Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who was the only U.S. president to have never married?

2)  On April 23, 1952, in his first major-league at-bat, a New York Giants relief pitcher hit his first and last home run.  He pitched in 1,070 games in 21 years, but never hit another home run.  Who is he?

3)  On April 23, 1975, B.J. Thomas scored with the longest song title to hit #1 on Billboard's pop music chart.  What was the name of the song?

4)  He had a black and white horse named Diablo and a sidekick named Pancho.  Who played "The Cisco Kid" on TV and in movies?


Answers:

1)  James Buchanan, the 15th U.S. President, was born on April 23, 1791.  Buchanan's hobby was crocheting, but he tried to keep it a secret.  He figured if word got out that the President crocheted, everybody'd want an afghan.  So, with no wife in the White House, who do you suppose ran the country?

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2)  Hoyt Wilhelm



3)  "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody-Done-Somebody-Wrong-Song"



4)  Duncan Renaldo (April 23, 1904 - September 3, 1980) played Cisco in many movies and the TV show of the same name.  The Cisco Kid ran from 1950 until 1956.

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