Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Alan Rock's Trivia

Born on this date in 1963: Actor Brad Pitt. Early in his career he appeared in a long-running TV soap opera. Which one? A: Another World.

What is America's national flower? A: In 1986, Congress voted the Rose as America's national flower. Americans bought more than 1.2 BILLION fresh cut roses last year. That's 4.67 roses for every man, woman, and child nationwide.

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution came to be on December 18, 1865. What did it do? A: It abolished slavery in the United States.

On December 18, 1976, "Wonder Woman" debuted on ABC-TV. Who played Wonder Woman? A: Lynda Carter was Wonder Woman; Lyle Waggoner was Major Steve Trevor. Wonder Woman had appeared in comic books since 1941. She possessed "the beauty of Aphrodite, the wisdom of Athena, the strength of Hercules, the speed of Mercury".

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