Saturday, October 10, 2015

Alan Rock's trivia


Q: On Oct 10, 1980, actor Billy Thomas died of a heart attack at age 49. He starred in 89 Our Gang films as who? . 
A: Buckwheat. In 1990 an imposter appeared as Buckwheat on ABC’s TV news program 20/20.

Q: What was the Platters’ biggest selling single?  
A: "The Great Pretender" in 1955. Flipside was called "I’m Just a Dancing Partner."

Q: As of 2012, only five jazz musicians have been featured on the cover of Time Magazine. Can you name them?  
A: Thelonious Monk (Feb. 1964), Louis Armstrong (Feb. 1949), Duke Ellington )Aug. 1956), Wynton Marsalis (Oct. 1990) , and Dave Brubeck ( Nov. 1954).

Q: What is a pregnant goldfish is called?  
A: A Twit

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