Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was Amerigo Vespucci's vocation?

2) On this date in 1842, Dr. Crawford Long became the first surgeon to do what?

3) On this date in 1964, Jeopardy debuted on NBC. Who was the host?

4) On this date in 1867, Secretary of State, William H. Seward purchased something for $7.2 million, at the time the purchase was considered a boondoggle, nicknamed "Seward's Folly." What was purchased?

Answers:

1) Mapmaker

2) Use anesthesia, specifically, ether, to perform surgery

3) Art Fleming

4) Alaska was purchased from Russia for .02 per acre.