Chrono #32 — the timeline
The seven events from November 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1752 | Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a thunderstorm | Science & discovery | 7 years |
| 1759 | Voltaire's Candide is published | Arts & culture | 3 years |
| 1762 | Catherine the Great takes the Russian throne | World history | 8 years |
| 1770 | Beethoven is born (the starting event) | Arts & culture | 3 years |
| 1773 | The Boston Tea Party | US history | 10 years |
| 1783 | The Montgolfier balloon carries the first people aloft | Inventions & technology | 3 years |
| 1786 | Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro premieres | Arts & culture | — |
The closest call: Voltaire's Candide is published (1759) and Catherine the Great takes the Russian throne (1762), 3 years apart — the pair most easily put the wrong way round. The widest gap: 10 years, between The Boston Tea Party and The Montgolfier balloon carries the first people aloft.
Card by card
The line started with Beethoven is born (1770). 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.
- Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a thunderstorm — 1752. One of 2 gaps: it belonged before Beethoven is born (1770).
- Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro premieres — 1786. One of 3 gaps: it belonged after Beethoven is born (1770).
- Catherine the Great takes the Russian throne — 1762. One of 4 gaps: it belonged between Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a thunderstorm (1752) and Beethoven is born (1770), 18 years apart.
- Voltaire's Candide is published — 1759. One of 5 gaps: it belonged between Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a thunderstorm (1752) and Catherine the Great takes the Russian throne (1762), 10 years apart.
- The Montgolfier balloon carries the first people aloft — 1783. One of 6 gaps: it belonged between Beethoven is born (1770) and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro premieres (1786), 16 years apart.
- The Boston Tea Party — 1773. One of 7 gaps: it belonged between Beethoven is born (1770) and The Montgolfier balloon carries the first people aloft (1783), 13 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.