Chrono #3 — the timeline
The seven events from October 3, 2026 in order, with their years, the gaps between them, and where each card belonged as it was dealt.
The timeline
| Year | Event | Subject | To the next |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | The First Fleet lands in Australia | World history | 43 years |
| 1831 | Darwin sets sail on the Beagle (the starting event) | Science & discovery | 12 years |
| 1843 | A Christmas Carol is published | Arts & culture | 17 years |
| 1860 | The Pony Express starts carrying mail | US history | 9 years |
| 1869 | Rutgers and Princeton play the first college football game | Sports & games | 14 years |
| 1883 | Krakatoa erupts | World history | 11 years |
| 1894 | The Jungle Book is published | Arts & culture | — |
The closest call: The Pony Express starts carrying mail (1860) and Rutgers and Princeton play the first college football game (1869), 9 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 43 years, between The First Fleet lands in Australia and Darwin sets sail on the Beagle.
Card by card
The line started with Darwin sets sail on the Beagle (1831). The six cards came out in this order — each the one with the most room around it among those left, so the early ones are footholds and the last are the squeeze.
- The Jungle Book is published — 1894. One of 2 gaps: it belonged after Darwin sets sail on the Beagle (1831).
- The First Fleet lands in Australia — 1788. One of 3 gaps: it belonged before Darwin sets sail on the Beagle (1831).
- The Pony Express starts carrying mail — 1860. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Darwin sets sail on the Beagle (1831) and The Jungle Book is published (1894), 63 years apart.
- A Christmas Carol is published — 1843. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Darwin sets sail on the Beagle (1831) and The Pony Express starts carrying mail (1860), 29 years apart.
- Krakatoa erupts — 1883. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between The Pony Express starts carrying mail (1860) and The Jungle Book is published (1894), 34 years apart.
- Rutgers and Princeton play the first college football game — 1869. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between The Pony Express starts carrying mail (1860) and Krakatoa erupts (1883), 23 years apart.
Previous: Chrono #2 (Fri, Oct 2)
About Chrono
Chrono is Noggin’s timeline puzzle, on the second shelf: events dealt one at a time into a growing line, six cards a day, outside the daily line-up. How to play Chrono, or play today’s.