Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: How many Best Actress Oscars did Katherine Hepburn win?
A: Four; Morning Glory, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond

Q: Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, was born on May 12, 1820. Why did they call her "Lady with the Lamp?"
A: Florence carried a pet owl everywhere she went.

Q: Henry Ford sued the Chicago Tribune for $1 million for calling him an "anarchist" on May 12, 1919. Ford won the suit and was awarded how much for damages?
A: Six cents

Q: On May 12, 1932, a new character, Dippy Dawg, appeared in the cartoon "Mickey's Revue" by Walt Disney. Later, Disney changed this characters name to what?
A: Goofy

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