Friday, March 05, 2010

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this day in 1993, an athlete was banned for life from competition by the International Amateur Athletics Federation. Who was it?

2) Who was the first president to host a radio talk show?

3) Name the Great Lakes.

4) The USS Constitution was launched out of Boston Harbor in 1797. The ship took part in battles against Tripoli and endured other skirmishes during the War of 1812, inspiring the poet to give her what nickname?

Answers:

1) After testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was banned. He was disqualified from competing in the Olympics in the 1988 due to a failed drug test.

2) Jimmy Carter - on this date in 1977. Co-hosted by Walter Cronkite, he took call-in questions on Ask President Carter.

3) It's easiest to remember by using this mnemonic device: HOMES. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.

4) "Old Ironsides"

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