Which came first?
Each question is a pair of "in which year" questions from the archive. Teams just say which happened first, A or B. The answers give both years, so you can also give a bonus point for the nearest year.
1. Which came first? A: In what year was the Easter Rising? B: What year was prince Andrew born?
2. Which came first? A: In what year did soap operas EastEnders in the UK, Neighbours in Australia and Lindenstra?e in Germany go on air? B: What year did Alan Shearer sign for Newcastle?
3. Which came first? A: In what year did French engineer and chemist Georges Claude invent the neon lamp? B: In which year was sliced bread first sold in the US?
4. Which came first? A: In what year was DNA discovered B: What year were Arsenal first promoted into the top division in England?
5. Which came first? A: In which year did Gary Glitter have a hit with Rock & Roll (Parts 1&2)? B: In what year was the first World Cup held?
6. Which came first? A: In which year were the Olympic games first held in London? B: In what year were the Oscars first presented?
7. Which came first? A: In which year was it made compulsory to wear front seat belts in the UK? B: In which year was Prince Charles invested as The Prince of Wales?
8. Which came first? A: Which year had Stephen hendry winning the world snooker championship for fourth year running and Jonathan Edwards breaking the world triple jump record? B: In which year was the Berlin Wall built?
9. Which came first? A: In which year did British cryptologists break the Enigma code? B: In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
10. Which came first? A: What year? Colin Todd was named footballer of the year, Ray Reardon was snooker world champion, and Arthur Ashe became the first black Wimbledon champion. B: In which year did Greece join the European Communities?
ANSWERS
1. A (A: 1916, B: 1960)
2. A (A: 1985, B: 1996)
3. A (A: 1915, B: 1928)
4. B (A: 1953, B: 1919)
5. B (A: 1972, B: 1930)
6. A (A: 1908, B: 1929)
7. B (A: 1983, B: 1969)
8. B (A: 1995, B: 1961)
9. B (A: 1941, B: 1896)
10. A (A: 1975, B: 1981)
Where these questions come from
- Irish History Quiz 2
- 1960s Quiz 2
- QuizMiz Quiz 37
- Sport Quiz 14
- QuizMiz Quiz 9
- Pauls Quiz 493
- Pub Quiz 56
- Sport Quiz 6
- Music Quiz 8
- Football Quiz 3
- Sport Quiz 3
- United States Quiz 3
- Mammoth General Knowledge Quiz 3
- Pot Luck Quiz 4
- Sport Quiz 1
- Behind the Iron Curtain Quiz 1
- Pauls Quiz 350
- Olympic Games Quiz 1
- History Quiz 22
- European Union Quiz 3