Not everyone knows exactly when Barbie became every girl’s favorite toy or when the doorknob hit homes. With this quiz, we ask you to pick which item is older — like chicken and the egg, but there’s an actual answer. Can you get even half of these right?
Which came first: the electric razor or the microwave oven?
Credit:JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty ImagesThe electric razor came out in 1931, while the microwave oven appeared in homes in 1946.
Which came first: the electric garage door opener or the trampoline?
Credit: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty ImagesThe electric garage door opener was invented in 1926, while the trampoline came out ten years later.
Which came first: text messaging or Tickle Me Elmo?
Credit: VGstockstudio/ShutterstockTickle Me Elmo was the most popular toy in 1996 and sold out of most stores that December — but that was four years before the first text was sent. What did it say? "Merry Christmas."
Which came first: MTV or Super Mario Bros?
Credit: Keith Tsuji/Getty ImagesMTV started in 1981, just four years before Mario and Luigi were welcomed into the world.
Which came first: color photography or the doorknob?
Credit: Bangkoker/ShutterstockColor photography began development in 1855; the first doorknob was patented in 1878.
Which came first: the compass or the telescope?
Credit: AstroStar/ShutterstockThe telescope was first recorded in 1608, but the compass dates back as far as around 200 BC in China!
Which came first: the camcorder or disposable camera?
Credit: Goran Bogicevic/ShutterstockThe camcorder came out in 1983, while the disposable camera was available in 1987.
Which came first: Barbie or GI Joe?
ON LEVY/AFP via Getty ImagesBarbie made her debut in 1959, five years before GI Joe.
Which came first: the walkman or the cordless phone?
Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe walkman came out in 1979, fourteen years after phones went cordless!
Which came first: Pong by Atari or "The Shootist" with John Wayne?
Credit: Fox Photos/Getty ImagesPong by Atari previewed in 1972, just four years before "The Shootist", which was John Wayne's final film.
Which came first: the computer mouse or the CD player?
Credit: DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty ImagesThe computer mouse appeared in 1947, originally as a military secret! The CD player was a few decades later in 1982.
Which came first: Sliced Bread or Betty White?
Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesYes, Betty White was born in 1922 — six years before sliced bread, which came about in 1928.
Whic came first: the bicycle or the tricycle?
Credit: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty ImagesThe tricycle came about in 1789 from France, while bikes were invented in 1817 in Germany
Which came first: The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?
Credit: Fox Photos/Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones joined up in 1962, but The Beatles have two years on the rock band.
Which came first: DNA fingerprinting or tamogotchis?
Credit: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty ImagesDNA fingerprinting was avalible in 1984, a decade before the Tamogotchi craze hit.
Which came first: the slinky or instant coffee?
Credit: Twin Design/ShutterstockInstant coffee came out in 1938 and the slinky was developed just a few years later — the hit toy hit stores in 1945.
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