Monday, May 01, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions

Q: Some people say that this film -- which opened on May 1, 1941 -- is the best movie ever made. Can you name the title and star?
A: Citizen Kane, starring Orson Welles.

Q: According to the Recording Industry Association of America, what percentage of major U.S. recording companies today use the parental warning stickers advocated 20 years ago by Tipper Gore?
A: 100 percent.

Q: On the Batman television show of the 1960s, who played the villain Egghead?
A: Vincent Price. Also, Burgess Meredith was The Penguin, and Victor Buono was King Tut.

Q: On May 1, 1884, construction began on America's first skyscraper. In what city?
A: It was a ten-story building in Chicago. Hey, the sky was there -- it needed scraping!

Q: On May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building was completed. How long did the original elevators take to ride to the top?
A: Three minutes. Gee, King Kong climbed to the top faster than that!

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