Friday, May 18, 2007

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: On May 18th, 1953 she became the first woman to pilot a plane faster than the speed of sound. What was her name?
A: Jacquelin Cochran. She piloted an F-87 Sabrejet over California at an average speed of 652.3 mph.

Q: Perry Como was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on May 18th, 1913. In the highly competitive recording industry, Perry's career defied tradition. He combined a good voice with pleasant songs and became a sucess anyway. What was Perry Como's first of 14 #1 songs?
A: "Till the End of Time" in 1945. The other two followed in 1946. Perry charted 147 songs between 1943 and 1975.

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