Monday, March 31, 2008

Alan Rock's Trivia Teasers

Q: This date, March 31, 1889, was a big day in Paris, France. Why?

A: The Eiffel Tower opened. It was named for its engineer-architect Alexandre Eiffel who attended France A&M and majored in advanced Tinker Toys.

Q: What would you think is Al Gore's favorite comic strip?
a) Peanuts
b) Doonesbury
c) Family Circus

A: Doonesbury

Q: What is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?

A: "I am."

Q: Forty albums ago in 1962 Herb Alpert took a $200 demo, dubbed bullfight crowd noises over it, renamed it "The Lonely Bull," and released his first gold record. What was the song's original title?

A: "Twinkle Star."

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