Alan Rock's Trivia

7/4/07

Q: Famous twins were born on July 4th 1918. (Clue: Newspaper)
A: Anne Landers and Abigail Van Buren

Q: On July 4th, 1828, construction began on the first hotel to have indoor bathrooms. Before indoor plumbing, hotel guests had to call room service to carry up an outhouse. What was the name of the hotel and where was it located?
A: Tremont House in Boston.

Q: In the late 1980's, after promising a high school junior class he'd pay their college tuition, how much did Geraldo Rivera's promise cost him?
A: $180,000 for nine students.

Q: Who said, "Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man."?
A: U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey.


7/5/07

Q: The U.S. Secret Service was established July 5th, what year?
A: 1865.

Q: What is a dog trained to jump out of airplanes called?
A: A paradog.

Q: Smoking one pack of cigarettes a day puts the same strain on your heart as what?
A: Gaining 80 pounds, according to research from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Q: On July 5th, 1947, a baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians made this man the first black player in the American League. What was his name?
A: Larry Doby.