Chicken or Egg

Which came first? #7 · Brands & companies

Chicken or Egg, October 7: Nintendo, Ford Motor Company, Samsung, Mattel, Apple

Puzzle #7, Brands & companies, Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Six things, one order. Here is the answer, earliest to latest.

1. 1
   Nintendo1889

   Nintendo began in Kyoto in 1889 making hanafuda playing cards.

2. 2
   Ford Motor Company1903

   Incorporated June 1903. The Model T was five years away.

3. 3
   Samsung1938

   Samsung opened in 1938 as a trading company selling dried fish and noodles.

4. 4
   Mattel1945

   Started in a garage in 1945 making picture frames. Barbie came in 1959.

5. 5
   Apple1976

   Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple on April 1, 1976, a year after Microsoft.