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Before WWII... or After?

Try to guess if these events took place before or after Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939.
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Last updated: July 3, 2024
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First submittedJuly 3, 2024
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1. The Eiffel Tower is built
Construction started in 1887 and was finished by 1889
Before
After
2. Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California
1955
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After
3. Joseph Stalin dies
1953
Before
After
4. The first supersonic flight
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947
Before
After
5. The discovery of penicillin
Discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming
Before
After
6. The world population surpasses 1 billion
c. 1800
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After
7. The first ascent of Mount Everest
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the peak in 1953
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After
8. India gains independence from the United Kingdom
1947
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After
9. Hawaii becomes the 50th U.S. state
1959
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After
10. Albert Einstein dies
1955
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After
11. The sinking of the Titanic
1912
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After
12. Queen Elizabeth II crowned as queen
1952
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After
13. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is founded
Founded 1922
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After
14. Elvis records his first #1 hit "Heartbreak Hotel"
1956
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After
15. Superman debuts as a comic book character
Action Comics #1 (June 1938)
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After
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11 Comments
NEGeo
+2
Level 64
Jul 6, 2024
The BBC one is wrong. It was founded in 1922, yet after is apparently the right answer.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Jul 11, 2024
It was correct for me (and does not seem to have been updated since 3 july). Meaning it showed "before" as the correct answer.

If you get an answer wrong, the incorrect answer gets a line through it, and shows in red, the correct answer is grey and shows a tick (V).

CaritasInVeritate
+8
Level 92
Jul 6, 2024
The Queen was crowned in June 1953, not 1952.
Noivern
+2
Level 64
Jul 24, 2024
the coronation happened in 1953, but she began her rule in 1952, so the wording should be changed
kristyx27
+1
Level 75
Jul 11, 2024
Perhaps the phrasing of the ascent question could be changed? Because ascent by itself doesn't mean that it had to be successful or completed all the way.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Jul 15, 2024
Just missed BBC
ShreyanP
+1
Level 38
Jul 24, 2024
Got 10/15
SuperJack
+1
Level 13
Jul 26, 2024
Cool quiz!
Hedgehog76
+1
Level 70
Aug 23, 2024
Super easy quiz. Only the world population question had me thinking for a moment. Got it right in the end, but it was more like a hunch than an educated guess.
HughGRection666
+1
Level 24
Nov 21, 2024
Might want to change "ascent" to "summit". Plenty of people ascended Everest before Hillary and Norgay; they were just the first two to reach the top
JugglingWithEggs
+1
Level 44
Jan 16, 2025
15/15…this is my kind of quiz! I think Boomers and Gen X had an advantage tbh.
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