Monday, January 03, 2011

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) In 1963, this male singer recorded with John Coltrane. Who was he?

2) Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features a train called "Rusty"?

3) This female singer was one of the great vocalists of the Swing Era, singing for Duke Ellington and as a performer at the Cotton Club. Who Was she?

4) May 10, 1869 is known as National Train Day. Why so?

Answers:

1) Johnny Hartman

2) Starlight Express

3) Ivie Anderson

4) On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, the "golden spike" was driven into the final tie that joined 1,776 miles of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railways, transforming America by creating the nation's first transcontinental railroad.

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