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<b>Warning: this quiz may change the way you look at history.</b>

Warning: this quiz may change the way you look at history.

Do You Know Which Of These Events Happened First?

France's last execution by guillotine was in 1977, eight years after we landed on the moon. That's even afte "Star Wars" premiered!

Which of these events happened most recently?

Nintendo was founded in 1888, while Dracula was published in 1897. Before you start to image 19th century gameboys, however, know that Nintendo originally made playing cards. Sorry.

Which of these happened most recently?

Teaching was underway at Oxford in 1096, years before Genghis Khan was born in 1162.

Which of these old things is older?

Marco Polo was born in 1254, almost 200 years before Christopher Columbus was born in 1451.

Which one of these Italian travelers lived first?

The Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299 all the way until 1922, wayyy after the New York subway opened in 1904. Crazy, right?

Which of these events happened later?

Construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge back in 1870, six years before Custer took his last stand.

Which of these happened first?

Pharmacist John Pemberton invented Coca Cola in 1886, but Oreos didn't come to be until 1912.

Which of these all-American goods was invented first?

Poop comes first. The flushing toilet was patented in 1775, while the doorknob only came into being in 1878!

Which one of these very necessary products was invented first?

The Aztec people founded Tenochtitlán in 1325, while eyeglasses were invented in Italy in the 1280s. Woah.

Which one of these came first?

"Back to the Future" was released in 1985, twelve years after Pablo Picasso died in 1973.

Which one of these happened first?

The first flight, which happened in 1903, was 25 whole years before sliced bread was available to buy! Betty White herself is older than sliced bread.

Which of these game-changers happened first?

German unification didn't happen until 1871, several years after the US Civil War ended.

Which of these national matters happened earlier?

The typewriter was invented in 1829, seven years before the first wagon train started their journey on the Oregon Trail in 1836. Too bad you couldn't bring a typewriter in the Oregon Trail computer game. Still wouldn't have prevented the dysentery.

The MLB was founded in 1869, and the samurai class ended in Japan in 1876. Meaning major league baseball and samurais were contemporaries for seven years.

Which of these events happened first?

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Do You Know Which Of These Events Happened First?

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