Friday, March 28, 2014

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who played Jeannie in I Dream of Jeannie?

2)  Born Steven Demetre Georgiou in 1948, in 1977 he converted to Islam and took the name Yusuf Islam. He was taken off a London-to-Washington United Airlines flight on September 21, 2004, because his name had appeared on the government "no-fly" list.  However, in the early 70s, he was famous and went by what name?

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

4)  This generic name for dogs is derived from the Latin word for "faithful."

Answers:

1)  Barbara Eden

2)  singer Cat Stevens

3)  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?

4)  Fido

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