Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: In 1955 she swam the Channel from England to France in 13 hours 55 minutes, a record for both women and men. Who is she?
A: Florence May Chadwick.

Q: On July 21, 1955, the last episode of a popular radio program aired. The show had been one of radio's most popular programs since its debut in 1944. The star of the show was Leonard Slye, whom we knew as??
A: Roy Rogers. He was born in Cincinnati in 1911. He first came to Hollywood in the 1920s as a migrant fruit picker. In the early 1930s, he joined a singing group called Uncle Tom Murray's Hollywood Hillbillies, which first playd on the radio in 1931. Rogers went on to sing with other similar groups, including the Sons of the Pioneers, which recorded hits like "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." The Sons of the Pioneers group was recruited for low-budget western films, and Rogers was soon playing bit parts for Republic Pictures, the same studio where cowboy star Gene Autry worked. When Autry quit over a dispute with the studio in 1937, Rogers gained more exposure. Starring with his trick horse Trigger and his frequent co-star Dale Evans, Rogers soon became one of the top ten moneymakers in Hollywood.

Q: On July 21, 1987, which TV personality insured her legs for $2 million?
A: Mary Hart of "Entertainment Tonight."

Q: On July 21, 1925, the "Trial of the Century" drew national attention. What was the trial about?
A: School teacher John T. Scopes was convicted of violating Tennessee's law against teaching evolution in public schools. The case, debated in the so-called "Trial of the Century," was never really in doubt; the jury conferred for only a few moments in the hallway before returning to the courtroom with a guilty verdict. Nevertheless, the supporters of evolution won the public relations battle that was at stake.