Alan Rock's trivia

Q:What was Google’s original name?  

A: In 1996 it was know as  ‘BackRub

Q:What book holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries?  

A: The Guinness Book of World Records

Q:Which one of our planets is the only one that rotates clockwise? 

A: Venus

Q:In a deck of cards, what is the only king without a mustache?  

A: The King of Hearts

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q:What were the most popular names for boy and girls in 2014? 

A: According to the Social Security Administration: Noah (boys); Emma (girls)

Q:How many dimples are there on a golf ball? 

A: Any number between 300 and 500 dimples is reasonable, and 336 is a common number.

Q:Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin, we know it better as?  

A: Tennessee.

Q:What is the only bird that can see the color blue?  

A: Owls

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: What country has the lowest crime rate? 

A: Switzerland. After that in order are: Singapore, Hong Kong, Bahrain, Luxembourg, Japan, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, and number 10. Cyprus.

Q: To keep food from freezing, what do Eskimos use? 

A: Refrigerators

Q: What is the hardest substance in the human body? 

A: Tooth enamel.

Q: What was the first United States CD ever pressed? 

A: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The USA”

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: What are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible?  

A: Almonds and pistachios.

Q: Who are the three angels mentioned by name in the Bible?  

A: Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer

Q: What is the shortest verse in the Bible?  

A: It consists of two words: "Jesus wept" (John 11:35).

Q:Who was the wife of Moses? 

A: Zipporah

Alan Rock's Triva

Q:Who is the only US president to have been married in the White House?

 A: Grover Cleveland

Q:Who was the only US president never to be married?  

A: James Buchanan

Q:Who was the only US president to earn a doctorate?  

A: Woodrow Wilson

Q:Who was the first U.S. President to hold a press conference on television?  

A: JFK

Alan's Trivia

Q:How many people signed the Declaration of Independence on July Fourth?  

A: Two

Q:What day did most signers of the Declaration of Independence actually sign the document? 

A Aug. 2, 1776.

Q: What three Presidents died on July 4^th? 

A: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. Adams, the second president, and Jefferson, the third, died on the same day in 1826, the 50th anniversary.

Q: Which president was born on the Fourth of July?

A: Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president, in 1872.

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q:On July 5, 1947, the first African American player, in the American League, signed a contract with baseball's Cleveland Indians, What was his name?  

A: Larry Doby

Q: On July 5, 1975 Arthur Ashe defeated who to become the first African American men’s singles champion at Wimbledon? 

A: Jimmy Connors.

Q: What state first declared Independence Day as a holiday in 1781? 

A: Massachusetts was the first state to declare Independence Day as a celebration day. 

Q:Who was the first U.S. president to be voted out of office, and which President won that election? A: John Adams, our second president, was voted out of office in his run for a second term and Thomas Jefferson defeated him.

Q: On July 5 1865, William Booth founded what Army in London? 

A: The Salvation Army