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What Came First?

What came first out of the two events in each question.


Quiz

  1. ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest, or the sit-com Fawlty Towers is broadcast for the first time?
  2. American astronauts first land on the moon, or Pink Floyd released their album "Dark Side of the Moon"?
  3. Barack Obama became President, or David Cameron became Prime Minister?
  4. The film Grease, or the film Saturday Night Fever?




  5. Which geological period came first, the Jurassic or Silurian?
  6. Photography, or the telegraph?
  7. John Wayne's Academy Award for Best Actor, or Dustin Hoffman's?
  8. Which country became a sovereign country first: Malta or Pakistan?
  9. The completion of London's Gherkin, or Shard skyscraper?
  10. The A-Team, or Only Fools and Horses?
  11. The birth of Nicola Sturgeon, or Liz Truss?
  12. The Korean War, or Vietnam War?
  13. Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, or the London Underground first opens?
  14. Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile, or the death penalty in the UK is abolished?
  15. What came first: The Bank of England is established, or the Royal Mail is originally established?
  16. Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida, or the last execution by guillotine in France?
  17. The Atzec Empire was established, or Oxford University first existed?
  18. Lord Lucan disappears, or England wins the Football World Cup?
  19. The first episode of "Dr. Who" aired, or Ruth Ellis becomes the last woman hanged in Britain?
  20. Van Gogh paints the Sunflowers, or C S Lewis publishes "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"



Answers

  1. ABBA - ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest (1974), the sit-com Fawlty Towers is broadcast for the first time (1975)
  2. Moon landings - American astronauts land on the moon (1969), Pink Floyd release "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973)
  3. Barack Obama - Barack Obama (2009), David Cameron (2010)
  4. Saturday Night Fever - Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978)
  5. Silurian - Silurian (444 – 416 Million Years Ago), Jurassic (201.6 – 145.5 Million Years Ago)
  6. Photography - Photography (1826/27), Telegraph (1844)
  7. John Wayne - John Wayne (1969 - True Grit), Dustin Hoffman (1979 - Kramer vs. Kramer)
  8. Pakistan - Pakistan (1947), Malta (1964)
  9. The Gherkin - The Gherkin (2003), The Shard (2012)
  10. Only Fools and Horses - Only Fools and Horses (1981 to 2003), The A-Team (1983 to 1987)
  11. Nicola Sturgeon - Nicola Sturgeon (1970), Liz Truss (1975)
  12. Korean War - Korean War (1950 - 1953), Vietnam War (1955 - 1975)
  13. London Underground - London Underground (1863), Penicillin (1928)
  14. Roger Bannister - Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile (1954), the death peanlty in the UK is abolished (1965)



  15. Royal Mail - Royal Mail originally established (1516), The Bank of England is established (1694)
  16. Walt Disney World - Walt Disney World (1971), the last execution by guillotine in France (1977)
  17. Oxford University - Oxford University first existed (1096), the Atzec Empire was established (1430)
  18. England win - England win the Football World Cup (1966), Lord Lucan disappears (1974)
  19. Ruth Ellis hanged - Ruth Ellis becomes the last woman hanged in Britain (1955), the first episode of "Dr. Who" aired (1963)
  20. Sunflowers - Van Gogh paints the Sunflowers (1888), C S Lewis publishes "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (1950)