Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions for March 28, 2006

Q: March 28, 1979 was almost a very, very, VERY hot day in Pennsylvania. Why?
A: The worst nuclear accident on American soil -- the near meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. The bad news is that the area is still unsafe. The good news is, at night they still don't have to turn on the street lights.

Q: Nathaniel Briggs received a patent on March 28, 1797 for something almost all of us use today. What is it?
A: The washing machine. And you'd think by now someone would have found a good use for lint.

Q: On March 28, 1986, more than 6,000 radio stations of all formats played a certain song simultaneously at 10:15 a.m. EST. What was the song?
A: "We Are the World."

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