alan Rock's Trivia

Q: An average human drinks about how many gallons of water in a lifetime? 

A: 16,000 gallons

Q: What is the most abundant element in the universe?  

A: Hydrogen

Q: What are the three summer signs of the Zodiac?  

A: Cancer, Leo and Virgo

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Q: In the film, “Blazing Saddels” what piano player was shown playing ‘April In Paris’?  

A: Count Basie

Q: According to a recent survey, how long does it take for the average person to fall asleep?  

A: Seven Minutes

Q: Don Henley’s nostalgic song, “The Boys of Summer”, has been released twice as a single and topped the charts both times. What year was this song released for the first time?  

A: 1984

Q: The summer’s Dog Days are named for what?  

A: For Sirius –the Dog Star- which rises and sets with the sun, and which ancients believed added heat to the summer

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Which President first approved the idea of observing an annual Father's Day?  

A: Pres. Woodrow Wilson 1916

Which Pres. made Father’s Day a national event?  

A: Pres. Calvin Coolidge, 1924

Which Pres. signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3^rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day? 

A: Pres. Lyndon Johnson 1966

Which Pres. signed Father’s Day into law? 

A: Pres. Richard Nixon 1972.

When was the first LOCAL Father’s Day Celebrated? 

A: June 19, 1910 in Spokane , Washington.

What is the official flower of Father’s Day? 

A: Roses. A red rose if your father is alive a white rose if he is decased.

Who conceived the idea of Father’s Day? 

A: Sonora Dodd of Spkane, Washington in honor of her father’s birthday June 19, 1910 and was proclaimed by Sokane’s mayor as the first Father’s Day.

What is he most common gifts associated with Father's Day?

 A:  comprises of a necktie, followed by flowers.

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Q: Today is American Idol Day. That popular TV show debuted on June 11, 2002. Who was the first American Idol? 

A: Kelly Clarkson.

Q:What is the oldest living animal species on earth?  

A: Cyanobacterias are the oldest known living system in the world. They originated 2.8 billion years ago and the first ever microbe to produce oxygen via photosynthesis. In that way they became a part of converting Earth’s atmosphere into an oxidizing one. Cyanobacterias are also known as green-clue bacteria. The unicellular cyanobacterias reproduce through microfission.

Q: Windmills always turn counter-clockwise, unless they’re in what country? 

A: Ireland. It is thought that the phenomenon called the Corlollis Effect, is responsible. The Coriolis Effect is the observed curved path of moving objects relative to the surface of the Earth. Hurricanes are good visual examples. Hurricane air flow (winds) moves counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. This is due to the rotation of the Earth. The Coriolis force assists in setting the circulation of a hurricane into motion by producing a rightward (clockwise) deflection that sets up a cyclonic (counterclockwise) circulation around the hurricane low pressure.

Q: One inch of rain is equal to how many inches of snow? 

A: 10

INTERESTING FACT: Where is the longest time that a place remained without rain? A:  It was in Arica, Chile – from October, 1903 to January, 1918 – 14 years!

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Q: On average, how many words do you speak each day?  

A: You speak about 4,800 words per day.

Q: There is only one insect that can turn its head; can you name it? 

A: The praying mantis. It’s also the only insect that can look behind its shoulders.

Q: What is considered the world’s most destructive insect? 

A: The desert locust. It can eat it’s own weight in food every day. Large swarms can gobble up to 20,000 tons of grain and plants in a day.

Q: How long does the average human dream last? 

A: : Depending on who you ask (or which site you visit), a dream can last anywhere from a matter of seconds to 45 minutes. We were unable to find an official answer, but this post from AnswerBag claims dreams last "about 15 minutes on the average."

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Q: On June 4, 1937, grocery chain owner Sylvan Goldman introduced something new to his Humpty Dumpty store in Oklahoma City. Can you tell me what that was?  

A: The shopping cart. The first cart involved merely installing wheels and a basket on a folding chair.

Q: What is the maximum times can you fold a piece of paper in half?  

A: Seven

Q: What is the longest word that can be made in the English language using the letters from only one row of the keyboard?  

A: Typewriter

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

A: The Guinness Book of World Record