Monday, April 07, 2008

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: On April 7, 2000 what movie opened in US theaters starring Tommy Lee Jones,Samuel L. Jackson, and Blair Underwood?
A: Rules of Engagement.

Q: What Swedish statesman was elected secretary-general of the United Nations on April 7, 1953? He served until his death in a 1961 plane crash.
A: Dag Hammarskjold.

Q: James Garner was born on April 7, 1928. He starred in "The Rockford Files." That show had great stories, interesting characters, first-rate entertainment. So, of course, it eventually got canceled. What was his first film?
A: "Joan of Arc," a 1948 film starring Ingrid Bergman. He played a peasant. It was six years before his next film role.

Q: You tripped over your Chihuahua and knocked out a tooth. To keep the tooth alive until you can get to a dentist or emergency room, should you put it in (a) a can of beer, (b) a glass of milk, or (c) a cup of ketchup?
A: A glass of milk, preferably skim or low-fat (Vitality Magazine).

Q: How do butterflies taste?
A: With their feet.

Q: On April 7, 1927 an audience in New York saw an image of Herbert Hoover in the first successful long-distance demonstration of television. What political position did he hold?
A: U.S. Commerce Secretary.

Today is "No Housework Day," no bed-making, no dishes, no trash, no guilt -- sponsored by the Wellness Permission League of Lebanon, Pennsylvania (717-279-0184). Some call today "Let-Someone-Else-Clean Day."

Today is "National Coffee Cake and Caramel Popcorn Day."

Today is "Women's Day" in Mozambique.

Today is "World Health Day," marking creation of the UN's World Health Organization on this date in 1948.

This is "Families Laughing Through Stories Week," time to tell funny family stories.

"National Networking Week" and "National Public Health Week" begin today.

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