Which Came First? 40 Timelines That Break Your Brain

Which Came First? 40 Timelines That Break Your Brain: questions and answers

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1. Which way to talk came first? Television · Telephone · Internet

   Telephone

2. Which lived first? Woolly mammoths · Humans · Dinosaurs

   Dinosaurs

3. Which writing machine came first? Typewriter · Computer · Smartphone

   Typewriter

4. Which landmark was built first? Colosseum · Eiffel Tower · Great Pyramid

   Great Pyramid

5. Which already existed while Lincoln was alive? Radio · Photography · Movies

   Photography

6. Which way to travel came first? Bicycle · Car · Airplane

   Bicycle – The first bicycle, from 1817, had no pedals. You pushed it with your feet!

7. Which cartoon star appeared first? Mickey Mouse · Superman · Batman

   Mickey Mouse

8. Which of these games came out first? Minecraft · Fortnite · Roblox

   Roblox

9. Which one was NOT invented in the 1900s? Airplane · Television · Telephone · Microwave

   Telephone

10. Which way to close clothes came first? Zipper · Button · Velcro

    Button

11. The can opener was invented before the tin can.

    False – Cans came first! For decades people opened them with hammers and chisels.

12. Which office invention came first? Barcode scanning · Post-it note · Bubble wrap

    Bubble wrap – Bubble wrap was first sold as textured wallpaper. Nobody bought it!

13. Which launched first online? Google · iPhone · Instagram

    Google

14. Which arcade game came first? Tetris · Pac-Man · Super Mario Bros.

    Pac-Man

15. The first vending machine sold holy water, about 2,000 years ago.

    True – Hero of Alexandria designed a coin-operated water dispenser for temples.

16. Which machine was invented first? Hot air balloon · Submarine · Steam train

    Submarine – A wooden, oar-powered submarine sailed under the Thames in the 1620s!

17. Electric cars came before gasoline cars.

    True – Simple electric carriages rolled in the 1830s, decades before the 1886 gas car.

18. Which puzzle came first? Rubik's Cube · Sudoku · Crossword

    Crossword

19. Which toy came first? Monopoly · Barbie · LEGO minifigure

    Monopoly

20. Shakespeare was born the same year as... Isaac Newton · Columbus · Galileo

    Galileo – Both were born in 1564!

21. Which wonder was started first? Machu Picchu · Great Wall · Taj Mahal

    Great Wall

22. Which existed first? Harvard University · Calculus · The USA

    Harvard University

23. Which doctor's tool came first? Thermometer · Stethoscope · X-ray

    Thermometer

24. Which Edison-era invention came first? Phonograph · Light bulb · Telephone

    Telephone – Telephone 1876, phonograph 1877, light bulb 1879: all within 4 years!

25. Which happened first? Moon landing · First video game · First email

    First video game – A tennis game on an oscilloscope, "Tennis for Two", was made in 1958!

26. Which drink was invented first? Coca-Cola · Pepsi · Dr Pepper

    Dr Pepper

27. Which empire still existed when the first plane flew? Ottoman Empire · Roman Empire · Aztec Empire

    Ottoman Empire – The Wrights flew in 1903. The Ottoman Empire lasted until 1922!

28. Which famous tower or statue came first? Statue of Liberty · Big Ben's tower · Eiffel Tower

    Big Ben's tower

29. Which was founded first? Netflix · Amazon · Google

    Amazon

30. Which tech came first? Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · USB

    USB

31. The dodo was already gone when this came out: Newton's laws · Shakespeare's plays · The Mayflower voyage

    Newton's laws – The last dodo sighting was in 1662. Newton's laws came out in 1687.

32. Which movie came out first? Shrek · Finding Nemo · Toy Story

    Toy Story

33. Which city invention came first? Telephone · Elevator brake · Car

    Elevator brake – In 1854 Otis rode his elevator and had the rope cut to prove the brake!

34. Which medical discovery came first? X-ray · Insulin treatment · Penicillin

    X-ray

35. Which was NOT around before 1900? Radio broadcast · Telephone · Light bulb · Car

    Radio broadcast

36. Which of these is the oldest? TV remote · Microwave oven · Credit card

    Microwave oven – The microwave was invented after a melted chocolate bar in a radar lab!

37. The first email was sent before the first text message.

    True – Email: 1971. The first text message: 1992, and it said "Merry Christmas".

38. Which 2000s hit came first? iPhone · Wii · YouTube

    YouTube

39. Which toy is the oldest? Frisbee · Yo-yo · Slinky

    Yo-yo – Yo-yos were drawn on Greek vases about 2,500 years ago!

40. Who was born first? Abraham Lincoln · Charles Darwin · Napoleon

    Napoleon – Lincoln and Darwin were born on the very same day: 12 February 1809!

41. Which came first: the fax machine or the telephone? Fax machine · Telephone · Same year

    Fax machine