Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The U.S. Table Tennis Association wanted to call its sport Ping-Pong, but were prevented from doing so. Why?

2) Richard Starkey was famous. You're sure to know him and his bandmates. What was his stage name?

Answers:

1) The board game company, Parker Brothers, already owned the rights to the name "ping-pong."

2) Richard Starkey, aka "Ringo Starr," played drums for The Beatles.