Sunday, September 27, 2015

Alan Rock's Trivia


Q: The Flintstones was originally sponsored by whom? 
A: Winston cigarettes, and was intended for adults.

Q: When coming up with the Morse code, Samuel Morse  needed to know what letters were used most frequently in the English language so he did this by counting the number of letters in sets of printers type. What do you think was number one, two and three were? A: E, T, then A,I,O,N,S. (all about the same. Z was last with J,X & T rounding out the bottom.


Q: What male singer recorded a brilliant duet album with John Coltrane in 1963? Songs on the album include "Lush Life" and "They Say It's Wonderful". 
A: Johnny Hartman For my money, "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman" is a must-own album. Hartman's vocals are smooth as silk, and Coltrane's playing is at its finest. One of the top 100 jazz albums of all-time, in my opinion.