Alan Rock's Trivia

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

Alan Rock's Trivia

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

Alan Rock's Trivia!

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."

Alan Rock's Trivia

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.

Alan Rock's Trivia

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

Alan Rock's Trivia!

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.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

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

Alan Rock's Trivia!

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%

Alan Rock's Trivia!

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

Alan Rock's Tivia

Questions:

1) In the 1989 biographical film, "Great Balls of Fire," who played Jerry Lee Lewis?

2) How many times a year does the average human blink?

Answers:

1) Dennis Quaid

2) 10 million blinks!

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) On this date in 1986, a famous TV character returned from the dead. Who was he?

2) According to research, termites eat wood twice as fast when they are listening to what kind of music?

Answers:

1) Dallas's Bobby Ewing

2) Heavy metal

Today's Trivia Teasers

Q: On this date in 1992, 12 year old Gregory Kingsley of Florida made legal history. What did he do?
A: He legally "divorced" himself from his biological parents.

Q: Who was the oldest man to appear in a major-league baseball game?
A: On Sep, 25, 1965 Kansas City pitcher Satchel Paige threw three shutout innings against the Boston Red Sox. Satchel was 60 years instead of tobacco, he was chewing prunes.

Q: On Sep 25, 1981 the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, the 102nd justice to take the oath. What is her name?
A: Sandra Day O'Connor

Q: When a gorilla sticks his tongue out, what does it mean?
A: They are angry when they do so

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) According to Rich Hall's book Sniglets, what are "rubuncles"?

2) On this date in 1513, the Pacific Ocean was discovered -- by whom?


Answers:

1) "Rubuncles" refer to the flesh bumps on an uncooked chicken.

2) Balboa

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) Who was the youngest man to serve as president of the United States?

3) Though discovered as recently as 1930, this planet was recently demoted to sub-planet status. Which planet/not planet is it?

Answers:

1) Benjamin Franklin

2) 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.

3) Pluto

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions:

1) Which WWII general designed his own uniform jacket?

2) Name the only person to have been named to the College Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach?

3) If your lipstick contains "cochineal," what can you be reasonably sure of?


Answers:

1) Dwight D. Eisenhower

2) John Wooten

3) That it's safe -- it contains a red dye extracted from dried female insects (ewww).

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Born this date in 1928, He played TV's Batman. Who was he?

2) Who famously said, "When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "present" or "not guilty."

3) What candy is the favorite of most elephants?

Answers:

1) Adam West

2) Teddy Roosevelt

3) Licorice

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions

1) On this date in 1931, RCA Victor demonstrated the first 33 1/3 long-play record.
What was RCA's mascot's name?

2) As a child, actor Robert Blake played sidekick in a western. Who was he?

3) What was Frankie Avalon's first Top Ten hit song?

Answers

1) "Nipper." Nipper was depicted as tilting his head toward the victrola to listen to "his master's voice."

2) Blake played Red Ryder's Indian buddy, Little Beaver. He also made 50 "Our Gang" comedies.

3) "Dede Dinah" reached Billboard's #7 in early 1958. "Ginger Bread" peaked at #9 a few months later. "Venus" hit #1 in 1959.

Alan Rock's Trivia

Questions

1) On this date in 1911, the first transcontinental flight across the U.S. was completed. It took pilot C.P. Rogers 82 hours to fly from New York city to what destination?

2) Prior to his breakout role on "Three's Company", John Ritter had a recurring role on what series?


Answers:

1) Pasadena, CA

2) Ritter played the Rev. Matthew Fordwick on "The Waltons." (He also had a cameo as a tennis playing minister on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" when he clumsily presided over Ted and Georgette's wedding.

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On this date in 1620, The Mayflower left Plymouth, England on its way to America. How many pilgrims were on that voyage?

2) On this date in 1630, the village of Shawmut, Massachusetts changed its name to what we presently call it, which is _____________.

Answers

1) There were 102 pilgrims on board.

2) Boston