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What Came First? #2

Select the thing that formed or was created first.
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Last updated: July 13, 2020
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1. Chicken or Egg
Egg ✓
Chicken ✓
Two birds that weren't really chickens created a chicken egg, and hence, we have an answer: The egg came first, and then it hatched a chicken.
2. Pepsi or Coke
Coke ✓
Pepsi ✓
Dr. John S. Pemberton created Coca Cola in 1886 while Pepsi did not come about until 1893.
3. DC or Marvel
Marvel ✓
DC ✓
DC was founded in 1934. The title Marvel Comics was published in 1939
4. Fireworks or Paper
Paper ✓
Fireworks ✓
Paper dates to the 2nd century BCE in China.The earliest fireworks came from China during the Song dynasty (960–1279)
5. Barbie or G.I. Joe
Barbie ✓
G.I. Joe ✓
Barbie debuted in 1959 and G.I. Joe in 1964.
6. The Eiffel Tower or The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty ✓
The Eiffel Tower ✓
The Statue of Liberty was built in 1875, The Eifel tower in 1887.
7. Alaska or Hawaii
Alaska ✓
Hawaii ✓
Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, Hawaii on August 21, 1959.
8. Christianity or Hinduism
Hinduism ✓
Christianity ✓
Hinduism is 4,000 years old. Christianity is 2,020 years old.
9. Pacific Ocean or Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean ✓
Atlantic Ocean ✓
The Pacific is the oldest of the current ocean basins, with the oldest rocks on its floor being around 200 million years old. The Atlantic is about 180 million years old.
10. The Great Lakes or Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal ✓
The Great Lakes ✓
Lake Baikal in Siberia is between 20 and 25 million years old and holds more water than all of North America's Great Lakes combined. The Great Lakes are 7,000 to 32,000 years old.
11. Arabic or Lithuanian
Arabic ✓
Lithuanian ✓
Lithuanian is 5000 years old. Arabic is 1500 years old.
12. British Pound or Japanese Yen
British Pound ✓
Japanese Yen ✓
The British Pound is the world's oldest currency still in use – it's 1,200 years old. The Japanese Yen was created in 1871.
13. Taj Mahal or Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal ✓
Great Wall of China ✓
The Great wall of China is 2,300 years old. The Taj Mahal is 388 years old.
14. Panama Canal or Suez Canal
Panama Canal ✓
Suez Canal ✓
The Suez canal was built in 1859. The Panama Canal in 1881
15. Afghan Hound or Sulaki Hound
Afghan Hound ✓
Saluki Hound ✓
The Sulaki breed has been around since 328 B.C.
16. Rice Mead or Hebrew Wine
Rice Mead ✓
Hebrew Wine ✓
The oldest alcoholic drink known to mankind is Chinese rice mead from 7,000 BCE
17. Earth or Jupiter
Earth ✓
Jupiter ✓
Ancient meteorites show that Jupiter is the oldest planet in solar system.
18. The Bible or The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Bible ✓
The Epic of Gilgamesh ✓
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written‎ in 1800 BC. The Bible is about 2700 years old.
19. Harvard or Yale
Harvard ✓
Yale ✓
Harvard was established in 1636, 65 years before Yale.
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Temp190
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Jul 18, 2023
"7. Alaska or Hawaii". This question did not ask which joined the USA first, albeit Hawaii by force, but which came first. The term Hawaii for the islands predates the term Alaska, so the correct answer is Hawaii.
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