Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  In the cartoon series Mighty Mouse, what were the names of Mighty Mouse's girlfiriend and his arch-enemy?

2)  He is often referred to as the "father of the jazz saxophone."

3)  He was the vibraphonist in the Modern Jazz Quartet.

4)  Someone with ambulophobia has a fear of doing this.

Answers:

1)  Pearl Pureheart and Oil Can Harry

2)  Coleman Hawkins

3)  Milt jackson

4)  Walking

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  American Idol debuted on this day in 2002. Who was the first Idol?

2)  On this day in 1982, Spielberg's beloved E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial premiered. Who was the voice of E.T.?

3)  Which NFL quarterbacks have four championship rings for winning four Superbowls?

4)  This musician and recording effects innovator is best known for designing the first solid-body electric guitars.

Answers:

1)  Kelly Clarkson

2)  Debra Winger

3)  Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana have four championship rings. Dan Rooney, Dick Hoak, Joe Greene, Charles Haley, Chuck Noll, Bill Belichick and Romeo Crennel have five; Mike Woicik has six and Neal Dahlen has seven!

4)  Les Paul

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  What country was first to give women the vote?

2)  This band leader helped bring the improvisational Dixieland style.

3)  Which pizza topping is the least favorite?

4)  What weather-related experience can, in actual fact, "knock one's socks off"?

Answers:

1)  New Zealand

2)  Paul Whiteman

3)  anchovies

4)  being struck by lightning

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  What three horse races make up the Triple Crown?

2)  Before she became a successful comedienne, Ellen DeGeneres wanted to pursue another career as what?

3)  On this date in 1955, the "isolation booth" became a featured part of the game show The $64,000 Question. A contestant would be placed in the sound-proof booth as a visible sign to the audience that he or she was in no way coached or provided any answers for the final round of questions. Who was the show's host?

4)  In 1976, 155 women were admitted into this heretofore all-male military academy, becoming the first of the nation's military academies to admit women.  Which academy was it?


Answers:

1)  The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.

2)  She wanted to play professional golf

3)  Hal March

4)  The U.S. Air Force Academy

Alan Rock"s Trivia!

Questions:  

1)   What is the only mammal that has four knees?

2)  What is the largest plant to not have a wooden stem?

3)  What nation was the first to use an airplane in warfare?

Answers:

1)  the elephant











2)  the banana plant

3)  Italy

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)   In the song "Candy Man," what did the Candy Man mix with the candy to make the world taste good?


2)  Who was the first female jockey to win a leg of the Triple Crown?


3)  Who was the youngest college graduate?

4)  If you're prone to motion sickness, it's best to sit in this seat location on the plane.


Answers:

1)  love

2)  Julie Krone won at Belmont in 1993.

3)  Michael Kearney was 10 when he earned his B.A. from University of  South Alabama.

4)  over the wing

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) On June 4, 1937, grocery chain owner Sylvan Goldman introduced something new to his Humpty Dumpty store in Oklahoma City.  What was it?

2) On June 4, 1896, Henry Ford took his first car for a night-time drive in Detroit.  The test was delayed briefly because the car was wider than the door of the shed in which it was built.  What did he call his first car?

3) Who was the first author in history to have both the #1 and #2 books on the New York Times best-seller list?


Answers:

1) The first shopping cart, which involved merely installing wheels and a basket on a folding chair.

2) Ford called his first car a quadricycle.  It was steered with a rudder and had no reverse.

3) Robert Fulghum in 1989.  The books were "It was On Fire When I Lay Down On It" (#2) and "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten."

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  What is the only sovereign state not recognized by the United Nations?

2)  He was the first President to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday.

3)  According tho the National Climatic Data Center, this city is actually the windiest in the U.S.

4)  What is the highest elevation in the United States?


Answers:

1)  Vatican City

2)  Franklin D. Roosevelt

3)  Dodge City. Even though it's called the "Windy City," Chicago ranks 53rd.

4)  Alaska's Mount McKinley is highest at 20,320 ft.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions: 

1)  The first U.S. copyright law was signed by this president.

2)  This Disney film debuted on this date in 1937. It was the first full-length animated feature to appear on the big screen.

3)  This phrase was designated by Congress as the national motto in 1956.

4)  On this date in 1990, Seinfield premiered as a summer replacement. A pilot of the show aired in July of 1989 under another title. What was the sitcom originally called?

Answers:

1)  On this date in 1790, President Washington signed the country's first copyright law.

2)  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

3)  The national motto is "In God We Trust."

4)  Seinfield had premiered as The Seinfeld Chronicles on July, 5, 1989.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  If you add the numbers 1 - 10 (e.g., 1+2+3+4...) what is the total?

2)  Thomas Jefferson enjoyed gardening and was on of the first to cultivate this popular produce item in the U.S.

3)  What does it mean when an herb or plant is described as sanative?

4)  Margaret Roberts has a prominent place in British history?  Who is she?

Answers:

1)  55

2)  Thomas Jefferson grew tomatoes, then known as "love apples."

3)  A sanative herb or plant has the power to cure.

4)  "Roberts" was Margaret Thatcher's maiden name. Margaret Thatcher, was the first and only female - and longest serving - Prime Minister of England.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  This president was the first to have been born in a hospital.

2)  Bob Hope had unusual provisions in his television and movie contracts, entitling him to free automobiles, gasoline and what else?

3)  The slang expression, "trouble and strife" is a reference to what?

4)  This is the largest island in the Mediterranean.

Answers:

1)  Jimmy Carter

2)  bubble gum

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)  Sicily

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  How many U.S. military academies are there in the U.S. and what are their names?

2)  Bifocals were invented in 1785 by this man.

3)  This state is nicknamed "the Treasure State."

4)  This is the only bird capable of flying backwards.

Answers:

1)  Five. U.S. Military Academy (West Point), U.S. Naval Academy,, U.s Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

2)  Benjamin Franklin

3)  Montana

4)  the hummingbird

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Upon finishing the race, what does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 traditionally drink?

2)  This spectator sporting facility has over than 250,000 seats and is the world's largest.

3)  This country is the world's smallest republic.

4)  He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of George M. Cohan.

Answers:

1)  Milk

2)  The Indianapolis Motor Speedway

3)  The Republic of San Marino, in northeast Italy is the smallest at 24 square miles. It dates back to the era of sovereign city-states in Europe.


4)  James Cagney

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)   On this date in 1964, the first Beatles cover to making it to #34 on the UK singles chart. Who was the artist?

2)   How many thoracic vertebrae does a human have?


3)   How many thoracic vertebrae does a giraffe have?

4)   On what part of the body does a person wear a homburg?

Answers:

1)  Ella Fitzgerald

2)  12

3)  Most likely 12, definitely 7 large cervical vertebrae

4)  on the head!

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  What was PBS's longest running children's program?

2)  What was the name of Glenn Close's character in Fatal Attraction?

3)  On this date in 1972 Ceylon became The Republic of ________________.

Answers:

1)  Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. The series had its US network debut on February 19, 1968, and it aired on NET and its successor, PBS and ran until August 31, 2001.PBS aired reruns until August of 2008.

2)  Alexandra "Alex" Forrest

3)  Sri Lanka

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  This American sports organization was formed on this date in 1881?

2)  This horse was called the "Wonder Horse" because he never whinnied while his cowboy partner was singing.

3)  Today is Lawrence Tero's birthday.  He is known by another name; what is it?

4)  Clara Barton founded this organization on this date in 1881.


Answers:

1)  The U.S. Lawn Tennis Association


2)  Gene Autry was the cowboy and Champion was his faithful steed. There were several Champions over the years. Born May 20th, 1927, "Lindy Champion" was the second horse to partner with Autry .








3)  "Mr. T."

"Now enough of this jibber-jabber"

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Who is the oldest MLB pitcher in history to have pitched a perfect game, retiring all 27 batters?

2)  Perry Como had 14 #1 hits over the course of his career. Which song was his first to reach #1?

3)  What letters in the alphabet were the most recent to be included?

4)  He was famous for having said, "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death."

Answers:

1)  Randy Johnson in 2004, at the age of 40, pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks, pitched that perfect game against the Atlanta Braves.

2)  "Til the End of Time," which hit #1 in 1945.

3)  J and U were the last letters to be included in the alphabet.

4)  Patrick Henry uttered this memorable quote in a speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, in 1775.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  Which part of your eye receives no blood at all?

2)  The 2012 Olympic Games opens on what date?

3)  According to the Summer Institute for Linguistics, what language is spoken by the most people?

Answers:

1)  the cornea

2)  The 2012 Games get underway July 27th

3)  In terms of number of people speaking a native language, Mandarin Chinese wins by a great margin. That said, English is still likely to be the most widely used, even as a second language. Thanks to the need for computer programming, where English is the standard and for most business and commerce, English is predominant.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  A horse's hock is equivalent this body part on a human.

2)  How many players are on a polo team?

3)  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded the first Oscars on this date in 1929. Which film was the first to receive "Best Picture"?

4)  Herpetology studies what?

Answers:

1)  ankle

2)  four

3)  Wings

4)  Amphibians and snakes

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  On this date in 1970, he appointed the first two female generals.

2)  The name of this Italian food translates as "pick me up."

3)   St. Cecilia is their patron saint.

Answers:

1)  Richard Nixon

2)  tiramisu

3)  singers and musicians