Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which president was the tallest. The shortest?

2) Who was the only grandchild of a president who became a president?

3) Clint Eastwood created one of film's most iconic characters in Dirty Harry. The role only went to him after the intended star, then others, turned it down. Who else was offered the role?

4) Which president started the tradition of throwing out the first pitch of baseball season?

Answers:

1) Lincoln was 6'4" and James Madison was 5'4".

2) Benjamin Harrison

3) The role was originally intended for Frank Sinatra. Sinatra turned it down and it was offered to John Wayne. Then Paul Newman. They refused. Eastwood accepted the role. Guess he felt lucky.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1953, the first 3D movie opened at Loew's State Theater in New York. What was the name of the film?

2) Who was the first African-American athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics?

3) What was the name of the Soviet cosmonaut who was the first man in space?

Answers:

1) Bwana Devil

2) Shani Davis won a gold medal in speed skating in the 2006 games in Turin

3) Yuri Gagarin

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What is the hardest natural substance in existence?

2) Which two stars were originally tapped to play Captain Kirk?

3) Rod Serling wrote the screenplay for this movie after The Twilight Zone. What was the movie?

Answers:

1) Diamond

2) Jeff Hunter and Jack Lord

3) Planet of the Apes

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was Count Basie's theme song?

2) What television show had Archie Bleyer for its musical director?

3) What instrument did Eubie Blake play?

Answers:

1) "One O'Clock Jump"

2) The Arthur Godfrey Show

3) piano

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the first female lead to star in a TV crime series?

2) Which president gave his State of the Union address six times in person and the final two in written form?

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

Answers:

1) Anne Francis starred in Honey West

2) Woodrow Wilson. His final two were in written form due to a debilitating stroke.

3) They all started out as local market children's show hosts.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)Who was the first U.S. president to be photographed while in office?

2) Who was the Creole musician from New Orleans who was the self proclaimed "inventor" of jazz?

3) When Louis Armostrong moved from New Orleans to Chicago in 1922 he was going to play with who's band?

Answers:

1) Feb 14, 1849, James Polk became the first. The photographer was Mathew Brady, who is famous for his Civil War Pictures.

2) Jelly Roll Morton. Jelly Roll Morton was a pianist and composer, and was undoubtedly one of the most influential and original musicians in the beginnings of jazz music. His claim to being its inventor, however, is somewhat dubious.

3) King Oliver. Joe Oliver was nicknamed "King" because he was the King of jazz trumpet. That was until his protege, Louis Armstrong, came on the scene. Louis had got his start playing with King in New Orleans. King moved to Chicago and started his band there. This gave Louis the opportunity to develop his unique ability for improvisation. When Louis moved to Chicago to play with King's band, he was suddlent the better player and was eventually convinced of this by the band's pianist Lillian Hardin, whom Louis later married. She convined him to go solo.

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) How much were the Beatles paid for their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"?
Q: Which tv actors made headlines when they locked lips in the first interracial kiss on US network television?
Q: Which artist recorded "West End Blues," one of the most perfect jazz songs of all time?
Q: As a teenager, Miles Davis got his first big break playing gigs with which jazz giant?

A: By today's standards, The Beatles earned a mere $2,400 for their February 9, 1964 Ed Sullivan appearance that was watched by an estimated 74 million viewers -- over 40 percent of the American population.
A: William Shatner (as Captain James T. Kirk) and Nichelle Nichols (as Lt. Uhura) made television history on November 22, 1968 with their interracial kiss on the Star Trek episode "Plato's Stepchildren".
A: Louis Armstrong. Three perfect minutes.
A: Charlie Parker. Miles, in his youth, played faster than he ever would.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This female singer was a regular at the Cotton Club, singing with Duke Ellington's band. Who was she?

2) This bop artist with the bass voice was born and died in Pittsburgh. Who was this singer/ bandleader, known as Mr. B?

3) This hyphenate is an accomplished jazz pianist and vocalist. She also happens to be married to prolific songwriter, Elvis Costello.

Answers:

1) Ivie Anderson

2) Billy Eckstine

3) Diana Krall

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This U.S. president was born on this date in 1773 and served the shortest term of any president. Who was he?

2) On this date in 1971, this pitcher was the first African-American player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Who was he?

3) On this date in 1997, The Simpsons became the longest-running prime-time animated TV series. Which series held the record prior to The Simpsons?

Answers:

1) William Harrison. He caught a cold on his inauguration which escalated into pneumonia and pleurisy, ending his life, and his term, only one month later.

2) The previous record holder, The Flintstones, lasted six seasons.

3) Satchel Paige

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Nick Nolte was born on this date in 1941. What was the name of his 1999 movie which co-starred Bruce Willis?

2) According to the Rochester Institute of Technology, your risk of being in an automobile accident increases by 34% if you do what while driving?

3) Which U.S. president was the first to have a radio in the White House?

Answers:

1) Breakfast of Champions

2) Talk on the phone

3) President Warren G. Harding

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The 1998 Winter Olympics began on this date in 1998 in what city?

2) The last bare-knuckle boxing championship was held on this date in 1882. Who Won?

3) Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, originally wanted another actor to play Spock, the iconic role played by Leonard Nimoy. Who was Roddenberry's original choice for the role?

Answers:

1) Nagano, Japan

2) John L. Sullivan

3) Martin Landau

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This bassist and his fretless style exhibited a complexity that won him many admirers. He played with Weather Report, collaborated with Joni Mitchell and released solo work, but unfortunately, he died at the young age of 36. Who was he?

2) This percussionist had a gift for scouting and recruiting other talented musicians to play in his Jazz Messengers ensemble. Who was he?

Answers:

1) Jaco Pastorius

2) Art Blakey

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What is Louis Armstrong's nickname?

2) What's Charlie Parker's nickname?

Answers:

1) Satchmo

2) Bird

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) With the evidence overwhelmingly against him, which U.S. president was accused of listening in the other party's campaign strategies?

2) When rumors were swirling around that this British pop star had died, he responded by saying, "I'm alive and living in Scotland." Who was he?

3) What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's plane that was flown for his famous solo trip from New York to Paris?

4) This rare comet was visible on the day Mark Twain was born and on the day he died. What is the name of the comet?

Answers:

1) Richard Nixon

2) Paul McCartney

3) The Spirit of St. Louis

4) Halley's Comet

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was Duke Ellington's first drummer?

2) In whose swing band did Dizzy Gillespie play?

3) Who was Duke Ellington's most prolific collaborator?

Answers:

1) Sonny Greer

2) Cab Calloway

3) Billy Strayhorn

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) In colonial America, people in this profession were the ones called upon to make flags. What profession was it?

2) This post WW2 era trombonist was renowned for his renditions of "Laura" and "Misterioso" as well as for his own composition, "Blue Trombone." Who was he?

3) A vexillologist is an expert on what?

Answers:

1) Upholsterers

2) J.J. Johnson

3) flags

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:
1) Which famous author once said of "Huckleberry Finn"; "All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since"?

2) How many presidents have been impeached?

Answers:

1) Ernest Hemingway
2) 23 Two U.S. presidents have been impeached: Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth chief executive, and WIlliam J. Clinton, the forty - second.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was Count Basie's best known hit?

2) Who was the girl singer for Gene Krupa's band?

3) What was the extent of Mark Twain's formal education?

Answers:

1) "April in Paris"

2) Anita O'Day

3) He never graduated from elementary school.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This bandleader was famous for always asking the audience, "Is everybody happy?". Who was he?

2) Who played the "sweetest music this side of heaven"?

3) Which Apollo space mission was the first manned mission to the moon?

4) Who was known as "the Waltz King"?

Answers:

1) Ted Lewis

2) Guy Lombardo

3) Apollo 11

4) Wayne King

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who is considered Brazil's George Gershwin?

2) On this date, during his administration, this president was the first to hold a live television and radio broadcast of the presidential news conference. When and who?

3) This Harlem nightclub was made famous by Duke Ellington. What was its name?

4) What instrument did Gerry Mulligan play?

5) Irving Berlin was a hugely prolific songwriter. In all, how many songs did he write?

Answers:

1) Antonio Carlos Jobim, who was born on this date in 1927.

2) 1/25/1961; JFK

3) The Cotton Club

4) baritone saxophone

5) more than 900 songs, 19 musicals and 18 movies

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This state both raises and consumes the most turkey. Which state is it?

2) Which U.S. founding father said, "beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"?

3) Ancient Egyptians trained their highly revered cats to do what?

4) This novel was the first to have been written entirely on a typewriter.

Answers:

1) California

2) Benjamin Franklin

3) retrieve waterfowl

4) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This president said that historians would not be able to properly assess his presidency until 50 years had gone by. Who was he? (Note: Alan just did this question 1/18. See January 18th entry.)

2) The front of the Veterans Affairs Administration's headquarters displays this quote: "to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan." Who first said these words?


Answers:

1) Nixon

2) Lincoln

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This Disney movie was the first full-length animated feature. It was released in 1937. What was the movie's title?

2) Name the four presidents whose likenesses are carved on Mount Rushmore.

3) Lorenzo Lamas is the son of Lorenzo Lamas and what actress?

Answers:

1) Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

2) Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and T. Roosevelt

3) Arlene Dahl

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Duke Ellington's biggest hit was #1 for 5 weeks in a row in 1964. The song was so popular that Spike Jones's parody of it became a #4 hit in 1945. What was the song's name?

2) Benny Goodman had a hit with this 1936 song by Billy Hill that advised, "you've got to give a little, take a little, and let your poor heart break a little." What was the song?

3) This 1941 song was #1 for 10 weeks, making it the Jimmy Dorsey Band's biggest hit. What was the name of the tune that compared the singer's sweetheart to a "pretty little poppy"?

Answers:

1) "Cocktails for Two"

2) "Glory of Love"

3) "Amapola"

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Every president since FDR, except one, has had both an official memoir and a library. Who's the exception?

2) Born Ruth Lee Jones, this singer was comfortable in jazz, pop and R&B genres. Her breakout hit was "What a Difference a Day Makes." Who was she?

3) This president said that 50 years had to elapse after a presidency before a historian could write objectively about that administration. Who was he?

Answers:

1) John F. Kennedy has a presidential library, but never wrote a memoir.

2) Dinah Washington

3) Nixon

Alan Rock's Trivia!

(for 1/17/11)

Questions:

1) Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

2) How old was MLK when he was assassinated?

3) What year was he assassinated?

4) Which Civil Rights protest was the first for Dr. King?

Answers:

1) Atlanta

2) 39

3) 1968

4) Montgomery, AL Bus Boycott

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1914, Henry Ford introduced the assembly line method of manufacturing cars, allowing completion of one Model-T Ford in what amount of time?

2) What was the original tile of NBC's The Today Show?

3) Who was the first host of The Today Show?

Answers:

1) One Model-T every 90 minutes

2) The Rise and Shine Revue

3) Dave Garroway

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was one of the first foreign wars for the U.S.?

2) Virtually all of us have been bothered by the Musca domestica. What is the common term for this creature?

3) What determines the starting date of Chinese New Year?

4) Which U.S. city contains the world's railway bridge?

Answers:

1) The conflict was the Tripolitan or Barbary Wars (1800 - 1815). It was precipitated by piracy.

2) Housefly

3) After the winter solstice, the second new moon decides the starting date.

4) New Orleans' Huey P. Long Bridge is the longest railway bridge.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Since 1907, the Times Square ball has dropped to signify the New Year every year with two exceptions. What years did the ceremony get skipped?

2) Where is the world's largest railway station?

Answers:

1) 1942 and 1943

2) New York's Grand Central Station is the largest railway staion.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Ella Fitzgerald is often referred to as the Queen of Scat (singing). Who was the "King"?

2) Translated into English, "Auld Lang Syne" means what?

3) On what day does the fiscal year for the U.S. federal government begin?

Answers:

1) Mel Torme

2) "old long ago"

3) October 1st

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which city hosts the first major New Year's Eve celebration each year?

2) What is the name of the calendar for the Chinese New Year?

3) On this day in 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations assembled in what city?

4) Who else played with Miles Davis on Kind of Blue?

Answers:

1) The city of Gisborne, New Zealand kicks things off with their three day "Rhythm and Vines Music Festival." Gisborne boasts that it is the first city in the world to greet each new day.

2) The Chinese adhere to the Lunar calendar. In the West, we observe the Gregorian calendar.

3) London

4) Cannonball Adderly on alto sax, John Coltrane on tenor, Paul Chambers on bass, and Bill Evans on piano.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This insect comes in 3,500 varieties, carries 100 different kinds of bacteria and can spread food poisoning. Which insect is it?

2) Which city boasts the world's longest railway bridge and what is its name?

Answers:

1) The cockroach

2) The Huey P. Long Bridge is the world's longest railway bridge. It's in New Orleans.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) As a teenager, Miles Davis got his first big break for this jazz giant. Who was he?

2) This famous sax player was once arrested for robbing a drug store. Who was he?

3) The long-shuttered jazz club, The Blackhawk, was located in what city?

4) Every Monday night in the 80s, this veteran player performed with the Monday Night Orchestra in New York's Sweet Basil. Who was he?

Answers:

1) Charlie Parker

2) Stan Getz

3) San Francisco

4) Gil Evans

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Big Band Wednesday Bonanza!

Questions:

1) "Sentimental Journey" was the theme song for which Big Band?

2) "Take the 'A'Train" was the theme song for whose Big Band?

3) Whose Big Band had "Bubbles in the Wine" as its theme?

4) Whose Big Band had "One O'Clock Jump" as its theme song?

Answers:

1) Les Brown

2) Duke Ellington

3) Lawrence Welk

4) Count Basie

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who said this regarding the difference between man and animals: "Man is the only animal who blushes -- or needs to."?

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

3) Jazz musicians are often associated with a particular style or school of jazz. Some are, like Mingus or Coltrane, genres unto themselves. There was one musician, however who was an essential figure in multiple styles. Who was he?

Answers:

1) Mark Twain

2) Tammany Hall

3) Miles Davis

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) In 1963, this male singer recorded with John Coltrane. Who was he?

2) Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features a train called "Rusty"?

3) This female singer was one of the great vocalists of the Swing Era, singing for Duke Ellington and as a performer at the Cotton Club. Who Was she?

4) May 10, 1869 is known as National Train Day. Why so?

Answers:

1) Johnny Hartman

2) Starlight Express

3) Ivie Anderson

4) On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, the "golden spike" was driven into the final tie that joined 1,776 miles of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railways, transforming America by creating the nation's first transcontinental railroad.

Alan Rock's Trivia, December 21, 2010

Questions:

1) Jack Lord played a police officer in what TV series (which aired from 1968 to 1980)?

2) Adolf Hitler, Joseph and Napoleon Bonaparte and King Henry III of England suffered from what phobia?

3) Insects breathe through spiracles. What are spiracles?

Answers:

1) Hawaii Five-O.

2) These famous leaders suffered from ailurophobia or a fear of cats.

3) Holes on each side of an insect's abdomen.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What was Stephen Spielberg's first directing job?

2) The ancient Chinese used what may have been the first insecticide. Name the compound and the insect it was intended to kill.

3) Born in Cleveland, this composer has been inextricably linked with the bop era. Writing for artists ranging from Count Basie to Dizzy Gillespie, this composer worked with Miles Davis in 1949 before sliding into drug worries and, ultimately, prison on 1959. Who was this man, composer of "If You Could See Me Now" and "On A Misty Night"?

Answers:

1) The TV pilot for Night Gallery in 1969. He directed the segment starring Joan Crawford.

2) They used powdered chrysanthemum as flea powder.

3) Tadd Dameron, who was born in Ohio in 1917, had a genius for jazz arrangements. He worked with some of the greatest jazz minds of all time, including: Miles Davis, Artie Shaw, Clifford Brown, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie and Billy Eckstine. Though his life was curtailed at an early age by cancer in 1965, he is well remembered for his work with Miles Davis at the Paris Jazz Festival in 1949.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This specific title for a law enforcement officer has been in use since 992 AD and remains commonly used today. What is it?

2) Born this date in 1936, he was promoted as being England's answer to Elvis Presley. Who was he?

3) On this date in 1969, entertainer Herbert Khaury married his fiancee, Victoria Budinger, on The Tonight Show. What was his stage name?

Answers:

1) Sheriff

2) Tommy Steele

3) Tiny Tim. He referred to his bride as "Miss Vicky."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) In the original Wizard of Oz, what were Dorothy's slippers made of?

2) Who was the first running back in the NFL to rush 2,000 yards in a single season?

3) What city was the setting for the TV show, Car 54, Where Are You?

4) Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on this date in 1770. When composing, to excite his brain, what did he do?

Answers:

1) Silver

2) O.J. Simpson completed more than 2000 yards rushing on this date in 1973.

3) New York

4) He would pour ice water over his head.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

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

2) What show holds the record for being the longest-running police-themed show?

3) Television's first mini-series premiered on ABC on this date in 1954. What was the name of the series?

Answers:

1) Nat King Cole

2) The "documentary" series, Cops. It is one of the longest running series of any genre.

3) Davy Crockett

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Robert May wrote a poem that was illustrated and published as a Montgomery Ward pamphlet in 1939. 8 years later, John Marks set it to music. What was the poem?

2) The U.S. Table Tennis Association wanted to call the sport "Ping-Pong" but ran into a snag. Why couldn't they use "Ping-Pong"?

3) What is Richard Starkey's stage name?

Answers:

1) "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

2) Parker Brothers already owned the rights to the name.

3) Ringo Starr

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This North Carolina native played tenor sax with some of the most influential jazz artists of his era. He's considered just as groundbreaking. Who was he?

2) This Philadelphia native cut his teeth playingwith the likes of Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey, and gained widespread recognition as part of Woody Herman's "Second Herd." He helped popularize the bossa nova craze in the 60s, along with Jao Gilberto and Jobim. Who was he?

3) This Fort Worth, Texas native was an avant garde "free jazz" trailblazer. Who was he?

Answers:

1) John Coltrane

2) Stan Getz

3) Ornette Coleman

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) British Airways passengers consume six tons of this per year.

2) This New Orleans Creole musician proclaimed himself to be the inventor of jazz. Who was he?

3) In the U.S., what is the average number of people airborne per hour?

Answers:

1) caviar

2) Jelly Roll Morton

3) 60,000

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time?

2) Who lost the $8,000 in It's a Wonderful Life?

3) On this day in 1992, this couple announced their separation. Who were they?

Answers:

1) "White Christmas"

2) Uncle Billy

3) Prince Charles and Lady Diana

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Sean Penn received best actor nominations for his portrayal of jazz guitar player in the 1999 film, Sweet and Lowdown. His character was actually based on a famed French guitarist who recorded during the 1930s and 40s. Who was this great French guitarist?

2) How did American Airlines cut their costs by nearly &40,000 in 1987?

3) What is the minimum number of electoral votes each state can have?

4) Architect James Hoban died on December 8, 1831. What famous national treasure did Hoban design?


Answers:

1) Django Reinhardt

2) Eliminating an olive from each salad served in-flight

3) Three electoral votes are based on representation at congress, which means two senators and at least on House member

4) He designed the White House.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The late, great bass player Ray Brown was once married to which jazz singer?

2) What us the best-selling jazz album of all time?

3) What important battle in history did Osami Nagano command?

Answers:
1) Ella Fitzgerald

2) Kind of Blue. It still sells 5,000 copies a week!

3) Japanese Adm. Nagano plotted and commanded the assault on Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) How many U.S. presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize?

2) This violinist was known for his jazz prowess and was the first to play jazz?

3) a) When was the Republican Party first organized, and b) who was the first Republican president?

4) This Billie Holiday hit was covered by a jazz/rock group in the late 60s. What was the song and who had the hit doing the cover?

Answers:

1) 4: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.

2) Stuff Smith

3) 1854 and Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president.

4) The song was "God Bless the Child." The band was Blood, Sweat and Tears. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v96P_AXzto&feature=related

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Britney Spears was born December 2, 1981. She competed in her home state of Louisiana at age nine as an athlete in what sport?

2) Which sport has a "sin bin"?

3) Henry Ford unveiled the Model A December 2, 1927. It was the first model to be available in a choice of colors. What was the price of a Model A?

4) What animal was on board the Mayflower?

5) On December 3, 1967 Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first successful surgery of its type - a surgery that is very commonplace today. What procedure was it?

6) From 1941 - 1950, M&Ms candies included violet in their mix of colors. What color replaced violet in 1950?

7) Who played the lead in the 1952 musical fantasy about Hans Christian Andersen?

8) What was Arthur Conan Doyle's profession before he quit to write Sherlock Holmes novels full-time?

Answers:

1) Gymnastics

2) A 'sin bin" is another name for hockey's penalty box.

3) $385

4) It has been recorded that there was at least one cat on the Mayflower.

5) He performed the world's first successful transplant.

6) Violet was replaced by tan

7) Danny Kaye

8) He worked as an optometrist

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Bette Midler was born on this day in 1945. She won an Emmy in 1992 for her appearance on what show?

2) The first telephone to be installed in the White HOuse was put in on this date in 1878. The first received call was from a storm window salesman. Who was President at the time?

3) Where is the world's only roller skating museum located?

Answers:

1) She was awarded the Emmy for her appearance on the last night of Johnny Carson's stint as host for The Tonight Show.

2) Rutherford B. Hayes

3) Lincoln, Nebraska

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What is the longest river in Africa?

2) Which animal image is on the Canadian nickel?

3) In 1778, this European was the first to go to Hawaii?

4) Ottawa is the capital of Canada. Who was responsible for determining this and when?

Answers:

1) The Nile

2) The beaver

3) Captain James Cook

4) Queen Victoria pronounced Ottawa as the capital in 1867. Prior to that time, Kingston was the capital.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was Duke Ellington's first and long-time drummer?

2) What popular tourist attraction and natural wonder, formed as a result of receding glaciers, is located on Canada's border with the United States?

3) In whose swing band did Dizzy Gillespie play?

Answers:

1) Sonny Greer

2) Niagara Falls

3) Cab Calloway

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) It's now an annual White House tradition; what year was the first to see a presidential pardon of a turkey?

2) On this date in 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts landed on the moon, making the mission the second to have men on the moon. Who were the astronauts?

Answers:

1) 1947

2) Charles Conrad and Alan Bean

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Marlon Brando patented two items to modify a musical instrument. What instrument was it?

2) He wanted to designate the turkey as the national bird instead of the bald eagle. Who was he?

Answers:

1) The drum

2) Benjamin Franklin

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which president established the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day?

2) Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade first took place as a commercial event in 1924 to spur shoppers to start buying gifts for Christmas (a consumer tradition that is still in full swing). Which cartoon character was the first to become a balloon in the parade?

3) Julian Adderley is better known by his nickname. What is it?

4) Which domestic animal is more closely related to the hyena, cats or dogs?

Answers:

1) Franklin D. Roosevelt

2) Felix the Cat

3) Cannonball Adderley

4) Neither, hyenas have their own family, called Hyaenidae. Although they appear to be similar to dogs, they are closer to being related to cats.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which president helped to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

2) Who held the original patent for promotional stand up cards for tables at restaurants?

3) Which Hollywood actress patented a missile guidance system?

Answers:

1) Abraham Lincoln

2) Lawrence Welk

3) Hedy Lamarr

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Cats are one of only three animals that walk by moving their front and hind legs, first on one side and then the other.

2) The average dog makes about 10 different vocal sounds. How many can a cat make?

3) This hit musical, composed in the early 80s by Andrew Lloyd Webber, features feline festivities. What is the musical's name and what was the source for its book?

4) The world's first streetcar began operation in 1832, in what city?

Answers:

1) Camels and giraffes share the same gait as cats.

2) A cat makes about 100 different vocal sounds.

3) Cats was based on T.S. EWliot's book, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

4) New York City.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the first NFL head coach to win 100 regular season games in 10 seasons?

2) A baby dog is called a puppy and a baby cat is called a kitten. What is a baby eel called?

3) Which famous sax player was arrested for robbing a drug store?

4) Controversial figure skater Tonya Harding was born on November 12, 1970. She appeared in a Fox TV Celebrity Boxing event in 2002. Who did she fight?

Answers:

1) On November 12, 1972, Don Shula, coach of the Miami Dolphins, won this distinction.

2) An elver

3) Stan Getz

4) Paula Jones

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) One of the most unique devices in the 1964 presidential campaign was an image used to project a candidate's name using a chemical element to project the name. What was it?

2) What is the city that is known as the "birthplace of the American Baseball League?"

3) What U.S. president is credited with the establishment of a national park system?

Answers:

1) Au and H2O were often seen on bumper stickers. Au is the scientific designation for gold, followed by H2O, the designation for water. Thus, AuH2O referred to presidential candidate Goldwater.

2) The Republican House, a hotel in Milwaukee, became the birthplace of the American League on March 5, 1900.

3) Though Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone National Park, Theodore Roosevelt is credited with this accomplishment.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This branch of the military was formed on this day on 1175.

2) Don McLean's song "American Pie" made reference to "the day that music died." What event is he referring to?

3) This vegetable's name means "large pearl." What is it?

Answers:

1) The U.S. Marine Corps

2) The day was February 3, 1959 when a small plane crash in Iowa took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper.

3) The onion

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) How many songs did Elvis Presley write?

2) Founded by Dr. Ethel Percy-Andrus in 1958, this organization has grown to be one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in the world.

3) Engraved at the front of the Veterans Affairs Headquarters in Washington, D.C. are these words: "to care for him [any veteran] who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan.." What is the origin of this quote?

Answers:

1) None. Elvis recorded covers of other people's songs, which became a sort of Achille's heel for him as the era of the singer-songwriter overtook the music industry.

2) AARP

3) This is a partial quote from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, given just weeks prior to the end of the Civil War. The quote begins by saying, "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Of the two WWII axis powers, which country, Germany or Japan, were the first to surrender to the Allied Forces?

2) In 1937, the Count Basie Band featured one male and one female singer. The male was Jimmy Rushing. Who was the female?

3) Who was often introduced on the radio as "his mama's harmful little armful"?

4) This medal, signifying gallantry, is a highly coveted British decoration.

Answers:

1) Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945. Japan followed September 2.

2) Billie Holiday

3) Thomas "Fats" Waller. Waller also played the pipe organ.

4) The Victoria Cross

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) King of the Cowboys, Roy Rogers, was born on this date in 1911. His famous horse was called Trigger. What was his dog's name?

2) Who was the guitarist backing Ella Fitzgerald on her 1956 album, The Cole Porter Songbook?

Answers:

1) Bullet

2) Barney Kessel

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What item did Thelonious Monk forfeit in 1951 that made his life very difficult for a number of years?

2) What year did women gain the right to vote?

3) This big Texan trombone player was nicknamed "Big T." Who was he?

4) On this day in 1922, a big discovery was made in Egypt. What was it?

Answers:

1) He lost his cabaret card as a result of having been arrested for drug possession.

2) 1920

3) Jack Teagarden

4) King Tutankhamen's tomb was found.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) The world's longest suspension bridge was completed in 1998. Where is it?

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

3) Which letter is the oldest in the Phoenician alphabet?

4) This tenor sax player was key to moving the bop sound forward. He's perhaps best known for his "A Night at the Village Vanguard" recordings.


Answers:

1) Traversing the city of Honshu on Awaji Island and Kobe, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan has a total length of 3,911 meters.

2) A "nook" is a corner and a "cranny" is a crack.

3) The letter "O" is the oldest letter. It has not changed in shape since its adoption in the Phoenician alphabet, c. 1300 B.C.

4) Sonny Rollins

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) Set to the tune of a popular British drinking song, this song was originally derived from a poem written in 1814. For bragging rights, name the poem too.

2) This alto sax man played for Billy Joel, soloing on "Just the Way You Are." Who is he?

3) Who are the three best-selling musical performers?

Answers:

1) The drinking song became our national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." The poem was "Defence of Fort McHenry."

2) Phil Woods

3) The Beatles, Elvis and Michael Jackson, in that order. Following them, are Abba, Madonna, Led Zeppelin and Queen.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which renowned author created the character, Perry Mason?

2) Before it was called the Cabinet, various areas related to the executive branch of government were called departments. How many departments were there in the earliest presidential administrations and what were they?

3) Who was the author of the original Little House on the Prairie series of books?

Answers:

1) Errol Stanley Gardner

2) In the early years of the U.S. there were four four departments: attorney general, state, treasury and war.

3) Laura Ingalls Wilder

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This vegetable is usually over 90% water, with healing and cooling properties beneficial to the skin. What is it?

2) What two states have the most number of lakes?

3) Thomas Jefferson and others introduced this popular vine-grown fruit that, for culinary purposes, is considered a vegetable. What is it?

Answers:

1) Cucumbers

2) Minnesota and Wisconsin each have over 10,000 lakes

3) The tomato!

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What Civil War-era fort was designed to protect San Francisco Bay?

2) In what national park was permission to erect a national monument denied twice by the state where it is now located?

3) What is Keibul Lamjao National Park's (in northeastern India) claim to fame?

Answers:

1) Fort Point located under the Golden Gate bridge.

2) Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota

3) Keibul National Park is the only floating national park in the world.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What organization claims it is the oldest and largest fraternal organization?

2) Who was the first U.S. president to not have signed the Declaration of Independence?

3) La Cosa Nostra is an alternate name for this criminal society.

4) Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Answers:

1) Freemasons. The organization dates back to the late 16th - early 17th century.

2) George Washington

3) La Cosa Nostra is also known as the Mafia.

4) John Hancock.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the female vocalist for Gene Krupa's band?

2) Which two states have names with French origins?

3) Who was the first jazz violinist?

4) How many of the 48 continental states have Native American-derived names?

Answers:

1) Anita O'Day

2) Louisiana (King Louis XIV) and Vermont (vert mont, or green mountain).

3) Snuff Smith

4) Half of the contiguous states - 24 - have names with Native American origins.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1966, which group became the first all-female music group to have a #1 album in the U.S.?

2) The Pittsburgh Steelers are so named because of the steel industry that used to be prevalent in Pittsburgh. What other state has the natural resources needed to make iron and steel?

Answers:

1) The Supremes

2) Alabama

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Which U.S. building in the U.S. is the tallest?

2) Founded by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus in 1958, what organization has become one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in the world?

Answers:

1) Chicago's Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) is the nation's tallest building.

2) Dr. Percy Andrus Founded the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) in 1958. She first formed the National Retired Teachers' Association in 1947.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This actor/director/writer once said, "I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick, not wounded - dead!" Who was he?

2) This jazz singer dabbled in folk and soul music genres as well as jazz. She made the top 20 with her hit version of "I Loves You Porgy." Who was she?

3) This jazz and soul singer was born Ruth Lee Jones. She started out with Lionel Hampton and went on to record with Cannonball Adderly and Wynton Kelly. She was more famously known by what name?

Answers:

1) Woody Allen

2) Nina Simone

3) Dinah Washington

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1990, this Russian leader was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

2) According to research in Science Journal, how did rats respond to a low-calorie diet?

3) On this date in 1903, Gordon Nance was born in Pattonsburg, Missouri. He played a cowboy in movies and serials. What was his character?

Answers:

1) Mikhail Gorbachev

2) They lived 50% longer.

3) Known as "Wild Bill" Elliot, he was the first movie cowboy to wear his gun backwards. He starred in the Saturday serial "The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock" and played Red Ryder in both serials and feature films.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1947, this aviator broke the sound barrier. Who was he?

2) Roger Moore had a recurring role in the 1960 - 61 season of Maverick. Who did he play?

3) In the 1955 Italian farce, Frisky, who played the title role?

4) On this date in 1926, Winnie the Pooh was published. Who was the author?

Answers:

1) Chuck Yeager

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

3) Gina Lollabrigida

4) A.A. Milne

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1957, these two superstars headlined an hour-long TV special devoted to introducing the 1958 Edsel. Who were the show's stars?

2) On this date in 1958, Warren Covington and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra had the #7 hit on the Billboard charts. What was it?

3) The first coffee sold in sealed tin cans were sold in the U.S. in 1879. What was the brand?

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

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) Who was the only president to have earned the Eagle Scout award?

2) This jazz genre, identified with the West Coast, made use of unconventional time signatures and crisper tones. Artists associated with this movement were Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz. What genre is it?

3) This flower was designated by Congress as the national flower. What is it?

Answers:

1) Gerald Ford

2) Cool Jazz

3) the rose

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1975, Saturday Night Live premiered. Who was the first host?

2) Who was the first leader of the band that eventually became known as the Count Basie Orchestra?

3) Which organization claims to be the oldest and largest fraternal organization?

Answers:

1) George Carlin hosted, with musical guests Janis Ian and Billy Preston

2) Benny Moton

3) Freemasons - the organization dates back to the 16th century.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1919, the U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act. What did that law do?

2) Actress Susan Weaver took her stage name, "Sigourney," from this novel.

3) This 1970s jazz pianist is known to fusion fans for his solo albums as well as his work with his group, "Return to Forever." Who is he?

Answers:

1) The Volstead Act ushered in Prohibition, outlawing the sale and consumption of alcohol.

2) The Great Gatsby

3) Chick Corea

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Where does the modern-day art of bonsai come from?

2) What's the difference between regular boxing gloves and "Golden Gloves"?

3) Who was known as "The March King" and was the most noted leader of the U.S. Marine Corps Band?

4) This Bop Era composer from Cleveland composed "If You Could See Me Now" and "On a Misty Night." Who was he?

Answers:

1) China

2) Regular gloves weigh 8 ounces; Golden Gloves weigh 10 ounces.

3) John Philip Sousa. He led the U.S. Marine Corps Band for 12 years.

4) Tadd Dameron

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Where were streets first paved?

2) The Blackhawk, a jazz club, was located in what city?

3) How many varieties of tomatoes are there?

4) Which seven states are named after royalty?

Answers:

1) Rome - the first paved streets were laid out in 170 BCE.

2) Now long gone, The Blackhawk was where some of the best live jazz albums of all time were recorded. It was in San Francisco.

3) 57

4) Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) You Bet Your Life debuted on this date in 1950 and was hosted by Groucho Marx. Attempts to revive the show were made in 1980 and 1992. Which celebrities were tapped for these outings?

2) What was the name of the famous night club in Harlem where Duke Ellington's Orchestra played?

3) This vegetable contains three times as much vitamin C as an orange and twicew as much iron as spinach?

4) This famous tenor sax player first came to be noticed while he played in whose band?

Answers:

1) Both revival attempts were short-lived. Buddy Hackett hosted in 1980, then Bill Cosby in 1992.

2) The Cotton Club

3) Bell peppers

4) Lester Young

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the saxophone player for Cab Calloway?

2) What was the first ready-made food sold commercially?

3) This pair of states produces nearly half of the U.S.’s produce. Which states are they?

4) Who wrote the song "Tuxedo Junction"?

Answers:

1) Chu Berry

2) Dating back to 1893, Aunt Jemima pancake flour mix was the first ready-made food to be sold commercially.

3) California and Arizona

4) Erskine Hawkins

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What TV Show was actor Randy Quaid once a regular on?


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


3) Who was the Belgian-born gypsy who made his reputation as a musician in France, cemented it by performing with Duke Ellington in America, and was regarded as one of the first jazz masters on his instrument?



Answers:

1)"Saturday Night Live," where in the mid - 1980s he impersonated President Ronald Reagan. He started in show business as the straight man in a comedy team. Quaid voiced an animated character in TV commercials for Colonel Sanders (for KFC)


2)Chet Baker Baker's career lasted a remarkably lon time. He battled a drug addiction throughout his life, and finally succumbed to the other side by falling from the window of his hotel room in 1988.


3) Django Reinhardt. Django was the co-leader of the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. He and French violinist Stephane Grappelli led the group to international renown. This group was interrupted by World War 2, but afterwards the pair travelled to the United States together.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This sax player is associated with helping to start the bossa nova craze, but had previously played with Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. Who was he?

2) Which three states border on Yellowstone National Park?

3) Who was the legendary tenor player who played with Maynard Fewrguson and Miles Davis before he formed the seminal fusion group, Weather Report?

4) Frankln D. Roosevelt was famous for introducing the "New Deal," but the prior Roosevelt, Teddy, was responsible for another deal. What was it called?

Answers:

1) Stan Getz

2) Idaho, Montana and Wyoming

3) Wayne Shorter

4) Teddy Roosevelt's policy program was called the "Square Deal."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire,who played Jerry Lee Lewis?

2) which jazz musician was known as "The Little Giant"?

Answers:

1) Dennis Quaid played Jerry Lee Lewis.

2) Johnny Griffin

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) Raped at ten years old, by thirteen, she was a working prostitute. Someone heard her sing and she began a successful career as a jazz singer. Tragically, she later succumbed to drug addiction. One of Motown's singing sensations portrayed her in the 1972 movie, Lady Sings the Blues. Who was this singer who played "Lady Day"?

2) What singer is the only celebrity to have five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

3) What is the name of the company credited with having created the coin-operated video game industry?

4) She was known as the “Lady of 6000 Songs.” Featured both in John Berendt’s book and subsequent film, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, her ability to remember music and lyrics was phenomenal. Fridays and Saturdays she sang in local night clubs in Savannah and Sundays she performed in church. In her 70s, when fame had come to her, she maintained a hectic performing schedule. What was her name?

Answers:

1) Diana Ross played Billie Holiday in the movie.

2) Gene Autry

3) Atari

4) Emma Kelly

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This velvety baritone recorded an album with John Coltrane in 1963. Who was this singer?

2) This landmark is recognized all over the world for symbolizing freedom and democracy. What is it?

3) She was one of the great vocalists of the Swing era, performing as a regular at the Cotton Club and with Duke Ellington's band. Who was she?

4) Before texting, creative shorthand was used on bumper stickers to promote a 1964 presidential candidate. How did the sticker read?

Answers:

1) Johnny Hartman

2) the Statue of Liberty

3) Ivie Anderson

4) The stickers read "Au H20." Au was the elemental sign for "Gold" and H20 was to indicate "water." In that time, most people had memorized the periodic table, so they were able to make out that they were supposed to vote for Barry Goldwater.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1911, the first flight across the U.S. was successfully completed. It took pilot C.P. Rogers 82 hours to fly from New York City to where?

2) Before Three's Company, John Ritter played a recurring character on what show?

Answers:

1) Pasadena, California

2) For 5 years, he played Rev. Matthew Fordwick on The Waltons

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1620, The Mayflower left Plymouth, England to make its way across the Atlantic to America. Not counting the crew, how many pilgrims were on board for the journey?

2) On this date in 1953 the first movie filmed in widescreen Cinemascope premiered at the Roxy Theater in New York. What was the movie?

3) On this date in 1630, the village of Shawmut, Massachussetts changed its name. We now call this place what?


Answers:


1)There were 102 pilgrims on The Mayflower.

2) The Robe

3) Boston

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This international environmental advocacy group was founded on this date in 1971. What is the organization's name?

2) This jazz cornetist was portrayed by Danny Kaye. Who was the cornet player and what was the movie?

3) Who wrote the song, "Misty"?

4) What did director Oliver Stone do during the Vietnam War?

Answers:

1) Greenpeace

2) Danny Kaye played Eugene "Red" Nichols in the movie The Five Pennies.

3) Erroll Garner.

4) Stone served with the Army in Vietnam, was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) What is it called when water particles, upon hitting the ground, freeze?

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

3) This chief justice of the Supreme Court resigned in order to run for governor of New York. Who was he?

Answers:

1) freezing rain

2) Billie Holiday. Lady Day was with the band for a year, then was ousted. Rumor has it John Hammond forced her out.

3) John Jay

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) According to Forbes Magazine (2008), what is the most visited landmark in the United States?

2) What was trumpeter Harry Edison's nickname?

3) Which state is the only one not to have a National Park?

Answers:

1) Times Square

2) "Sweets"

3) Delaware

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Gunsmoke premiered on television on this date in 1955. How long did the western-themed TV show run?

2) Who had a hit with the jazz/pop oldie, "Stranger on the Shore"?

3) Cleo Laine was married to a bandleader. What was his name?

Answers:

1) 20 years

2) Acker Bilk

3) John Dankworth. He was the first British jazz musician to have been knighted -- so that's Sir John Dankworth, thank you.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) This famous singer began his career as part of "The Hoboken Four" on th Major Bowes Amateur Hour on this date in 1935. Who was he?

2) The average person's brain is what percent water?

3) This Texas guitarist is considered the father of jazz guitar, bringing the guitar from a rhythm-keeping background to the solo spotlight. Who is he?

4) This retired Indian schoolteacher holds the record for being the oldest woman to have given birth. How old was she when her first child was born?

Answers:

1) Frank Sinatra

2) 80%

3) Charlie Christian

4) Satyabhama Mahapatra was 65 years old.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Where are the ripest olives produced?

2) ESPN debuted on cable on this date in 1979. What does "ESPN" stand for?

3) Which country produces the most cork?

4) Born Ruth Lee Jones, this jazz, soul and popsinger scored big with her version of "What a Difference a Day Makes." Who was she?

Answers:

1) California. Franciscan monks introduced olive trees to the region in the 1700s.

2) The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network

3) Portugal. Portugal has regulations protecting cork trees since 1320.

4) Dinah Washington.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Born on this date in 1923, this cartoonist created the strips "Beetle Bailey" and Hi and Lois." Who is it?

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

3) Which president was the first to have been born in the 20th century?

Answers:

1) Mort Walker

2) Danube

3) John F. Kennedy

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

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

2) The Renaissance period began in what country?

3) It was the year 1905. How old was Frank Epperson when he invented the popsicle?

Answers:

1) Theodore Roosevelt

2) Italy

3) Frank was 11 when he mixed some soda water powder to drink, but forgot it on the back porch with the stirring stick in it. It froze solid, thus creating the "Epsicle," now known as the popsicle.

Alan Rock's Trivia! (for 9/1/2010)

Questions:

1)September 1st, 1985 was a historic day for undersea discoveries. What was found?

2) Green Eggs and Ham was written on a dare. What was the challenge for Dr. Seuss?

3) Which company is credited for creating the coin-operated video game industry?

4) Lily Tomlin received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in what film?

Answers:

1) The Titanic

2) Seuss's editor dared him to write a book using fewer than 50 different words.

3) Atari

4) Robert Altman's Nashville.