Alan Rock's Trivia!

Alan Rock's Trivia! (for Nov. 14

Questions:

1) The average dog is capable of about 10 different vocal sounds. How many sounds can cats make?

2) The world's first streetcar came to be in what city?


Answers:

1) A cat can make about 100 different sounds!

2) The first streetcar became operational November 14, 1832 in New York City.

Extra credit tidbit: 48 years ago today, the #1 song was "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles.

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Questions:

1) What was Whoopi Goldberg's given name at birth?

2) Whoopi won a best supporting actress Oscar for what part in what film?

3) The first television commercial was for which product?


Answers:

1) Caryn Johnson

2) Miss Oda Mae Brown in Ghost - 1990.

3) The Bulova watch. It ticked on the screen for 60 seconds. What ad wizard came up with that imaginative bit of promotion?

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Questions:

1) A baby cat is a kitten, a baby dog is a puppy. What is a baby eel called?

2) Who said, "For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness."?

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

Answers:

1) an "elver"

2) Ralph Waldo Emerson

3) Don Shula

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Q: "Lucky" Luciano was born on November 11, 1896. What was his first name?
A: Charles.

Q: On November 11, 1987, when Demi Moore and Bruce Willis got married, who performed the ceremony? Was it (a) Wolfman Jack, (b) Little Richard, or (c) Judge Wapner?
A: Little Richard.

Q: What cigarette brand once sponsored the primetime TV cartoon series "The Flintstones"?
A: Winston.

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Questions:

1) Which U.S. President established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting?

2) Who was the first U.S. President to broadcast in a foreign language?

3) Jeanette Rankin made her own cracks in the glass ceiling. What was her achievement?


Answers:

1) Lyndon Johnson established the CPB on this date in 1967.

2) FDR addressed the nation this date in 1942 in French.

3) Ms. Rankin was elected to the U.S. Congress this date in 1916. Her campaign slogan was "A Woman's Place is in the HOUSE."

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Questions:

1) What is the oldest weekly program on television?

2) According to Impulse Research, what do Americans tend to regret most?


Answers:

1) Meet the Press. Meet the Press debuted November 6th, 1947.

2) 67% regret wasting time worrying, second is television-watching at 35%

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Q: The King of Cowboys, Roy Rogers, was born on November 5, 1911. His famous horse was named Trigger. What was the name of his dog?
A: Bullet!

Q: We all know who Microsoft zillionaire Bill Gates is and what he does for a living; but, do you know what his father's profession was?
A: Lawyer.

Q: Before he became an actor, what did Sam Shepard do for a living?
A: He wrote more than 40 plays, winning 10 Obies and a Pulitzer Prize.

Q: What percent of households in Detroit have no access to an automobile?
A: 33%

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Questions:

1) Who was the first Vice President of the United States?

2) Which president purchased Alaska from Russia?

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

Answers:

1) John Adams

2) Andrew Johnson

3) 1920

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Questions:

1) On this date in 1868, John W. Menard of Louisiana was elected to Congress. What should we remember about him?

2) Henry Winkler played "The Fonz," but what was The Fonz's first and middle names?

3) Which was the first state after the 13 original colonies to be recognized?

4) What is a vexillologist's area of expertise?


Answers:

1) He was the first African-American elected to Congress.

2) Arthur Herbert

3) Vermont

4) Flags

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Questions:

1) What early American tobacco port later became part of Washington, D.C.?

2) On this date in 1967, a famous Broadway musical opened. It would run for 1,742 performances. What was it?

Answers:

1) Georgetown

2) "Here, baby, there, mama, everywhere daddy, daddy"Hair

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Q: What former movie star served as a member of the U.N. delegation and as ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia?
A: Shirley Temple Black, the famed little dancing girl in movies.

Q: Which U.S. President used to swim against the current in the Potomac River for exercise?
A: John Quincy Adams

Q: You suffer from hypnophobia. What do you have an abnormal fear of?
A: You're afraid to fall asleep

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Questions:

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

2) According to research published in Science journal, how much longer did rats who were fed a low calorie diet live?

3) On this date in 1903, Gordon Nance was born. We remember him as ________

Answers:

1) Mikhail Gorbachev

2) 50% Longer

3) "Wild Bill" Elliot. He was the first movie cowboy to wear his guns backwards. He also played "Red Ryder" in the Saturday serial "The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok."

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Questions:

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

2) James Garner played "Maverick" in the TV series, who played his cousin, Beauregard?

3) Who was the first African-American to be awarded a patent?

Answers:

1) A.A. Milne

2) Roger Moore

3) Thomas Jennings in 1821, for a dry-cleaning process.

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Questions:

1) On this date in 1792, the cornerstone to the White House was laid. Who was the first president to take up residence there?

2) On this date in 1958 the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra had a song that reached #7 on the Billboard chart. It was the last big band hit song. What was it?

3) On this date in 1957, two mega stars co-hosted an hour long TV special introducing the 1958 Edsel. Who were these two stars?

Answers:

1) John Adams

2) "Tea for Two Cha-Cha"

3) Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra

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Questions:

1) What was the Platters' biggest seller?

2) According to Men's Health, 69% of men consider themselves physically fit. What percent of men actually are?

3) On this date in 1933, things got cleaner. What happened?

Answers:

1) 1955's "The Great Pretender"

2) Only 13%

3) The first synthetic detergent, "Dreft" went on sale.

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Questions:

1) On this date in 1919, the U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act. What was it?

2) In what novel did Susan Weaver find her stage name, "Sigourney"?

3) The average woman uses her height in lipstick within _____ years.

Answers:

1) Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcohol.

2) "The Great Gatsby"

3) Five years

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Questions:

1) Ernest Evans was born this date in 1941. He changed his name and started a dance craze that caught on even with Jackie Kennedy. Who do we know him as?

2) In Psycho's famous shower scene, what did Alfred Hitchcock use for blood?

Answers:

1) Chubby Checker

2) Chocolate syrup

Alan Rock's Trivia! (for 10/2)

Questions:

1) "The Twilight Zone" debuted October 2nd, 1959. Who was its creator and host?

2) What percent of Americans don't make their beds on a daily basis?

Answers:

1) Rod Serling

2) 21%

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Questions:

1) "Cheers" debuted on NBC September 30th, 1982. What was the name of the character Rhea Perlman played?

2) Actor Randy Quaid was born this date in 1950. He once voiced an animated character in TV commercials for a fast food company. Can you name the character?

3) Quaid was once a regular on what weekly television show?


Answers:

1) Carla Tortelli

2) Colonel Sanders

3) Saturday Night Live