Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions

Q: On August 22, 1984, which car rolled off the assembly line in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania for the last time?
A: The VW Rabbit. More than 11 million of the cars were produced.

Q: Actress Cindy Williams, born on August 22, 1947, starred in what TV show?
A: Laverne and Shirley. I can't remember -- was she the loud one, or the earsplitting one?

Q: Who was the first U.S. chief executive to ride in an automobile?
A: President Theodore Roosevelt, on August 22, 1902 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Q: What famous painting was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris on this date in 1911, and returned two years later?
A: The Mona Lisa. No one knows what happened to Mona during those two years, but she was smiling when she returned.

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