What Came First?
What came first out of the two events in each question.
Quiz
- ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest, or the sit-com Fawlty Towers is broadcast for the first time?
- American astronauts first land on the moon, or Pink Floyd released their album "Dark Side of the Moon"?
- Barack Obama became President, or David Cameron became Prime Minister?
- The film Grease, or the film Saturday Night Fever?
- Which geological period came first, the Jurassic or Silurian?
- Photography, or the telegraph?
- John Wayne's Academy Award for Best Actor, or Dustin Hoffman's?
- Which country became a sovereign country first: Malta or Pakistan?
- The completion of London's Gherkin, or Shard skyscraper?
- The A-Team, or Only Fools and Horses?
- The birth of Nicola Sturgeon, or Liz Truss?
- The Korean War, or Vietnam War?
- Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, or the London Underground first opens?
- Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile, or the death penalty in the UK is abolished?
- What came first: The Bank of England is established, or the Royal Mail is originally established?
- Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida, or the last execution by guillotine in France?
- The Atzec Empire was established, or Oxford University first existed?
- Lord Lucan disappears, or England wins the Football World Cup?
- The first episode of "Dr. Who" aired, or Ruth Ellis becomes the last woman hanged in Britain?
- Van Gogh paints the Sunflowers, or C S Lewis publishes "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
Answers
- ABBA - ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest (1974), the sit-com Fawlty Towers is broadcast for the first time (1975)
- Moon landings - American astronauts land on the moon (1969), Pink Floyd release "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973)
- Barack Obama - Barack Obama (2009), David Cameron (2010)
- Saturday Night Fever - Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978)
- Silurian - Silurian (444 – 416 Million Years Ago), Jurassic (201.6 – 145.5 Million Years Ago)
- Photography - Photography (1826/27), Telegraph (1844)
- John Wayne - John Wayne (1969 - True Grit), Dustin Hoffman (1979 - Kramer vs. Kramer)
- Pakistan - Pakistan (1947), Malta (1964)
- The Gherkin - The Gherkin (2003), The Shard (2012)
- Only Fools and Horses - Only Fools and Horses (1981 to 2003), The A-Team (1983 to 1987)
- Nicola Sturgeon - Nicola Sturgeon (1970), Liz Truss (1975)
- Korean War - Korean War (1950 - 1953), Vietnam War (1955 - 1975)
- London Underground - London Underground (1863), Penicillin (1928)
- Roger Bannister - Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile (1954), the death peanlty in the UK is abolished (1965)
- Royal Mail - Royal Mail originally established (1516), The Bank of England is established (1694)
- Walt Disney World - Walt Disney World (1971), the last execution by guillotine in France (1977)
- Oxford University - Oxford University first existed (1096), the Atzec Empire was established (1430)
- England win - England win the Football World Cup (1966), Lord Lucan disappears (1974)
- Ruth Ellis hanged - Ruth Ellis becomes the last woman hanged in Britain (1955), the first episode of "Dr. Who" aired (1963)
- Sunflowers - Van Gogh paints the Sunflowers (1888), C S Lewis publishes "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (1950)