Thursday, March 07, 2013

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  In 1925, Victor Lustig famously twice conned people into buying this landmark for scrap metal.

2)  This car manufacturer unveiled a two-seat, three-wheeled concept car this week.

3)  This rock group had a heavily jazz-influenced horn section and had a breakout hit with their 1969 cover of this Billie Holiday song. What was the name of the song? What was the name of the band? Extra credit: Who was the lead singer?

4)  Stalin died from this condition that is still a leading cause of death in the U.S.

Answers:

1)  The Eiffel Tower


2)  Toyota


3)  The song was "God Bless the Child," which has been covered by many artists, but none as popularly as the hit version by Blood Sweat and Tears. In addition to that great horn section, there were the powerful and soulful vocals by David Clayton Thomas.



4)  Stalin perished from having had a stroke.

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