Thursday, July 10, 2008

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: July 10, 1962 was a big day in Earth orbit. What happened?
A: The Earth's first telecommunications satellite, Telstar, was launched by the United States.

Q: What was the First Radio Sound Effect?
A: The first recorded sound effect was of Big Ben striking 10:30, 10:45, and 11:00. It was recorded on a brown wax cylinder by technicians at Edison House in London. It was recorded July, 16 1890. This is also one of the very few recordings currently in public domain.

Q: Who was the first sitting US President to visit South American?
A: On July 10, 1934 FDR went to Colombia

Q: Name the famed editor of the New York Tribune, who was often quoted as saying: "Go west, young man. Go west," even though he wasn't the first to say it.
A: Horace Greeley was that editor

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