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“Think You Know History?”: See If You Can Guess What Came First In These 28 Iconic Moments
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“Think You Know History?”: See If You Can Guess What Came First In These 28 Iconic Moments

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Did Mozart live before Beethoven? Or was it the other way around?

We’ve all learned about big events, famous people, and important inventions. When it comes to remembering the timeline of these things – well, that’s the tricky part. Sometimes the order is super obvious. But most of the time, it really is a struggle.

This quiz is all about figuring out what came first. You’ll get 28 pairs of events, discoveries, or moments from history. Your job is to choose which one happened first.

Ready to see how well you know your timelines? Let’s begin! ⏳

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    BewilderedBanana
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The question about the Trojan War and democracy in Athens is a bit of a giveaway - the pic showing the Trojan horse is in black and white, coz colour hadn't been invented back then so it's obvious it came first :D

    doredde
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did I ignore that? Could have made 1 point more...

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    XenoMurph
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The people who got full makes are cheating again!

    nm
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stopped this BS test, because many items have a couple of years difference.

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    BewilderedBanana
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The question about the Trojan War and democracy in Athens is a bit of a giveaway - the pic showing the Trojan horse is in black and white, coz colour hadn't been invented back then so it's obvious it came first :D

    doredde
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did I ignore that? Could have made 1 point more...

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    XenoMurph
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The people who got full makes are cheating again!

    nm
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stopped this BS test, because many items have a couple of years difference.

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