Friday, March 03, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions

Q: On March 3, 1845 something special happened regarding Florida. What was it?

A: Florida became the 27th territory to join the United States, thus guaranteeing every American's minimum daily requirement of orange juice and alligator boots. Folks who live in Florida have a reputation for being weird, wacky, ridiculous, unbalanced, and demented. Wait, that's unfair! Not everyone who lives in Florida is peculiar.

Q: On this day in 1881, James Garfield became the first U.S. president to do what?

A: Garfield was the first president to live in the White House with his mother. It worked okay for a while -- until Mama Garfield got mad at the President and grounded him for two weeks.

Q: On March 3, 1931 what happened to the song "The Star Spangled Banner"?

A: It became the U.S. national anthem, which saved a lot of time at baseball games. Before that, prior to each game, fans had to stand and sing "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall."

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