Monday, October 29, 2012

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  What was Superman's given name by his father?

2)  Cleek, mashie and niblick are varieties of these.


3)  On this date in 1997, he was made an honorary U.S. veteran at the age of 94.

4)   On this date in 1956, The Huntley-Brinkley Report debuted on NBC TV, replacing what other news show?

Answers:

1)  Kal-El

2)  golf clubs

3)  Bob Hope was awarded this honor, the first of its kind in recognition of his many years entertaining U.S. troops via the USO.

4)  The Huntley-Brinkley Report's predecessor was The Camel News Caravan. Its catchphrase was "bringing you today's news today," which now seems silly, but then the idea of getting news of events in the same day was a new technological development.

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