Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What percentage of pumpkins is water?

2) In September 1939, Warsaw fell to Nazi invaders. As a final act of defiance, this composer's music was broadcast continuously on Warsaw radio.

3) The Eastern Cottonwood is the fastest growing tree. How much does it grow in one month?

4) What is Florida's official state flower?

Answers:

1) 90%

2) Frederic Chopin

3) 2.5'

4) The orange blossom was so designated in 1909.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which planet of our solar system was found not to be a legitimate planet and was thus demoted?

2) "God helps those who help themselves." This saying comes from ___________.

3) Who was the youngest man to serve as President of the U.S.?


Answers:

1) Pluto

2) If you said the Bible, you and the rest of the 75% of Americans who think that are wrong! The saying comes from Ben Franklin. http://harpers.org/archive/2005/08/0080695

3) Though he was not elected (assuming the presidency in the wake of McKinley's assassination), Theodore Roosevelt was 42 at the time he was sworn in. John F. Kennedy was the youngest, at 43, to be elected to the presidency.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which country consumes the most wine per household?

2) This was the only person to have been recognized in the College Basketball Hall of Fame for his achievements and contributions as both a player and a coach.

3) Which country was the first to manufacture rubber bands?

Answers:

1) Denmark wins with 93%, followed by France with 85% of households consuming wine.

2) John Wooden

3) Rubber bands were first manufactured in England in 1845 by Perry and Co. of London.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This U.S. Cabinet member was shot and wounded in his home at the same time Lincoln was assassinated at the Ford Theater.

2) Which continent is the largest in size?

3) Two countries in the world are listed as less than one square mile each in size. Which are they?

4) Which National Park is the oldest?

Answers:

1) Secretary of State, William H. Seward

2) Asia, with nearly 12,000,000 square miles.

3) Vatican City and Monaco.

4) Founded in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's oldest park to be designated as a National Park.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) In what year did Congress declare the fourth of July a national holiday?

2) Representing the women who shored up the manpower deficit caused by World War II, this fictional assembly line worker's image was frequently shown, smiling confidently, with her sleeve rolled up. What was her nickname?

3) The comic book arm of this company started in 1939 as Timely Publications and was later known as Atlas Comics. Now they go by what name?

Answers:

1) 1870

2) Rosie the Riveter

3) Marvel Comics / Marvel Publishing, Inc.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This country was the first to invent paper money. The practice dates back to the 9th century.

2) Oreo cookies have been America's most popular cookie since their introduction in 1912. How many varieties of Oreo cookies are there, not counting seasonal varieties or frozen treats?

3) What three currencies are the most traded currencies on the foreign exchange market?

Answers:

1) China

2) Nine continuous varieties, including original, mini, chocolate creme, chocolate creme minis, reduced fat, double stuf, fudge-covered, fudge mint-covered, and peanut butter and chocolate.

3) The U.S. dollar, the euro and the yen

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England bound for America. How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower?

2) On this date in 1630, the village of Shawmutt, Massachusetts changed its name to what?

3) On this date in 1953, the first movie filmed in wide-screen Cinemascope premiered at the Roxy Theater in New York. What was the name of the film?

4) How large is the mouth on the Statue of Liberty?

Answers:

1) 102

2) Boston

3) The Robe

4) The mouth is 3 feet wide

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this day in 1971, this environmental organization was founded.

2) Danny Kaye starred in The Five Pennies, which was a film about the life of what jazz cornet player?

3)During the Vietnam War, what did director Oliver Stone do?

4) Who composed the song, "Misty"?

Answers:

1) Greenpeace was founded.

2) Eugene "Red" Nichols

3) For his service in the army, Stone was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart with the Oak Leaf Cluster.

4) Erroll Garner

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) In 1937, the Count Basie Band featured two singers: Jimmy Rushing and who else?

2) Who was the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who resigned from the court (to run for governor of New York)?

3) In the late 1930's, who led the house band at the Savoy in Harlem?

4) Water particles that freeze once they hit the ground are called what?


Answers:

1) Billie Holiday, who was ousted from the band after a year on the road with them. Rumor has it that John Hammond forced her out.

2) John Jay.

3) Chick Webb, whose hard-swinging band introduced the first lady of song to the world -- Ella Fitzgerald.

4) Freezing rain!

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) According to Forbes Magazine in 2008, what was the most visited tourist destination in the U.S.?

2)One of the most famous jazz recordings of all time was Kind of Blue. Who was the famous trumpet player who made the album?

3) What was trumpet player Harry Edison's nickname?

4) Which state is the only one that does not have a national park?

Answers:

1) Times Square

2) Miles Davis

3) "Sweets"

4) Delaware

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who scored the winning in the 1999 World Cup?

2) Under what pseudonym did Agatha Christie write romance novels?

3) Married to John Dankworth, this "dame" was born in London and is a renowned jazz singer. Who is she?

4) What year did the WNBA debut?

Answers:

1) Brandy Chastain

2) Mary Westmacott

3) Cleo Laine. For her contributions to music, she was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1979.

4) 1996

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The elephant is the heaviest land animal. Which land animal is the second heaviest?

2) When was the first computer program created and published?

3) Which American city claims to be the richest in history? It has retained many of its original buildings,using them as historical memorials to early America.

Answers:

1) The hippopotamus

2) Ada Byron published the first computer programs in 1843. She based them on Jacquard's punch-card idea. The programs were used on the first general-purpose mechanical digital computer, Charles Babbage's invention.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1935, this famous singer started off his career as part of The Hoboken Four, appearing on the Major Bowes Amateur Hour.

2) The expression, "lightning never strikes twice" is meant to indicate that the odds of something happening in the same way again are slim. Does lightning ever strike twice?

3) This jazz guitarist is credited as being the father of jazz guitar, bringing guitar from the background rhythm section to the forefront with his groundbreaking solos. Who is he?

Answers:

1) Frank Sinatra. He debuted on the show at the tender age of 19.

2) Actually lightning strikes twice a lot, especially in high locations. The Empire State Building, for example, is struck about 25 times a year.

3) Charlie Christian. He died in 1941 at the age of 25.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which country produces the most cork?

2) This singer was born Ruth Lee Jones and she grew up to perform jazz, R&B and pop with equal ease. Her biggest hit was "What a Difference a Day Makes." What name did she adopt for her performing career?

3) ESPN made its debut on this date in 1979. What do the letters ESPN stand for?

4) Which country produces the ripest olives?

Answers:

1) Portugal

2) Dinah Washington

3) the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The U.S. experiences what percentage of the world's tornadoes?

2) Assuming you're average, how much of your brain is water?

3) Which snack is the most popular?

4) According to the National Safety Council, on average, how many Americans will be killed by a drunk driver in the next hour?

5) Which TV game show is a variation of Hangman?

6) Jazz musicians began integrating rock elements into their music in the late 60s, creating what kind of jazz genre?

7) What jazz style was made popular by performers like Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz?

Answers:

1) 75%

2) 80%

3) Potato chips are the number one selling snack, accompanying lunch 32% of the time and dinner 18% of the time.

4) Two Americans are killed every hour. Drunk drivers injure another 30 people every hour.

5) Wheel of Fortune

6) Fusion

7) Cool Jazz.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1963, who anchored the first half-hour newscast on network television?

2) On this date in 1923, the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released in the U.S. Who was the star?

3) This president delivered his inaugural address without using the word "I" once?

4) The Renaissance began in which country?

Answers:

1) Walter Cronkite, when he interviewed President Kennedy.

2) Lon Chaney

3) Theodore Roosevelt

4) Italy

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This remarkable discovery on the ocean floor happened on this date in 1985. What was found?

2) What was the motivation for Seuss's book Green Eggs and Ham?

3) For her role in this film, Lily Tomlin was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. What was the role and film?

Answers:

1) The wreck of the Titanic was found.

2) His editor dared him to write a book using fewer than 50 words.

3) Tomlin played Linnea Reese in the 1975 Robert Altman film, Nashville.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Richard Gere's first three major film roles were all turned down by what actor?

2) Peggy Lee was nominated for an Oscar for what film?

3) What did President Hoover do with his salary?

4) What was the world's first airline?


Answers:

1) John Travolta turned down the lead roles in Days of Heaven, American Gigolo, and An Officer and a Gentleman before they were offered to Gere.

2) Lee appeared in Pete Kelly's Blues, in a role which garnered her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

3) During his entire 47 years in government, Herbert Hoover turned over each of his federal salary checks to charity. He had become independently wealthy before entering politics.

4) DELAG, an acronym from German: Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft ("German Airship Travel Corporation") was the world's first airline to use an aircraft (a Zeppelin rigid airship) in revenue service. It was founded on November 16, 1909 with government assistance, and operated airships manufactured by Zeppelin Corporation. Its headquarters were in Frankfurt.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What is the most popular game in Las Vegas?

2) What popular Christmas flower was named for an American ambassador to Mexico?

3) What Hollywood club is famous for its roasts of celebrities?

4) What beloved writer of songs about the South hardly ever visited the region?


Answers:

1) Black Jack.

2) The Poinsettia, named after Joel Poinsett.

3) The Friars Club.

4) Stephen Foster from Pennsylvania.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter were the leader and co-leader of Weather Report, which they formed in 1970. They are also alums of what jazz great who was one of the first to play jazz fusion?

2) Which jewel is perceived as a symbol of success?

3) What is the name of the city that was planned and partly laid out by Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French engineer, in the late 1700s? And, after whom was the city named?

4) The jazz group Fourplay scored a hit in 1991 with El Debarge singing lead on a cover of Marvin Gaye's song "After the Dance" -- Nathan East on bass, Harvey Mason, Jr. on drums, and Lee Ritenour on guitar. Who was the keyboardist making up the final piece of the group? Here's a clue: He scored a hit with a song named "Angela," also known as the theme to the T.V. show "Taxi."


Answers:

1) Miles Davis. Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter worked with Miles Davis in the late 1960s. They formed Weather Report in 1970 and disbanded in 1987. Sadly, Joe Zawinul passed away on September 11, 2007.

2) The birthstone for May, the emerald, is perceived as a symbol of success. Even more than the diamond, this jewel has been a favorite of emperors and kings.

3) Washington, D.C., which was named after our first president, George Washington -- the district was named after Christopher Columbus.

4) Bob James. Fourplay was formed in 1991; however, the members first played together on Bob James' 1990 effort "Grand Piano Canyon." Lee Ritenour left the group in 1997 and was replaced by Larry Carlton. Larry Carlton left in 2010 and was replaced by present guitarist Jeff Golub.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The first woman to be nominated for Vice President by a major U.S. political party was born on August 26, 1935. Who?

2) During the rise of the bebop era, who was the house pianist at Minton's Playhouse?

3) Dr. Lee DeForest was born on August 26, 1873. He invented something that all of you listening [to my show] today can be thankful for. What?

4) Who was the girl singer in Gene Krupa's band?


Answers:

1) Geraldine Ferraro.

2) Thelonious Monk.

3) The 3-element vacuum tube, making possible all of our wonderful electronic technology -- radio... television... radar traps... One of Dr. DeForest's early inventions was stolen by his competitor's spies, so he planted trees outside the windows of his laboratory -- so the spies couldn't see DeForest for the trees.

4) Anita O'Day.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Actor Sean Connery was born August 25, 1930. How many James Bond films did he star in? Can you name them?

2) In Great Britain on August 25, 1972, computerized axial tomography was introduced. We know it better as what?

3) In 1939, Lina Medina became the youngest mother on record. How old was she?


Answers:

1) 7 -- in order from most recent to earliest film:

Never Say Never Again (1983)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Thunderball (1965)
Goldfinger (1964)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Dr. No (1962)

2) CAT scan

3) 5 years old

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Prior to his presidential service, George H.W. Bush served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Which president appointed him to the CIA?

2) What United States park and tourist destination is 95 percent water?

3) How many commercials are aimed at kids?

4) Who was regarded as the "James Dean of Jazz" in the 1950s?


Answers:

1) President Gerald Ford.

2) Biscayne National Park.

3) According to the Federal Trade Commission, there are 20,000 television commercials made each year that are aimed exclusively at children. Of these, 7,000 are for sugared breakfast cereals.

4) Chet Baker.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the first musician to put together a jazz trio of piano, guitar, and bass?

2) Which blood type is the most rare?

3) On radio in the 1940s, was Captain Midnight's mechanic (a) Aristotle Jones, (b)Ichabod Mudd, or (c) Jet Jackson?

4) Wes Montgomery taught himself to play the guitar while still a teenager, and developed an interesting playing style. What was unique about his self-taught style?


Answers:

1) Nat King Cole.

2) Type O is the most common blood type in the world. Type AB is the rarest. There is also a subtype called A-H, but to date only three people in the world are known to have it.

3) Ichabod "Icky" Mudd. Aristotle Jones was the Captain's scientific adviser.

4) He played with his thumb.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) In the comic strip Blondie, what is the husband's name?

2) Which two U.S. cities are both known for producing some of the best thoroughbred horses in the world?

3) The first English settlers to set foot in America landed at the tip of what city on April 29, 1607? This city is a popular tourist destination.

4) In the comic strip B.C., what are the talking clams used for?


Answers:

1) Dagwood.

2) Lexington, Kentucky and Ocala, Florida.

3) Virginia Beach, Virginia.

4) Money.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Actor John Stamos (born on this date in 1963), occasionally appeared as drummer and backup vocalist in what band?

2) What is the most frequently stolen car in the United States?

3) This began as one of the first radio comedy series, written and voiced by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll and originating from station WMAQ in Chicago. After the program was first broadcast in 1928, it grew to become a huge influence on radio series that followed. The show ran as a nightly radio serial from 1928 until 1943, as a weekly situation comedy from 1943 until 1955, and as a nightly disc-jockey program from 1954 until 1960. A television adaptation ran on CBS-TV from 1951 until 1953, and continued in syndicated reruns from 1954 until 1966, when it disappeared after complaints from civil rights groups. Can you name the show?

4) What is the name of the victim in the board game "Clue"?


Answers:

1) The Beach Boys.

2) According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the 1994 Honda Accord is the car that auto thieves love the most.

3) Amos and Andy!

4) Mr. Boddy.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Actor Patrick Swayze (born August 18, 1952) co-starred with whom in Dirty Dancing?

2) In a deck of playing cards, which king does NOT have a moustache?

3) Which TV personality insured her legs for $2 million?

4) In the famous Abbott and Costello "Who's on First" skit, what was the right fielder's name?


Answers:

1) Jennifer Grey (who won Season 11 of Dancing With The Stars).

2) The King of Hearts.

3) Mary Hart of "Entertainment Tonight."

4) There was no right fielder named.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What's the difference between a land mile and a nautical (ocean) mile?

2) In which TV series did Sean Penn make his camera debut?

3) What was the original plastic?

4) How many different animal shapes are in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo?

Answers:

1) A land (or statute) mile is 5,280 feet. On the ocean, a nautical mile measures 6,080 feet.

2) Barnaby Jones.

3) The first plastic invented was celluloid. It came about as an alternative for billiard balls made from ivory.

4) 18.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was the name of the ship that was attacked at Pearl Harbor? It is still commissioned and on display.

2) Which U.S. county occupies the smallest area?

3) Where is the largest concentration of bones in the human body?

4) Can you name the four state capitals with names starting with the same letter as their corresponding state's names?

Answers:

1) The USS Arizona

2) Manhattan

3) Of the 206 bones in the body, 106 are in the hands and feet.

4) Dover, DE; Honolulu, HI; Indianapolis, IN; Oklahoma City, OK.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which two U.S. states have the highest speed limit?

2) Which country is second largest in the world?

3) What Country & Western star was depicted biographically in the film Coal Miner's Daughter, and what actress won the Oscar for her role in the film?

4) What early explorer to the New World paved the way for Dutch colonization in what is now the New York area? He was later set to sea and abandoned by mutineers.

Answers:

1) Utah and Texas both have stretches of highway with an 80 mph speed limit.

2) Canada is the second largest country after Russia. Nearly 90 percent of Canada's population is concentrated within 161 km of the United States/Canada border.

3) Loretta Lynn was the Coal Miner's Daughter, and Sissy Spacek won the Oscar (she even did the singing in the film).

4) Henry Hudson was the abandoned explorer.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On August 12, 1974, for the first time in history, two teammates were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on the same day. Can you name them?

2) How many varieties of tomatoes are there?

3) What's the difference between regular boxing gloves and golden gloves?

4) On August 12, 1973, Jack Nicklaus won the Professional Golfers' Association championship for his 14th major title, surpassing Bobby Jones' record of 13 majors. How many majors did Jack win in his career?

Answers:

1) Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford.

2) 7500!

3) The gloves worn by professional boxers weigh a regulation 8 ounces. The golden gloves, on the other hand, weigh 10 ounces.

4) Jack Nicklaus won 18 major tournaments in his career.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Today is the birthday of Terry Gene Bollea, better known as?

2) How much coffee does a tree produce?

3) In 1934, how much did Babe Ruth pay a fan for the baseball he hit for his 700th career home run?

4) How many punctuation marks are there in English grammar? Can you name at least half of them?

Answers:

1) Hulk Hogan.

2) It takes five years for a coffee tree to reach maturity. The average yield from one tree is the equivalent of one roasted pound of coffee.

3) $20.

4) There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar.
period
comma
colon
semicolon
dash
hyphen
apostrophe
question mark
exclamation point
quotation marks
brackets
parenthesis
braces
ellipses

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was the original title of the Beatles' song, "Eleanor Rigby"?

2) What popular festival is celebrated on the eve of All Saints' Day?

3) This U.S. senator was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.

Answers:

1) "Daisy Hawkins"

2) Hallowe'en

3) Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., pitched for several teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies and the Detroit Tigers.

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) Sean Penn received a Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of a jazz guitar player in Sweet and Lowdown (1999). Although he was American in the film, the character was actually based on a famed French jazz guitarist who recorded during the 1930s and 40s. Who was he?

2) What was Queen Victoria's first official act as Sovereign?

3) Jazz can be hot or cool. One of the first to define "cool" jazz was a piano virtuoso, noted mostly as a big band leader. He greatly influenced jazz by his less frantic approach to the genre. And what could be cooler than a "Snowfall"? Oh, Miles Davis was one of his admirers. What was this cool cat's name?

4) Hard as it is to believe, this drummer first performed professionally at the age of 18 months on the vaudeville stage. By thirteen, he was the leader of his own band. He entered into the Big Band era by drumming for Tommy Dorsey and Harry James, among others. He traveled successfully with his own big band even after the genre declined in popularity. Who was this percussionist?

Answers:

1) Django Reinhardt.

2) Eighteen-year-old Queen Victoria's first act after her coronation in 1838 was having her bed moved from her mother's room to the very first room of her own.

3) Claude Thornhill.

4) Buddy Rich.

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) The name of this soft drink is a nickname for the illegal alcohol, moonshine. It was originally intended to be used as a whiskey mixer.

2) A 19th-century entrepreneur started his empire at the age of 16 with a ferry service from Staten Island to Manhattan. Who was he?

3) What language did Queen Victoria speak?

Answers:

1) Mountain Dew.

2) Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr.

3) Queen Victoria's mother was the daughter of a German duke. Though she ruled England for 64 years, she was never able to speak English perfectly.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Question:

1) Which U.S. president signed legislation designating Martin Luther King Day as a federal holiday?

Answer:

1) Ronald Reagan

Fun Fact! On this date in 1936 Jesse Owens won the 200-meter dash at the Berlin Olympics while his teammate, Mack Robinson came in second. Mack's little brother, Jackie became the first player in major-league baseball to break the color barrier.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Yesterday was former child actor Jay North's birthday. What was his TV character's name?

2) When Jimmy Steart ended his tour of duty in the armed forces, what was his rank?

3) Benjamin Franklin believed a warm bed sapped one's strength, so as a bed became too warm in the night he'd switch to a cold one. How many beds did he wind up sleeping in every night?

4) Which pro wrestler did Richard Belzer (Law and Order) sue for putting him in a stranglehold and rendering him unconscious?

Answers:

1) Dennis the Menace

2) Brigadier General

3) 4

4) Hulk Hogan

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) Dino Crocetti and Joseph Levitch were a stage and screen duo of much fame under their adopted showbiz name. Can you name this popular team?

2) Who penned "Tuxedo Junction"?

3) What is the longest river in Europe?

4) What is the common name for the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police?

Answers:

1) Crocetti and Levitch adopted the names Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (Martin and Lewis).

2) Erskine Hawkins.

3) Europe's longest river is the Volga in Russia.

4) Scotland Yard.

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) How much can a thirsty camel drink?

2) In what musical group did Roy Rogers perform?

3) What is Africa's longest river?

4) In DC Comics, Inc., what do the initials "DC" stand for?

Answers:

1) When thirsty, a camel can swig down 25 gallons of water in less than three minutes!

2) Roy Rogers performed in the Sons of the Pioneers group.

3) The Nile is Africa's longest river, at 4,160 miles.

4) The initials "DC" refer to the company's series "Detective Comics."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The trophy awarded to the team winning the NBA finals has a name. What is the name of the trophy?

2) What's the difference between a nook and a cranny?

3) This bop-era bass-baritone was born in Pittsburgh. He ended his days there as well. In addition to singing he also was a bandleader, and was often called "Mr. B." Who was he?

4) She was one of the great vocalists of the Swing Era and a regular at the Cotton Club, singing with Ellington's band. Who was she?

Answers:

1) The Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy

2) A nook is a corner; a cranny is a crack.

3) Billy Eckstine

4) Ivie Anderson

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1957, Jack Paar debuted as host of The Tonight Show. Who hosted the show before Paar?

2) This appointee to the Supreme Court was once an NFL player.

3) Who was the first actress to win a second Best Actress Oscar?

4) On this date in 1981, a large ceremony was held in London. What was the occasion?

Answers:

1) Steve Allen and Ernie Kovaks.

2) Byron "Whizzer" White played for the Detroit Lions for two seasons.

3) Luise Rainer won her first Oscar for her role in The Great Ziegfeld in 1936, then in the following year won for her role in The Good Earth.

4) Prince Charles and Diana Spencer were married.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) In the early 1930s, opinion polls showed that Mickey Mouse was a close second to what cartoon series?

2) Where was the first traffic light installed?

3) In 1938, this animated film became the most successful motion picture of that year and earned over $8 million on its initial release. What was it?

4) What was the so-called "Soldier's Disease"?


Answers:

1) Popeye the Sailor

2) The world's first traffic light was installed 75 years ago at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and 105th St. in Cleveland.

3) It was the most successful motion picture of 1938 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

4) "Soldiers Disease" is a term for morphine addiction. The Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine addicts.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which president signed into legislation a bill requiring cigarette manufacturers to put warning labels on cigarette packaging?

2) Who was the first movie comic actor to have gotten a pie in the face?

3) Who was the first American cyclist to win the Tour de France?

4) What was the name of Blackbeard's ship?

Answers:

1) Lyndon Baines Johnson

2) Fatty Arbuckle, in the 1913 silent film, A Noise from the Deep.

3) Greg LeMond was the first American and first non-European to win the Tour de France.

4) Queen Anne's Revenge

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which species of wild animal has been responsible for killing the most humans in Africa?

2) How many hearts does an earthworm have?

3) What is the only temporary (for humans) organ?

4) What state once belonged to Russia?

Answers:

1) The hippopotamus

2) An earthworm has five hearts.

3) The placenta, which forms during conception is designed for the temporary purpose of providing life support and nourishment to the developing fetus as it grows inside the womb.

4) The former Governor can tell you: it's Alaska.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the Native American who led the battle opposing Custer in his "last stand"?

2) Who was the only president to, after his term, serve as Chief Justice on the Supreme Court?

3) What material is used for a first anniversary gift?

Answers:

1) Sitting Bull, Sioux Chief

2) William Howard Taft

3) Paper

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For July 22

Questions:

1) This famous gangster was gunned down July 22, 1934. Who was he?

2) This university was founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey. It is now known by what name?

3) The meteorological term for fluffy clouds is what?

4) What was Gone With the Wind's original title?

Answers:

1) John Dillinger

2) Princeton University

3) Cumulus

4) Tomorrow is Another Day

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) You are hired to be part of a claque. What will you be doing?

2) What was Thomas Edison afraid of?

3) On this date in 1955, the last episode of this popular radio program aired. Which character was the star of the show?

4) Also on this date in 1955, this woman swam the English Channel, setting a record for either women or men, in having crossed in 13 hours and 55 minutes. Who was she?

Answers:

1) Claquers comprise a paid "instant audience," such as the instant crowds that appear at events like the Halftime shows at the Superbowl. They are rehearsed to quickly get into place, applaud and cheer wildly, then swiftly exit.

2) Edison feared the dark.

3) Roy Rogers

4) Florence May Chadwick

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What apparel item did Samuel Clemons (aka Mark Twain) invent?

2) How popular is Lithiated Lemon today?

3) Who scored the 1999 World Cup winning goal for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team?

4) Which president was the first to issue a military draft in peacetime?

Answers:

1) suspenders

2) Introduced in 1929, 7-Up, as the drink was renamed, is still popular today.

3) Brandy Chastain

4) President Truman

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) Which planet has the shortest day?

2) Who was the star of Our Miss Brooks that debuted on CBS Radio on July 19, 1948?

3) Who was the first woman on a major political ticket?

4) In how many novels did Sherlock Holmes star?

Answers:

1) Jupiter is the planet with the shortest day -- slightly under 10 hours. However, its years are 12 times as long as ours.

2) Eve Arden.

3) On July 19, 1984, U.S. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY) was chosen as Walter Mondale's vice presidential running mate at the Democratic National Convention.

4) In all, Sherlock Holmes (and Dr. John Watson) was featured in four novels and 56 short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Unquestionably, Holmes is one of the most beloved figures in the history of mystery fiction, and was immortalized in many films, particularly those in the 1930s and 1940s starring Sir Basil Rathbone. The character has also been a popular subject in many novels since those of Conan Doyle.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What industry spends more money on television commercials each year than the cereal industry?

2) The U.S. cereal industry uses enough sugar every to cover each year to cover every single American in how much sugar?

3) Which style of jazz is most closely associated with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Max Roach?

4) What is an autodidact?

Answers:

1) The automobile industry

2) 3 pounds

3) Bebop

4) Someone who is self-taught

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Sylvan N. Goldman of Humpty Dumpty Stores and Standard Food Markets developed an innovation allowing people to buy more items in a single visit. What was it?

2) Your BMI (body mass index) estimates your body fat based on what calculations?

3) What noted author served as a nurse in the Civil War?

Answers:

1) Shopping carts

2) BMI = weight in pounds divided by height (in inches)

3) Louisa May Alcott

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was the first item ever dispensed from a vending machine?

2) People in this profession are credited with having the most extensive vocabulary.

3) What river forms the natural border for northern Kentucky?

4) The longest Monopoly game on record lasted how long?

Answers:

1) The first reference to a vending machine is in the work of Hero of Alexandria, a first-century engineer and mathematician. His machine accepted a coin and then dispensed holy water. The first modern coin-operated vending machines were introduced in London, England in the early 1880s, dispensing post cards. The first vending machine in the U.S. was built in 1888 by the Thomas Adams Gum Company, selling gum on New York City train platforms.

2) Journalists

3) The Ohio River

4) 1,680 hours - over 70 days

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What country has the most doughnut shops per capita?

2) Which of the Great Lakes is the only one entirely within U.S. borders?

3) Where is the best place to see Norman Rockwell paintings?

4) Depressed at how his career was going in the early 70s, Harrison Ford took up another line of work. What did he do?

Answers:

1) Canada

2) Lake Michigan

3) The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA - of course!

4) Ford worked as a carpenter.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which city was the U.S.'s first to serve as the capitol?

2) Which Bond girls were played by Nikki Van der Zyl?

3) When was wearing red as a bride in fashion?

4) In addition to humans, there are a few species that can recognize their own reflection in a mirror. Name two.

Answers:

1) Philadelphia

2) Ursula Andress, Shirley Eaton, Eunice Gayson, and Claudine Auger were unable to match an alluring voice to go with their looks. Van der Zyl provided the voicework.

3) During the American Revolution, many brides did not wear white gowns but instead wore red as a symbol of rebellion.

4) Great apes, bottlenose dolphins, orca, elephant and European magpies can all recognize their own images in a mirror.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Name the treaty that recognized the United States as an independent country.

2) Which U.S. Vice-President shot Alexander Hamilton to death in a duel?

3) How much does a coffee measure scoop hold?

4) Why do we abbreviate pound as "lb" and ounce as "oz"?

Answers:

1) The Treaty of Paris

2) On this date in 1804, Aaron Burr shot Hamilton.

3) 2 U.S. tablespoons

4) "Lb." is derived from the Latin word for pound: "libra." "Oz" is from the Italian "onzia." Additionally, the early Anglo-Saxon word "tun," meaning tub or vat, later became "ton."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1932, the low point of the Depression came when the stock market crashed. What was the Dow Jones average that day?

2) On this date in 1995, former DJ Robert Weston Smith was buried. His audience knew him by what nickname?

3) What makes a diamond fully faceted?

4) On this date in 1958, the RIAA presented the first gold album. Which recording won?

Answers:

1) 41.22

2) Wolfman Jack

3) A quality, fully-faceted round brilliant diamond has at least 58 facets. These are important in order to have maximum sparkle and brilliance of the stone.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who wrote "Over There"?

2) Which government official heads up the American Red Cross?

3) On this date in 1754, New York's Kings College opened with eight students and one professor, Dr. Samuel Johnson, who also served as college president. Kings College would later be known as ___________ ____________.

4) Who was the youngest player to win the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon?

Answers:

1) George M. Cohan

2) The President

3) Columbia University

4) Boris Becker was 17 when he won on this date back in 1985.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 2002 Serena Williams beat her sister, Venus, to win her first Wimbledon title and second straight Grand Slam tournament title. Who was the first black female to win a Singles title at Wimbledon?

2) When Thomas Jefferson wrote his epitaph, what important fact did he omit?

3) What Shakespearean play inspired Disney's The Lion King?

Answers:

1) Althea Gibson

2) that he was President

3) Hamlet

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On July 5, 1947, the first black American League baseball player signed with the Cleveland Indians. Who was he?

2) What state, in 1781, first declared Independence Day as a holiday?

3) Who was the first president to be voted out of office? Which president won that election replacing the incumbent?

4) In what city and building did the Continental Congress convene to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Answers:

1) Larry Doby

2) Massachusetts

3) John Adams was voted out and Jefferson was voted in.

4) Philadelphia's Independence Hall

Trivia for July 4th:

Questions:

1) What town changed its name as a publicity stunt?

2) A dozen is frequently used by bakers and for recipes. Why?

3) Who was the first woman to be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor?

4) "Jiffy" is an expression used by people and businesses to indicate speedy service. It is an actual term though, indicating what?

Answers:

1) Hot Springs, NM changed its name to Truth or Consequences in 1950 in response to a dare from Ralph Edwards, host of the show of the same name. Edwards promised the town free publicity in exchange.

2) Twelve is a convenient number for cooking and baking since it can be divided evenly by half, thirds or quarters.

3) Milly Francis, the "Oklahoma Pocahontas," was recognized by Congress for having saved the life of Captain Duncan McKrimmon. Francis, part Creek Indian, persuaded the group of Seminole Indians who'd captured McKrimmon to release him. Later, the grateful McKrimmon proposed to Francis, but she turned him down. She fell on hard times and was living in poverty when her story was reported to Congress. By the time her reward was sent to her, she was dying from tuberculosis.

4) A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time used in chemistry and physics equal to a light centimeter, i.e., the time required for light to travel one centimeter.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) How many official federal holidays are observed in the United States?

2) In which publication was the Pledge of Allegiance first published?

3) On this date in 1941, NBC broadcast the first FCC-sanctioned television commercial during a Dodgers-Phillies. What was the product?

4) Which part of the American flag is the canton?

Answers:

1) 10

2) The Youth's Companion

3) Bulova watches

4) The blue square that serves as the background for the stars.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This former Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast later went on to star as Peter Pan on Broadway? Who was it?

2) Who was the first woman to race in the Indianapolis 500?

3) What was the name of the Wright Brother's plane?

4) In ancient Egypt, it was a capital offense to kill this animal.

Answers:

1) Cathy Rigby, a gold medalist at the 1972 Olympics, began playing the role in a touring company in 1974, then played the role on Broadway in the 1990s. She is presently set to revive the role again - at age 58 - in a touring production scheduled for this fall.

2) Janet Guthrie was the first to compete in the Indianapolis 500 (in 1977). Danica Patrick was the first to win an Indy race, having done so at the 2008 Indy Japan race.

3) Flyer

4) It was a capital offense to kill a cat.

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) When asked if there was anything she didn't play, what female athlete replied, "Yeah, dolls."

2) The founders of Portland, Oregon chose the name by flipping a coin. If the coin had come up on the other side, what would Portland be named?

3) Why is the monarch butterfly never eaten?

4) What happened to London Bridge?

Answers:

1) Babe Didrikson.

2) Boston.

3) It's poisonous.

4) The famed London Bridge, which spanned the River Thames for almost 140 years from the 1830s until 1968, now connects Arizona's Lake Havasu City's mainland and island. The bridge survived a terrorist attack in 1884 and bombing from Germany in both world wars; but it could not withstand the forces of nature, as it was sinking into the Thames River's clay bottom.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was baseball player Ty Cobb's jersey number?

2) On this date in 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed. What did that document accomplish?

3) Who was the founder of the company that experimented with flash freezing in order to preserve food while using minimal ice crystals?

4) Who was the first to design and build a mechanical ventilating fan?

Answers:

1) Trick question! There weren't any numbers on players' jerseys until the 1930s.

2) It effectively ended World War I.

3) Clarence Birdseye.

4) Leonardo da Vinci

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Today, June 27TH, marks the 1949 television debut of Captain Video and His Video Rangers. Who was the star?

2) Who is the oldest major leaguer to hit a grand slam?

3) On this date in 1950, an 8-pound bear cub that had been seriously burned in a forest fire was transferred to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, where he lived to the ripe old age of 26. The firemen who saved him nicknamed him "Hot Foot Teddy," but he became better known as who?

4) This cough drop company was sold to Hershey Foods in 1986.

Answers:

1) Richard Coogan. Guest "villains" included appearances by Jack Klugman and Tony Randall (pre-Odd Couple).

2) Julio Franco. In a single game, he hit a grand slam, a pinch-hit home run,two regular home runs, and stole two bases to boot!

3) Smokey the Bear

4) Founded by William H. Luden, Luden's was sold to Hershey Foods in 1986.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was the first Beatles song to reach #1 on the country charts?

2) What was the first network television western-themed program?

3) Which river is the longest river in the world?

Answers:

1) Rosanne Cash's cover of the Beatles' "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" charted number 1 on the country charts. The original hit #1 on the pop charts.

2) Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd and Edgar Buchanan. The show debuted on this date in 1949.

3) The length of a river can be very difficult to calculate; as a result the lengths reported are ultimately only approximations. There is disagreement, for example, over whether the Nile or the Amazon is longer. The Nile is traditionally considered to be the longest but recent scholarship suggests the Amazon could be longer.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which fictional character is the most-portrayed character in films?

2) Which president was sworn into office by his own father?

3) The U.S. cereal industry uses enough sugar every year to cover each American with how much sugar?

4) Which president died less than one mile from the house where he was born?

Answers:

1) Sherlock Holmes

2) Calvin Coolidge

3) 3 pounds

4) Lyndon Baines Johnson

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) M&Ms is the American version of a U.K. candy that goes by what brand name?

2) Whose nickname was "Leo the Lip"?

3) Humans aren't the only mammals able to recognize their own reflection in a mirror. What other species can do this?

4) Of these thre important documents, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Mayflower Compact, which document had the most signers?

Answers:

1) "Smarties"

2) Leo Ernest Durocher

3) Great apes, bottlenose dolphins, orca whales, elephants and European magpies can recognize their own reflections.

4) The Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 people. The Mayflower Compact was signed by 41 and the Constitution was signed by 39, not including William Jackson, who signed merely as a witness to the other signatures.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was the Glenn Miller Orchestra's theme song?

2) Which president was nicknamed "Old Sink-or-Swim"?

3) What did Merv Griffin, Ted Knight, Ernest Borgnine, Soupy Sales and Adam West all have in common?

4) Which famous author said this about Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn:"All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before; there has been nothing as good since."?

Answers:

1) "Moonlight Serenade"

2) John Adams

3) They all started their careers as local television station's children's show hosts.

4) Ernest Hemingway

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Two signers of the Constitution went on to serve as presidents. Who were they?

2) What is the nation's oldest newspaper that is still in publication?

3) Glenn Miller co-wrote "Room 1411" with which other famous band leader?

4) How many people signed both the Declaration and the Constitution?

Answers:

1) George Washington, who was president of the Constitutional Convention, and James Madison. Both men were from Virginia.

2) The answer is a bit complicated. The New York Post, established on November 16, 1801 as the New York Evening Post, describes itself as the nation's oldest continuously published daily paper. The Hartford Courant was founded in 1764 as a semi-weekly paper, then began publishing daily in 1836. It describes itself as the nation's oldest continuously published newspaper. The New Hampshire Gazette has trademarked its claim of "The Nation's Oldest Newspaper." It was founded in 1756 as a weekly publication. Since the 1890's it has been strictly a weekend paper.

3) Benny Goodman. Miller was playing with Ben Pollack's band in 1928 when he and Goodman wrote "Room 1411." Glenn and Benny also played together in the pit orchestras for Broadway shows Strike Up the Band and Girl Crazy.

4) Six people signed both the Declaration of Independencee and the Constitution.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Whose nickname was "Rapid Robert" or "The Heater from Van Meter"?

2) Deep Hollow Ranch is the country's oldest cattle ranch that's still in operation. Where is it located?

3) Barry Manilow worked as an accompanist for what singer?

4) What is the proper term for a bunch of bananas?

Answers:

1) The Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller.

2) Montauk, NY. Deep Hollow Ranch has been in operation since the 1800's.

3) Bette Midler

4) A bunch of bananas is a hand. A single banana is a finger.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) According to Roper Starch Worldwide, what do most U.S. adults consider to be the most important product to have been introduced in the 20th century?

2) Who was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.?

3) On this date in 1995, Batman Forever opened in movie theaters. Who played The Riddler?

4) This president was the first Rhodes Scholar.

Answers:

1) 83% say the computer, 9% the telephone, and 5% the television.

2) Thomas Jefferson

3) Jim Carrey

4) Bill Clinton

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) For what purpose were screwdrivers first used?

2) What color clothing is best for deflecting heat?

3) In hot weather you should avoid eating foods that are high in what?

4) Which president was the first to have also served as Speaker of the House?

Answers:

1) Screwdrivers were first used to secure knights in their armor.

2) White

3) Protein

4) James J. Polk

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) How many of the top ten best-selling hardcover books of all time were written by Dr. Seuss?

2) What is unique about the leaders of elephant herds?

3) The hoary bat and monk seal share a Hawaiian connection. What is it?

4) Who was the first U.S. president to broadcast a message on the radio?

Answers:

1) Four: The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Blue Fish.

2) Females are the leaders

3) They are two mammals that are native only to Hawaii.

4) Warren G. Harding, who broadcast on this date in 1922, dedicatiing the Francis Scott Key Memorial in Baltimore.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which worldwide organization was founded by two friends, Dr. Robert Smith and William G. Wilson, on this date in 1935?

2) The first television debate between vice-presidential candidates was held in 1976. Who were the candidates?

3) Who was the first African-American to win an Oscar?

4) Of commonly used words, which is the longest word typed only using the left hand? With the right hand?

5) Which four words end in "_dous"?

6) Who invented scissors?

7) What common word in the English language ends in "_mt"?

Answers:

1) Alcoholics Anonymous

2) Walter Mondale and Bob Dole

3) Hattie McDaniel won for her role in Gone With the Wind.

4) left hand: stewardesses; right hand: lollipop

5) stupendous, horrendous, tremendous, hazardous

6) Scissors were first devised in ancient Egypt, dating back to 1500, BCE, however, Leonardo da Vinci is credited with inventing scissors as we know them today.

7) dreamt

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who transformed popular music by inventing the modern solid-body electric guitar?

2) This cartoon character made his screen debut in The Little Wise Hen on this date in 1934. Who was he?

3) Who was the first U.S. president to appear on a coin?

4) Who was the first U.S. president to make a live coast-to-coast television broadcast?

Answers:

1) It's birthday boy, Les Paul; he turned 96 years old today.

2) Donald Duck

3) Abraham Lincoln

4) Harry Truman in 1951.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Pepperoni is the most popular pizza topping in the U.S. Which is the least popular?

2) What weather-related experience actually really does "knock your socks off"?

3) Which country was the first to give women the right to vote?

4) This band leader introduced jazz arrangements culled from improvisational Dixieland, making the music more suitable for a mainstream audience. He was one of the first to form a "Big Band."

Answers:

1) Anchovies

2) Being struck by lightning

3) New Zealand

4) Paul Whiteman

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What three horse races make up the Triple Crown?

2) In 1976, 155 women were admitted into a U.S. military academy, ending its history of exclusively male enrollment. It was the first military academy to break the gender barrier; which academy was it?

3) Before Ellen DeGeneres became successful in comedy, what career path had she considered taking?

4) This WW1 flying ace was nicknamed "Captain Eddie." What was his real name?

Answers:

1) The Belmont Stakes, The Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Derby.

2) The U.S. Air Force Academy was first to enroll women.

3) Professional golfing

4) Edward Rickenbacker

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Born Henry Deutschendorf Jr., this folk singer got his start in 1965, singing with the Chad Mitchell Trio.

2) In the commercial, Choo-Choo Charlie needed this to make his train run.

3) Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, this singer/songwriter took his stage name by combining the names of two other musicians.

4) This person coined the term "Iron Curtain."

Answers:

1) John Denver

2) Choo-Choo Charlie needed Good-n-Plenty candy to make his train go.

3) Elton John took his name from saxophonist Elton Dean and singer/songwriter, John Baldry.

4) Winston Churchill

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the original host of The Gong Show?

2) This alto sax player was known for his solo on Billy Joel's hit, "Just the Way You Are." Who was it?

3) This movie star was born on this date in 1925. He appeared in The Defiant Ones, Houdini and The Count of Monte Cristo, as well as more famous roles. Who was he?

4) This legendary tenor sax player performed with such greats as Miles Davis, Maynard Ferguson and Art Blakey before he formed Weather Report. Who was he?

Answers:

1) Gary Owens (Laugh-In) hosted for the first year, then the show's creator and producer, Chuck Barris hosted.

2) Phil Woods

3) Tony Curtis

4) Wayne Shorter

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1924, Congress granted citizenship to a group of people. Who were they?

2) What jazz singer got his start singing with the Chico Marx orchestra?

3) On this date in 1886, this president did something no president had done before or since. What did he do?

Answers:

1) Native Americans

2) Mel Torme

3) President Grover Cleveland got married.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) According to the National Climatic Center, What U.S. city is the windiest?

2) How many member nations are there in the United Nations?

3) Name the highest point in the U.S.

4) Which president established Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

Answers:

1) Dodge City, KS. Chicago is ranked 53rd.

2) There are 192 member nations in the UN.

3) Alaska's Mount McKinley is highest at 20,320 feet.

4) FDR

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) On May 31, 1990, the TV show that we all know as "Seinfeld" premiered as a summer series on NBC. The pilot aired the previous July under what title?

2) What phrase was set as the U.S. national motto by Congress in 1956?

3) What Walt Disney movie was the first full-length, animated feature film to be released (in 1937)?

Answers:

1) The Seinfeld Chronicles was renamed simply Seinfeld, and lasted nine seasons.

2) "In God We Trust."

3) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Alan Rock's Trivia, May 30, 2011

Questions:

1) If a plant were to be described as being sanative, what power would it have?

2) What vegetables did Thomas Jefferson and others introduce into our nation?

3) Margaret Roberts is an important personality in British history. What was her famous position?

4) Most male mammals are larger than the females of their species. What is the weight difference between the sexes in the case of the mountain gorilla?

Answers:

1) These plants are considered to be curatives.

2) Thomas Jefferson was one of the first Americans to grow tomatoes, which were then known as "love apples."

3) Margaret Roberts is the maiden name of Great Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

4) The male mountain gorilla may weight double that of the female.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What motor vehicle was invented by the German inventor Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler in 1885?

2) Which jazz cornet player was portrayed by Danny Kaye in a movie biography?

3) To make one tablespoon of honey, bees must collect nectar from how many flowers?

Answers:

1) Daimler invented the motorcycle.

2) Red Nichols in the film The Five Pennies.

3) 2,000

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Actor James Arness won the part of Matt DIllon after this movie star turned it down.

2) What is the alternate name for Memorial Day?

3) What war resulted in the creation of the national holiday, Memorial Day?

4) Who was the first president to have died in office?

Answers:

1) John Wayne

2) Decoration Day (as in decorating the graves of the fallen)

3) The Civil War

4) William Henry Harrison. He caught a cold at his inauguration which worsened into pneumonia. He died a month later.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What is the only bird that can fly backwards?

2) Which of the 50 states is nicknamed the "Treasure State"?

3) How many military academies are there in the U.S.?

Answers:

1) the hummingbird

2) Montana

3) There are five: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, The U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was the name of the biographical film which depicted the life of George M. Cohan?

2) What is the world's smallest republic (only 24 square miles!)? It's located in northeastern Italy and may be the oldest state in Europe, according to The New American Desk Encyclopedia.

3) What famous horror tale was written by Bram Stoker?

4) For having played George M. Cohan in the above-mentioned movie, this actor won an Academy Award. Who was he?

Answers:

1) Yankee Doodle Dandy

2) The Republic of San Marino

3) Dracula

4) James Cagney

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) In the wake of the Soviet collapse in 1990, a classic American film debuted in the former Soviet Union under the title, Unesennye Vetrom. What is the original English title?

2) Who was the first artist to cover a Beatles song and have a hit with it in the UK?

3) The brand name, "Nabisco" got its name from this more formal name.

Answers:

1) Gone With the Wind

2) Ella Fitzgerald had a #34 hit in the UK with "Can't Buy Me Love."

3) The National Biscuit Company

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Cher was born on this date in 1946. What was the name of the daughter she had with Sonny Bono.

2) What animal's young is known as a pullet?

3) Which president kept a jar full of this colorful kind of his favorite candy?

4) Name the colonial leader who uttered the immortal phrase, "give me liberty or give me death."

Answers:

1) Chastity - who has since had gender reassignment surgery and is now "Chaz."

2) A pullet is a young hen.

3) Ronald Reagan always kept Jelly Belly brand of jellybeans handy.

4) Patrick Henry

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the first president to have been born in the United States, meaning once independence from Britain had been established?

2) Who was the first American president to have received the Nobel Prize?

3) Who was the first Democratic presidential candidate to use an image of a donkey on his campaign posters?

Answers:

1) Martin Van Buren, born in 1782.

2) President Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1906.

3) Andrew Jackson in his 1828 campaign.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This pitcher was the oldest to have pitched a perfect no-hitter game. Who was he?

2) Which letters were the last to join the English alphabet?

3) What was Perry Como's first #1 hit?

4) Where can you see the original Declaration of Independence?

Answers:

1) Randy Johnson retired 27 batters in 2004, pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks at the age of 40.

2) j and u

3) "Til the End of Time" - 1945

4) In Washington D.C. at the National Archives Building

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What is Western Europe's largest mountain range?

2) Which president once had a job as a radio sportscaster?

3) According to the Summer Institute for Linguistics, this language is spoken by most of the people living on the planet.


Answers:

1) The Alps

2) Ronald Reagan

3) Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language with over 937,132,000 speakers.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This candy bar is produced by Hershey Company's main rival, Nestle Corp., all around the world, except in the U.S., where its production is licensed to Hershey. Which candy bar is it?

2) What terrorist bombing took place April 19, 1995?

3) On this day in 1929, the first Oscars were awarded. What was the name of the first film to win the Academy Award?

4) How many countries share a border with Brazil?

Answers:

1) Kit Kat Bar

2) The Oklahoma City bombing

3) Wings

4) 10: Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia,Venezuela, Guyana, French Guinea and Suriname

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) How many Best Actress Oscars did Katharine Hepburn win?

2) Florence Nightingale was born on this date in 1820. She was nicknamed the "lady with a lamp" for what reason?

3) On this date in 1932, a new Disney character called "Dippy Dog" debuted in the cartoon, "Mickey's Revue." The character was a hit and later became known by what name?

Answers:

1) Four:
1933: Morning Glory
1967: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
1968: The Lion in Winter
1981: On Golden Pond

2) Ms. Nightingale carried a pet owl with her everywhere.

3) Goofy

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Mickey Mouse was the Sorcerer's Apprentice in Fantasia. What was the name of the Sorcerer?

2) What country invented the automobile?

3) On this day in 1997, a computer did something it had never done previously. What was the accomplishment?

4) What was the first novel to have been written on a typewriter?

Answers:

1) The sorcerer's name was "Yensid," or "Disney," spelled backwards.

2) France. The U.S., thanks to Henry Ford, created the assembly line method of production.

3) IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer beat world champion chess player, Gary Kasparov.

4) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Deejay and Laugh-In emcee Gary Owens appeared in an Academy Award-winning film. What was it?

2) Who is the longest serving monarch?

3) Who was the youngest man to become prime minister?

Answers:

1) Midnight Cowboy

2) Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej

3) Hun Sen of Cambodia.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was Louis Armstrong's first number one hit?

2) Harrisonburg, Virginia has a state university named for this Virginia-born president.

3) This car rental company launched in 1923.

4) Cape Canaveral was (at least temporarily) renamed after this president.

Answers:

1) "Hello, Dolly"

2) Madison University, named for James Madison

3) Hertz

4) John F. Kennedy. Called Cape Kennedy from 1963 - 1973, the name is now Kennedy Space Center which is at Cape Canaveral.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Answers:

1) It was in this Star Trek series that the crew met Mark Twain.

2) Who was the man credited with being the director of The Wizard of Oz?

3) Including the recently discovered stories, how many tales did Hans Christian Andersen write?

4) This broadcast journalist once famously said, "Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything."

Answers:

1) Star Trek: Next Generation

2) Victor Fleming

3) 212

4) Charles Kuralt

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This human organ creates enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles. What is it?

2) These two countries make up the Iberian Peninsula.

3) This was the world's first black republic - established in 1804.

4) There are no countries whose names begin with this letter.

Answers:

1) The heart.

2) Spain and Portugal.

3) Haiti.

4) "X"

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Today is Bing Crosby's birthday. He picked up a Best Actor Oscar for his role in what film?

2) This Olympic athlete was the only one to have won the gold for both the pentathlon and decathlon. Who was he?

3) These three sisters recorded more than 100 songs, selling more than 90 million records. They were renowned for their USO tours in WWII. Who were they?

4) This former child actress served on the U.S. delegation to the United Nations from 1967 - 1970. Who was she?


Answers:

1) Going My Way

2) Jim Thorpe in 1912.

3) The Andrews Sisters (Laverne, Patty and Maxene).

4) Shirley Temple Black. Ms. Temple-Black served as ambassador for several decades.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Answers:

1) On this day in 1974, filming began at Martha's Vineyard on this scary blockbuster. What was it?

2) Which two South American countries do not share a border with Brazil?

3) How many U.S. capital cities have the word, "City" as part of their name?

4) Which city hosted the first session of the United Nations General Assembly?

Answers:

1) Jaws

2) Ecuador and Chile

3) There are four: Jefferson City, KS; Oklahoma City, OK; Salt Lake City, UT; Carson City, NV

4) London