Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Alan Rock's Trivia Teasers

Q: On September 12, 1966, the first episode of "The Monkees" aired on NBC. Can you name all four Monkees?

A: Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz. They were America's answer to the Beatles. Obviously - America did not understand the question.

Q: You suffer from Lachanophobia. What do you have an abnormal fear of?

A: You're afraid of vegetables.

Q: According to TIME Magazine, when it comes to retirement finances, what do Americans worry more about?

A: 56% said they worry that Social Security will fail; 50% about a catastrophic illness; and 42% that they'll outlive their savings.

Q: Actor William Boyd died on September 12, 1972. We knew him better as...

A: Hopalong Cassidy in 66 feature movies and scores of TV shows. He was Hollywood's most successful non0singing cowboy. Which actually, the cows preferred because he didn't keep them awake at night with all that campfire foolishness. Roy Rogers' cows were always yawning. Gene Autry's cows were always chewing their Doublemint.

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