20 questions • HistoryWhat happened first: the assassination of John F. Kennedy or the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.? | |||||
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JFK's assassination happened first (1963 vs. 1968) | |||||
Who was born first: Britney Spears or Lady Gaga? | |||||
Britney Spears (1981) was born before Lady Gaga (1986) | |||||
What came first: Netflix as a DVD-by-mail service or the launch of the iPhone? | |||||
Netflix launched DVD-by-mail in 1997; the iPhone launched in 2007 | |||||
What came first: the first Harry Potter book or the film "The Matrix"? | |||||
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was published in 1997; "The Matrix" released in 1999 | |||||
What happened first: the fall of the Berlin Wall or the dissolution of the Soviet Union? | |||||
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989; the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991 | |||||
What was invented first: the Post-it note or the ballpoint pen? | |||||
The ballpoint pen was patented in the 1930s; Post-it Notes launched in 1980 | |||||
Who won an Oscar first: Meryl Streep or Frances McDormand? | |||||
Meryl Streep won in 1980 (Kramer vs. Kramer); McDormand in 1997 | |||||
Which opened first: Disneyland in California or Euro Disney (Disneyland Paris)? | |||||
Disneyland California opened in 1955; Euro Disney in 1992 | |||||
What came first: Google or Facebook? | |||||
Google was founded in 1998; Facebook launched in 2004 | |||||
What happened first: Apollo 11 landing on the Moon or the Woodstock festival? | |||||
Apollo 11 landed on 20 July 1969; Woodstock began on 15 August 1969 | |||||
What was launched first: the Lego brick or Playmobil figures? | |||||
The Lego brick was patented in 1958; Playmobil launched in 1974 | |||||
What came first: the first Star Wars film or "Alien"? | |||||
"Star Wars" (1977) was released before "Alien" (1979) | |||||
What happened first: The Beatles released "Sgt. Pepper" or The Rolling Stones released "Exile on Main St."? | |||||
"Sgt. Pepper" came out in 1967; "Exile on Main St." in 1972 | |||||
Who won Wimbledon first: Björn Borg or Roger Federer? | |||||
Björn Borg first won in 1976; Federer in 2003 | |||||
What came first: Nintendo launched the Game Boy or Sony launched the PlayStation? | |||||
Game Boy launched in 1989; PlayStation in 1994 | |||||
What was founded first: Harvard University or the University of Oslo? | |||||
Harvard (1636) predates the University of Oslo (1811) | |||||
What was established first: the UN or NATO? | |||||
The UN was established in 1945; NATO in 1949 | |||||
Who became head of government first: Angela Merkel or Jacinda Ardern? | |||||
Angela Merkel became chancellor in 2005; Jacinda Ardern in 2017 | |||||
What happened first: Instagram launched or Snapchat launched? | |||||
Instagram launched in 2010; Snapchat in 2011 | |||||
What was introduced first: Spotify or Apple Music? | |||||
Spotify launched in 2008; Apple Music in 2015 | |||||
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