Famous Tom's
100'S
I was First
What came First
Younger or Older
100

I am a highly regarded American actor recognized for my performances in movies like "Forrest Gump" and "A League Of Their Own". 

Tom Hanks

100

I was the 39th American President. I lived to be over 100 years old. I left office in 1981. Believe it or not at an early age I was a peanut famer.

Jimmy Carter

100

I was the first man to walk on the moon

Neil Armstrong 

100

Which came first? Solar power or wind energy

Wind energy

In 5000 B.C, Egyptians harnessed wind power to get boats down the Nile River. In 200 B.C., China used wind to pump water and people in the Middle East were using windmills to grind grain.

100

Who's older Dolly Parton or Cher?

Dolly Parton is older at 80 January 29 1946

Cher is 79 May 20 1946

200

I am a globally recognized American Actor spanning 4 decades in film. Well known for movies like "Rain Man" and "Mission Impossible" and " Top Gun". 

Tom Cruise

200

Her songs filled barracks and bomb shelters during World War II. At 92 she topped the U.K. charts, proof that nostalgia can move units. She lived to 103 and said the trick was to stay interested in life, not in yourself

Vera Lynn

200

I was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean 

Amelia Earhart 

200

Which came first? Light bulb or telephone

Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell gets credit for inventing the modern telephone in 1876, three years before Thomas Edison filed his patent for the first long-lasting incandescent light bulb. Both inventions modernized human society and are still used today. In 2016, cell phones officially overtook landlines in U.S. homes.

200

What sport has been around longer Baseball or ice Hockey?

Baseball has been around longer in its modern form in 1846 with its first official game in New Jersey

Ice Hockey evolved from Europe stick and ball to its first recorded game under modern rules in Montreal on March 3 1875.

300

I was an American inventor and businessman who developed devices in fields such as electric power generation.

Thomas Edison

300

She faced wars, widowhood, and the endless formality of royal life with an easy smile. Crowds loved her bright clothes, her sharp humor, and the gin she never denied enjoying. She died in 2002 at 101, still one of Britain’s most popular royals.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

300

I was first invented by Joseph Coyle of Smithers, British Columbia, in 1911, to hold eggs.

Egg Cartons

300

Which came first? Steam train or bicycle

 Steam train

Modern railroad history goes back to the 1500s, but the first steam locomotive carried men, wagons, and iron on a trip through Wales in 1804. High-speed trains now use electric engines or magnets to travel at speeds upwards of 200 mph. German inventor Karl von Drais didn't create the modern two-wheeled bicycle until 1817. 

300

Who's older Donald Trump or Steven Spielberg

Donald Trump is older born June 14 1946

Steven Spielberg Dec 18 1946

400

I was " Cheech" in the movie " Cheech and Chong".

Tommy Chong

400

I was on the longest running game show " The Price Is Right" as the host. I was a strong animal rights advocate I died 4 months before my 100th Birthday. 

Bob Barker

400

I am a team sport, first invented by a Canadian named James Naismith in 1891,  sport that requires a rectangular court object to shoot a ball through a hoop. 

Basketball

400

Which came first? Grenade or rifle

 Grenade

People starting using grenades—balls of iron packed with gunpowder and lit with a wick—in the 15th century, a couple hundred years before firearms entered the picture.

400

What country is older Egypt or Iran?

Egypt is older Established around 3100 Iran was established around 3200

500

I was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. 

Thomas jefferson

500

Painting started as a hobby when her hands got too stiff for embroidery. Within a few years, her small-town scenes were hanging in museums. She lived to 101, pleased that simplicity had finally paid.


Grandma Moses

500

My first birthday was celebrated on July 1 1867

Canada Day

500

Which came first? Making alcohol or writing

Making alcohol

Humans started fermenting beer and wine about 9,000 years ago, but animals have most likely been imbibing for much longer. "Our ape ancestors started eating fermented fruits on the forest floor, and that made all the difference," says Nathaniel Dominy, a biological anthropologist at Dartmouth College. "We're pre-adapted for consuming alcohol." Sumerians didn't invent cuneiform writing until about 3200 B.C.

500

What country is older Italy or France?

Italy is older  Established around 753 BC

France - Established in 843 AD

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