Friday, May 18, 2012

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who is the oldest MLB pitcher in history to have pitched a perfect game, retiring all 27 batters?

2)  Perry Como had 14 #1 hits over the course of his career. Which song was his first to reach #1?

3)  What letters in the alphabet were the most recent to be included?

4)  He was famous for having said, "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death."

Answers:

1)  Randy Johnson in 2004, at the age of 40, pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks, pitched that perfect game against the Atlanta Braves.

2)  "Til the End of Time," which hit #1 in 1945.

3)  J and U were the last letters to be included in the alphabet.

4)  Patrick Henry uttered this memorable quote in a speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, in 1775.

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