Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On July 5, 1947, the first black American League baseball player signed with the Cleveland Indians. Who was he?

2) What state, in 1781, first declared Independence Day as a holiday?

3) Who was the first president to be voted out of office? Which president won that election replacing the incumbent?

4) In what city and building did the Continental Congress convene to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Answers:

1) Larry Doby

2) Massachusetts

3) John Adams was voted out and Jefferson was voted in.

4) Philadelphia's Independence Hall

Trivia for July 4th:

Questions:

1) What town changed its name as a publicity stunt?

2) A dozen is frequently used by bakers and for recipes. Why?

3) Who was the first woman to be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor?

4) "Jiffy" is an expression used by people and businesses to indicate speedy service. It is an actual term though, indicating what?

Answers:

1) Hot Springs, NM changed its name to Truth or Consequences in 1950 in response to a dare from Ralph Edwards, host of the show of the same name. Edwards promised the town free publicity in exchange.

2) Twelve is a convenient number for cooking and baking since it can be divided evenly by half, thirds or quarters.

3) Milly Francis, the "Oklahoma Pocahontas," was recognized by Congress for having saved the life of Captain Duncan McKrimmon. Francis, part Creek Indian, persuaded the group of Seminole Indians who'd captured McKrimmon to release him. Later, the grateful McKrimmon proposed to Francis, but she turned him down. She fell on hard times and was living in poverty when her story was reported to Congress. By the time her reward was sent to her, she was dying from tuberculosis.

4) A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time used in chemistry and physics equal to a light centimeter, i.e., the time required for light to travel one centimeter.