Chrono #5 — the timeline
The seven events from October 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Vincent van Gogh dies | Arts & culture | 21 years |
| 1911 | The first Indianapolis 500 | Sports & games | 19 years |
| 1930 | Gandhi's Salt March | World history | 43 years |
| 1973 | The Exorcist is released | Arts & culture | 26 years |
| 1999 | The Matrix is released (the starting event) | Arts & culture | 12 years |
| 2011 | IBM's Watson wins at Jeopardy! | Inventions & technology | 9 years |
| 2020 | The first COVID-19 vaccines are authorized | Science & discovery | — |
The closest call: IBM's Watson wins at Jeopardy! (2011) and The first COVID-19 vaccines are authorized (2020), 9 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 43 years, between Gandhi's Salt March and The Exorcist is released.
Card by card
The line started with The Matrix is released (1999). 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.
- Vincent van Gogh dies — 1890. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before The Matrix is released (1999).
- Gandhi's Salt March — 1930. One of 3 gaps: it belonged between Vincent van Gogh dies (1890) and The Matrix is released (1999), 109 years apart.
- The Exorcist is released — 1973. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Gandhi's Salt March (1930) and The Matrix is released (1999), 69 years apart.
- The first COVID-19 vaccines are authorized — 2020. One of 5 gaps: it belonged after The Matrix is released (1999).
- The first Indianapolis 500 — 1911. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Vincent van Gogh dies (1890) and Gandhi's Salt March (1930), 40 years apart.
- IBM's Watson wins at Jeopardy! — 2011. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between The Matrix is released (1999) and The first COVID-19 vaccines are authorized (2020), 21 years apart.
Previous: Chrono #4 (Sun, Oct 4)
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.