(answers below)
1) On March 14, 1958, the first gold record was awarded for sales over 1 million copies. Can you name the singer and the song?
2) On what kind of scholarship did Billy Crystal attend college?
3) Billy Crystal didn't make it in his first network TV job. What was his first failure on?
4) What is the only bird that can fly backward?
5) "You betchum, Red Ryder!"was a trendy quote in the '40s. Who started the craze?
Trivia tidbits:
Today is "Burt Bare Day," marking publication on this date in 1972 of the April issue of Cosmopolitan, revealing Burt Reynolds as the magazine's first nude centerfold.
Today is "International Ask-a-Question Day," promoting critical thinking and collaborative conversation.
Today is Today is "Pi Day," a day to celebrate pi: the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
Today is "National Children's Craft Day," a day devoted to encouraging children's creativity.
Today is "National Potato Chip Day"
Today is "Ten Most Wanted Day." On this day in 1950 the FBI began its "Ten Most Wanted" fugitives list as a way to get the public's help in finding the nation's most dangerous criminals.
Today is "Mother Day, a day to honor moth collectors, sponsored by Bob Birch of Falls Church, Virginia.
ANSWERS
1) Perry Como for "Catch a Falling Star"
2) Baseball
3) Crystal was part of the original Saturday Night Live cast in 1976, but his skit was cut from the first show. He became a regular on SNL eight years later.
4) The hummingbird
5) The character's name was "Little Beaver," played by Robert Blake.
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