyager 1?The laser, by 17 years
Which came first: The Flintstones or Hot Wheels?The Flintstones, by 8 years
Which came first: Domino's Pizza or Dune?Domino's Pizza, by 5 years
Which came first: Cup Noodles or the laser?The laser, by 11 years
Which came first: the laser or Space Invaders?The laser, by 18 years
Which came first: the first Paralympics or Ghostbusters?The first Paralympics, by 24 years
Which came first: the first Paralympics or the first Space Shuttle flight?The first Paralympics, by 21 years
Which came first: The Flintstones or Planet of the Apes?The Flintstones, by 8 years
Which came first: The Flintstones or the Gateway Arch?The Flintstones, by 5 years
Which came first: Psycho or Singapore?Psycho, by 5 years
Which came first: the first Paralympics or What a Wonderful World?The first Paralympics, by 7 years
Which came first: The Flintstones or Singapore?The Flintstones, by 5 years
Which came first: Sprite or Walt Disney World?Sprite, by 10 years
Which came first: the death of Alfred Hitchcock or Sprite?Sprite, by 19 years
Which came first: the birth of Princess Diana or Twister?The birth of Princess Diana, by 5 years
Which came first: the death of Alfred Hitchcock or the Berlin Wall?The Berlin Wall, by 19 years
Which came first: the birth of Princess Diana or Star Trek?The birth of Princess Diana, by 5 years
Which came first: the death of Alfred Hitchcock or the first human in space?The first human in space, by 19 years
Which came first: the Berlin Wall or Twister?The Berlin Wall, by 5 years
Which came first: the birth of Princess Diana or Walt Disney World?The birth of Princess Diana, by 10 years
Which came first: Sprite or Star Trek?Sprite, by 5 years
Which came first: the first human in space or Walt Disney World?The first human in space, by 10 years
Which came first: the Hulk or Pringles?The Hulk, by 6 years
Which came first: the Cuban Missile Crisis or Rolling Stone?The Cuban Missile Crisis, by 5 years
Which came first: the first James Bond film or Rolling Stone?The first James Bond film, by 5 years
Which came first: the Hulk or Space Invaders?The Hulk, by 16 years
Which came first: 2001: A Space Odyssey or Hawaiian pizza?Hawaiian pizza, by 6 years
Which came first: Hawaiian pizza or Walt Disney World?Hawaiian pizza, by 9 years
Which came first: Hawaiian pizza or Hey Jude?Hawaiian pizza, by 6 years
Which came first: Hawaiian pizza or Rolling Stone?Hawaiian pizza, by 5 years
Which came first: Bohemian Rhapsody or Where the Wild Things Are?Where the Wild Things Are, by 12 years
Which came first: the Sydney Opera House or Where the Wild Things Are?Where the Wild Things Are, by 10 years
Which came first: the first woman in space or MTV?The first woman in space, by 18 years
Which came first: Doctor Who or MTV?Doctor Who, by 18 years
Which came first: Doctor Who or E.T.?Doctor Who, by 19 years
Which came first: Dungeons & Dragons or Where the Wild Things Are?Where the Wild Things Are, by 11 years
Which came first: Doctor Who or Ghostbusters?Doctor Who, by 21 years
Which came first: the death of Pablo Picasso or Where the Wild Things Are?Where the Wild Things Are, by 10 years
Which came first: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Jaws?Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by 11 years
Which came first: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Microsoft?Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by 11 years
Which came first: Jeopardy! or Super Mario Bros.?Jeopardy!, by 21 years
Which came first: the Chernobyl disaster or Jeopardy!?Jeopardy!, by 22 years
Which came first: Bohemian Rhapsody or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by 11 years
Which came first: Donkey Kong or the Moog synthesizer?The Moog synthesizer, by 17 years
Which came first: Jeopardy! or Woodstock festival?Jeopardy!, by 5 years
Which came first: the first Moon landing or Jeopardy!?Jeopardy!, by 5 years
Which came first: Jeopardy! or Sesame Street?Jeopardy!, by 5 years
Which came first: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or the death of Pablo Picasso?Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by 9 years
Which came first: E.T. or Gatorade?Gatorade, by 17 years
Which came first: Asteroids or the first spacewalk?The first spacewalk, by 14 years
Which came first: Gatorade or Raiders of the Lost Ark?Gatorade, by 16 years
Which came first: E.T. or Subway?Subway, by 17 years
Which came first: Gatorade or The Terminator?Gatorade, by 19 years
Which came first: the first spacewalk or the Sony Walkman?The first spacewalk, by 14 years
Which came first: Dune or the first Macintosh?Dune, by 19 years
Which came first: the first spacewalk or The Mr. Men books?The first spacewalk, by 6 years
Which came first: Imagine or Star Trek?Star Trek, by 5 years
Which came first: the death of Salvador Dalí or Twister?Twister, by 23 years
Which came first: Rolling Stone or the death of Salvador Dalí?Rolling Stone, by 22 years
Which came first: the cash machine or the birth of Taylor Swift?The cash machine, by 22 years
Which came first: the cash machine or the Chernobyl disaster?The cash machine, by 19 years
Which came first: Intel or the Sony Walkman?Intel, by 11 years
Which came first: Blade Runner or Pringles?Pringles, by 14 years
Which came first: Asteroids or Intel?Intel, by 11 years
Which came first: Planet of the Apes or the Sydney Opera House?Planet of the Apes, by 5 years
Which came first: Michael Jackson's Thriller or Pringles?Pringles, by 14 years
Which came first: Intel or the death of Pablo Picasso?Intel, by 5 years
Which came first: Star Wars or The Very Hungry Caterpillar?The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by 8 years
Which came first: Concorde or the Sony Walkman?Concorde, by 10 years
Which came first: Asteroids or Concorde?Concorde, by 10 years
Which came first: The Legend of Zelda or Nerf?Nerf, by 17 years
Which came first: Nerf or Never Gonna Give You Up?Nerf, by 18 years
Which came first: Space Invaders or The Very Hungry Caterpillar?The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by 9 years
Which came first: Concorde or Pac-Man?Concorde, by 11 years
Which came first: the death of Alfred Hitchcock or Nerf?Nerf, by 11 years
Which came first: Michael Jackson's Thriller or The Mr. Men books?The Mr. Men books, by 11 years
Which came first: Email or Sonic the Hedgehog?Email, by 20 years
Which came first: the CN Tower or Imagine?Imagine, by 5 years
Which came first: Never Gonna Give You Up or Starbucks?Starbucks, by 16 years
Which came first: Blade Runner or The Mr. Men books?The Mr. Men books, by 11 years
Which came first: Jenga or Stairway to Heaven?Stairway to Heaven, by 12 years
Which came first: the CN Tower or Stairway to Heaven?Stairway to Heaven, by 5 years
Which came first: Doom or Email?Email, by 22 years
Which came first: the fall of the Berlin Wall or Starbucks?Starbucks, by 18 years
Which came first: Breakout or Imagine?Imagine, by 5 years
Which came first: Cup Noodles or Raiders of the Lost Ark?Cup Noodles, by 10 years
Which came first: the Game Boy or Starbucks?Starbucks, by 18 years
Which came first: Email or Star Wars?Email, by 6 years
Which came first: Email or Voyager 1?Email, by 6 years
Which came first: Breakout or Email?Email, by 5 years
Which came first: Email or Rocky?Email, by 5 years
Which came first: Atari or Jenga?Atari, by 11 years
Which came first: Pong or the Women's World Cup?Pong, by 19 years
Which came first: The Godfather or Jenga?The Godfather, by 11 years
Which came first: Pong or Voyager 1?Pong, by 5 years
Which came first: The Godfather or the Women's World Cup?The Godfather, by 19 years
Which came first: Atari or Voyager 1?Atari, by 5 years
Which came first: Disney's The Little Mermaid or Hello Kitty?Hello Kitty, by 15 years
Which came first: the Game Boy or Hello Kitty?Hello Kitty, by 15 years
Which came first: Donkey Kong or the Rubik's Cube?The Rubik's Cube, by 7 years
Which came first: Hello Kitty or the birth of Lionel Messi?Hello Kitty, by 13 years
Which came first: the Rubik's Cube or the Rugby World Cup?The Rubik's Cube, by 11 years
Which came first: Doom or Zara?Zara, by 18 years
Which came first: Smells Like Teen Spirit or Zara?Zara, by 16 years
Which came first: Jurassic Park or Zara?Zara, by 18 years
Which came first: Disney's Aladdin or Zara?Zara, by 17 years
Which came first: Microsoft or Pac-Man?Microsoft, by 5 years
Which came first: Jaws or Pac-Man?Jaws, by 5 years
Which came first: the death of Alfred Hitchcock or Zara?Zara, by 5 years
Which came first: the first Space Shuttle flight or Rocky?Rocky, by 5 years
Which came first: Apple or Donkey Kong?Apple, by 5 years
Which came first: Breakout or the IBM PC?Breakout, by 5 years
Which came first: Apple or Raiders of the Lost Ark?Apple, by 5 years
Which came first: Apple or the first Space Shuttle flight?Apple, by 5 years
Which came first: Apple or the IBM PC?Apple, by 5 years
Which came first: Ben & Jerry's or the birth of Lionel Messi?Ben & Jerry's, by 9 years
Which came first: Ben & Jerry's or the birth of Taylor Swift?Ben & Jerry's, by 11 years
Which came first: Ben & Jerry's or the Rugby World Cup?Ben & Jerry's, by 7 years
Which came first: Ben & Jerry's or the death of Salvador Dalí?Ben & Jerry's, by 11 years
Which came first: the Rugby World Cup or the Sony Walkman?The Sony Walkman, by 6 years
Which came first: Pac-Man or the Rugby World Cup?Pac-Man, by 5 years
Which came first: the Czech Republic or the IBM PC?The IBM PC, by 12 years
Which came first: Blade Runner or the European Union?Blade Runner, by 11 years
Which came first: Michael Jackson's Thriller or the Premier League?Michael Jackson's Thriller, by 10 years
Which came first: the fall of the Berlin Wall or the NES (Famicom)?The NES (Famicom), by 6 years
Which came first: Disney's The Little Mermaid or the NES (Famicom)?The NES (Famicom), by 6 years
Which came first: the NES (Famicom) or the death of Salvador Dalí?The NES (Famicom), by 6 years
Which came first: Google or Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah?Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, by 14 years
Which came first: the first Harry Potter book or Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah?Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, by 13 years
Which came first: James Cameron's Titanic or Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah?Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, by 13 years
Which came first: the Premier League or The Terminator?The Terminator, by 8 years
Which came first: Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah or the Women's World Cup?Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, by 7 years
Which came first: the European Union or the first Macintosh?The first Macintosh, by 9 years
Which came first: the European Union or Ghostbusters?Ghostbusters, by 9 years
Which came first: Back to the Future or the Czech Republic?Back to the Future, by 8 years
Which came first: Live Aid or the Premier League?Live Aid, by 7 years
Which came first: the Czech Republic or Super Mario Bros.?Super Mario Bros., by 8 years
Which came first: Pixar or the PlayStation?Pixar, by 8 years
Which came first: Disney's Beauty and the Beast or The Legend of Zelda?The Legend of Zelda, by 5 years
Which came first: Pixar or the Tamagotchi?Pixar, by 10 years
Which came first: Pixar or Windows 95?Pixar, by 9 years
Which came first: The Legend of Zelda or Street Fighter II?The Legend of Zelda, by 5 years
Which came first: Pixar or the Women's World Cup?Pixar, by 5 years
Which came first: the Chernobyl disaster or the Premier League?The Chernobyl disaster, by 6 years
Which came first: the Czech Republic or The Legend of Zelda?The Legend of Zelda, by 7 years
Which came first: the European Union or Top Gun?Top Gun, by 7 years
Which came first: Google or Red Bull?Red Bull, by 11 years
Which came first: James Cameron's Titanic or Red Bull?Red Bull, by 10 years
Which came first: ...Baby One More Time or Red Bull?Red Bull, by 11 years
Which came first: the first Harry Potter book or Red Bull?Red Bull, by 10 years
Which came first: the Czech Republic or Never Gonna Give You Up?Never Gonna Give You Up, by 6 years
Which came first: the birth of Lionel Messi or the Premier League?The birth of Lionel Messi, by 5 years
Which came first: the World Wide Web or Yahoo!?The World Wide Web, by 5 years
Which came first: the Channel Tunnel or The Simpsons?The Simpsons, by 5 years
Which came first: Friends or the World Wide Web?The World Wide Web, by 5 years
Which came first: The Lion King or The Simpsons?The Simpsons, by 5 years
Which came first: Forrest Gump or the World Wide Web?The World Wide Web, by 5 years
Which came first: The Lion King or the World Wide Web?The World Wide Web, by 5 years
Which came first: The Simpsons or Toy Story?The Simpsons, by 6 years
Which came first: the Channel Tunnel or the World Wide Web?The World Wide Web, by 5 years
Which came first: Forrest Gump or The Simpsons?The Simpsons, by 5 years
Which came first: the Furby or the Hubble telescope?The Hubble telescope, by 8 years
Which came first: ...Baby One More Time or the Hubble telescope?The Hubble telescope, by 8 years
Which came first: the Hubble telescope or James Cameron's Titanic?The Hubble telescope, by 7 years
Which came first: SpongeBob SquarePants or the text message?The text message, by 7 years
Which came first: the first Xbox or the text message?The text message, by 9 years
Which came first: Candy Crush Saga or the QR code?The QR code, by 18 years
Which came first: The Dark Knight or the first smartphone?The first smartphone, by 14 years
Which came first: Amazon or The Matrix?Amazon, by 5 years
Which came first: Minecraft or the QR code?The QR code, by 17 years
Which came first: Amazon or The Sims?Amazon, by 6 years
Which came first: the first smartphone or Iron Man?The first smartphone, by 14 years
Which came first: The Matrix or the PlayStation?The PlayStation, by 5 years
Which came first: the first smartphone or The Matrix?The first smartphone, by 5 years
Which came first: Finding Nemo or the QR code?The QR code, by 9 years
Which came first: the QR code or World of Warcraft?The QR code, by 10 years
Which came first: Euro notes and coins or the QR code?The QR code, by 8 years
Which came first: Pirates of the Caribbean or the QR code?The QR code, by 9 years
Which came first: the first planet of a Sun-like star or The Hunger Games?The first planet of a Sun-like star, by 13 years
Which came first: eBay or Shrek?EBay, by 6 years
Which came first: eBay or The Sims?EBay, by 5 years
Which came first: the first planet of a Sun-like star or Reddit?The first planet of a Sun-like star, by 10 years
Which came first: eBay or the iPod?EBay, by 6 years
Which came first: Euro notes and coins or the first planet of a Sun-like star?The first planet of a Sun-like star, by 7 years
Which came first: eBay or Montenegro?EBay, by 11 years
Which came first: the first planet of a Sun-like star or The Sims?The first planet of a Sun-like star, by 5 years
Which came first: Dolly the sheep or the iPod?Dolly the sheep, by 5 years
Which came first: the first Xbox or USB?USB, by 5 years
Which came first: the iPod or USB?USB, by 5 years
Which came first: Euro notes and coins or the Tamagotchi?The Tamagotchi, by 6 years
Which came first: Dolly the sheep or Shrek?Dolly the sheep, by 5 years
Which came first: Montenegro or USB?USB, by 10 years
Which came first: Euro notes and coins or the first Harry Potter book?The first Harry Potter book, by 5 years
Which came first: Gmail or Wi-Fi?Wi-Fi, by 7 years
Which came first: the first Mars rover or Twilight?The first Mars rover, by 8 years
Which came first: Angry Birds or Netflix?Netflix, by 12 years
Which came first: the first Mars rover or Twitter?The first Mars rover, by 9 years
Which came first: Wi-Fi or World of Warcraft?Wi-Fi, by 7 years
Which came first: The Da Vinci Code or Wi-Fi?Wi-Fi, by 6 years
Which came first: Avatar or Netflix?Netflix, by 12 years
Which came first: Netflix or Pixar's Up?Netflix, by 12 years
Which came first: Euro notes and coins or Netflix?Netflix, by 5 years
Which came first: the Furby or Montenegro?The Furby, by 8 years
Which came first: Montenegro or SpongeBob SquarePants?SpongeBob SquarePants, by 7 years
Which came first: the first Xbox or Montenegro?The first Xbox, by 5 years
Which came first: Montenegro or Shrek?Shrek, by 5 years
Which came first: the iPod or Montenegro?The iPod, by 5 years
Which came first: the Burj Khalifa or SpaceX?SpaceX, by 8 years
Which came first: The Hunger Games or SpaceX?SpaceX, by 6 years
Which came first: Avatar or SpaceX?SpaceX, by 7 years
Which came first: Game of Thrones or Tesla?Tesla, by 8 years
Which came first: South Sudan or Tesla?Tesla, by 8 years
Which came first: Angry Birds or Peppa Pig?Peppa Pig, by 5 years
Which came first: Avatar or Peppa Pig?Peppa Pig, by 5 years
Which came first: Peppa Pig or Pixar's Up?Peppa Pig, by 5 years
Which came first: the Burj Khalifa or Reddit?Reddit, by 5 years
Which came first: South Sudan or Spotify?Spotify, by 5 years
Which came first: Game of Thrones or Spotify?Spotify, by 5 years
Which came first: Airbnb or Frozen?Airbnb, by 5 years
Which came first: Among Us or Zoom?Zoom, by 7 years

How the dates are checked

Every year comes from Wikidata, the structured database behind Wikipedia, for one stated property: the founding date of a company, the publication date of a book, the date of birth of a person. Each item was then checked, one by one, against its English Wikipedia article, and for anything vague or disputed against a second reliable source such as Britannica or the organisation's own history. Items whose date sources disagree were left out, and so were the pairs they belonged to.

A date marked c. is approximate, such as the completion of the Great Pyramid; its gap is rounded the same way. Years BC count back with no year zero, so 1 BC is followed by AD 1.

Why these pairs fool people

Most of us place things in time by how they feel: black-and-white photographs feel old, brands we grew up with feel modern, and anything with a famous founder feels as old as the founder's portrait. The game was built around those instincts, so the hardest pairs set something that feels new but is old against something that feels old but is newer. Nokia, for example, started as a mill in 1865, before the telephone was patented.

Common questions

Where do the dates come from?
From Wikidata, checked against each item's Wikipedia article and, where needed, a second reliable source. Each page links the references for both of its items.
What does the date of an invention mean here?
Whatever the page says it means: the first patent, the first one built, the first one sold. Inventions rarely have a single birthday, so each item states which date it uses.
How do I play the game?
Open Older Than You Think: sixteen pairs, one tap each to pick the older, with a timeline and a fact after every answer. It takes about a minute and a half and needs no download.

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