Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who was the youngest man to have served as President?

2)  Which canal was first to open - the Panama Canal or the Suez Canal?

3)  What does "url" stand for?

4)  The island of Zanzibar is in which ocean?

Answers:

1)  Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest to have served, as he was 42 when he was sworn in following McKinley's assassination. At 43, Kennedy was the youngest President ever elected.

2)  the Suez Canal

3) "universal resource locator"

4)  Zanzibar is in the Indian Ocean

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  The role of Harry Callahan ("Dirty Harry") was offered to three actors prior to Clint Eastwood. Who were they?

2)  On a dart board, what number is at the top?

3)  On this date in 1965, the Beatles began filming their second movie. What was its title?

4) Who wrote Jacob's Room?

Answers:

1)  Frank Sinatra, John Wayne and Paul Newman, in that order, were offered and rejected the iconic role.

2)  20

3) Help!

4)  Virginia Woolf 

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  These two are the only presidents to have been buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

2)  This president began the custom of throwing out the first pitch of baseball season.

3)  Who was the only grandchild of a president to become president?

4)  Who was our tallest president? Our shortest?

Answers:

1)  John F. Kennedy and William Taft

 2) William Howard Taft started the tradition of throwing out the first pitch of the season.

3)  Benjamin Harrison

 4)  Abraham Lincoln was the tallest at 6'4" and James Madison, at 5'4", was the shortest.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  How many pieces of silver did Judas Iscariot get for betraying Jesus?

2)  This U.S. president was arrested and fined for speeding ---- while on his horse.

3)  Obviously he couldn't call it "Washington, D.C." What did George Washington call the nation's capital?

4)  Of the five Great Lakes, this is the only one that lies entirely within U.S. borders.


Answers:

1)  30

2)  Ulysses S. Grant

3)  Federal City

4)  Lake Michigan

The Lighthouse of Chicago on Lake Michigan

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who described Margaret Thatcher as being "the best man in England"?

2)  Lee Marvin was born on this date in 1924. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in this 1965 movie.

3) Who was the author of Treasure Island?

4) On this date in 1922, this vaudevillian became the first "big name" star to sign on as a regular in a radio show.

Answers:

1) Ronald Reagan

2) Cat Ballou

3)  Robert Louis Stevenson

4)  Ed Wynn

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympic games?

2) What is the hormone epinephrine also known as?

3) Name the Russian cosmonaut who flew the first manned space flight.

4) What did the U.S. Table Tennis Association want to call its sport?


Answers:

1) On February 18, 2006, American Shani Davis won the men's 1000 meter speed skating event in Turin.


2) Adrenaline

3) Yuri Gagarin, in 1961.


4) Ping-Pong, but Parker Brothers already owned the rights to the name.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  How much were the Beatles paid for their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show?

2)  These two television actors made headlines when they kissed on their show in the 60s.

3)  Miles Davis cut his teeth playing for this jazz giant when he was a teenager.

4)  What is the Superbowl trophy called?

Answers:

1)  They were paid approximately $2,400.

2)  Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhuru (William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols) kissed on the original Star Trek series. It was the first kiss between an interracial couple to be shown on television.

3)  Charlie Parker

4) It's called the "Vince Lombardi" trophy.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1968 Planet of the Apes opened in theaters nationwide. Who were the three actors playing the main characters in the movie?

2)  This president was the first to have a radio in the White House.

3)  This was Jane Austen's first published novel.

4)  Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?

Actors:

1)  Charlton Heston, Roddy MacDowell and Kim Hunter

2)  Warren G. Harding

3)  Sense and Sensibility

4)  Daniel Defoe

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  If a dish's title includes the word, "florentine," what does that mean?

2)  According to Greek mythology, Prometheus stole this from the gods.

3)  This is the only state in the U.S that has no caves.


Answers:

1)  It means that it has spinach.

2)  Fire

3) Delaware

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  On this date in 1943, this singer debuted on Your Hit Parade.

2)  Leonardo da Vinci died in what country?

3)  What was the flight number of the PanAm plane that was bombed over Lockerbie, Scotland?

4)  Whose remains were discovered under a parking lot in England?

Answers:

1)  Frank Sinatra

2)  France

3)  Flight #103

4)  Richard III

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV?

2) Who was the first U.S. president to be buried in Washington D.C.?

3) From the world of television, what was Maxwell Smart's agent number?

4) Scoliosis is a condition that affects which part of the body?


Answers:

1) Fred and Wilma Flintstone


2) Woodrow Wilson, on February 5, 1924.


3) 86


4) Spine

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Francois-Marie Arouet is better known as whom?

2) Where in the human body are growth hormones made?

3) This incredible percussionists, during his tenure as one of the Jazz Messengers, could be thought of as the greatest scout in the history of jazz, recruiting such talents as Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, and Lee Morgan.  Can you name him?


Answers:

1) Voltaire


2) Pituitary gland


3) Art Blakey

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  On this date in 1940, Frank Sinatra had his first recording session with the Tommy Dorsey Band. He recorded "Too Romantic" and "The Sky Fell Down." Sinatra was there to replace what singer?

2)  On this date in 1964, the first mass-marketed doll/action-figure was introduced by Hasbro. The character was named for a character in a 1945 film starring Robert Mitchum. What was the character's name?

3)  Where is the Brandenburg Gate located?

Answers:

1)  Jack Leonard was the band's previous singer.

2)  G.I. Joe

3)  Berlin, Germany. The story of the gate's history is an interesting one. It was commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II in the late 1700s to represent peace. Though the ensuing years brought more war and devastation, the gate continued to stand. It was the site where, in 1963, President Kennedy declared, "Ich bin ein Berliner" and where Ronald Reagan gave his "Tear-Down-This-Wall" speech in 1987.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  This best-selling author wrote A Painted House and A Time to Kill.

2)  Nolan Ryan, owner of the Texas Rangers, turns 66 today. When he was a pitcher how many no-hitters did he have?

3) On this date in 1961, a chimpanzee became the first animal to be sent into space. What was his name?

4)  The Milky Way candy bar was actually copied from another candy bar. What was it's name?

Answers:

1)  John Grisham

2)  (from Wikipedia) "Ryan is the all-time leader in no-hitters with seven, three more than any other pitcher. He is tied with Bob Feller for most one-hitters, with 12. Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters. Despite the seven no-hitters, he never threw a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award. Ryan is one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in Major League baseball games in four decades and the only pitcher to have struck out seven pairs of fathers and sons."

3)   His name was Ham. Pictures of him and Ham's story can be found here.

 4)  Milky Way bars were copied from a Minneapolis candy bar called "Fat Emma."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  The first of 2,956 episodes of The Lone Ranger first aired on this date in 1933 on Detroit's WXYZ. Before settling on the permanent name of "Scout," what did Tonto call his horse for the first few episodes?

 2)  Yogi Bear got his "big break" in what other Hanna-Barbera animated hit show?

3)  What did the first "J" in JRR Tolkien's name stand for?

 4) TV's Melrose Place centered around the lives of a group of twenty-somethings who lived in the same apartment complex in this city.


Answers:

1)  "Paint Horse" - that made sense because Tonto's horse was a Palomino, which is commonly known as a "painted horse."

2) Yogi Bear made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character on The Huckleberry Hound Show. He was given his own show in 1961.

Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw and Huckleberry Hound

3)  John

4)  Los Angeles, California

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  On this date in 1953 the first movie to have been filmed in Cinemascope premiered. What was the movie?

2)  Who directed The Shining?

3)  Actor/comedian Freddie Prinze died on this date in 1977 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was the star of the sitcom, Chico and the Man. Who was his co-star?

4)  William Claude Dukenfeld was born on this date in 1880. What was his stage name?

Answers:

1)  The Robe

2)  Stanley Kubrick

3)  Jack Albertson

4)  Dukenfeld was known to the public as the famous film curmudgeon, W.C. Fields.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  One of the distinguishing features of this city is that it's known for being populated with a lot of cats.

2)  This angel was one of God's messengers.

3)  Her book, And Then There Were None sold over 100 million copies.

4)  Dwight D. Eisenhower won both his elections in landslides over the same opponent. Who ran against him?

Answers:

1)  Key West is famous for carrying on a tradition begun by its most famous citizen, Ernest Hemingway. He famously kept a lot of cats around his place. Many of them were polydactyl cats, meaning they have an extra toe on their front paws.

2) The angel Gabriel is a deliverer of important messages and figures especially prominently in the book of Daniel and in Luke's account of the nativity.

3)  Agatha Christie

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Elvis Presley made only one television commercial in his career. What was the product?

2)  Who wrote the words to the New Year's song, "Auld Lang Syne"?

3)  Where is "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter?"

Answers:

1) Southern Maid Doughnuts

2)  The famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns

3)  The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is part of the Universal Theme Park complex, which is also in Orlando. From our studios at Orlando's University of Central Florida, it's roughly 25 miles due southwest.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  How many times has Serena Williams won the Women's Singles championship at Wimbledon?

2)  This man died on the island of St. Helena in 1821 while in exile.

Answers:

1)  5

2)  Napolean Bonaparte

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1)  On January 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.  What did it do?

2)  What is Ursa Minor?

3)  On this date in1985, he was the first Heisman Trophy winner to be elected to pro football's Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

4)  Today is a cold day for Orlando, Florida, with the high only getting into the high 60s.  The coldest temperature ever recorded in the United States was at Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska in 1971.  How cold was it?


Answers:

1)  The 24th Amendment eliminated the poll tax in federal elections.

2)  Ursa Minor is a star constellation.

3)  O.J. Simpson was the first Heisman Trophy winner elected to football's Hall of Fame.

4)  The record cold in the United States was -79.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  It was on this date that the first female Secretary of State was appointed.  Who was she?

2)  On this date in 1987 this U.S. talk show was the first to tape a segment recorded in the former Soviet Union.

3)  Inventor David Edward Hughes died on this date in 1900.  What was his invention?

4)  On this date in 1968 a fast-paced satirical sketch comedy revue debuted on NBC. It featured hosts Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.  Some of the regular cast members included Goldie Hawn, Lily Tomlin, Judy Carne, Ruth Buzzi, Alan Sues, Henry Gibson, Gary Owens and Arte Johnson.

Answers:

1)  Madeleine Albright

2)  The Phil Donahue Show

3)  Hughes invented the microphone.

4)  Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In