Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The 16th Amendment became law on this date in 1913. What did it provide?

2) On this date in 1468, Johan Gutenburg was born. What did he invent?

3) Name the famed traitor who led a British attack on West Point and New London, CT.

4) February 3rd, 1959 was commemorated by Don McLean as "the day that music died." What happened that day?

Answers:

1) It provided that every American would be taxed according to his income -- except the poor and the wealthy.

2) The printing press.

3) Benedict Arnold.

4) Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" all lost their lives that day in a plane crash.

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