Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions

Q: Eighty-five years ago today, something happened for the first time on the radio. What?
A: Radio station WEW in St. Louis broadcast the first official U.S. government weather forecast on this day in 1921. And every day since, the U.S. Weather Service has been issuing weather forecasts -- and they're gonna keep doing it until they get one right.

Q: On April 26, 1937, the afternoon comedy soap "Lorenzo Jones" premiered on NBC Radio. And we must not forget his devoted wife. What was her name?
A: Belle. The daily show lasted until 1955.

Q: Apart from elephants, what are the world's strongest animals?
A: Draught Horses. It is estimated that there are about 750 million horses in the world.

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