Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Andy Murray is the first Brit to win the Wimbledon Tournament singles title in how many years?

2)  How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?

3)  After China and India, which country is the most populous?

4)  Which of the canonical New Testament gospels is the briefest?

Answers:

1)  Many of the headlines around the world have heralded the Murray victory with sentiments such as, "Andy Murray wins Wimbledon, ends 77-year British drought" and "Inspired Murray ends 77 years of British hurt."  However, if you count women as people, it has actually been only 36 years. Murray is the first male to win in 77 years. Virginia Wade won at Wimbledon in 1977.

2)  Four: Garfield, McKinley, Lincoln and Kennedy.

3)  The U.S.

4)  The Gospel of St. Mark

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