Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: On APR 23, 1985, a large company announced a product change. The product change became one of the biggest flops in business history. What was the product?

A: Coca Cola announced the release of New Coke. (Response was overwhelmingly negative. Classic Coke was on the market within 3 months)

Q: Yesterday was Jack Nicholson's birthday, do you remember the name of his first film?
A: "Cry Baby Killers" in 1958.

Q: James Buchanan, the 15th U.S. president, was born on APR 23, 1791. What was his hobby?
A: Buchanan's hobby was crocheting, but he tried to keep it a secret. He figured if word got out that the President crocheted, everybody'd want an afghan.

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