Monday, July 17, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions

Q: Born on July 17, 1935, this actor's movies include The Dirty Dozen, MASH, and Klute. Can you name him?
A: Donald Sutherland.

Q: On July 17, 1821, Spain gave what (now) state to the U.S.?
A: Florida, which was especially nice of Spain since Florida belonged to the Seminoles. In 1970 the U.S. finally paid the Seminoles $12 million for Florida. And rumor has it that today seven Seminole divisions are training in the Everglades after using the 12-mil to develop a nuclear tomahawk.

Q: Today is Wrong Way Day, honoring Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who left Brooklyn for Los Angeles in a single-engine plane on this day in 1938. Where did he land 28 hours later?
A: In Ireland. He said he read the wrong end of the compass needle. So, he became an American hero and got a job loading airline luggage.

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