Monday, August 07, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions

Q: Who created the Order of the Purple Heart, a decoration to recognize merit in millitary enlisted men and noncommissioned offiers?
A: George Washington, on August 7, 1782.

Q: Which U.S. President never voted in a presidential election before taking office in 1849?
A: Zachary Taylor

Q: On August 7, 1963, the first beach movie opened nationwide. The name of the film was "Beach Party". Who were the leading actors?
A: Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. It also starred Morey Amsterdam, Bob Cummings, and Dick Dale and the Del Tones. Ten other films in the beach series followed in the next three years.

Q: What is the comic strip hero, Popeye's hometown?
A: The seaport town of Sweetwater.

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