Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  This film won the Academy Award for Best Picture this year.

2)  Who is considered to be the world's richest individual?

3)  In chemistry, how many "noble" metals (resistant to corrosion and oxidation in moist air) are there?

4)  Why add pectin when making jam?

Answers:

1)  12 Years a Slave

2)  According to Forbes, that would be Bill Gates, whose net worth is 76 billion.

3)  There are 8:

• ruthenium
• rhodium
• palladium
• silver
• osmium
• iridium 

4)  To help the jam set

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.?

2)  What was notable about the 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War?

3)  Where is the River Kwai?

4)  Malacology is the study of what?

Answers:

1)  Thomas Jefferson was the first, having been inaugurated in Washington, D.C. on this date in 1801.

2)  It lasted 38 minutes.

3)  Thailand

4)  Mollusks

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  The piccolo is a smaller version of what instrument?

2)  In golf, four strokes under par is referred to as what?

3)   This is the most frequently-portrayed fictional character in films.

4)   Anna Pavlova was a __________ by vocation.

Answers: 

1)  Also a member of the woodwind family of instruments, the piccolo is the smaller sibling of the flute.

2)  According to Wikipedia, 4 strokes under par is known as a "Condor."

Numeric term	Name	Definition
−4	Condor	4 strokes under par
−3	Albatross or Double Eagle	3 strokes under par
−2	Eagle	2 strokes under par
−1	Birdie	1 stroke under par
E	Par	equal to par
+1	Bogey	1 stroke over par
+2	Double bogey	2 strokes over par
+3	Triple bogey	3 strokes over par

3)  Sherlock Holmes

4)  Pavlova was a ballerina. She was most famous as "The Dying Swan."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Harry Connick, Jr. is from what city?

2)  What is the cubic root of 729?

3)  What type of animal is an ibis?

4)  What does the Latin phrase en toto mean?

Answers:

1)  New Orleans

2)  9

3)  bird

4)  entirely

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  What is the character Mr. Magoo's first name?

2)  In electrical terminology, what does the "D" in "DC" stand for?

3)  How is 1999 expressed in Roman numerals?

4)  What is chromatics the science of?

Answers:

1)  Quincy

2)  direct

3)  MCMXCIX

4)  Colora

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who was Marilyn Monroe's second husband?

2)  Fuji, Jazz and Cox Orange Pippin are types of this fruit.

3)  What metals combine to make the alloy we know as brass?

4)  Which planet is furthest from the sun?

Answers:

1)  Joe DiMaggio

2)  apples

3)  copper and zinc

4)  Neptune

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  What does "URL" stand for?

2)  How many prongs does a tuning fork have?

3)    On this date in 1793, George Washington convened the first U.S. Cabinet meeting. Where was it held?

4)  Who was the youngest man to serve as President?

Answers: 

1)  "Uniform Resource Locator"

2)   Two

3)   in Washington's home

4)   Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in when he was 42.  John F. Kennedy was the youngest to be elected.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  What is the highest number on a standard roulette wheel?

2)  How many squares are on a chess board?

3)   On this date in 1938, this product by DuPont went on sale in New Jersey. It was the first item to use nylon.  What was it?

4)  Who launched the first rocket to reach outer space on this date in 1949?

Answers:

1)  36

2)  64

3)  the toothbrush

4)  German engineer, Werner Von Braun launched the first rocket in a test launch at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Though there are many fashionable versions of it, this cocktail historically is comprised of gin, vermouth and olives (sometimes lemon).

2)  The sternum is commonly referred to as what?

3)  In economics, what does the "P" in "GDP" stand for?

4)  Where was JRR Tolkien born?

Answers:

1)  the Martini

2)  the breastbone

3)  product

4)  South Africa

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Which of the Great Lakes is the only one to lie entirely within the United States?

2)  George Washington referred to what later came to be called "Washington, D.C." as what?

3)  This U.S. President was arrested and fined $20 for speeding -- on his horse.

4)  According to the New Testament story, Judas was awarded how many pieces of silver for betraying Jesus?

Answers:

1)  Lake Michigan

2)  "Federal City"

3)  Ulysses S. Grant

4)  30

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Actor Lee Marvin was born on this date in 1924 (died: 1987).  he won a Best Actor Academy Award 1n 1965 for what movie?

2)  Alexander the Great was king of what country?

3)  On this date in 1922 this Vaudevillian became the first "star" to sign on to be in a regular radio show.

4)  She was the only one (so far!) to have received a Congressional medal of Honor.

Answers:

1)  Cat Ballou

2)  Macedonia

3)  Ed Wynn

4)  Mary Edwards Walker

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

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

2)  The shortest verse in the New Testament is just two words: "Jesus wept."  Where is this scripture found?

3)  What is the internal angle of the corners in an equilateral triangle?

4)  The U.S. Table Tennis Association originally sought to call the sport by another name. What did they want to call it?

Answers:

1)  Shani Davis won gold in the 1,000 meter speed-skating event in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino (Turin), Italy.

2)  John 11:35

3)  60 degrees

4)  Ping-Pong. The name Ping-Pong was already patented by Parker Brothers, so "table tennis" it was.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  He was the first U.S. President to visit all 50 states.

2)  This President was the first to travel by air.

3) Who was the first President to have been born a U.S. citizen?

4)  George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were all avid collectors and players of what?

Answers:

1)  Richard Nixon

2)  Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first to fly - the year was 1943.

3)  Martin Van Buren. He was born December 5, 1782, making him the first President born after the Declaration of Independence.

4)  marbles

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who was the first president to have been photographed while in office?

2)  This president presented his SOTU speech six times in person and twice in written form.

3)  This Creole musician from New Orleans claimed to be the "Inventor of Jazz."

4)  Whose band was Louis Armstrong going to join when he left New Orleans for Chicago?

Answers:

1)  James Polk was photographed by Mathew Brady on this date in 1849. Brady later became famous for his Civil War photographs.

2)  Woodrow Wilson.  He delivered the speech in person six times, then suffered a stroke, necessitating the last two addresses to be in written form.

3)  One of the most influential musicians in the beginning of jazz - Jelly Roll Morton.

4)  King Oliver

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Whose picture is on the 2-dollar bill?

2)  Passion-fruit is native to which continent?

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

4)  What is the capital of the state of Mississippi?

Answers:

1)  Thomas Jefferson

2)  South America

3)  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

4)  Jackson

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  They had a pet dinosaur named Dino, but what was the name of The Flintstones' pet sabre-tooth tiger?

2)  What state holds the Westminster dog show every year?

3)  What year was it when the Cuban Missile Crisis happened?

4)  The character Atticus Finch is from what novel?

Answers:

1)  "BabyPuss"

2)  New York

3)  1962

4) To Kill a Mockingbird

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  This writer was the creator of the character "Tarzan."

2)  The Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show was seen by over 73 million people. How much were the Fab Four paid to perform?

3)  The first interracial kiss on television was between what two characters.

4)  What is the Superbowl trophy called?

Answers:

1)  Edgar Rice Burroughs

2)  $2,400, or $600 each.

3)  Captain James T. Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura kissed on Star Trek.

4)  The Vince Lombardi trophy.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Which states begin with the letter "I"?

2)  Where is Ipanema Beach?

3)  In what state is Cornell University located?

4)  Who had a hit with the song, "All Shook Up"?

Answers:

1)  Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa

2) Brazil

3)  New York

4)  Elvis Presley

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  On February 7, 1998, the Winter Olympics opened in which city?

2)  If a dish is served Florentine, what is usually included?

3)  How many tiles are used in the Chinese game of Mah-Jong?

4)  Where will David Beckham's major league soccer franchise be based?

Answers:

1)  Nagano, Japan

2)  spinach

3)  144

4)  Miami

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  How many sports (not events) are in the Winter Olympics?

2)  Dhaka is the capital of what country?

3)  What was the name of Kirstie Alley's character on Cheers?

4)  What does the "A" in SCUBA stand for?

Answers:

1)  15: Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Bobsled, Cross-Country skiing, Curling, Figure skating, Freestyle skiing, Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic-Combined, Short Track Speed skating, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboard, and (regular) Speed skating.

2)  Bangladesh

3)  Rebecca Howe

4)  "Apparatus"

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Gettysburg is located in which state?

2)  Franklin Delano Roosevelt identified "four freedoms" in a 1941 Congressional address. What were they?

3)  Who was the first television couple to be shown sharing the same bed?

4)  Which president was the first to have been buried in Washington, DC?

Answers:

1)  Pennsylvania

2)  freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear

3)  Fred and Wilma Flintstone

4)  Woodrow Wilson - he was buried on this date in 1924 in the National Cemetery.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Which Apollo mission was the first manned mission to the moon?

2)  The chrysanthemum is the national flower of what country?

3)  What two metals form an alloy known as "rose gold"?

4)  Hamlin is a variety of which fruit?

Answers:

1)  Apollo 11

2) Japan

3)  gold and copper

4)  orange

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  In softball, how many defensive  players from each team are on the field.

2)  This kind of currency was issued for the first time in America back on this date in 1690.

3)  This carmaker makes the "Ka" and the "Mondeo."

4)  Roland Berrigan's nickname is ___________.

Answers:

1)  10

2)  paper

3)  Ford

4)  "Bunny"

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who is Angelina Jolie's celebrity father?

2)  After this week's State of the Union address, this Congressman, upon having given an opposing response, was pressed by the reporter there about allegations regarding a federal investigation into his campaign's fundraising practices. He told the reporter, "I'll break you in half" and threatened to throw him off the rotunda balcony in the Capitol Building. What was the Representative's name?

3)  Yellowstone National Park is located in which state?

4)  What does the "T" stand for in CT scan?

Answers:

1)  Jon Voight

2)  Michael Grimm

3)  Wyoming

4)  tomography  (Computed Tomography scan)

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Which city has the world's tallest building?

2)  The city of Honolulu is located on which Hawaiian island?

3)   This actress is Goldie Hawn's daughter.

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

Answers:

1)  Dubai

2)  Oahu

3)  Kate Hudson

4)  The first horse, used for that first episode only, was called "White Fellah."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who once said, "Being President is like running a cemetery; you've got a lot of people under you, but nobody's listening."

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

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

4)  On January 29, 1951, actress Elizabeth Taylor divorced her first husband. What was his name?

Answers:

1)  Bill Clinton

2)  W.C. Fields

3)  The Robe

4)  Conrad Hilton, Jr.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Caroline Kennedy is currently serving as U.S. Ambassador to what country?

2)  Who directed The Wolf of Wall Street?

3)  This U.S. city is known for its large population of polydactyl cats.

4)  How many presidents have been impeached?

Answers:

1)  Japan

2)  Martin Scorcese

3)  Key West, Florida. The cats are affectionately called "Hemingway" cats, as the famed author made his home there and had many of those cats with the extra toes. In his honor, about 50-60 kitties continue to "reside" at the Hemingway Home and Museum.

4)  Two, and both men were acquitted - Andrew Johnson, who was accused of violating the Tenure of Office Act, and William Clinton, who was accused of perjury and obstruction of justice in relation to the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  On this date in 1785, the first state university in the U.S. was chartered. Which university was it?

2)  Who played Agent 99 on TV's Get Smart?

3)  The commonly-prescribed Lipitor pill is used to control what?

4)  On this date in 1976,the popular TV show Laverne and Shirley debuted as a spin-off of what show?

Answers:

1)  University of Georgia

2)  Barbara Feldon

3)  cholesterol

4)  Happy Days

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  This town in Switzerland will host peace talks regarding the Syrian conflict.

2)  Who was this year's Golden Globes winner of Best Actress in a TV Series - drama?

3)  Which city is known as the "Eternal City"?

4)  Jazz musician Jerry Mulligan played what instrument?

Answers:

1)  Actually, the talks began in Montreaux then moved to Geneva.

2)  Robin Wright (House of Cards). All the winners can be found here.

3)  Rome

4)  baritone saxophone

Alan Rock's Trivia!

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

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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")

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"

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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)

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).

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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.

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.