Funny What Came First Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. An ogre, a singing contest, a forgetful fish, and a social network enter the 2000s. Who got there first?
Shrek
The American Idol television series
Finding Nemo
Facebook
2. Four icons walk into the 1950s. Which one arrived first?
The debut of the Peanuts comic strip
Mr. Potato Head going on sale
The television premiere of I Love Lucy
Elvis Presley’s first commercial single
3. The arcade is open, the television is humming, and the moonwalk is still waiting backstage. Which debuted earliest?
MTV
The Pac-Man arcade game
Michael Jackson’s Thriller album
Super Mario Bros.
4. Which lineup correctly runs from oldest to newest?
Home Alone → The Simpsons as a regular TV series → the first website → Friends
The Simpsons as a regular TV series → Home Alone → the first website → Friends
The Simpsons as a regular TV series → the first website → Home Alone → Friends
The first website → The Simpsons as a regular TV series → Home Alone → Friends
5. Before role-playing parties, blockbuster sharks, and galaxies far away, which game had already appeared?
The film Jaws
Dungeons & Dragons
Pong
The film Star Wars
6. A collector wants to arrange four artifacts by when they first appeared. Which order is correct?
Sony Walkman → Rubik’s Cube invented → Pac-Man → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Pac-Man → Rubik’s Cube invented → Sony Walkman → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Rubik’s Cube invented → Pac-Man → Sony Walkman → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Rubik’s Cube invented → Sony Walkman → Pac-Man → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
7. Which 1980s debut came before the other three?
Madonna’s Like a Virgin album
The Legend of Zelda
The Golden Girls
Full House
8. Which sequence correctly travels through four major 1990s debuts?
PlayStation’s Japanese launch → Jurassic Park → Toy Story → the first Pokémon games
Jurassic Park → Toy Story → PlayStation’s Japanese launch → the first Pokémon games
Jurassic Park → PlayStation’s Japanese launch → the first Pokémon games → Toy Story
Jurassic Park → PlayStation’s Japanese launch → Toy Story → the first Pokémon games
9. A loaf and a cartoon mouse both made history in 1928. Which came first?
Commercially sold pre-sliced bread
Mickey Mouse’s debut in Steamboat Willie
They debuted on the same day
Neither; both debuted in 1929
10. Which modern pop culture sequence correctly runs from oldest to newest?
Hamilton’s stage premiere → Frozen → Pokémon Go → TikTok’s international launch
Frozen → Pokémon Go → Hamilton’s stage premiere → TikTok’s international launch
Frozen → Hamilton’s stage premiere → Pokémon Go → TikTok’s international launch
Frozen → Hamilton’s stage premiere → TikTok’s international launch → Pokémon Go
11. Which cultural institution began first—so early that its original business involved playing cards rather than video games?
The publication of Dracula
Nintendo’s founding
The first published crossword puzzle
The publication of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
12. Which late-2000s-to-early-2010s sequence is in the correct order?
Avatar → Lady Gaga’s The Fame → Instagram → Game of Thrones
Lady Gaga’s The Fame → Avatar → Instagram → Game of Thrones
Lady Gaga’s The Fame → Instagram → Avatar → Game of Thrones
Instagram → Lady Gaga’s The Fame → Avatar → Game of Thrones
13. Which television timeline is correctly ordered from earliest debut to latest debut?
Jeopardy! → Doctor Who → Star Trek → Sesame Street
Doctor Who → Star Trek → Jeopardy! → Sesame Street
Doctor Who → Jeopardy! → Star Trek → Sesame Street
Doctor Who → Jeopardy! → Sesame Street → Star Trek
14. You are building a museum display about mid-2000s digital culture. Which belongs at the beginning of this four-item timeline?
Twitter launched
The first iPhone was released
YouTube launched
Minecraft entered public alpha testing
15. Choose the correct oldest-to-newest sequence for these comic, cartoon, and movie landmarks.
Bugs Bunny’s recognized debut → Batman’s debut → Wonder Woman’s debut → Casablanca
Batman’s debut → Bugs Bunny’s recognized debut → Casablanca → Wonder Woman’s debut
Batman’s debut → Wonder Woman’s debut → Bugs Bunny’s recognized debut → Casablanca
Batman’s debut → Bugs Bunny’s recognized debut → Wonder Woman’s debut → Casablanca
16. Imagine checking the news during each launch year. Which service or franchise milestone would you encounter first?
The theatrical release of Iron Man, launching the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Spotify’s public launch
The theatrical release of Avatar
Netflix beginning its streaming service