Thursday, August 24, 2006

Alan Rock's Trivia Questions

Q: On August 24, 1995, Microsoft launched Windows 95. What song was featured in the TV commercials?
A: "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones (Microsoft paid $12 million to use the song).

Q: Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, 79 A.D. and buried what two cities?
A: Pompeii and Herculaneum. It happened so fast, the town merchants didn't even have time for a going-out-of-business sale.

Q: Who was the first woman to fly non-stop across the U.S., traveling from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey in just over 19 hours?
A: Amelia Earhart, on this day in 1932.

Q: What popular song came from the movie "Deliverance"?
A: "Dueling Banjos."

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