Questions:
1) Today is "Cold, Cold, Cold Day." The coldest temperature ever recorded
in the United States was at Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska on this date in
1971. How low did the temperature get?
2) What does a milliner manufacture?
3) What gas is created by the process of photosynthesis?
4) How many sides are there in a heptagon?
Answers:
1) The temperature plunged to -79.8 degrees. That was the coldest temperature in the U.S. In Canada on January 31, 1947 at Snag River in the Yukon the temperature fell to 81 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
2) hats
3) oxygen
4) 7
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What nationality was Nostradamus?
2) What is the first book of the New Testament?
3) What was the name of Dan Rowan and Dick Martin's sketch comedy show?
4) It was on this date that the first female Secretary of State was appointed. Who was she?
Answers:
1) French
2) Matthew
3) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, more popularly known as Laugh-In.
4) It was Madeline Albright. First nominated by President Clinton in May 1996, she was confirmed by a unanimous Senate vote of 99-0 January 22nd, 1997. She took her oath of office the next day (January 23rd).
1) What nationality was Nostradamus?
2) What is the first book of the New Testament?
3) What was the name of Dan Rowan and Dick Martin's sketch comedy show?
4) It was on this date that the first female Secretary of State was appointed. Who was she?
Answers:
1) French
2) Matthew
3) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, more popularly known as Laugh-In.
4) It was Madeline Albright. First nominated by President Clinton in May 1996, she was confirmed by a unanimous Senate vote of 99-0 January 22nd, 1997. She took her oath of office the next day (January 23rd).
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What was the first civil rights-related act Martin Luther King, Jr. participated in?
2) How many letters are in the Greek alphabet?
3) Who was the first president to have written a best-selling book prior to taking office?
4) This actress was the subject of a 1981 biopic adapted from her daughter's controversial memoir.
Answers:
1) The Montgomery Bus Boycott
2) 24
3) Theodore Roosevelt's book, The Rough Riders, was a bestseller, making him a successful author before he was President.
4) Joan Crawford
1) What was the first civil rights-related act Martin Luther King, Jr. participated in?
2) How many letters are in the Greek alphabet?
3) Who was the first president to have written a best-selling book prior to taking office?
4) This actress was the subject of a 1981 biopic adapted from her daughter's controversial memoir.
Answers:
1) The Montgomery Bus Boycott
2) 24
3) Theodore Roosevelt's book, The Rough Riders, was a bestseller, making him a successful author before he was President.
4) Joan Crawford
Monday, January 20, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. Who was the second man to walk on the moon?
2) Lorenzo Lamas's birthday is today. His father was actor Fernando Lamas. Who was his mother?
3) On what date were most U.S. presidents sworn in?
4) Where in the Constitution are the words, "so help me, God"?
Answers:
1) Buzz Aldrin
2) Arlene Dahl
3) Prior to 1933, presidents were sworn in on March 4th. The 20th Amendment (ratified in 1933), changed the date to January 20th.
4) Nowhere. Chester Arthur included the phrase at the end of his oath when he took office following the assassination of James Garfield.
1) July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. Who was the second man to walk on the moon?
2) Lorenzo Lamas's birthday is today. His father was actor Fernando Lamas. Who was his mother?
3) On what date were most U.S. presidents sworn in?
4) Where in the Constitution are the words, "so help me, God"?
Answers:
1) Buzz Aldrin
2) Arlene Dahl
3) Prior to 1933, presidents were sworn in on March 4th. The 20th Amendment (ratified in 1933), changed the date to January 20th.
4) Nowhere. Chester Arthur included the phrase at the end of his oath when he took office following the assassination of James Garfield.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) In "LED" (as in LED televisions), what does the "E" stand for?
2) How do you indicate 50 in Roman numerals?
3) Who wrote, "'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all"?
4) Who was the Grateful Dead's guitarist?
Answers:
1) "emitting"
2) L
3) Tennyson
4) Jerry Garcia
1) In "LED" (as in LED televisions), what does the "E" stand for?
2) How do you indicate 50 in Roman numerals?
3) Who wrote, "'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all"?
4) Who was the Grateful Dead's guitarist?
Answers:
1) "emitting"
2) L
3) Tennyson
4) Jerry Garcia
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) On this date in 1920, the 18th Amendment, also known as The Volstead Act, went into effect. It was repealed in 1933. For what was the amendment intended to regulate?
2) What country is tennis champion Pete Sampras from?
3) This 1974 bestseller by Peter Benchley was made into a hit movie. Who was the author?
4) What was the name of the famous night club in Harlem where Duke Ellington's Orchestra played?
Answers:
1) The 18th Amendment prohibited (as in Prohibition) the sale of liquor.
2) United States
3) Jaws
4) The Cotton Club
1) On this date in 1920, the 18th Amendment, also known as The Volstead Act, went into effect. It was repealed in 1933. For what was the amendment intended to regulate?
2) What country is tennis champion Pete Sampras from?
3) This 1974 bestseller by Peter Benchley was made into a hit movie. Who was the author?
4) What was the name of the famous night club in Harlem where Duke Ellington's Orchestra played?
Answers:
1) The 18th Amendment prohibited (as in Prohibition) the sale of liquor.
2) United States
3) Jaws
4) The Cotton Club
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What Roman numeral is the symbol for 1,000?
2) What subject did Breaking Bad high school teacher Walter White teach?
3) On this date in 1967, the first Superbowl featured the top teams from what was then two leagues: the AFL and the NFL. Which teams played?
4) What is the best-selling cereal of all time?
Answers:
1) M
2) chemistry
3) Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs. Green Bay won over Kansas City, 35 - 10.
4) Cheerios
1) What Roman numeral is the symbol for 1,000?
2) What subject did Breaking Bad high school teacher Walter White teach?
3) On this date in 1967, the first Superbowl featured the top teams from what was then two leagues: the AFL and the NFL. Which teams played?
4) What is the best-selling cereal of all time?
Answers:
1) M
2) chemistry
3) Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs. Green Bay won over Kansas City, 35 - 10.
4) Cheerios
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) On this date in 1963, this guest host became the first of a total of 124 guest hosts to fill in for Johnny Carson over the course of his 29 years of hosting The Tonight Show.
2) Who was the first host and what was the original title of NBC's The Today Show (or Today)?
3) This animated series, previously featured as segments on The Tracey Ullman Show, debuted on this date in 1990.
4) This fruit's Latin term is Musa Acuminata.
Answers:
1) Jimmy Dean
2) It was called The Rise and Shine Revue; Dave Garroway was host.
3) The Simpsons
4) bananas
1) On this date in 1963, this guest host became the first of a total of 124 guest hosts to fill in for Johnny Carson over the course of his 29 years of hosting The Tonight Show.
2) Who was the first host and what was the original title of NBC's The Today Show (or Today)?
3) This animated series, previously featured as segments on The Tracey Ullman Show, debuted on this date in 1990.
4) This fruit's Latin term is Musa Acuminata.
Answers:
1) Jimmy Dean
2) It was called The Rise and Shine Revue; Dave Garroway was host.
3) The Simpsons
4) bananas
Monday, January 13, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Virtually all of us have been bothered by the Musca domestica. What is the common term for this creature?
2) Nicosia is the capital of what country?
3) Which U.S. city contains the world's railway bridge?
4) "The Dancing Cuckoo" was the theme song for this comedy duo.
Answers:
1) Housefly
2) Cyprus
3) New Orleans' Huey P. Long Bridge
4) Laurel and Hardy
1) Virtually all of us have been bothered by the Musca domestica. What is the common term for this creature?
2) Nicosia is the capital of what country?
3) Which U.S. city contains the world's railway bridge?
4) "The Dancing Cuckoo" was the theme song for this comedy duo.
Answers:
1) Housefly
2) Cyprus
3) New Orleans' Huey P. Long Bridge
4) Laurel and Hardy
Friday, January 10, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which city hosts the first major New Year's Eve celebration each year?
2) On this day in 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations assembled in what city?
3) What is the body's second largest organ?
4) Where did the Greek mythological figure, Charon live?
Answers:
1) Sydney, Australia
2) London
3) the liver
4) Hades
1) Which city hosts the first major New Year's Eve celebration each year?
2) On this day in 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations assembled in what city?
3) What is the body's second largest organ?
4) Where did the Greek mythological figure, Charon live?
Answers:
1) Sydney, Australia
2) London
3) the liver
4) Hades
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Where were French fries first made?
2) On this date in 1987, actor Arthur Lake died at the age of 81. His name may not be familiar, yet he starred in 27 movies always playing the same character. Who did he play?
3) On this date in 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?
4) Early thermometers were filled with this substance instead of mercury.
Answers:
1) Belgium
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.
4) brandy
1) Where were French fries first made?
2) On this date in 1987, actor Arthur Lake died at the age of 81. His name may not be familiar, yet he starred in 27 movies always playing the same character. Who did he play?
3) On this date in 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?
4) Early thermometers were filled with this substance instead of mercury.
Answers:
1) Belgium
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.
4) brandy
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Where is the city of Dunkirk located?
2) How many presidents first served as vice-presidents?
3) Elvis Presley was born on Jan 8, 1935. Where?
4) For two years the nation was run by a president and vice president who were not elected by the people. Who were they?
Answers:
1) Dunkirk is on the northern coast of France, close to the border of Belgium. It was the site of WWII's Battle of Dunkirk.
2) 14: J. Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, A. Johnson, Arthur, T. Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, Nixon, L. Johnson, Ford, and George H.W. Bush.
3) Tupelo, MS
4) Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller. After Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973, President Nixon appointed Gerald Ford as Vice president. Nixon resigned the following year and Ford appointed vice president, Nelson Rockefeller, as second in line.
1) Where is the city of Dunkirk located?
2) How many presidents first served as vice-presidents?
3) Elvis Presley was born on Jan 8, 1935. Where?
4) For two years the nation was run by a president and vice president who were not elected by the people. Who were they?
Answers:
1) Dunkirk is on the northern coast of France, close to the border of Belgium. It was the site of WWII's Battle of Dunkirk.
2) 14: J. Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, A. Johnson, Arthur, T. Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, Nixon, L. Johnson, Ford, and George H.W. Bush.
3) Tupelo, MS
4) Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller. After Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973, President Nixon appointed Gerald Ford as Vice president. Nixon resigned the following year and Ford appointed vice president, Nelson Rockefeller, as second in line.
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Today was once known as Melody Ranch Day, marking the debut on January 7, 1940 of Melody Ranch on CBS Radio. What singing cowboy host kept listeners tuned in for 16 years?
2) On this date in 1789, a very special election occurred. What was it for?
3) The first commercial bank in the U.S. was opened on this day in 1782, in this city.
4) On this date in 1990, this famous building was closed to the public due to safety concerns. Which building was it?
Answers:
1) Gene Autry was the host.
2) The first U.S. presidential election was held.
3) Philadelphia
4) The Leaning Tower of Pisa. It was stabilized and reopened in 2001.
1) Today was once known as Melody Ranch Day, marking the debut on January 7, 1940 of Melody Ranch on CBS Radio. What singing cowboy host kept listeners tuned in for 16 years?
2) On this date in 1789, a very special election occurred. What was it for?
3) The first commercial bank in the U.S. was opened on this day in 1782, in this city.
4) On this date in 1990, this famous building was closed to the public due to safety concerns. Which building was it?
Answers:
1) Gene Autry was the host.
2) The first U.S. presidential election was held.
3) Philadelphia
4) The Leaning Tower of Pisa. It was stabilized and reopened in 2001.
Monday, January 06, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which country is currently under the threat of a weather condition known as the polar vortex?
2) Cars have recently become much more expensive in which country?
3) This bass jazz vocalist and sometime band leader was born and later died in Pittsburgh.
4) TV's Wheel of Fortune debuted on this date in 1975. Pat Sajak assumed hosting duties in 1981; who was the show's first host?
Answers:
1) Usually a polar vortex, which essentially is arctic weather causing the spread of a deep freeze, only affects the northernmost regions of Canada, but at present it has spread into the United States, causing record cold temperatures.
2) Cuba
3) Billy Eckstine
4) Chuck Woolery
1) Which country is currently under the threat of a weather condition known as the polar vortex?
2) Cars have recently become much more expensive in which country?
3) This bass jazz vocalist and sometime band leader was born and later died in Pittsburgh.
4) TV's Wheel of Fortune debuted on this date in 1975. Pat Sajak assumed hosting duties in 1981; who was the show's first host?
Answers:
1) Usually a polar vortex, which essentially is arctic weather causing the spread of a deep freeze, only affects the northernmost regions of Canada, but at present it has spread into the United States, causing record cold temperatures.
2) Cuba
3) Billy Eckstine
4) Chuck Woolery
Friday, January 03, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Henry Deutschendorf became a famous singer under what name?
2) On January 3, 1970, The Beatles recorded their last song together. What was the song's title?
3) Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
4) How many American states start with the letter 'O'?
Answers:
1) John Denver
2) I Me Mine. Ten years later it was the title of George Harrison's autobiography.
3) Aretha Franklin, on January 3, 1987.
4) Three: Ohio, Oklahoma, and Oregon.
1) Henry Deutschendorf became a famous singer under what name?
2) On January 3, 1970, The Beatles recorded their last song together. What was the song's title?
3) Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
4) How many American states start with the letter 'O'?
Answers:
1) John Denver
2) I Me Mine. Ten years later it was the title of George Harrison's autobiography.
3) Aretha Franklin, on January 3, 1987.
4) Three: Ohio, Oklahoma, and Oregon.
Thursday, January 02, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Today is Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Day. The Andrews Sisters recorded the song for Decca Records in Los Angeles on January 2, 1941. In what movie was it featured?
2) Which U.S. President signed a bill requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph or lose federal highway funds?
3) In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, who was Hamlet's mother?
4) What was the Russian city of Volgograd formerly known as?
Answers:
1) Buck Privates starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
2) Richard Nixon, on January 2, 1974.
3) Gertrude
4) Stalingrad
1) Today is Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Day. The Andrews Sisters recorded the song for Decca Records in Los Angeles on January 2, 1941. In what movie was it featured?
2) Which U.S. President signed a bill requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph or lose federal highway funds?
3) In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, who was Hamlet's mother?
4) What was the Russian city of Volgograd formerly known as?
Answers:
1) Buck Privates starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
2) Richard Nixon, on January 2, 1974.
3) Gertrude
4) Stalingrad
Wednesday, January 01, 2014
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) On January 1, 1908, what significant event happened in Times Square (NYC) for the first time?
2) What breed of dog is the Disney character Pluto?
3) Who will play Steve Jobs in the upcoming biographical film Jobs?
4) Ilie Nastase was one of the world's top players in which sport?
Answers:
1) The ball dropped, bringing in the New Year.
2) Bloodhound
3) Ashton Kutcher
4) Tennis
1) On January 1, 1908, what significant event happened in Times Square (NYC) for the first time?
2) What breed of dog is the Disney character Pluto?
3) Who will play Steve Jobs in the upcoming biographical film Jobs?
4) Ilie Nastase was one of the world's top players in which sport?
Answers:
1) The ball dropped, bringing in the New Year.
2) Bloodhound
3) Ashton Kutcher
4) Tennis
Friday, December 20, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) How much did Lucy charge for a psychiatric session in the classic Christmas TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas?
2) What is the name of the rabbit in the magic hat in Frosty the Snowman?
3) In The Polar Express movie, what is "The First Gift of Christmas"?
Answers:
1) Five cents
2) Hocus Pocus!
3) A bell from Santa's sleigh.
1) How much did Lucy charge for a psychiatric session in the classic Christmas TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas?
2) What is the name of the rabbit in the magic hat in Frosty the Snowman?
3) In The Polar Express movie, what is "The First Gift of Christmas"?
Answers:
1) Five cents
2) Hocus Pocus!
3) A bell from Santa's sleigh.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Composer/performer of the music for A Charlie Brown Christmas.
2) In A Christmas Story, what gift did Ralphie's mom give his dad?
3) In It's a Wonderful Life, though he has yet to "earn his wings," he is George's assigned angel.
4) In A Christmas Story, what was Ralphie's brother's name?
Answers:
1) Vince Guaraldi
2) a bowling ball
3) Clarence Oddbody
4) Randy
1) Composer/performer of the music for A Charlie Brown Christmas.
2) In A Christmas Story, what gift did Ralphie's mom give his dad?
3) In It's a Wonderful Life, though he has yet to "earn his wings," he is George's assigned angel.
4) In A Christmas Story, what was Ralphie's brother's name?
Answers:
1) Vince Guaraldi
2) a bowling ball
3) Clarence Oddbody
4) Randy
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) In "Winter Wonderland," who do we pretend the snowman is?
2) This Christmas song bears the wish that listeners will have a Christmas and New Year full of cheerfulness.
3) The person singing this song is hoping for these two things to come in time for Christmas.
4) Someone was a kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe last night. Who was it?
Answers:
1) "Parson Brown"
2) "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
3) "my two front teeth"
4) It was Mommy.
1) In "Winter Wonderland," who do we pretend the snowman is?
2) This Christmas song bears the wish that listeners will have a Christmas and New Year full of cheerfulness.
3) The person singing this song is hoping for these two things to come in time for Christmas.
4) Someone was a kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe last night. Who was it?
Answers:
1) "Parson Brown"
2) "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
3) "my two front teeth"
4) It was Mommy.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) How many geese a-laying are there in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?
2) What were Frosty the Snowman's last words?
3) Which carol has the lyric, "Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation"?
4) In Chile, Santa is called __________________.
Answers:
1) six
2) "I'll be back again someday"
3) "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
4) Viejo Pascuero ("Old Man Christmas")
1) How many geese a-laying are there in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?
2) What were Frosty the Snowman's last words?
3) Which carol has the lyric, "Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation"?
4) In Chile, Santa is called __________________.
Answers:
1) six
2) "I'll be back again someday"
3) "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
4) Viejo Pascuero ("Old Man Christmas")
Monday, December 16, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which day is considered to be the peak sales day of the holiday season?
2) What color is Santa's belt?
3) In A Christmas Carol, which song does the caroler sing outside Scrooge's office?
Answers:
1) The last Saturday before Christmas.
2) black
3) "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen"
1) Which day is considered to be the peak sales day of the holiday season?
2) What color is Santa's belt?
3) In A Christmas Carol, which song does the caroler sing outside Scrooge's office?
Answers:
1) The last Saturday before Christmas.
2) black
3) "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen"
Friday, December 13, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) In the opening scene of A Charlie Brown Christmas, what are the Peanuts kids doing?
2) The total number of gifts in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is what?
3) The song, "White Christmas" debuted in what film?
4) What did Frosty the Snowman have for a nose?
Answers:
1) Ice skating
2) 364
3) Holiday Inn
4) a button
1) In the opening scene of A Charlie Brown Christmas, what are the Peanuts kids doing?
2) The total number of gifts in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is what?
3) The song, "White Christmas" debuted in what film?
4) What did Frosty the Snowman have for a nose?
Answers:
1) Ice skating
2) 364
3) Holiday Inn
4) a button
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which two reindeer had names beginning with the letter "C"?
2) In this Christmas song, the carolers demand "figgy pudding."
3) This Emmy Award-winning television show was based on a newspaper editorial written in 1897. What was the name of the editorial?
4) What did the Grinch use instead of reindeer to pull his sleigh?
Answers:
1) Comet and Cupid
2) "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
3) "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"
4) The mean Grinch used his dog to pull his sleigh, which was laden down with all the presents stolen from the townspeople.
1) Which two reindeer had names beginning with the letter "C"?
2) In this Christmas song, the carolers demand "figgy pudding."
3) This Emmy Award-winning television show was based on a newspaper editorial written in 1897. What was the name of the editorial?
4) What did the Grinch use instead of reindeer to pull his sleigh?
Answers:
1) Comet and Cupid
2) "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
3) "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"
4) The mean Grinch used his dog to pull his sleigh, which was laden down with all the presents stolen from the townspeople.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Using small candles for lighting the tree, he was the first person to be credited with decorating a fir tree for Christmas.
2) In The Nutcracker story, who was the Nutcracker's enemy?
3) The newly-reformed Scrooge invited Bob Cratchit to join him for some "smoking bishop." What was "smoking bishop"?
4) What inspired the tradition of hanging Christmas stockings?
Answers:
1) Martin Luther
2) The King of the Mice
3) a hot spiced drink
4) St. Nicholas was said to have provided dowries for three impoverished sisters by dropping gold coins down their chimney and into the stockings they had hung up to dry.
1) Using small candles for lighting the tree, he was the first person to be credited with decorating a fir tree for Christmas.
2) In The Nutcracker story, who was the Nutcracker's enemy?
3) The newly-reformed Scrooge invited Bob Cratchit to join him for some "smoking bishop." What was "smoking bishop"?
4) What inspired the tradition of hanging Christmas stockings?
Answers:
1) Martin Luther
2) The King of the Mice
3) a hot spiced drink
4) St. Nicholas was said to have provided dowries for three impoverished sisters by dropping gold coins down their chimney and into the stockings they had hung up to dry.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) On this date in 1953, the first issue of Playboy went on sale. It featured the infamous calendar shot of Marilyn Monroe. What was unusual about that first issue?
2) On this date in 1963, a six year-old Donny Osmond made his national television debut on this show.
3) This federal agency produces twice as much hazardous waste as the top three industrial waste producers.
4) What is a group of snails called?
Answers:
1) The issue had no date.
2) The Andy Williams Show. Andy Williams began his career by singing with his brothers and became a mentor to the Osmond Brothers.
3) The Pentagon
4) Rout
1) On this date in 1953, the first issue of Playboy went on sale. It featured the infamous calendar shot of Marilyn Monroe. What was unusual about that first issue?
2) On this date in 1963, a six year-old Donny Osmond made his national television debut on this show.
3) This federal agency produces twice as much hazardous waste as the top three industrial waste producers.
4) What is a group of snails called?
Answers:
1) The issue had no date.
2) The Andy Williams Show. Andy Williams began his career by singing with his brothers and became a mentor to the Osmond Brothers.
3) The Pentagon
4) Rout
Monday, December 09, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which reindeer is never mentioned in The Night Before Christmas?
2) From what movie did we hear this line: "Teacher says, 'Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.'"?
3) From what movie did we hear this line: "Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed."?
4) What was the gift my true love sent on the sixth day of Christmas?
Answers:
1) Rudolph
2. It's A Wonderful Life
3) Miracle on 34th Street
4) Six geese a-laying
1) Which reindeer is never mentioned in The Night Before Christmas?
2) From what movie did we hear this line: "Teacher says, 'Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.'"?
3) From what movie did we hear this line: "Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed."?
4) What was the gift my true love sent on the sixth day of Christmas?
Answers:
1) Rudolph
2. It's A Wonderful Life
3) Miracle on 34th Street
4) Six geese a-laying
Friday, December 06, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What was Scrooge's first name?
2) This president was the first to have his address to a joint session of Congress aired on radio.
3) Dr. Seuss's Grinch had a particular condition that made him so mean. What was it?
4) In It's a Wonderful Life, who lost $8,000?
Answers:
1) Ebeneezer
2) Calvin Coolidge
3) His heart was two sizes too small.
4) Uncle Billy
1) What was Scrooge's first name?
2) This president was the first to have his address to a joint session of Congress aired on radio.
3) Dr. Seuss's Grinch had a particular condition that made him so mean. What was it?
4) In It's a Wonderful Life, who lost $8,000?
Answers:
1) Ebeneezer
2) Calvin Coolidge
3) His heart was two sizes too small.
4) Uncle Billy
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) The original St. Nicholas in the country known today as what?
2) Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer began as a promotion for this department store.
3) In A Charlie Brown Christmas, this character builds a gray snowman.
4) Eggnog was first created and consumed in this city.
Answers:
1) Turkey
2) Montgomery Ward
3) Pigpen
4) Jamestown, VA
1) The original St. Nicholas in the country known today as what?
2) Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer began as a promotion for this department store.
3) In A Charlie Brown Christmas, this character builds a gray snowman.
4) Eggnog was first created and consumed in this city.
Answers:
1) Turkey
2) Montgomery Ward
3) Pigpen
4) Jamestown, VA
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Who is the only president to have had a child while in office?
2) Which president is featured on a quarter?
3) Which president had the most children?
4) Who was the first president to travel abroad?
Answers:
1) Grover Cleveland had a daughter while in office.
2) George Washington
3) John Tyler had a total of 15 children - 8 by his first wife, Letitia and 7 by his second wife, Julia.
4) Teddy Roosevelt. His trip to Panama was the first trip outside the United States by a president.
1) Who is the only president to have had a child while in office?
2) Which president is featured on a quarter?
3) Which president had the most children?
4) Who was the first president to travel abroad?
Answers:
1) Grover Cleveland had a daughter while in office.
2) George Washington
3) John Tyler had a total of 15 children - 8 by his first wife, Letitia and 7 by his second wife, Julia.
4) Teddy Roosevelt. His trip to Panama was the first trip outside the United States by a president.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Where did the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas time begin?
2) "Confidently Beautiful" is the motto for this contest.
3) This U.S. president had more pets at the White House than any other before or since.
4) Tennessee Williams' play, A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway on this date in 1947. Who were the play's leads?
Answers:
1) Italy - the practice began with the Romans.
2) The Miss Universe Pageant
3) Theodore Roosevelt
4) Marlon Brando played Stanley Kowalski, Jessica Tandy played Blanche DuBois and Kim Hunter played Stella. In the award season, Streetcar won both the New York Drama Critics Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
1) Where did the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas time begin?
2) "Confidently Beautiful" is the motto for this contest.
3) This U.S. president had more pets at the White House than any other before or since.
4) Tennessee Williams' play, A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway on this date in 1947. Who were the play's leads?
Answers:
1) Italy - the practice began with the Romans.
2) The Miss Universe Pageant
3) Theodore Roosevelt
4) Marlon Brando played Stanley Kowalski, Jessica Tandy played Blanche DuBois and Kim Hunter played Stella. In the award season, Streetcar won both the New York Drama Critics Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Monday, December 02, 2013
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) Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi performed "Livin' On a Prayer" with this unlikely person for charity recently.
3) After the rose, this flower is the 2nd most frequently used for bouquets and flower arrangements.
4) In the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, which one's the moose?
Answers:
1) gymnastics
2) Prince William sang harmony
3) the carnation
4) Bullwinkle
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) Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi performed "Livin' On a Prayer" with this unlikely person for charity recently.
3) After the rose, this flower is the 2nd most frequently used for bouquets and flower arrangements.
4) In the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, which one's the moose?
Answers:
1) gymnastics
2) Prince William sang harmony
3) the carnation
4) Bullwinkle
Friday, November 29, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Who was President at the time of the first moon landing?
2) The stone that, after the diamond, is the hardest is what?
3) Salvador Dali was from what nation?
4) This golfer's nickname was the "Golden Bear."
Answers:
1) Nixon
2) sapphire
3) Dali was from Spain
4) Jack Nicklaus
1) Who was President at the time of the first moon landing?
2) The stone that, after the diamond, is the hardest is what?
3) Salvador Dali was from what nation?
4) This golfer's nickname was the "Golden Bear."
Answers:
1) Nixon
2) sapphire
3) Dali was from Spain
4) Jack Nicklaus
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What year did Thanksgiving become a federal holiday?
2) Which President was the first to "pardon" a turkey?
3) FDR moved Thanksgiving from the last Thursday in November to the 4th Thursday - for what reason?
4) Who planned the first Thanksgiving Festival?
Answers:
1) 1941
2) George H.W. Bush
3) to extend the Christmas shopping season
4) Thomas Jefferson
1) What year did Thanksgiving become a federal holiday?
2) Which President was the first to "pardon" a turkey?
3) FDR moved Thanksgiving from the last Thursday in November to the 4th Thursday - for what reason?
4) Who planned the first Thanksgiving Festival?
Answers:
1) 1941
2) George H.W. Bush
3) to extend the Christmas shopping season
4) Thomas Jefferson
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Who once said, "history is written by the victors"?
2) This Dickens character shares a name with a famous illusionist.
3) The Suez Canal separates Asia from what other continent?
4) Where in the United States is Death Valley?
Answers:
1) Winston Churchill
2) David Copperfield
3) Africa
4) Death Valley National Park is a national park located in California and Nevada, east of the Sierra Nevada. It occupies an area between the arid Great Basin and Mojave deserts in the United States. College football fans know however that both LSU and Clemson nicknamed their stadiums "Death Valley."
1) Who once said, "history is written by the victors"?
2) This Dickens character shares a name with a famous illusionist.
3) The Suez Canal separates Asia from what other continent?
4) Where in the United States is Death Valley?
Answers:
1) Winston Churchill
2) David Copperfield
3) Africa
4) Death Valley National Park is a national park located in California and Nevada, east of the Sierra Nevada. It occupies an area between the arid Great Basin and Mojave deserts in the United States. College football fans know however that both LSU and Clemson nicknamed their stadiums "Death Valley."
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Who was the highest-earning deceased celebrity of 2012?
2) The first "American" official holiday was declared when and by who?
3) What is the most commonly found metal element in the earth's crust?
4) What is the capital of Austria?
Answers:
1) Michael Jackson
2) George Washington declared November 26, 1789 to be a national day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving and Franklin Delano Roosevelt moved it to the 4th Thursday.
3) aluminum
4) Vienna
1) Who was the highest-earning deceased celebrity of 2012?
2) The first "American" official holiday was declared when and by who?
3) What is the most commonly found metal element in the earth's crust?
4) What is the capital of Austria?
Answers:
1) Michael Jackson
2) George Washington declared November 26, 1789 to be a national day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving and Franklin Delano Roosevelt moved it to the 4th Thursday.
3) aluminum
4) Vienna
Monday, November 25, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Where is Denali National Park?
2) A group of toads is called what?
3) This song by the Glenn Miller Orchestra burned up the charts in February of 1942. Released as a single, the song received a lot of attention as part of the soundtrack for the movie, Sun Valley Serenade. It became the band's first gold record.
4) This ballroom dance mimics bullfighting.
Answers:
1) Alaska
2) a "knot"
3) "Chattanooga Choo-Choo"
4) The Paso Doble
1) Where is Denali National Park?
2) A group of toads is called what?
3) This song by the Glenn Miller Orchestra burned up the charts in February of 1942. Released as a single, the song received a lot of attention as part of the soundtrack for the movie, Sun Valley Serenade. It became the band's first gold record.
4) This ballroom dance mimics bullfighting.
Answers:
1) Alaska
2) a "knot"
3) "Chattanooga Choo-Choo"
4) The Paso Doble
Friday, November 22, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) According to the experts at Butterball, how long should you allow for a frozen turkey to thaw?
2) "On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love gave" - what - "to me"?
3) What is a caper?
4) In the U.S., what state consumes the most turkey?
Answers:
1) Thaw the turkey one day for every 4 pounds.
2) "Six geese-a-laying"
3) A caper is an unopened green flower bud of the Capparis Spinosa, a bush grown mainly in southern France, Italy, Algeria and California. The buds must be carefully picked each morning just as they reach the proper size.
4) California
1) According to the experts at Butterball, how long should you allow for a frozen turkey to thaw?
2) "On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love gave" - what - "to me"?
3) What is a caper?
4) In the U.S., what state consumes the most turkey?
Answers:
1) Thaw the turkey one day for every 4 pounds.
2) "Six geese-a-laying"
3) A caper is an unopened green flower bud of the Capparis Spinosa, a bush grown mainly in southern France, Italy, Algeria and California. The buds must be carefully picked each morning just as they reach the proper size.
4) California
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which U.S. president was the first to travel in a submerged submarine?
2) How many chapters are there in the Book of Genesis?
3) With which magazine would you most associate Alfred E. Neuman?
4) In what year did the Titanic sink?
Answers:
1) Harry Truman, on November 21, 1946.
2) Fifty
3) Mad Magazine
4) 1912
1) Which U.S. president was the first to travel in a submerged submarine?
2) How many chapters are there in the Book of Genesis?
3) With which magazine would you most associate Alfred E. Neuman?
4) In what year did the Titanic sink?
Answers:
1) Harry Truman, on November 21, 1946.
2) Fifty
3) Mad Magazine
4) 1912
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What is the Roman numeral for 300?
2) What is the average life expectancy of a camel?
3) What is the official language of the Central American country of Belize?
4) The flowering plant gypsophila is more commonly known as what?
Answers:
1) CCC
2) 40 - 50 years!
3) English
4) Baby's Breath
1) What is the Roman numeral for 300?
2) What is the average life expectancy of a camel?
3) What is the official language of the Central American country of Belize?
4) The flowering plant gypsophila is more commonly known as what?
Answers:
1) CCC
2) 40 - 50 years!
3) English
4) Baby's Breath
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise?
2) What is the maximum number of times one can fold a piece of paper in half?
3) A bushel is almost equal to how many pecks?
4) The United States Army is the country's largest employer of which harmonious group?
Answers:
1) Venus
2) Seven
3) Four
4) Musicians
1) Which is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise?
2) What is the maximum number of times one can fold a piece of paper in half?
3) A bushel is almost equal to how many pecks?
4) The United States Army is the country's largest employer of which harmonious group?
Answers:
1) Venus
2) Seven
3) Four
4) Musicians
Monday, November 18, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What was the name of the newspaper where Clark Kent worked?
2) How many hearts does an octopus have?
3) In what year was a turkey first issued a presidential pardon?
4) Marlon Brando patented two items for which musical instrument?
Answers:
1) The Daily Planet
2) Three
3) 1947
4) Drum
1) What was the name of the newspaper where Clark Kent worked?
2) How many hearts does an octopus have?
3) In what year was a turkey first issued a presidential pardon?
4) Marlon Brando patented two items for which musical instrument?
Answers:
1) The Daily Planet
2) Three
3) 1947
4) Drum
Friday, November 15, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia
Questions:
1) In which country were the first Winter Olympics held?
2) Cats are one of only three 4-footed animals that walk by moving their front and hind legs, first on one side and then the other. Name the other two animals with this trait.
3) The average dog can make about ten different vocal sounds. How many different vocal sounds can the average cat make?
4) Ranidaphobia is the fear of which animal?
Answers:
1) France
2) Camels and giraffes walks similarly to cats.
3) About 100
4) Frogs
1) In which country were the first Winter Olympics held?
2) Cats are one of only three 4-footed animals that walk by moving their front and hind legs, first on one side and then the other. Name the other two animals with this trait.
3) The average dog can make about ten different vocal sounds. How many different vocal sounds can the average cat make?
4) Ranidaphobia is the fear of which animal?
Answers:
1) France
2) Camels and giraffes walks similarly to cats.
3) About 100
4) Frogs
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Martin Scorsese's film Raging Bull opened in the U.S. on November 14, 1980. Which boxer did actor Robert DeNiro portray?
2) Who originally sang "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"?
3) Where in the world is the La Scala Opera House?
4) Pb is the atomic symbol for which metal?
Answers:
1) Jake LaMotta.
2) Dionne Warwick
3) Milan, Italy
4) Lead
1) Martin Scorsese's film Raging Bull opened in the U.S. on November 14, 1980. Which boxer did actor Robert DeNiro portray?
2) Who originally sang "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"?
3) Where in the world is the La Scala Opera House?
4) Pb is the atomic symbol for which metal?
Answers:
1) Jake LaMotta.
2) Dionne Warwick
3) Milan, Italy
4) Lead
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What is the last word in the King James Bible?
2) How many sides does a STOP sign have?
3) Who was the first major league pitcher to win four consecutive Cy Young Awards?
4) What city was once known as Edo?
Answers:
1) "Amen."
2) Eight
3) Greg Maddox of the Atlanta Braves.
4) Tokyo
1) What is the last word in the King James Bible?
2) How many sides does a STOP sign have?
3) Who was the first major league pitcher to win four consecutive Cy Young Awards?
4) What city was once known as Edo?
Answers:
1) "Amen."
2) Eight
3) Greg Maddox of the Atlanta Braves.
4) Tokyo
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia
Questions:
1) Who was the oldest member of The Beatles?
2) Who was the first NFL head coach to win 100 regular season games in 10 seasons?
3) A baby dog is called a puppy; a baby cat is called a kitten. What is a baby eel called?
4) What does the "C" in UNESCO stand for?
Answers:
1) Ringo Starr
2) Don Shula, head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
3) An elver
4) United Nations Educational, Scientific and CULTURAL Organization
1) Who was the oldest member of The Beatles?
2) Who was the first NFL head coach to win 100 regular season games in 10 seasons?
3) A baby dog is called a puppy; a baby cat is called a kitten. What is a baby eel called?
4) What does the "C" in UNESCO stand for?
Answers:
1) Ringo Starr
2) Don Shula, head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
3) An elver
4) United Nations Educational, Scientific and CULTURAL Organization
Monday, November 11, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia
Questions:
1) What color is an amethyst stone?
2) How many chambers are there in a human heart?
3) Where are the famed Angel Falls?
4) What are Bata Bullets?
Answers:
1) Purple
2) Four
3) Venezuela
4) Shoes - The Bata Shoe Organisation is the largest shoe retailer and manufacturer.
1) What color is an amethyst stone?
2) How many chambers are there in a human heart?
3) Where are the famed Angel Falls?
4) What are Bata Bullets?
Answers:
1) Purple
2) Four
3) Venezuela
4) Shoes - The Bata Shoe Organisation is the largest shoe retailer and manufacturer.
Friday, November 08, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Barry Alan Pincus is better known by his stage name. What is it?
2) Master Qong Qiu is more famously remembered as who?
3) This actor played the character "Jack Ryan" in the 1992 film, Patriot Games.
Answers:
1) Barry Manilow
2) Confucius
3) Harrison Ford
1) Barry Alan Pincus is better known by his stage name. What is it?
2) Master Qong Qiu is more famously remembered as who?
3) This actor played the character "Jack Ryan" in the 1992 film, Patriot Games.
Answers:
1) Barry Manilow
2) Confucius
3) Harrison Ford
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Who wrote the story of Hansel and Gretel?
2) This person once said, "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
3) Where is the Andy Warhol Museum?
4) Humans are most likely to contract toxoplasmosis after having been exposed to what?
Answers:
1) The Brothers Grimm
2) Mae West
3) Pittsburgh
4) Cats. Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan toxoplasma gondii. The parasite can infect most warm-blooded creatures, including humans, but the primary host are felines.
1) Who wrote the story of Hansel and Gretel?
2) This person once said, "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
3) Where is the Andy Warhol Museum?
4) Humans are most likely to contract toxoplasmosis after having been exposed to what?
Answers:
1) The Brothers Grimm
2) Mae West
3) Pittsburgh
4) Cats. Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan toxoplasma gondii. The parasite can infect most warm-blooded creatures, including humans, but the primary host are felines.
Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia
Questions:
1) "Z" and which other letter share the highest value in Scrabble?
2) Which airline has the largest fleet size?
3) What is bruxism?
4) What is the oldest weekly program on television?
Answers:
1) Q
2) United Airlines, following its merger with Continental, ended 2012 as the world's biggest airline, followed by Delta.
3) Teeth clenching or grinding!
4) Meet The Press, which debuted on November 6, 1947.
1) "Z" and which other letter share the highest value in Scrabble?
2) Which airline has the largest fleet size?
3) What is bruxism?
4) What is the oldest weekly program on television?
Answers:
1) Q
2) United Airlines, following its merger with Continental, ended 2012 as the world's biggest airline, followed by Delta.
3) Teeth clenching or grinding!
4) Meet The Press, which debuted on November 6, 1947.
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) A cloven hoof has how many toes?
2) This car company began as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922.
3) This university became the first to offer athletic scholarships to women.
4) On this date in 1946, this Boston Celtics player became the first to shatter a glass backboard.
Answers:
1) two
2) Jaguar
3) University of Miami. It was May 5th, 1973 when the Hurricanes offered athletic scholarships to female athlete-students.
4) Chuck Connors (later to star as TV's Rifleman)
1) A cloven hoof has how many toes?
2) This car company began as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922.
3) This university became the first to offer athletic scholarships to women.
4) On this date in 1946, this Boston Celtics player became the first to shatter a glass backboard.
Answers:
1) two
2) Jaguar
3) University of Miami. It was May 5th, 1973 when the Hurricanes offered athletic scholarships to female athlete-students.
4) Chuck Connors (later to star as TV's Rifleman)
Monday, November 04, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) 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 Joao Gilberto and Jobim. Who was he?
2) Who is Nawas Sharif?
3) The Great Gatsby was first published in 1925. Who wrote it?
4) This jazz/funk saxophonist had a string of crossover hits on the pop chart in the 70s and 80s.
Answers:
1) Stan Getz
2) He is the Prime Minister of Pakistan
3) F. Scott Fitzgerald
4) Grover Washington, Jr. Some of his popular songs were "Mister Magic," "Just the Two of Us" (with Bill Withers) and "The Best Is Yet to Come" (with Patti LaBelle).
1) 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 Joao Gilberto and Jobim. Who was he?
2) Who is Nawas Sharif?
3) The Great Gatsby was first published in 1925. Who wrote it?
4) This jazz/funk saxophonist had a string of crossover hits on the pop chart in the 70s and 80s.
Answers:
1) Stan Getz
2) He is the Prime Minister of Pakistan
3) F. Scott Fitzgerald
4) Grover Washington, Jr. Some of his popular songs were "Mister Magic," "Just the Two of Us" (with Bill Withers) and "The Best Is Yet to Come" (with Patti LaBelle).
Friday, November 01, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Set to the tune of a once-popular British drinking song, this tune was inspired by an 1814 poem, called "The Defense of Fort McHenry."
2) What is the name of the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
3) This electronics company recently announced that it reduced its yearly profit forecast by 40%.
4) Genghis Khan founded what empire?
Answers:
1) The popular drinking song, refitted with new lyrics, became our national anthem, the "Star-Spangled Banner."
2) Ban Ki-Moon
3) Sony
4) Mongolian Empire
1) Set to the tune of a once-popular British drinking song, this tune was inspired by an 1814 poem, called "The Defense of Fort McHenry."
2) What is the name of the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
3) This electronics company recently announced that it reduced its yearly profit forecast by 40%.
4) Genghis Khan founded what empire?
Answers:
1) The popular drinking song, refitted with new lyrics, became our national anthem, the "Star-Spangled Banner."
2) Ban Ki-Moon
3) Sony
4) Mongolian Empire
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) He was the only one of the Peanuts characters who believed in the Great Pumpkin.
2) When trick-or-treating, he kept getting rocks instead of cand.
3) Snoopy dressed as a WWI flying ace and imagined what as his airplane?
4) Stories of vampires originated on what continent?
Answers:
1) Linus
2) Charlie Brown
3) Snoopy imagined his doghouse was his plane
4) Europe
1) He was the only one of the Peanuts characters who believed in the Great Pumpkin.
2) When trick-or-treating, he kept getting rocks instead of cand.
3) Snoopy dressed as a WWI flying ace and imagined what as his airplane?
4) Stories of vampires originated on what continent?
Answers:
1) Linus
2) Charlie Brown
3) Snoopy imagined his doghouse was his plane
4) Europe
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Who was the first woman to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda?
2) On this date in 1974, Muhammad Ali regained his world title by knocking out this champion.
3) On this date in 1984, Linda Ronstadt sang the lead role in a New York Shakespeare Festival's production of what opera?
Answers:
1) Rosa Parks
2) George Foreman. Foreman won the title again 20 years later.
3) Ronstadt sang Mimi in an unconventional staging of La Boheme. Critics were underwhelmed. Frank Rich of the New York Times wrote, "Fragile and almost expressionless from the start, Miss Ronstadt's Mimi might as well leap right from her first aria to the death-bed finale."
1) Who was the first woman to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda?
2) On this date in 1974, Muhammad Ali regained his world title by knocking out this champion.
3) On this date in 1984, Linda Ronstadt sang the lead role in a New York Shakespeare Festival's production of what opera?
Answers:
1) Rosa Parks
2) George Foreman. Foreman won the title again 20 years later.
3) Ronstadt sang Mimi in an unconventional staging of La Boheme. Critics were underwhelmed. Frank Rich of the New York Times wrote, "Fragile and almost expressionless from the start, Miss Ronstadt's Mimi might as well leap right from her first aria to the death-bed finale."
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) He was made an honorary veteran at the age of 94 on this date in 1997.
2) What Italian city is thought to have been the original home of the pizza?
3) Where would you find a quillon?
4) A cleek, mashie and niblick are all kinds of what?
Answers:
1) Bob Hope
2) Naples
3) on a sword - it's the same thing as a crossguard
4) golf clubs
1) He was made an honorary veteran at the age of 94 on this date in 1997.
2) What Italian city is thought to have been the original home of the pizza?
3) Where would you find a quillon?
4) A cleek, mashie and niblick are all kinds of what?
Answers:
1) Bob Hope
2) Naples
3) on a sword - it's the same thing as a crossguard
4) golf clubs
Monday, October 28, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) This vegetable is over 90% water and its cooling and healing properties are good for the skin.
2) These two states have the greatest number of lakes.
3) The Greek goddess, Nike, personified what?
4) Thomas Jefferson was the first to cultivate these in the U.S.
Answers:
1) cucumbers
2) Minnesota and Wisconsin
3) victory
4) tomatoes
1) This vegetable is over 90% water and its cooling and healing properties are good for the skin.
2) These two states have the greatest number of lakes.
3) The Greek goddess, Nike, personified what?
4) Thomas Jefferson was the first to cultivate these in the U.S.
Answers:
1) cucumbers
2) Minnesota and Wisconsin
3) victory
4) tomatoes
Friday, October 25, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) How many French hens were given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?
2) He was the first to play jazz on the violin.
3) U.S. states with French-influenced names are:
4) She sang with Gene Krupa's band.
Answers:
1) 3
2) Stuff Smith
3) Louisiana (named for Louis XIV), Vermont (a variant of "green mountain" in French)
4) Anita O'Day
1) How many French hens were given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?
2) He was the first to play jazz on the violin.
3) U.S. states with French-influenced names are:
4) She sang with Gene Krupa's band.
Answers:
1) 3
2) Stuff Smith
3) Louisiana (named for Louis XIV), Vermont (a variant of "green mountain" in French)
4) Anita O'Day
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Kevin Kline won an Oscar for his role in what film?
2) Bette Midler got her start in show business as an entertainer where?
Answers:
1) A Fish Called Wanda
2) She performed at a bathhouse in New York. Her accompanist was none other than Barry Manilow.
1) Kevin Kline won an Oscar for his role in what film?
2) Bette Midler got her start in show business as an entertainer where?
Answers:
1) A Fish Called Wanda
2) She performed at a bathhouse in New York. Her accompanist was none other than Barry Manilow.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Thomas Edison was born in what country?
2) It was the year 1954 and he was the first to break the 4-minute mile.
3) On average, what percentage of nitrogen do breathe in?
4) This is the New Zealand's only native land mammal.
Answers:
1) United States
2) Dr. Roger Bannister
3) 78%
4) bats
1) Thomas Edison was born in what country?
2) It was the year 1954 and he was the first to break the 4-minute mile.
3) On average, what percentage of nitrogen do breathe in?
4) This is the New Zealand's only native land mammal.
Answers:
1) United States
2) Dr. Roger Bannister
3) 78%
4) bats
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low. also called "Daisy," founded this organization.
2) On this date in 1966, they became the first all-female musical performers to have a #1 album in the U.S.
3) How many centimeters are in an inch?
Answers:
1) Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, GA.
2) The Supremes. The album: Supremes a Go-Go
3) 2.54
1) Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low. also called "Daisy," founded this organization.
2) On this date in 1966, they became the first all-female musical performers to have a #1 album in the U.S.
3) How many centimeters are in an inch?
Answers:
1) Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, GA.
2) The Supremes. The album: Supremes a Go-Go
3) 2.54
Monday, October 21, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Who once said, "Two things are infinite; the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe."
2) Founded by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus in 1958, what organization has become one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in the world?
3) What two teams will be facing each other for the World Series this year?
4) The Pittsburgh Steelers take their name from Pittsburgh's steel industry. There is however, only one other that has the resources to make iron and steel. Which state is it?
Answers:
1) Albert Einstein
2) American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
3) The American League's Boston Red Sox will play the National League champs, the St. Louis Cardinals.
4) Alabama
1) Who once said, "Two things are infinite; the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe."
2) Founded by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus in 1958, what organization has become one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in the world?
3) What two teams will be facing each other for the World Series this year?
4) The Pittsburgh Steelers take their name from Pittsburgh's steel industry. There is however, only one other that has the resources to make iron and steel. Which state is it?
Answers:
1) Albert Einstein
2) American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
3) The American League's Boston Red Sox will play the National League champs, the St. Louis Cardinals.
4) Alabama
Friday, October 18, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) October 18, 1747, the world's first public library opened in what city?
2) Gordon Sumner is better known by this name?
3) How many tiles does each player get at the start of a Scrabble game?
Answers:
1) Warsaw, Poland
2) Sting
3) 7
1) October 18, 1747, the world's first public library opened in what city?
2) Gordon Sumner is better known by this name?
3) How many tiles does each player get at the start of a Scrabble game?
Answers:
1) Warsaw, Poland
2) Sting
3) 7
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What is the name of the princess Disney's Aladdin falls in love with?
2) If you are practicing semaphore, what are you holding?
3) In the dish "Toad in the Hole," what represents the toad?
4) Hitler's propaganda chief -
Answers:
1) Jasmine
2) two flags
3) sausage
4) Goebbels
1) What is the name of the princess Disney's Aladdin falls in love with?
2) If you are practicing semaphore, what are you holding?
3) In the dish "Toad in the Hole," what represents the toad?
4) Hitler's propaganda chief -
Answers:
1) Jasmine
2) two flags
3) sausage
4) Goebbels
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Iron pyrite is also known as what?
2) This actor played James Bond in Her Majesty's Secret Service.
3) DJ Rick Dees and his "Cast of Idiots" recorded a novelty hit in the '70s that went to #1.
4) A person suffering from hypnophobia is afraid of what?
Answers:
1) "fool's gold"
2) George Lazenby
3) "Disco Duck"
4) afraid to sleep
1) Iron pyrite is also known as what?
2) This actor played James Bond in Her Majesty's Secret Service.
3) DJ Rick Dees and his "Cast of Idiots" recorded a novelty hit in the '70s that went to #1.
4) A person suffering from hypnophobia is afraid of what?
Answers:
1) "fool's gold"
2) George Lazenby
3) "Disco Duck"
4) afraid to sleep
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) On this date in 1903, Gordon Nance was born in Pattonsburg, MO. He grew up to be famous as a movie cowboy star.
2) Smolt is the name of this animal's young.
3) Your pet possum is expecting babies. How long is the gestation period?
4) This top-level tennis player was stabbed in the back during a match in 1993.
Answers:
1) His screen name was "Wild Bill" Elliot. He played REd Ryder in both serial and feature films.
2) A young salmon - in its growth stage between the parr and the grilse as it becomes covered with silvery scales and migrates from fresh water to the sea.
3) 12 days
4) Monica Seles
1) On this date in 1903, Gordon Nance was born in Pattonsburg, MO. He grew up to be famous as a movie cowboy star.
2) Smolt is the name of this animal's young.
3) Your pet possum is expecting babies. How long is the gestation period?
4) This top-level tennis player was stabbed in the back during a match in 1993.
Answers:
1) His screen name was "Wild Bill" Elliot. He played REd Ryder in both serial and feature films.
2) A young salmon - in its growth stage between the parr and the grilse as it becomes covered with silvery scales and migrates from fresh water to the sea.
3) 12 days
4) Monica Seles
Monday, October 14, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) How many moons does Mercury have?
2) Before he could be arrested for his part in a plot to assassinate Hitler, this SS Army general died of cyanide poisoning on this date in 1944.
3) He was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1938.
4) Roger Moore had a recurring role in the TV series, Maverick. Who was he?
Answers:
1) none
2) Rommel
3) Hitler
4) He played Brett Maverick's cousin, Beauregard.
1) How many moons does Mercury have?
2) Before he could be arrested for his part in a plot to assassinate Hitler, this SS Army general died of cyanide poisoning on this date in 1944.
3) He was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1938.
4) Roger Moore had a recurring role in the TV series, Maverick. Who was he?
Answers:
1) none
2) Rommel
3) Hitler
4) He played Brett Maverick's cousin, Beauregard.
Friday, October 04, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Where was the hottest temperature recorded? The coldest?
2) The Beatles' first single was released October 5, 1962. What was the name of the song?
3) What is the 6th planet from the sun?
4) The world'sonly roller skating museum is located in what city?
Answers:
1) The hottest temperature on record was at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California (134 F). The coldest temperature was at Vostok Station, Anarctica (-128.6 F).
2) "Love Me Do"
3) Saturn
4) Lincoln, NE
1) Where was the hottest temperature recorded? The coldest?
2) The Beatles' first single was released October 5, 1962. What was the name of the song?
3) What is the 6th planet from the sun?
4) The world'sonly roller skating museum is located in what city?
Answers:
1) The hottest temperature on record was at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California (134 F). The coldest temperature was at Vostok Station, Anarctica (-128.6 F).
2) "Love Me Do"
3) Saturn
4) Lincoln, NE
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) In filming Janet Leigh's famous shower scene in the Hitchcock thriller, Psycho, what was used for blood?
2) In The Nutcracker, this fairy rules over the "Kingdom of Sweets."
3) This president was famous for saying, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
4) Where in the body is the "incus"?
Answers:
1) chocolate syrup
2) The Sugar Plum Fairy
3) franklin Delano Roosevelt
4) The incus is in the inner ear.
1) In filming Janet Leigh's famous shower scene in the Hitchcock thriller, Psycho, what was used for blood?
2) In The Nutcracker, this fairy rules over the "Kingdom of Sweets."
3) This president was famous for saying, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
4) Where in the body is the "incus"?
Answers:
1) chocolate syrup
2) The Sugar Plum Fairy
3) franklin Delano Roosevelt
4) The incus is in the inner ear.
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What position does Snoopy play on Charlie Brown's baseball team?
2) Peanuts comic strip debuted on this date in 1950. Who were the original four characters?
3) Who was Hollywood's original singing cowboy?
4) What were Bonnie and Clyde's last names?
Answers:
1) shortstop
2) The original Peanuts characters were Charlie, Snoopy, Patty and Shermy.
3) Gene Autry
4) Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
1) What position does Snoopy play on Charlie Brown's baseball team?
2) Peanuts comic strip debuted on this date in 1950. Who were the original four characters?
3) Who was Hollywood's original singing cowboy?
4) What were Bonnie and Clyde's last names?
Answers:
1) shortstop
2) The original Peanuts characters were Charlie, Snoopy, Patty and Shermy.
3) Gene Autry
4) Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What is the birthstone for October? The flower?
2) What is a baby oyster called?
3) What breed of dog was Scooby-Doo?
4) On TV's The Simpsons, what is Homer Simpson's brother's name?
Answers:
1) There are two birthstone choices for October: opal and tourmaline. The flowers are the marigold (calendula) and cosmos.
2) A baby oyster is a "spat."
3) Scooby-Doo is a Great Dane.
4) Homer's brother is a half-brother named Herb Powell. The character was introduced in the 15th show of the second season and was voiced by Danny DeVito.
1) What is the birthstone for October? The flower?
2) What is a baby oyster called?
3) What breed of dog was Scooby-Doo?
4) On TV's The Simpsons, what is Homer Simpson's brother's name?
Answers:
1) There are two birthstone choices for October: opal and tourmaline. The flowers are the marigold (calendula) and cosmos.
2) A baby oyster is a "spat."
3) Scooby-Doo is a Great Dane.
4) Homer's brother is a half-brother named Herb Powell. The character was introduced in the 15th show of the second season and was voiced by Danny DeVito.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What is Bill Gates' wife's name?
2) He was the singer/songwriter of the song "I Don't Care Anymore."
3) Name the three states that are connected to Yellowstone National Park.
4) FDR offered the "New Deal" as his presidential program. That followed the program offered by President Theodore Roosevelt, which was called what?
Answers:
1) Melinda
2) Phil Collins
3) Yellowstone National Park touches the borders of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
4) Theodore Roosevelt's program was the "Square Deal."
1) What is Bill Gates' wife's name?
2) He was the singer/songwriter of the song "I Don't Care Anymore."
3) Name the three states that are connected to Yellowstone National Park.
4) FDR offered the "New Deal" as his presidential program. That followed the program offered by President Theodore Roosevelt, which was called what?
Answers:
1) Melinda
2) Phil Collins
3) Yellowstone National Park touches the borders of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
4) Theodore Roosevelt's program was the "Square Deal."
Friday, September 27, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Burger King recently introduced this new, lower-calorie item to entice customers.
2) Nairobi is the capital of what country?
3) This landmark is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
4) This often overlooked male singer collaborated with John Coltrane on a particularly brilliant album in 1963.
Answers:
1) "Satisfries"
2) Kenya
3) The Statue of Liberty
4) Johnny Hartman
1) Burger King recently introduced this new, lower-calorie item to entice customers.
2) Nairobi is the capital of what country?
3) This landmark is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
4) This often overlooked male singer collaborated with John Coltrane on a particularly brilliant album in 1963.
Answers:
1) "Satisfries"
2) Kenya
3) The Statue of Liberty
4) Johnny Hartman
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What is Florida's state flower?
2) A Quinceanera party is a celebration of what?
3) Pumpkins are made up of what percentage of water?
4) The fastest growing tree grows at what rate monthly?
Answers:
1) the orange blossom
2) It's a Mexican tradition, celebrating a young girl's 15th birthday, analogous to a "sweet sixteen" party.
3) 90 percent
4) 2.5'
1) What is Florida's state flower?
2) A Quinceanera party is a celebration of what?
3) Pumpkins are made up of what percentage of water?
4) The fastest growing tree grows at what rate monthly?
Answers:
1) the orange blossom
2) It's a Mexican tradition, celebrating a young girl's 15th birthday, analogous to a "sweet sixteen" party.
3) 90 percent
4) 2.5'
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) This popular novelist wrote seven novels under the pen name Richard Bachman.
2) In the alpha-bravo-charlie alphabet, what word represents the letter "W"?
3) The protein "ferretin" is named after what element?
4) Who was the oldest baseball player to play in a major league game?
Answers:
1) Stephen King
2) whisky
3) iron
4) Born July 7, 1906, Satchel Paige was 59 years, 2 months and 18 days old when he threw three shutout innings for what was then the Kansas City Athletics on this date in 1965. At the age of 42 Paige become the oldest rookie in major league history when he joined the Cleveland Indians during the 1948 pennant race.
1) This popular novelist wrote seven novels under the pen name Richard Bachman.
2) In the alpha-bravo-charlie alphabet, what word represents the letter "W"?
3) The protein "ferretin" is named after what element?
4) Who was the oldest baseball player to play in a major league game?
Answers:
1) Stephen King
2) whisky
3) iron
4) Born July 7, 1906, Satchel Paige was 59 years, 2 months and 18 days old when he threw three shutout innings for what was then the Kansas City Athletics on this date in 1965. At the age of 42 Paige become the oldest rookie in major league history when he joined the Cleveland Indians during the 1948 pennant race.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) On this date in 1979 the first public computer-based information service wnt live. What was it called?
2) What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
3) Harrisburg is the capital of which state?
4) What decade was velcro invented?
Answers:
1) CompuServe
2) the Enola Gay
3) Pennsylvania
4) Velcro was invented in the 1940s.
1) On this date in 1979 the first public computer-based information service wnt live. What was it called?
2) What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
3) Harrisburg is the capital of which state?
4) What decade was velcro invented?
Answers:
1) CompuServe
2) the Enola Gay
3) Pennsylvania
4) Velcro was invented in the 1940s.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Many people are under the misconception that "God helps those who helps themselves" is a passage in the Bible. Who actually said this?
2) BSE disease is more commonly known as what?
3) Daniel Ortega is president of which Latin American country?
4) Who was the youngest man to serve as president of the United States?
Answers:
1) Benjamin Franklin
2) Mad Cow Disease
3) Nicaragua
4) Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest man to serve as president when he was sworn in at 42 (following the assassination of William F. McKinley). John F. Kennedy was the youngest, at 43, to have been elected president.
1) Many people are under the misconception that "God helps those who helps themselves" is a passage in the Bible. Who actually said this?
2) BSE disease is more commonly known as what?
3) Daniel Ortega is president of which Latin American country?
4) Who was the youngest man to serve as president of the United States?
Answers:
1) Benjamin Franklin
2) Mad Cow Disease
3) Nicaragua
4) Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest man to serve as president when he was sworn in at 42 (following the assassination of William F. McKinley). John F. Kennedy was the youngest, at 43, to have been elected president.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What year did Congress declared July 4th as a national holiday?
2) How many baby teeth do children have?
3) How many lines are there in a sonnet?
4) Martha Stewart was sent to prison for doing what?
Answers:
1) 1870
2) 20
3) 14
4) insider trading
1) What year did Congress declared July 4th as a national holiday?
2) How many baby teeth do children have?
3) How many lines are there in a sonnet?
4) Martha Stewart was sent to prison for doing what?
Answers:
1) 1870
2) 20
3) 14
4) insider trading
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which country grows more bananas than any other?
2) In the TV series Mork and Mindy, about an extraterrestrial who becomes friends with Mindy. What was Mork's home planet?
3) Han Solo flew a fighter ship in Star Wars. What was its name?
4) Edward Teach was more commonly known as what?
Answers:
1) India
2) He was "Mork from [the planet] Ork."
3) Solo flew the Millennium Falcon.
4) Blackbeard
1) Which country grows more bananas than any other?
2) In the TV series Mork and Mindy, about an extraterrestrial who becomes friends with Mindy. What was Mork's home planet?
3) Han Solo flew a fighter ship in Star Wars. What was its name?
4) Edward Teach was more commonly known as what?
Answers:
1) India
2) He was "Mork from [the planet] Ork."
3) Solo flew the Millennium Falcon.
4) Blackbeard
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) When he was a child star Robert Blake played sidekick to this Western movies character.
2) What was Frankie Avalon's first top ten hit?
3) From which Dr. Seuss book did this quote come?
"Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
4) Who is the creator of the Garfield comic strip?
Answers:
1) He was Red Ryder's Indian buddy, Little Beaver.
2) His first hit was "Dede Dinah." That song reached #7 in 1958. Avalon's first #1 song, "Venus," came out in 1958.
3) The Lorax
4) Jim Davis
1) When he was a child star Robert Blake played sidekick to this Western movies character.
2) What was Frankie Avalon's first top ten hit?
3) From which Dr. Seuss book did this quote come?
"Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
4) Who is the creator of the Garfield comic strip?
Answers:
1) He was Red Ryder's Indian buddy, Little Beaver.
2) His first hit was "Dede Dinah." That song reached #7 in 1958. Avalon's first #1 song, "Venus," came out in 1958.
3) The Lorax
4) Jim Davis
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) In September 1901, President McKinley died of bullet wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. His vice-president took office. Who was it?
2) He was the first Chief Justice to resign his Supreme Court appointment in order to run for public office (governor of New York).
3) In 1937, the Count Basie Band featured two vocalists: Jimmie Rushing and who else?
4) On this date in 1985, The Golden Girls premiered on NBC. Who were the four actresses in the lead roles?
Answers:
1) Teddy Roosevelt
2) John Jay
3) Billie Holiday
4) Rue McClanahan (Blanche), Estelle Getty (Sophia), Betty White (Rose), Bea Arthur (Dorothy)
1) In September 1901, President McKinley died of bullet wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. His vice-president took office. Who was it?
2) He was the first Chief Justice to resign his Supreme Court appointment in order to run for public office (governor of New York).
3) In 1937, the Count Basie Band featured two vocalists: Jimmie Rushing and who else?
4) On this date in 1985, The Golden Girls premiered on NBC. Who were the four actresses in the lead roles?
Answers:
1) Teddy Roosevelt
2) John Jay
3) Billie Holiday
4) Rue McClanahan (Blanche), Estelle Getty (Sophia), Betty White (Rose), Bea Arthur (Dorothy)
Monday, September 16, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) On this date in 1953 the first movie filmed in widescreen CinemaScope premiered at the Roxy Theater in New York. What was the name of the film?
2) On this date in 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England with how many pilgrims on board?
3) On this date in 1630, Shawmut, Massachusetts changed its name to what?
Answers:
1) The Robe
2) 102 pilgrims were on board (not counting crew)
3) Boston
1) On this date in 1953 the first movie filmed in widescreen CinemaScope premiered at the Roxy Theater in New York. What was the name of the film?
2) On this date in 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England with how many pilgrims on board?
3) On this date in 1630, Shawmut, Massachusetts changed its name to what?
Answers:
1) The Robe
2) 102 pilgrims were on board (not counting crew)
3) Boston
Friday, September 13, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Each player gets how many pawns in chess?
2) The side of the boat that's furthest from the wind is called what?
3) It's the only state without a national park.
4) Trumpeter Harry Edison's nickname was what?
Answers:
1) 8
2) leeward
3) Delaware
4) "Sweets"
1) Each player gets how many pawns in chess?
2) The side of the boat that's furthest from the wind is called what?
3) It's the only state without a national park.
4) Trumpeter Harry Edison's nickname was what?
Answers:
1) 8
2) leeward
3) Delaware
4) "Sweets"
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) The United States, United Kingdom, Russia and France are four of five permanent member countries of the United Nations Security Council. What is the fifth country?
2) Outraged at the price of a Scrabble game, journalist Chris Haney decided to create a board game and cash in. He and his friend, Scott Abbott came up with what game?
3) The La Scala opera house is in what city?
4) Agatha Christie wrote romance novels under what nom de plume?
Answers:
1) China
2) Trivial Pursuit
3) Milan
4) Mary Westmacott
1) The United States, United Kingdom, Russia and France are four of five permanent member countries of the United Nations Security Council. What is the fifth country?
2) Outraged at the price of a Scrabble game, journalist Chris Haney decided to create a board game and cash in. He and his friend, Scott Abbott came up with what game?
3) The La Scala opera house is in what city?
4) Agatha Christie wrote romance novels under what nom de plume?
Answers:
1) China
2) Trivial Pursuit
3) Milan
4) Mary Westmacott
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) On this date in 1954 Miss America was televised for the first time. Who was crowned that year?
2) Who once said, "This American system of ours ... call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you like, gives to each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only seize with both hands and make the most of it"?
3) In the film musical based on story of Von Trapp family, how many children were there?
4) Pizza Hut originated in what country?
Answers:
1) Lee Meriweather. She was 17 at the time.
2) The champion of free trade, Al Capone.
3) There were 7 children in The Sound of Music, not including Baroness Von Schrader. She was a bit spoiled after all.
4) Pizza Hut is an American-originated company.
1) On this date in 1954 Miss America was televised for the first time. Who was crowned that year?
2) Who once said, "This American system of ours ... call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you like, gives to each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only seize with both hands and make the most of it"?
3) In the film musical based on story of Von Trapp family, how many children were there?
4) Pizza Hut originated in what country?
Answers:
1) Lee Meriweather. She was 17 at the time.
2) The champion of free trade, Al Capone.
3) There were 7 children in The Sound of Music, not including Baroness Von Schrader. She was a bit spoiled after all.
4) Pizza Hut is an American-originated company.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What month will the next Superbowl be held?
2) In the periodic table of elements, what is the symbol for lead?
3) In the formula E = mc2, what does "C" stand for?
4) On this date in 1953, the first frozen dinners were sold in grocery stores. The dinners were sold under what brand name?
Answers:
1) February
2) Pb
3) "c" stands for the speed of light.
4) Swanson
1) What month will the next Superbowl be held?
2) In the periodic table of elements, what is the symbol for lead?
3) In the formula E = mc2, what does "C" stand for?
4) On this date in 1953, the first frozen dinners were sold in grocery stores. The dinners were sold under what brand name?
Answers:
1) February
2) Pb
3) "c" stands for the speed of light.
4) Swanson
Monday, September 09, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) The color of the "black box" on a plane is typically what?
2) The alveolar sacs are more commonly known as what?
3) What is the capital of Colombia?
4) Who wrote the book, Little Women?
Answers:
1) The black box is usually orange.
2) lungs
3) Bogota
4) Louisa May Alcott
1) The color of the "black box" on a plane is typically what?
2) The alveolar sacs are more commonly known as what?
3) What is the capital of Colombia?
4) Who wrote the book, Little Women?
Answers:
1) The black box is usually orange.
2) lungs
3) Bogota
4) Louisa May Alcott
Friday, September 06, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia
Questions:
1) What television game show, which premiered in 1983, is a variation of the hangman game?
2) Where does the Tour de France end?
3) What is the city that is known as the "Birthplace of the American Baseball League"?
4) From the late 1950s on, the dominant popular music in the United States (and, increasingly, Europe) was rock and roll. Though much rock music was held in disdain by jazz purists, some accomplished jazz musicians began to explore integrating rock elements into their music in the late 1960s, occasionally reaching "crossover" popularity with new audiences. What name is usually given to these jazz-rock efforts?
Answers:
1) "Wheel of Fortune" is the longest-running syndicated game show in U.S. television history.
2) The Tour de France ends at the Champs Elysees.
3) The Republican House, a hotel in Milwaukee, became the birthplace of the American Baseball League on March 5, 1900.
4) Fusion! Probably the best-known fusion band was Weather Report, anchored by veteran jazz musicians Joe Zawinul (keyboards) and Wayne Shorter (saxophones). Though the music has produced its share of acknowledged masters, including Weather Report's bass guitar virtuoso Jaco Pastorius and guitarists John McLaughlin (of the Mahavishnu Orchestra), Pat Metheny, and Allan Holdsworth, it has also drawn criticism for diluting the core elements of both jazz and rock. It has been further critiqued as a gateway to the styles of smooth jazz (including Kenny G) and new age music, which are both routinely derided by jazz and rock critics alike. On the other hand, much of the best work done by jazz and rock legends Chick Corea and Jeff Beck, respectively, has been in the fusion idiom, and some of the more advanced fusion arrangements do rival those of Duke Ellington for aesthetic appeal.
1) What television game show, which premiered in 1983, is a variation of the hangman game?
2) Where does the Tour de France end?
3) What is the city that is known as the "Birthplace of the American Baseball League"?
4) From the late 1950s on, the dominant popular music in the United States (and, increasingly, Europe) was rock and roll. Though much rock music was held in disdain by jazz purists, some accomplished jazz musicians began to explore integrating rock elements into their music in the late 1960s, occasionally reaching "crossover" popularity with new audiences. What name is usually given to these jazz-rock efforts?
Answers:
1) "Wheel of Fortune" is the longest-running syndicated game show in U.S. television history.
2) The Tour de France ends at the Champs Elysees.
3) The Republican House, a hotel in Milwaukee, became the birthplace of the American Baseball League on March 5, 1900.
4) Fusion! Probably the best-known fusion band was Weather Report, anchored by veteran jazz musicians Joe Zawinul (keyboards) and Wayne Shorter (saxophones). Though the music has produced its share of acknowledged masters, including Weather Report's bass guitar virtuoso Jaco Pastorius and guitarists John McLaughlin (of the Mahavishnu Orchestra), Pat Metheny, and Allan Holdsworth, it has also drawn criticism for diluting the core elements of both jazz and rock. It has been further critiqued as a gateway to the styles of smooth jazz (including Kenny G) and new age music, which are both routinely derided by jazz and rock critics alike. On the other hand, much of the best work done by jazz and rock legends Chick Corea and Jeff Beck, respectively, has been in the fusion idiom, and some of the more advanced fusion arrangements do rival those of Duke Ellington for aesthetic appeal.
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia
Questions:
1) Which nut comes from a hickory tree?
2) Where are the taste buds of a butterfly?
3) Where on your body would you wear chinos?
4) Assuming you're average, how much of your brain is water?
Answers:
1) Pecan
2) In it's feet.
3) On the legs.
4) 80%
1) Which nut comes from a hickory tree?
2) Where are the taste buds of a butterfly?
3) Where on your body would you wear chinos?
4) Assuming you're average, how much of your brain is water?
Answers:
1) Pecan
2) In it's feet.
3) On the legs.
4) 80%
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What vitamin helps blood coagulate?
2) This singer won the first American Idol competition on this date in 2002.
3) This was the first car with a wrap-around windshield, electric door locks, cruise control and four headlights.
4) He was the first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals.
Answers:
1) Vitamin K
2) Kelly Clarkson
3) The Ford Edsel
4) Mark Spitz
1) What vitamin helps blood coagulate?
2) This singer won the first American Idol competition on this date in 2002.
3) This was the first car with a wrap-around windshield, electric door locks, cruise control and four headlights.
4) He was the first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals.
Answers:
1) Vitamin K
2) Kelly Clarkson
3) The Ford Edsel
4) Mark Spitz
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which U.S. president signed the bill designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day?
2) Popcorn is a favorite snack for moviegoers in the U.S. What do Chinese film goers prefer to munch?
3) On this date in 1967, the final episode of What's My Line aired. Who was the show's host?
4) This song proclaimed, "Rock -n- Roll is Here to Stay." Who sang this hit song?
Answers:
1) Grover Cleveland
2) Chicken feet
3) John Charles Daly
4) Danny and the Juniors (1958)
1) Which U.S. president signed the bill designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day?
2) Popcorn is a favorite snack for moviegoers in the U.S. What do Chinese film goers prefer to munch?
3) On this date in 1967, the final episode of What's My Line aired. Who was the show's host?
4) This song proclaimed, "Rock -n- Roll is Here to Stay." Who sang this hit song?
Answers:
1) Grover Cleveland
2) Chicken feet
3) John Charles Daly
4) Danny and the Juniors (1958)
Monday, September 02, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) This president gave his inaugural address using the word "I" only once.
2) On this date in 1923, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released in movie theaters. Who was the star?
3) How many letters are in the Hebrew alphabet?
4) It was on this date in 1963 that this famous broadcast journalist anchored the first network half-hour newscast.
Answers:
1) Theodore Roosevelt
2) Lon Chaney
3) 22
4) Walter Cronkite anchored the first half-hour news program. This first episode featured an interview with President Kennedy.
1) This president gave his inaugural address using the word "I" only once.
2) On this date in 1923, The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released in movie theaters. Who was the star?
3) How many letters are in the Hebrew alphabet?
4) It was on this date in 1963 that this famous broadcast journalist anchored the first network half-hour newscast.
Answers:
1) Theodore Roosevelt
2) Lon Chaney
3) 22
4) Walter Cronkite anchored the first half-hour news program. This first episode featured an interview with President Kennedy.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Who was the eldest child in the long-running show, The Waltons?
2) By Greek law, feta cheese must be made from which animal?
3) To which country do the Galapagos Islands belong?
Answers:
1) Played by Richard Thomas, the eldest child was "John-Boy."
2) sheep
3) Ecuador
1) Who was the eldest child in the long-running show, The Waltons?
2) By Greek law, feta cheese must be made from which animal?
3) To which country do the Galapagos Islands belong?
Answers:
1) Played by Richard Thomas, the eldest child was "John-Boy."
2) sheep
3) Ecuador
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) In the periodic table, "K" is the symbol for what element?
2) It was on this date in 1958 that the then 15 year-old George Harrison joined forces with John Lennon, Ken Brown and Paul McCartney to form this group.
3) This precious gem is considered to be an enduring symbol of prosperity.
4) According to Forbes' list of top earners, Madonna earned this amount for the year ending June 2013.
Answers:
1) potassium
2) The Quarrymen
3) the emerald
4) $125,000,000
1) In the periodic table, "K" is the symbol for what element?
2) It was on this date in 1958 that the then 15 year-old George Harrison joined forces with John Lennon, Ken Brown and Paul McCartney to form this group.
3) This precious gem is considered to be an enduring symbol of prosperity.
4) According to Forbes' list of top earners, Madonna earned this amount for the year ending June 2013.
Answers:
1) potassium
2) The Quarrymen
3) the emerald
4) $125,000,000
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) What was the name of the 1969 space flight that first landed humans on the moon?
2) How many degrees are each angle in an equilateral triangle?
3) In which state is Cornell University?
4) In Belgium, this language is spoken most widely.
Answers:
1) Apollo 11
2) 60
3) New York
4) Dutch
1) What was the name of the 1969 space flight that first landed humans on the moon?
2) How many degrees are each angle in an equilateral triangle?
3) In which state is Cornell University?
4) In Belgium, this language is spoken most widely.
Answers:
1) Apollo 11
2) 60
3) New York
4) Dutch
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Which two metals make up the alloy we call brass?
2) 78% of the earth's atmosphere is comprised of this gas.
3) Who wrote the Beat Generation classic, On the Road?
4) Before leaving on a long trip, the AAA recommends you use this coin to check the tread wear on your tires.
Answers:
1) Copper and zinc
2) nitrogen
3) Jack Kerouac
4) Use a penny. Insert the penny into the tread with Lincoln's head upside-down and facing you. If you can see the top of his head, you need new tires.
1) Which two metals make up the alloy we call brass?
2) 78% of the earth's atmosphere is comprised of this gas.
3) Who wrote the Beat Generation classic, On the Road?
4) Before leaving on a long trip, the AAA recommends you use this coin to check the tread wear on your tires.
Answers:
1) Copper and zinc
2) nitrogen
3) Jack Kerouac
4) Use a penny. Insert the penny into the tread with Lincoln's head upside-down and facing you. If you can see the top of his head, you need new tires.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) Born this date in 1935, she was the first woman to run as Vice-President for a major political party. Who was she?
2) From 1941 to 1943, she was the singer for Gene Krupa's band.
3) Last week we learned that this actor is the latest to take on the role of Batman.
Answers:
1) Geraldine Ferraro
2) Anita O'Day
3) Benn Affleck
1) Born this date in 1935, she was the first woman to run as Vice-President for a major political party. Who was she?
2) From 1941 to 1943, she was the singer for Gene Krupa's band.
3) Last week we learned that this actor is the latest to take on the role of Batman.
Answers:
1) Geraldine Ferraro
2) Anita O'Day
3) Benn Affleck
Friday, August 23, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) He was the first jazz musician to put together a jazz trio consisting of piano, guitar and bass.
2) Wes Montgomery taught himself to play guitar when he was a teenager. Left on his own, he developed a unique playing style. What was unique about it?
Answers:
1) Nat King Cole
2) Wes Montgomery played with his thumb.
1) He was the first jazz musician to put together a jazz trio consisting of piano, guitar and bass.
2) Wes Montgomery taught himself to play guitar when he was a teenager. Left on his own, he developed a unique playing style. What was unique about it?
Answers:
1) Nat King Cole
2) Wes Montgomery played with his thumb.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) These two U.S. cities are renowned for producing some of the best thoroughbred horses in the world.
2) Who was the first president to ride in an automobile?
3) The talking clams in the comic strip B.C. serve what purpose?
4) Which planet in our solar system is furthest from the sun?
Answers:
1) Lexington, KY and Ocala, FL
2) It was on this date in 1902 that the adventurous Theodore Roosevelt became the president to ride in an automobile.
3) the "clams" - naturally - represent money.
4) Neptune
1) These two U.S. cities are renowned for producing some of the best thoroughbred horses in the world.
2) Who was the first president to ride in an automobile?
3) The talking clams in the comic strip B.C. serve what purpose?
4) Which planet in our solar system is furthest from the sun?
Answers:
1) Lexington, KY and Ocala, FL
2) It was on this date in 1902 that the adventurous Theodore Roosevelt became the president to ride in an automobile.
3) the "clams" - naturally - represent money.
4) Neptune
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Alan Rock's Trivia!
Questions:
1) He introduced this new "big-band" style of music at the Palomar Ballroom in L.A. on this date in 1935.
2) How many bees over the course of their lifespans does it take to make a tablespoon of honey?
3) The slang expression, "trouble and strife" is a reference to what?
4) Ferris Bueller's Day Off was spent where?
Answers:
1) Benny Goodman
2) 12
3) It's Cockney rhyming slang for "wife." You're also liable to hear "me bag for life." This piece on NPR's Morning Edition explains more about this linguistic phenomenon, first begun by street sellers as a way of avoiding detection by the police.
4) Chicago
1) He introduced this new "big-band" style of music at the Palomar Ballroom in L.A. on this date in 1935.
2) How many bees over the course of their lifespans does it take to make a tablespoon of honey?
3) The slang expression, "trouble and strife" is a reference to what?
4) Ferris Bueller's Day Off was spent where?
Answers:
1) Benny Goodman
2) 12
3) It's Cockney rhyming slang for "wife." You're also liable to hear "me bag for life." This piece on NPR's Morning Edition explains more about this linguistic phenomenon, first begun by street sellers as a way of avoiding detection by the police.
4) Chicago
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