Monday, January 12, 2009

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1932, Hattie Caraway, shattered a barrier for women. What was her achievement?

2) On this date in 1967, Dragnet returned to television after an eight year hiatus. The revamped version had Harry Morgan (of later M.A.S.H. fame) as officer Joe Friday's sidekick. Who originally played that role?

3) On this date in 1971, the first episode of All in the Family aired. Who starred as Archie and Edith?

4) Today is Batman Day, marking the television series' debut. Who starred as the crime-fighting duo in this campy series?

Answers:

1) Hattie Caraway, a democrat from Arkansas, was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

2) Ben Alexander was the first to play Frank Smith in the earlier Dragnet.

3) Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton starred as Archie and Edith, respectively.

4) Adam West was Batman and Burt Ward tagged along as Robin.

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