Sunday, March 06, 2016

Alan Rock's Trivia


Q: On March 6, 1988 marked the TV debut of "In the Heat of the Night". The series starred Carroll O’Connor as Chief Bill Gillespie, Howard Rollins as Detective Virgil Tibbs, and Alan Autry as Lt. Bubba Skinner. The series was based on a 1967 film. Who starred in the film?  
A: Sidney Poitier as Tibbs and Rod Steiger as Gillespie.

Q: On March 6, 1982, Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind" entered the pop chart at #88, went on to #5, and won a Grammy as Country Song of the Year. It had been recorded ten years earlier by whom?  
A: Elvis Presley.

Q: What historic decision stated that slaves and descendants of slaves could not become citizens, and slaves did not become free when taken into a free State? A: March 6, 1857, The Dred Scott Decision
Q:How many countries border Germany? 
A: 9

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