Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which U.S. president once served as the president of Columbia University?

2) What famous character did actor DeForest Kelly, born January 20, 1920, play?

3) On January 20, 1920, the second man to set foot on the Moon was born. Can you name him?

4) As of October 2008, which state had the lowest three-number telephone area code?

Answers:

1) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

2) On the original Star Trek TV series and subsequent big-screen releases, he played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. His original nickname was "Glands."

3) Astronaut Buzz Aldrin

4) New Jersey, with 201.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The first televised presidential news conference was conducted on January 19th (I won't say the year). There wasn't much on TV back then, but some viewers still complained because he pre-empted their test pattern. Who was the president?

2) Name the first English child born in America (on August 18, 1587).

3) On January 19, 1977, U.S. President Gerald Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino, who had been convicted of treason for her World War II Japanese propaganda broadcasts. We knew her better as?

4) Dolly Parton was born on January 19, 1946. Can you name the 1992 movie in which she co-starred with James Woods?

Answers:

1) Dwight Eisenhower, in 1955

2) Virginia Dare

3) Tokyo Rose

4) Straight Talk.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What is the world's largest office building?

2) On this date in 1967, the first Superbowl was played. Who played and what was the outcome?

3) The U.S. cereal industry uses enough of this substance to cover every American in three pounds of it? What is it?

4) What is the best-selling cereal of all time?

Answers:

1) The Pentagon

2) The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.

3) Sugar

4) Cheerios

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Actress Shelley Winters died this date in 2006. She was nominated many times for an Academy Award and won twice (A Patch of Blue and The Diary of Anne Frank). Can you name the TV sitcom where she had a recurring role?

2) What was the original title for NBC's The Today Show?

3) On this date in 1963, the first of what would be 124 guest hosts filled in for Johnny Carson. Who was it?

4) On this date in 1690, this musical instrument was created. What was it?

Answers:

1) Roseanne

2) The Rise and Shine Revue

3) Jimmy Dean

4) the clarinet

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This is Cuckoo Dancing Week, which has nothing to do with dancing. It's a week devoted to remembering the antics of a certain comedic duo. Who?

2) On this date 30 years ago, The Bionic Woman debuted on ABC. Who was the star?

3) Today is "Radio Day." How did that come about?

Answers:

1) Laurel and Hardy. Their theme song was "The Dancing Cuckoo."

2) Lindsay Wagner starred. Her character's name was Jaime Sommers, whose "normal" gig was teaching.

3) On this date in 1910, the first public broadcast went out over the air as tube inventor Lee DeForest aired the voices of Metropolitan Opera stars to several radio receivers in New York City.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was the name of the Indian Princess on Howdy Doody?

2) On this date in 1932, Hattie Caraway became the first woman to do what?

3) How was "Butch" wax used?

4) Batman made its TV debut this date in 1966. Who played the crime-fighting duo?

Answers:

1) Princess SummerWinterFallSpring

2) A Democrat from Arkansas, she was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

3) It was a pomade used to stiffen a flat-top so that the hair would stand up.

4) Adam West played Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward played his "ward," Dick Grayson/Robin.






Answers:

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1913, the first sedan was unveiled at the National Automobile Show in New York. Who was the manufacturer?

2) Marvin Middlemark invented these to improve reception -- what?

3) On this date in 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General declared that smoking was the number one cause of lung disease. Who was that Surgeon General?

Answers:

1) Hudson Motor Company

2) rabbit ears

3) Luther Terry was the Surgeon General

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Had he lived, Elvis Presley would have turned 75 today. Many celebrations (as well as marketing opportunities) are underway as people remember "The King." Knowing then when he was born, where was he born?

2) How many presidents first served as vice-presidents?

3) It used to be that electoral votes determined who would serve as vice president. For example, had that practice continued, we would have Barack Obama as president and John McCain as vice-president. Which amendment changed the system so that the electoral college voted separately for president and vice-president?

Answers:

1) Tupelo, MS

2) John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush

3) Passed in 1804, the 12th Amendment. The presidential candidate gradually gained power over the nominating convention to allow him (or her!) to choose a running mate.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1789, a very special election occurred. What was it for?

2) On this date in 1990, this famous building was closed to the public. Which building was it?

3) The first commercial bank in the U.S. was opened on this day in 1782, in what city?

Answers:

1) The first U.S. presidential election was held.

2) The Leaning Tower of Pisa

3) Philadelphia

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Questions:

1) Where do the anchovies used for pizza come from?

2) On January 9, 1959, Rawhide made its TV debut and featured a Hollywood newcomer who would later star in numerous films and earn acclaim as a director. Who was he and what character did he play?

3) On January 9th, 1987, actor Arthur Lake died at the age of 81. His name may not be familiar, yet he starred in 27 movies always as the same character. Who did he play?

Answers:

1) Pizza anchovies come from the Mediterranean. All other anchovies are processed for use as fish meal, fertilizer or oil.

2) Clint Eastwood played Rowdy Yates.

3) Arthur Lake played Dagwood Bumstead in the Blondie (after the comic strip) movies, going on to portray the character in the TV series.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:
1) On this in 1961, Mr. Ed, the star of which was the "talking" horse, debuted on TV. Who was the voice of Mr. Ed?

2) Which presidents never attended college?

3) Who was the last heavyweight contender to box bare-knuckle fashion?

4) What is the most common religious affiliation of U.S. presidents?

Answers:

1) Allan "Rocky" Lane

2) There were nine: Washington, Jackson, Van Buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Cleveland and Truman.

3) John L. Sullivan

4) Episcopalian is the most common, followed by Presbyterian.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?

2) Who said, "Man is the only animal that blushes -- or needs to"?

3) What was the name of the New York City political machine led by William "Boss" Tweed in the 1880's?

Answers:

1) Nathan Hale

2) Mark Twain

3) Tammany Hall

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Questions:

1) On this date in 1865, the 13th amendment to the Constitution was ratified, effectively doing what?

2) According to the Department of Agriculture, the leading U.S. crop between 1990 and 2007 was what?

3) What was Steven Spielberg's directorial debut?

Answers:

1) It abolished slavery.

2) corn

3) Spielberg directed an episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery titled "Eyes,", an episode which starred Joan Crawford as a rich but bitter and vindictive blind woman who pays a destitute man for his corneas so that she can have them transplanted in her eyes. The doctor has prepared her that she will only be able to see for about 8 hours. She is completely indifferent to the fact that in exchange for those eight hours of sight, the man whose corneas she takes will be blind forever. She has the operation, and the instant the bandages are removed, the city is plunged into a blackout. She spends those "sighted" 8 hours trying to get out of the apartment building in the dark stairwells, and finally makes it back to her apartment when the sun comes up. She finally sees the sun, but it's the last thing she does.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Born this date in 1936, this British singer was hailed as "England's answer to Elvis." Who was he?

2) What was the first song ever to reach #1 on the pop, country & western, and rhythm & blues music charts?

3) Who was the youngest man to become president?

Answers:

1) Tommy Steele

2) "Blue Suede Shoes"

3) Theodore Roosevelt was only 42 when he succeeded slain president, William McKinley.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Beethoven was born on this date in 1770. He had an odd habit that he insisted was a great method for stimulating the brain. What did he do?

2) Who was the first running back in the NFL to rush 2000 yards in a single season?

3) In the book, The Wizard of Oz, what were Dorothy's shoes made of (hint: different stuff than the movie)?

4) On this date in 1971, Don McLean released "American Pie," which ran for a whopping 8.5 minutes. The lengthy song nonetheless got a lot of airplay, due to its popularity with deejays. Why so popular?

Answers:

1) He frequently poured ice water over his head.

2) O.J. Simpson, and he did it on this date in 1973.

3) In the original book, Dorothy's shoes were made of silver.

4) Deejays were happy to play "American Pie" because the song provided enough time for a proper bathroom break!

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Walt Disney died this date in 1966. He holds the record for most Academy Awards. How many Oscars has he won, including one posthumously?

2) TV's first miniseries premiered on ABC's "Disneyland" this date in 1954. What was the name of the series?

Answers:

1) 26

2) Davy Crockett

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The U.S. Table Tennis Association wanted to call its sport Ping-Pong, but were prevented from doing so. Why?

2) Richard Starkey was famous. You're sure to know him and his bandmates. What was his stage name?

Answers:

1) The board game company, Parker Brothers, already owned the rights to the name "ping-pong."

2) Richard Starkey, aka "Ringo Starr," played drums for The Beatles.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Singer Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton was born this date in 1926. She recorded a song which became a big hit when Elvis covered it. What was it?

2) For what film did Teri Garr receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination?

3) How many islands make up the Bahamas?

Answers:

1) "Hound Dog"

2) Tootsie

3) 700

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1931, this individual won the Nobel Peace Prize. She was the first American woman to do so. Who was she?

2) Who wrote the 1823 poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?

3) British Airways passengers consume approximately six tons of it yearly. What?

Answers:

1) Jane Addams, an ardent feminist and ethicist, was a co-recipient that year for her work for peace, voting rights for women and housing for the poor.

2) Clement Clark Moore

3) Caviar

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1992, a famous couple announced their separation. Who were they?

2) In the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life, which character lost the $8,000?

Answers:

1) Charles and Diana

2) Uncle Billy

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Actor David Carradine was born on this date in 1936. Paying homage to both the Three Stooges and his own Kung Fu iconic role, he did a series of TV ads for which brand of iced tea?

2) Architect James Hoban died this date in 1831. He was famous for designing what building?

3) American Airlines cut their costs by $40,000 in 1987 by doing what?

Answers:

1) Lipton ("this ain't no sippin' tea" was the tag line). Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFcNasduOYQ

2) The White House

3) They stopped including olives in the passengers' salads.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:
1) Every episode of Seinfeld contains an image or reference to what superhero?

2) Who was the only regular cast member of TV's M*A*S*H to actually serve in the Army in Korea?

3) On November 27, 1952, this drama was released, based on the true story of the Tsavo man-eaters. It was written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler, and is considered the first American color 3-D feature and was considered responsible for starting the brief (1952 - 1954) 3-D craze in U.S. film-making. It starred Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, and Nigel Bruce. The film's tagline was: "The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!" Can you name that film?

Answers:

1) Superman

2) Jamie Farr

3) Bwana Devil!

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was the first U.S. holiday by presidential proclamation?

2) Which department store was the first to hold a Thanksgiving parade?

3) The word turkey comes from the Hebrew "tukki" which means what?

4) Captain John Smith founded what colony in Virginia?


Answers:

1) President Washington declared November 26, 1789 to be Thanksgiving Day.

2) Gimbel's in 1920

3) Big bird or pheasant bird

4) Jamestown

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Over what attack did Admiral Nagano mastermind and execute?

2) Which United States river is the longest?

3) What was the celebrity nickname given to the short-term boxer known as Packy East?

4) There are 7 ways a baseball player-at-bat can get on base. Name them.

Answers:

1) Admiral Nagano was responsible for plotting out and commanding the attack on Pearl Harbor.

2) 2,466 miles long, the Missouri River is the longest river in the U.S.

3) "Bob Hope"

4) a hit, a walk, fielder's error, fielder's choice, being hit by a pitch, catcher's interference and a dropped third strike

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The first U.S. president to travel abroad made his journey on this date in ____. Who was it and when?

2) What is the nutritional value of coffee?

Answers:

1) Woodrow Wilson sailed for France on this date in 1918.

2) Trick question - there is none, per se, although many of us swear we're not fully functioning until we have some.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard was the first to perform this. What procedure was it?

2) In the 1952 movie musical fantasy about Hans Christian Andersen, who played the lead?

3) Before he wrote the Sherlock Holmes series, Arthur Conan Doyle made his living doing what?

Answers:

1) He performed the world's first successful heart transplant.

2) Danny Kaye played Hans Christian Andersen.

3) Arthur Conan Doyle.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Britney Spears was born on this date in 1981. Raised in Louisiana, at the age of nine, she competed at the state level as an athlete. What sport did she compete in?

2) Which sport has a "sin bin"?

3) On this date in 1927, Henry Ford unveiled his exciting new Model A, the first Ford available in a choice of colors. But beauty was expensive and the sporty new Model A roadster sold for how much?

4) In what battle was the quote, "We have the enemy, and they are ours."

Answers:
1) Gymnastics

2) "sin bin" is a nickname

3) $385

4) It was uttered during the War of 1812's Battle of Lake Erie.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Where is the world's only museum dedicated to roller skating located?

2) The first telephone in the White House was installed on this date in 1878. Who was the president?

3) Bette Midler was born on this date in 1945. She won an Emmy for her appearance on a TV show - what show?

Answers:

1) Lincoln, Nebraska

2) Rutherford B. Hayes

3) She was awarded the Emmy for her appearance on Johnny Carson's final night hosting The Tonight Show.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the first European to land in America?

2) Which former president's son served as Secretary of War, then later as Minister to the Court of St. James in Great Britain?

3) What does anaerobic mean?

4) Which months have 30 days or less?

Answers:

1) Leif Ericson, nearly 500 years prior to Christopher Columbus's fabled landing!

2) Robert Todd Lincoln

3) does not require oxygen for growth

4) Five months have 30 days or fewer. The old rhyme helps: "30 days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have 31, excepting February alone, which hath twenty-eight days clear, and twenty-nine in each leap year."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) According to the Butterball Corporation, they recommend that you thaw a wrapped turkey in the refrigerator how long per four pounds of bird?


2) Which president was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a legal national holiday to be held the fourth Thursday in November?

3) In Canada they celebrate Thanksgiving in what month?

Answers:

1) One day.

2) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

3) October.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which famed movie star's real name was Archibald Leach?

2) What does GI stand for?

3) In what war did those in service first become tagged as GI's?

4) FDR signed Public Law #773 on November 23, 1942, creating the SPARS. What were they?

Answers:

1) Cary Grant.

2) GI refers to government-issued supplies and equipment.

3) World War II.

4) SPARS was the U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve. The name is an acronym of the Coast Guard motto Semper Paratus and its English translation, Always Ready. The name also refers to a spar in nautical usage. Like the other women's reserves such as the WACS and the WAVES, it was created to free men from stateside service in order to fight overseas. Its first director was Captain Dorothy C. Stratton.

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) What is the only food that does not spoil?

2) Rosita Alverio won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1961, but accepted it with her stage and screen name. What was her stage name?

3) What musician patented a method for coordinating music in a large orchestra?

Answers:

1) Honey

2) Rita Moreno

3) Harry Connick, Jr.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which U.S. president was arrested - while he was still in office - for running over an elderly woman with his horse?

2) On this date in 1789, this state became the first to ratify the Bill of Rights. Which state was it?

Answers:

1) Franklin Pierce

2) New Jersey

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty are these words: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses..." etc. Who was the author?

2) On this date in 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts made a second landing on the moon. Who were they?

3) What was Larry King's first radio job?

Answers:

1) Poet Emma Lazarus was the author. The inscription on the Statue of Liberty is excerpted from her poem, "New Colossus."

2) Charles Conrad and Alan Bean

3) Larry King began his broadcasting career as a janitor at an AM station in Miami.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Marlon Brando patented four devices, all with the same name, for a particular musical instrument. Which instrument was it?

2) For what item did Harry Houdini receive a patent in 1921?

3) What countries signed on as members and participants in NAFTA in 1994?

Answers:

1) Brando patented the "drumhead tensioning device and method," designed for the snare drum.

2) A diving suit

3) U.S., Canada and Mexico

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who created the first known design of a robot?

2) What Hollywood actress patented a missile guidance system?

3) Which of the Marx Brothers invented a special watch for cardiac patients?

4) Who originally held the patent for stand-up advertising cards on restaurant tables?

Answers:

1) Leonardo da Vinci

2) Hedy Lamar

3) Zeppo

4) Lawrence Welk

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was Whoopi Goldberg's given name?

2) Whoopi won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1990 for what role in what movie?

3) What product was featured in the first television commercial?

Answers:

1) Whoopi's birth name was Caryn Johnson.

2) She won for her part as Oda Mae Brown in Ghost.

3) The first commercial showed a Bulova watch with the famous ticking second hand.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Controversial figure skater Tonya Harding was born this date in 1970. In 2002 she appeared as a featured contender in a Fox Celebrity Boxing event. Who was her opponent?

2) Baby dogs are puppies, cats give birth to kittens. What are baby eels called?

3) Ralph Waldo Emerson was famous for saying that "for every minute you are angry, you lose..." what?

Answers:

1) Former Clinton accuser, Paula Jones.

2) A baby eel is an elver.

3) sixty seconds of happiness

Alan Rock's Trivia! (for 11/11/09)

Questions:

1) What cigarette maker sponsored The Flintstones?

2) "Lucky" Luciano was born November 11th, 1896. What was his real first name?

3) Dumbo was a derisive nickname for Disney's child elephant with over-sized ears. What had Dumbo's mother named him?

4) Born November 11, 1922, he wrote Slaughterhouse Five, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions. Who was this beloved author?

Answers:

1) Winston.

2) Charles

3) Jumbo, Jr.

4) Kurt Vonnegut

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which branch of the military was created this date in 1775?

2) What does the acronym NAFTA stand for?

3) Name the capital of the Republic of Singapore.

Answers:

1) The Marine Corps

2) North American Free Trade Agreement

3) Singapore is the capital of the Republic of Singapore.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The three most populous cities are _______, _______, and _______.

2) The three most populous countries are _______, _______, and _______.

3) Six states established the CSA at a meeting in Montgomery, Alabama, February 4th, 1861.

Answers:

1) Tokyo, New York and Mexico City

2) China, India and the United States.

3) Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:
1) What is the oldest weekly program on television?

2) Name the only U.S. state that doesn't have a cave?

3) What are the traditional gifts for 25th and 50th anniversaries?

Answers:

1) Meet the Press

2) Delaware is without caves.

3) Silver and gold, respectively.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Roy Rogers was born this date in 1911. He had a famous horse, Trigger; what was his dog's name?

2) Randy Quaid voiced an animated version of this fast food icon for the restaurant chain's ad campaign back in the 90s. Who was it?

3) What percentage of households in Detroit do not have access to automobiles?

Answers:

1) Bullet

2) Colonol Sanders (KFC was the chain)

3) 33%

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Can you name the 4 families of apes?

2) What was Veteran's Day originally called?

Answers:

1) chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas and orangutans

2) Armistice Day

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1847, the two first U.S. postage stamps were sold. Whose images did they bear?

2) On this date in 1964, the world's longest suspension bridge opened. Where is it and what was its name?

3) The first Super Bowl was held in 1967. Which teams played and which one won?

Answers:

1) The five-cent stamp showed Ben Franklin; the ten-cent stamp had Jefferson.

2) The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in NYC.

3) Held in Los Angeles, it was a contest between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers won, 35 -10.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

(for Monday, November 2)

On this date in ....

1896: Britain issued the first motor car insurance policy, but damage caused by frightened horses was specifically excluded.

1948: President Harry S. Truman barely won re-election over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey

1958: Billboard magazine introduced a new chart that ranked the top 100 singles.

1959: In New York, Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacques Plante became the first NHL goalie to wear a mask on a permanent basis after getting hit by a shot from Rangers' Andy Bathgate.

1963: The Beach Boys released "Be True To Your School."

1966: Paul Revere & The Raiders appeared on TV's "Batman."

1976: Georgia peanut farmer Jimmy Carter was elected President of the U.S.

1980: A significant decline in television family values began when Edith Bunker died.

1988: A Cornell University graduate student unleashed a computer "worm" that began reproducing and clogging thousands of computers around the country.

1991: Some 100 members of the Tenafly High School class of 1956 finally held their senior prom in Tenafly, New Jersey. The original prom was cancelled after beer bottles were thrown from a bus in the Lincoln Tunnel during a class trip to New York City.

1996: Louisville, Kentucky, police released two Chicago men of Palestinian descent from jail when the white powder found in their car turned out to be dried yogurt, which is common in Middle East countries. The men had told police for two days that=s what it was.

1997: Ashlyn and Lacey McCleve, 4-year-old and 7-year-old sisters from Gilbert, Arizona, were chosen as the newest Oscar Mayer wieners in a nationwide contest to find children to sing the Balogna song. The girls also shared the top prize, a $20-thousand college scholarship.

2091: The computer-animated movie "Monsters, Inc." opened in the U.S., recording the best debut ever for an animated film.

2003: British intelligence finally identified a mysterious transmission that had baffled analysts for days. The nation's leading communications scientists determined strange high-frequency noises coming from Scarborough signal station in Yorkshire were caused by a goat rubbing its horns against an antenna mast.

2003: P. Diddy raised $2 million for childrens' charities by finishing in the New York City Marathon. His time was 4 hours 14 minutes 54 seconds.

2004: President Bush was elected to a second term and Republicans strengthened their majorities in Congress.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Actor Tim Robbins was born this day in 1958. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this 2003 movie. What was its name?

2) If you suffer from hypnophobia, you fear what?

3) Which U.S. president used to swim in the Potomac against the current for exercise?

Answers:

1) Mystic River

2) You are afraid to go to sleep.

3) John Quincy Adams

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1990, a former Soviet Republic leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Who was it?

2) On this date in 1903, Gordon Nance was born in Pattonsburg, MO. We knew him better as what silver screen cowboy?

3) Before Linda Lavin got the lead on TV's "Alice," she had a recurring role on another hit show of the 70s. Which show was it?

Answers:

1) Mikhail Gorbachev

2) As "Wild Bill" Elliott, he starred in the Saturday serial, "The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock" and he played Red Ryder in both serials and feature films.

3) Linda Lavin had a recurring role as Det. Janice Wentworth in "Barney Miller."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1926, the first Winnie the Pooh book was published. Name the author.

2) In the TV series, Maverick, Roger Moore had a recurring role. What was it?

Answers:

1) A.A. Milne

2) He played "Beauregard," Bret Maverick's cousin.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1957, two superstars hosted an hour-long TV special on ABC introducing the 1958 Edsel. The special was a ratings hit. Who were they?

2) On this date in 1958, Warren Covington and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra had the #7 hit on Billboard's Hot 100. It was the last "big band" hit song. Name it.

3) Which brand of coffee first appeared in sealed tin cans in 1879?

4) On this date in 1792, the cornerstone to the White House was laid. Who was the first presidential family to live in the White House?

Answers:

1) Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra

2) "Tea-for-Two Cha-Cha"

3) Chase and Sanborn

4) John Adams

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which mammal has the longest life expectancy?

2) Which flower was appointed by Congress to be the U.S. national flower?

3) Before dinner plates, what did people eat off of?

Answers:

1) Humans have the longest life expectancy

2) the rose

3) people used thick slices of stale bread they called a "trencher"

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What did Columbus bring to the New World on his third trip that he missed bringing before?

2) What is the longest time a chicken remained in flight?

3) For which role did Charlton Heston receive the Oscar for best actor?

4) What film produced a Best Actor Oscar for Robert DeNiro?

Answers:

1) Rather than what, it's who. Columbus brought women - 30, to be specific, on his third voyage.

2) 13 seconds

3) Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur (1959)

4) Raging Bull

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1956, the only perfect game in a World Series was pitched in a matchup between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers. Who was the pitcher?

2) How many eggs does an oyster lay?

3) On this date in 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, outlawing what?

4) Which U.S. general, who served in both the War of 1812 and the Civil War, was 6'5" and 300 lbs?

Answers:

1) Don Larsen

2) A female American Oyster lays an average of 500 million eggs per year. Usually, only one survives.

3) The Volstead Act ushered in the era of Prohibition, prohibiting the sale and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages.

4) Winfield Scott

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Where does the art of bonsai come from?

2) The fastest growing trees grow at what rate per month?

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

4) Who was known as the "March King" and was a noted leader of the U.S. Marine Band?

Answers:

1) China

2) The Quercus Virginiana (live oak) tree grows 2.5 ft. per month

3) So-called "golden gloves" weigh 10 0ounces, while regular gloves weigh 8 ounces.

4) John Philip Sousa

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) How many varieties of tomatoes are there (hint:L the answer may be on your ketchup bottle!)?

2) In 1893, this fruit was designated as a vegetable in a court decision pertaining to tariff laws. What was it?

3) Seven U.S. states were named after royalty. Which ones are they?

4) Where were streets first paved?

Answers:

1) 57 (that was too easy!)

2) The TOMATO!

3) Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia

4) Rome laid out the world's first paved streets 170 BC. The new streets were popular, as they functioned in all sorts of weather and were easier to keep clean, but they did tend to amplify the noise level.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What U.S. president had an autobiography entitled, Where's the Rest of Me?

2) Name the son of a slave family who was the first to receive an honorary degree from Harvard in 1896.

3) In 1781, this state was the first to officially designate the Fourth of July as a holiday. Which state was it?

Answers:

1) This was Ronald Reagan's biography , published in 1965.

2) Booker T. Washington

3) Massachusetts

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1959, "The Twilight Zone" made its television debut. Who was its creator and host?

2) What city - the only one in the world - is located on two continents?

Answers:

1) Rod Serling

2) Istanbul extends to both the European and Asian sides of the Bosphorous Strait.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The long-running series, "Cheers," debuted September 30th, 1982. What was the name of the character played by actress Rhea Perlman?

2) Dennis Quaid's brother, Randy, was a regular on what weekly TV show?

3) On this date in 1962, Johnny Carson took over the reigns of "The Tonight Show." Who were his guests that night?

Answers:

1) Carla Tortelli (later "marrying" hockey playing Eddie LeBeque, making her Carla Tortelli-LeBeque))

2) SNL in the mid '80s.

3) Tony Bennett, Joan Crawford, Rudy Vallee, Mel Brooks, and Groucho Marx.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) During the Civil War, what city was designated as the confederate capital?

2) Prior to FDR's "New Deal," Theodore Roosevelt introduced a program called _________.

Answers:

1) Montgomery, AL

2) Teddy's program was called "The Square Deal"

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) He wrote "Riders in the Sky," "Back in the Saddle Again," and most famously, "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer." He also has no less than 5 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for radio, TV, movies, records, and live performances. Who was he?

2) How old was Bill Gates when he formed his first company and sold a computerized traffic counting system to cities?

3) According to the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, for every dollar spent on produce at the market, how much does the farmer who grew the produce receive?

4) You suffer from misopedia. What do you have an inordinate aversion to?

Answers:

1) Gene Autry - he died at the age of 91 in 1998.

2) He was 14. His company made $20,000 the first year, but business dropped off when customers found out how young he was.

3) About .05

4) children

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) How many times can a bumblebee sting?

2) Who was the oldest man to ever play in a major-league baseball game?

3) In 1992, a 12 year old Floridian named Gregory Kingsley made legal history. What did he do?

Answers:

1) The bumblebee does not die after it stings, rather it can sting again and again.

2) On this date in 1965, when baseball great Satchel Paige was 60 years old, he pitched for Kansas City in a game against the Boston Red Sox. In that game, he threw three shutout innings against the Red Sox.

3) He legally "divorced" himself from his biological parents.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which war ended in 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris?

2) Which art gallery is the world's largest?

3) Who originally said, "God helps those who helps themselves"?

4) Which of the nine planets in the solar system got demoted?

Answers:

1) The Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War between the American colonies and England.

2) The world's largest art gallery is the Winter Palace and Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia. The 322 galleries contained therein house nearly 3 million works of art.

3) This saying, which is often mistaken for a biblical quote, was uttered by Benjamin Franklin.

4) Pluto was downgraded in 2006 to the category of "dwarf" planet.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the only person to have been honored in the College Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player and a coach?

2) Which U.S. national park is the oldest?

3) How many federal service academies are there and what are their names?

Answers:

1) John Wooden

2) Yellowstone National Park - it was founded in 1872.

3) There are five:
> U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY.
> U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD.
> U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO.
> U.S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, CT
> U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Two countries are less than one square mile in size. Name them.

2) Which continent is the largest in terms of size?

3) Name the U.S. Cabinet member who was shot and wounded in his home at the same time Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theater.

Answers:

1) Vatican City and the principality of Monaco.

2) Asia is the largest, spanning 11,948,911 miles.

3) Famous for his so-called folly, it was William H. Seward.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was Frankie Avalon's first top 10 hit?

2) On this date in 1931, RCA demonstrated the first 33 and 1/3 LP (long play) record. The RCA logo was the image of a dog listening to "his master's voice" coming out of an old Victrola. What was the dog's name?

Answers:

1) "Dede Dinah." It reached #7 in early 1958. "Ginger Bread" peaked at #9 a few months later, and "Venus" became #1 in 1959.

2) "Nipper."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1911, the first transcontinental flight across the U.S. was completed in 82 hours from New York to ____________, California.

2) What was the name of the Mayflower's companion ship?

3) Before "Three's Company," John Ritter played a recurring character on what series?

4) What former Secretary of State was elected president, but was defeated in his bid for re-election?

Answers:

1) Pasadena

2) It was the Speedwell; it had to turn back because it wasn't considered seaworthy for so long a voyage.

3) Ritter played Reverend Matthew Fordwick on "The Waltons."

4) John Quincy Adams

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1953, the first movie filmed in Cinemascope premiered. What was the name of the film?

2) Where would you speak "Shelta"?

3) What was the name / location of the first battle fought in the American Revolutionary War?

Answers:

1) The Robe.

2) "Shelta" is a dialect comprised of Irish and Gaelic still spoken by some older folks in parts of Ireland and England.

3) The first battle was The Battle of Lexington in Massachusetts.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which human hair grows fastest?

2) Which language has the longest alphabet?

Answers:

1) Men's beards grow the fastest. Left untrimmed, the average man's beard would grow to nearly 30 feet long.

2) The Cambodian alphabet contains 74 letters.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Water that freezes upon hitting the ground is called __________ _______.

2) A cloud shaped like a comma is usually a sign of a _____ pressure front.

3) The first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court resigned in order to seek political office as the governor of New York. Who was he?

Answers:

1) freezing rain

2) low

3) John Jay

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What do the dark splotches on chicken bones indicate?

2) In ancient Rome, what was eating woodpecker meat considered to be?

Answers:

1) In cooked poultry, bones with dark splotches indicate that the chicken was frozen.

2) Eating woodpecker flesh was considered a sin.

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) Today, Sept. 10, is Gunsmoke Day, marking the TV debut of Marshall Mall Dillon, Chester, Doc, and Miss Kitty on CBS. James Arness starred for 20 years. In 1964 Festus replaced Chester. Do you remember the last names of Chester or Festus?

2) Which country has he lowest crime rate?

3) Before it was called Camp David, what was the presidential hideaway near Thurmont, Maryland called?

4) Who was known as the first singing Western-movie star?

Answers:

1) Chester Goode and Festus Haggen

2) The country of Togo has the lowest crime rate in the world, with an average of just 11 reported crimes annually for every 100,000 of the population.

3) Shangri-La, the presidential hideaway near Thurmond Maryland, was renamed Camp David in honor of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's father and grandson on May 22, 1953.

4) It was Gene Autry (1907-98)

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) How many bees dwell in an average hive?

2) Which feature makes the penny unique?

3) What are the odds of giving birth to twins?

4) British Airways passengers consume approximately 6 tons of _________ per year.

Answers:

1) 30 - 60,000

2) The penny is the only coin with a right-facing profile. All other U.S. coins have profiles facing left.

3) 1 in 33

4) caviar

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Assuming you're average, what percent of your brain is water?

2) A retired schoolteacher in India holds the record for becoming the world's oldest mother. Not only did she become a mother again at the age of 70, she gave birth to twins. How old was she?

3) On September 8, 1565, the first permanent European settlement in what is now the continental United States was founded on the site of which U.S. city?

4) Which famous figure referred to his daughter as his "only son"?

Answers:

1) 80%

2) Omkari Panwar was 70 years old when she gave birth to twins in 2008.

3) St. Augustine, FL

4) Sigmund Freud

Alan Rock's Trivia!

(for September 7)

Questions:

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

2) The Father of Marxism, Karl Marx, also fathered how many children?

3) Where are the most ripe olives produced?

4) Which country produces the most cork?

Answers:

1) She was 5 years old

2) He fathered 7 children.

3) 70 - 80 percent of all ripe olives are grown in California. 80 - 160,000 tons of olives are produced in California each year.

4) Portugal is the world's largest producer of cork trees other than for essential thinning and removal of older non-producing trees.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What has the highest content of dietary fiber of any fruit, nut or vegetable?

2) Which actor turned down lead roles in Tootsie and An Officer and a Gentleman?

3) Which two animals are able to see behind themselves without having to turn their heads?

4) Which major North American city was founded on this date in 1769?

Answers:

1) Figs

2) John Travolta

3) Rabbits and parrots

4) Los Angeles

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Born this date in 1923, this cartoonist created "Beetle Bailey" and "Hi and Lois." What was his name?

2) Which president was the first to be born in the 20th century?

3) What is Louisiana's state bird?

4) Which river basin has evidence of the earliest human civilization in Europe?

Answers:

1) Mort Walker

2) John F. Kennedy

3) the pelican

4) the Danube

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which president delivered his inaugural address without once using the word, "I"?

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

Answers:

1) Theodore Roosevelt

2) Lon Chaney

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) According to USA Today, which brand of luxury cars is the favorite among U.S. CFOs?

2) According to USA Today, 45% of wives report their husbands snore. What percentage of husbands admit to snoring?

3) Misopedia is an unusually strong aversion to ______________ .

Answers:

1) The #1 preferred brand is Lexus; #2 is Mercedes Benz, #3 is BMW.

2) Only 5%!

3) children

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which branch of the U.S. military service, according to 2007 figures, had the highest percentage of women?

2) What is the average number of people who are airborne, per hour, in the U.S.?

3) What was the name of the world's first airline?

Answers:

1) The Air Force, with 19.6%.

2) 60,000

3) "Delag"

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What does NATO's acronym stand for?

2) Which brand of cigarettes sponsored "The Flintstones"?

3) What was the name of Linus's brother in the comic strip, "Peanuts"?

Answers:

1) North Atlantic Treaty Organization

2) Winston

3) Rerun

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1859, the first oil well in the U.S. struck oil. Where?

2) Which airport is the world's busiest?

3) How many islands are there in the Bahamas?

Answers:

1) Titusville, PA

2) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport

3) 700

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Born this date in 1873, Dr. Lee DeForest invented the ______________, which made possible radio, television and radar detection.

2) Which color is most frequently found in hospital recovery rooms?

3) What's the difference between a zebu and a zebub?

4) Born this date in 1935, she was the first woman to run as Vice-President for a major political party. Who was she?


Answers:

1) the 3-element vacuum tube

2) Mint green - a color supposedly believed to be calming and to minimize eye strain

3) Zebus are humped cattle found in India, China and northern Africa. Zebubs are tsetse-like flies found in Ethiopia.

4) Geraldine Ferraro

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Sean Connery was born this date in 1930. How many James Bond films did he do?

2) On this date in 1972, computerized axial tomography was introduced in Great Britain, more familiarly known as ________________?

3) In which state is the Dixie National Forest?

4) Which famous artist was thought to have been stillborn?

Answers:

1) 7

2) CAT scan

3) Utah

4) Pablo Picasso was thought to have been born dead; the midwife was so convinced, she left him on a table. His uncle revived him by breathing cigar smoke into his lungs.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Prior to being the 41st president, George H.W. Bush served as the director of the CIA. Which president appointed him to that post?

2) What is the most popular vacation activity?

3) Which U.S. park and tourist destination is mostly water?

4) Chicago's O'Hare Airport is designated by the initials "ORD." How did that come about?

Answers:

1) Gerald Ford

2) Shopping

3) Biscayne National Park

4) ORcharD Field

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) How many bees, working over the course of a lifetime, does it take to create one tablespoon of honey?

2) Who was the youngest man to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

3) Which 19th century president ironically contended, "the ballot is stronger than the bullet"?

Answers:

1) 12

2) Colin Powell

3) Abraham Lincoln

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Francis Scott Key is famous for composing the national anthem, but what was his day job?

2) Why is La Paz, Bolivia virtually fireproof?

3) On this date in 1918, the author of Valley of the Dolls and The Love Machine was born. Who was the author?

Answers:

1) Key was a lawyer by profession.

2) At 12,000 feet above sea level, there is barely enough oxygen to sustain a fire.

3) Jacqueline Susann

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) Which fish is the most widely eaten fish in the world?

2) On Aug. 19,1929, a radio sitcom starring actors Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll debuted on NBC Radio. One of radio's longest-running shows, it moved to television for two seasons in the early '50s. Reruns finally disappeared in Aug. 19, 1966. Can you name the show?

3) Actor John Stamos was born on this date in 1963. Can you name the band with which Stamos has occasionally appeared as drummer and backup vocalist?

4) In all, how many husbands did Calamity Jane have?

Answers:

1) Herring - nutritionally, its fuel value is equal to that of a beefsteak.

2) Amos & Andy

3) The Beach Boys

4) Twelve

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) In a deck of playing cards, which king does not have a mustache?


2) On this date in 1920, the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified by Tennessee, giving it the two-thirds majority of state ratification necessary to make it the law of the land. What did it do?

3) What is tin's most common usage?

Answers:

1) The King of Hearts

2) Guaranteed women the right to vote

3) Most tin is used to make containers for food and pastes. Over 100 billion such containers are manufactured each year.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What popular festival is the eve of All Saints' Day?

2) Who helped George Washington write his farewell address?

Answers:

1)Hallowe'en

2)Alexander Hamilton

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) Who invented the "Rocking Chair"?

2) Who was the president who brought in the government growth programs that were labeled the Great Society?

Answers:

1) Benjamin Franklin

2) Lyndon Johnson, our 36th president

Alan Rock's Trivia 8/13/09

Q1: What happens if you hold a piece of the rare metal Gallium in your hand?
A1: It melts at 86 degrees F.

Q2: What are palindromes? Can you give an example?
A2: They are words that are read the same from left to right or right to left. For example, racecar, kayak, madam, redivider, Hannah... etc

Q3: Whose commemorative U.S. Postage Stamp was the best-selling of all time?
A3: Elvis Presley, which was issued in 1993. There were 122.3 million stamps sold.

Q4: Who was the first African-American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
A4: Thurgood Marshall, in 1967

Alan Rock's Trivia 8/12/09

Q1: What musical classic is the official U.S. march?
A1: "The Stars and Stripes Forever"

Q2: He was born on Aug. 12, 1939. He appeared in Evel Kneivel, Doc Hollywood and Zorro. Who is he?
A2: George Hamilton

Alan Rock's Trivia 8/11/09

Q1: Today is the birthday of Terry Gene Bollea, we know him better as?
A1: Hulk Hogan

Q2: What is the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh?
A2: Lettuce

Q3: How many punctuation marks are there in English grammar? Can you name at least half of them?
A3: There are fourteen marks in the English grammar. They are Period, Comma, Colon, Semicolon, Dash, Hyphen, Apostrophe, Question Mark, and Exclamation Point, Quotation Marks, Brackets, Parenthesis, Braces, and Ellipses.

Q4: In 1934, how much did Babe Ruth pay a fan for the baseball he hit for his 700th carreer home run?
A4: $20

Alan Rock's Trivia 8/10/09

Q1: Was the original title of the Beatles' hit "Eeanor Rigby:"?
A1: Daisy Hawkins

Q2: Who was the U.S. senator who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996?
A2: It was Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., who was a pitcher for several teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers.

Q3: This 6-foot snake feeds other snakes using its immunity to the snake poison of others, such as rattlesnakes. It also feeds on mice, rats, and other mammals. Name this helpful creature.
A3: the Kingsnake

Q4: What popular festival is marked as the eve of All Saints' Day?
A4: Halloween is the eve.

Alan Rock's Trivia 8/7/09

Q1: Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two two perennial vegetables?
A1: Asparagus and Rhubarb

Q2: Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.
A2: Boxing

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q1: On August 6, 1986, Timothy Dalton became the fourth actor to take over a famous movie role. Who?
A1: Bond... Jame Bond

Q2: What shape are raindrops?
A2: Perfectly round

Q3: By water content, how much snow is equal to one inch of rain?
A3: Ten inches.

Q4: What musical classic is the official U.S. march?
A4: "The Stars and Stripes Forever"

Alan Rock's Trivia 8/5/09

Q1: Which U.S. President signed into law the first federal income tax on August 5th?
A1: President Abraham Lincoln. It was a three percent tax on annual incomes over $800, but the tax was so unpopular that it was rescinded 10 years later.

Q2: Which U.S. President signed the legislation officially designating Dr. Maritn Luther King Day as a federal holiday?
A2: President Ronald Reagan, on November 2, 1983

Q3: Which famous movie actress died--under mysterious circumsatces--on August 5, 1962?
A3: Marilyn Monroe

Alan Rock's Trivia 8/4/09

Q1: I missed the yesterday, Aug. 3, was the birthday of Jay North. What character did he play in a TV series?
A1: Dennis the Menace

Q2: What country on earth experienced the highest temperature ever recorded?
A2: The biggest scorcher ever noted was on September 13, 1922, in El Azizia, Libya, when the mercury hit 136 degrees Fahrenheit.

Q3: The lowest temperature recorded in the U.S. occured in what state?
A3: Alaska. It was -79.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

Alan Rock's Trivia 8/3/09

Q1: What is the longest river in Europe?
A1: the Volga River, in Russia

Q2: What is the common name for the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police?
A2: Scotland Yard

Q3: What commission is awarded to graduates from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point?
A3: The graduates are awarded a Bachelor of Science degree and commissioned rank of second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Q4: Dino Crocetti and Joseph Levitch were a stage and screen duo of much fame under their adopted showbiz name. Name this popular team.
A4: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (Martin and Lewis)

Alan Rock's Trivia 7/31/09

Q1: The cornerstone was laid for the first U.S. government building. Can you name it?
A1: The U.S. Mint, on July 31, 1792. And just think, this year it'll be paid off -- if we can borrow the money.

Q2: On July 31, 1971: David R. Scott and James B. Irwin did something nobody had ever done before. What?
A2: They became the first astronauts to ride a vehicle on the moon. The moon buggy traveled five miles on the lunar surface.

Q3: Best known as the founder of the American Red Cross, she had a number of other careers in her life. She taught shcool for eighteen years, then became the first full-time clerk in the U.S. Patent Office. During the Civil War, she became a legend as the "Angel of the Battlefield." Who is she?
A3: Clara Harlowe Barton