Sunday, April 17, 2016

Alan Rock's Trivia


Q: Ford unveiled this at the New York World Fair on April 17, 1964. What was it? A: The Mustang. It became one of the most popular cars in North America.

Q: Which Apollo craft miraculously returned home on April 17, 1970, after a major malfunction on its way to the moon? 
A: Apollo 13. An oxygen tank exploded and they had to abort their planned moon landing.

Q: Who was the first woman to complete her solo circumnavigation the earth by air on April 17, 1964?  
A: Jerrie Mock. It took her 291 days, 21 stopovers, and she covered about 50,300 km. Born in Ohio in 1925, she called her relatively light aircraft (with a wing-span of just under 11m) the "Spirit of Columbus".

Q: Which Elvis song contains lines from Shakespear? 
A: Are You Lonesome Tonight

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