Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: A Trip to the Moon or the Indianapolis 500?
A Trip to the Moon came first, in 1902 (released). The Indianapolis 500 followed 9 years later, in 1911 (first held).
- First1902
A Trip to the Moon
film · releasedA Trip to the Moon, the film where a capsule fired from a cannon hits the Moon in the eye, came out in 1902.
- Second1911
The Indianapolis 500
event · first heldThe first Indianapolis 500, in 1911, was won by Ray Harroun, whose car carried his own invention, the rear-view mirror.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.