Friday, April 12, 2013

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  This animal has a body part called a "plastron."

2)  They are credited with having been the first racially-integrated group of jazz musicians.

3)  How many events are in a decathlon?

4)  This TV series was the first to feature two inter-racial leads.

Answers:

1)  A plastron is the segmented underside of a turtle.


2)  The Benny Goodman Quartet - Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton and Gene Krupa.

3)  The decathlon is a 10-event competition spread over two days:
  • First Day: 100 meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 meter run 
  • Second Day: 110 meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1500 meter run
4)  I Spy, which debuted in 1965, starred Robert Culp and Bill Cosby.



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