Chrono #21 — the timeline
The seven events from October 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The first Lord of the Rings film is released | Arts & culture | 3 years |
| 2004 | Gmail launches | Inventions & technology | 4 years |
| 2008 | The first Android phone goes on sale | Inventions & technology | 5 years |
| 2013 | Pope Francis is elected (the starting event) | World history | 3 years |
| 2016 | Donald Trump is first elected president | US history | 3 years |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame is released | Arts & culture | 3 years |
| 2022 | Lionel Messi's Argentina wins the World Cup in Qatar | Sports & games | — |
The closest call: The first Lord of the Rings film is released (2001) and Gmail launches (2004), 3 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 5 years, between The first Android phone goes on sale and Pope Francis is elected.
Card by card
The line started with Pope Francis is elected (2013). 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 first Lord of the Rings film is released — 2001. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before Pope Francis is elected (2013).
- Lionel Messi's Argentina wins the World Cup in Qatar — 2022. One of 3 gaps: it belonged after Pope Francis is elected (2013).
- The first Android phone goes on sale — 2008. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between The first Lord of the Rings film is released (2001) and Pope Francis is elected (2013), 12 years apart.
- Gmail launches — 2004. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between The first Lord of the Rings film is released (2001) and The first Android phone goes on sale (2008), 7 years apart.
- Donald Trump is first elected president — 2016. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Pope Francis is elected (2013) and Lionel Messi's Argentina wins the World Cup in Qatar (2022), 9 years apart.
- Avengers: Endgame is released — 2019. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Donald Trump is first elected president (2016) and Lionel Messi's Argentina wins the World Cup in Qatar (2022), 6 years apart.
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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.