Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1977 ABC began its airing of the most watched television program in history, a min-series based on a novel by Alex Haley. What was its title?

2) On this date in 1968, Navy lieutenant Don Walsh completed the deepest ocean dive ever made. How deep was it?

3) On this date in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first American woman to be awarded what?

Answers:

1) Roots

2) 35,839 feet - nearly seven miles

3) A medical degree