Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1988, the TV series, The Heat of the Night. It starred Carroll O'Connor as Chief Gillespie and Howard Rollins as Mr. Tibbs. Who played these roles in the 1967 film?

2) On this date in 1982, Willie Nelson's song, "Always On My Mind" entered the charts at #88. It was recorded ten years earlier by another singer. Who?

3) What was Ed McMahon's first regular network TV show?

Answers:

1) Rod Steiger was Chief Gillespie and Sidney Poitier was Tibbs.

2) Elvis Presley

3) The show, on CBS in 1950, was Big Top. Unsurprisingly, the show featured circus acts.

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