Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions for Wednesday, Feb.1

Q-1. Who opened the first film studio?

A-1. Thomas Edison, on this date in 1893, in West Orange, New Jersey - at a cost of $637.37. Or roughly, what it costs today to buy the whole family movie tickets, big drinks, Milk Duds, and a large tub of popcorn.

Q-2. Frank Sinatra sang "Too Romantic" and "The Sky Fell Down" in his first recording session with the Tommy Dorsey Band. Who did Sinatra replace as the band's lead singer?

A-2. Jack Leonard

Q-3. Millions of people get them every month, but Ida May Fuller of Ludlow Vermont was the first person in the U.S. to ever receive one. What was it, and when?

A-3. A Social Security check. The received the first one on January 31, 1940.

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