Which came first? · Tricky

Which came first: the first motorbike or Take Me Out to the Ball Game?

The first motorbike came first, in 1885 (built). Take Me Out to the Ball Game followed 23 years later, in 1908 (published).

  1. First1885

    The first motorbike

    invention · built

    Gottlieb Daimler's Reitwagen of 1885, a wooden bike with an engine, is often called the first motorcycle.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

  2. Second1908

    Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    song · published

    Take Me Out to the Ball Game was written in 1908 by men who had never been to a baseball game.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

All which-came-first pairs · About Older Than You Think · Quiz games

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.