Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: NBC gave network television its first western on June 24, 1949 with the debut of what show?
A: Hopalong Cassidy. Hoppy wore black clothes and a white hat, had white hair, and rode a white horse. He wasn't that colorful, but in those days you only had two choices. All the women wore black lipstick, which may explain why Hoppy didn't date much. "Hopalong Cassidy" starred William Boyd and Edgar Buchanan. Edited theater films had been shown earlier on local New York City television.

Q: Which U.S. presidents are portrayed on U.S. coins and which on paper currency?
A: Lincoln, Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Washington, Kennedy, and Eisenhower are portrayed on U.S. coins. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Jackson, Grant, McKinley, Cleveland, Madison, and Wilson are portrayed on U.S. paper currency.

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