Q: Which Apollo mission landed the first people on the moon?
A: Apollo 11
A: Sapphire
Q: How many days does it take
the planet Mercury to orbit the sun?
A
One year would be 88 days
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q: Who planned
the first Thanksgiving festival?
A: Thomas Jefferson
Q: In 1939,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving Day to one week earlier that
it was previously observed. Why?
A: To
boost the Christmas shopping season
Q: According
to the Calorie Control Council, how many calories will did the average American
consume on Thanksgiving Day?
A: 4,500
Q: In the
Bible, who was turned into a pillar of salt?
A: Lot’s wife
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q:According to
the Butterball corporation, they recommend that you thaw a wrapped turkey in the
refrigerator how long per 4 pounds of bird?
A: One Day per 4 Lbs.
Q: Which president established Thanksgiving as an official
national holiday? A: Abraham Lincoln
Q: Which president established the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving? A: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Q: In what year was a turkey first issued a "presidential
pardon"?
A: 1947
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Alan's Trivia
Q: With which magazine would you most associate with
Alfred E. Neuman?
A: Mad
Q: NOV 21, 1934, who was the teenager, dressed in
borrowed clothes and men's shoes, who won Amateur Night at New York's Apollo
Theater?
A: Ella Fitzgerald. After
fumbling her first song, Ella Fitzgerald started again and wowed the audience
with "Object of My Affection" and "Judy."
Q: Which US President was the first to travel in a
submerged sub?
A: NOV. 21, 1946 Harry
Truman
A: 50
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q: The
average dog can make about 10 different vocal sounds. How many different vocal
sounds can the average cat make?
A: About 100.
Q:Cats are one of only three four-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.
A: Camels and
giraffes walk similarly to cats.
Q:In
what year was Thanksgiving declared by Congress to be a legal holiday, held on
the fourth Thursday in November?
A: 1941
Q: It is
not a sure thing that turkey was part of the Thanksgiving Feast, but what other
meat was definitely part of the meal?
A:
venison
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q: On Nov. 14, 1954 Bill Haley’s first hit record peaked at
number 7. Do you remember the name of the song?
A : Shake, Rattle, & Roll.
Q: Nov. 14, 1980, Martin
Scorsese's film "Raging Bull" opened in the U.S. Robert DeNiro as
what boxer?
A: Jake LaMotta.
Q: Who originally sang ‘Do You Know The Way to San José?
A: Dionne Warwick
Q:What is Indiana Jones’ profession?
A: Archaeologist
Sunday, November 08, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q: In the Kenny Rogers song
‘The Gambler,’ what is the best you can hope for?
A: To die in your sleep.
Q:Who played the character
Jack Ryan in the 1992 film ‘Patroit Games’?
A: Harrison Ford
Q:In the Paul Simon song,
how many ways are there to leave your lover?
A: 50
Q:Who
is the lead actor in the 1972 film 'Fist of Fury'?
A: Bruce Lee
Saturday, November 07, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q:The nickname of trumpeter Harry Edison
was what?
A: Sweets
Q: Who was the vibraphone
player in the Modern Jazz quartet?
A: Milt Jackson.
Q:What was and is the theme song of the Glenn
Miller Orchestra?
A: Moonlight Serenade. A band's theme song is its signature tune. Miller
wrote "Moonlight Serenade" in 1923, long before he formed his own
band. "Moonlight Serenade" is not as well known as Miller's hits like
"In
the Mood", "Little Brown Jug" or "Pennsylvania
6-5000". But it does
have the distinctive "Miller sound".
Q: How much did Disney pay for the Star
Wars franchise and entire Lucas film business?
A: More than $4 Billion
Sunday, November 01, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q:Who are the top
three best-selling music artists of all time?
A: the three best-selling artists
(based on total certified sales): The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Michael
Jackson. (Top Three Selling Jazz Albums of all time 1. Kind Of Blue, Miles
Davis; Herbie Hancock, Head Hunters;
Weather Report, Heavy Weather)
Q: What is the world’s fastest
bird?
A: The fastest bird is the peregrine falcon. It can fly at a
speed of 168-217 miles per hour.
Q: What is the largest animal that ever
lived?
A: The blue whale is the largest
animal that ever lived (it could reach 100 feet long and weight up to 150
tons!)
Q: How long did the longest movie made last?
A: 85 hours and is fittingly titled “The
Cure for Insomnia.”
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q: Who is the only one in the Peanuts gang that
believed in The Great Pumpkin? A: Linus
Q:In which country did Halloween originate?
A: Ireland
Q:What was Dracula’s real name?
A: Vlad the Impaler
Q:Out of which vegetable were Jack O’ Lanterns originally made?
A: Turnips
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q:Who
was the girl singer in Gene Krupa's band?
A:
Anita O’Day
Q:What was the longest time between two twins being born?
Q:During World War II, the crew of the British submarine HMS Trident
kept what animal aboard their vessel for six weeks (it was a gift from the
Russians)? A: a fully grown reindeer called Pollyanna
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q; On Feb. 2, 1653, New
Amsterdam was incorporated. What do we call
New Amsterdam today?
A: Today
it's called New York City.
Q:Can you name the five charter members of Baseball’s Hall of
Fame?
A: Of 226 ballots cast, Ty Cobb
received 222 votes, Babe Ruth 215, Honus Wagner 215, Christy Matthewson 205,
and Walter Johnson 189. At least 170 votes were required for induction.
Q: Who was the first person that banned smoking in the White
House?
A: Feb. 2, 1993, First lady
Hillary Clinton banned smoking in the White House.
Q:In what year was the first iPhone released?
A: 2007
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q: What part of our body remains the same size from
birth?
A: Our eyes
always remain the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop
growing.
Q:In the classic TV cartoon "Tom & Jerry", what type of
animal is Jerry?
A: Mouse
Q: What lighthearted detective drama aired on the ABC network from 1979 to
1984 and featured a rich married couple, played by Robert Wagner and Stephanie
Powers, who solved crimes, along with Max, their live-in assistant?
A: Hart to Hart
Q: What age was Omkari Panwar of New Delhi when she gave birth to twins?
A: She was 70 years old when she became the
mother of twins in 2008.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Alan's Trivia
Q: On
Oct 11, 1975, "Saturday Night
Live" debuted on NBC-TV, starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase,
Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner. Who was the
first host?
A: George Carlin.
Q: On
Oct. 11, 1984, a female space shuttle astronaut became the
first American woman to walk in space. Do you remember her name?
A: Kathy Sullivan
Q:Where in the human body is the talus bone?
A: The Ankle
Q: Gout
is caused by elevated levels of which substance in the blood?
A: Uric acid.
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Alan Rock's trivia
Q: On
Oct 10, 1980, actor Billy Thomas died of a heart attack at age 49. He starred
in 89 Our Gang films as who? .
A:
Buckwheat. In 1990 an imposter appeared as Buckwheat on ABC’s TV news program
20/20.
Q: What
was the Platters’ biggest selling single?
A:
"The Great Pretender" in 1955. Flipside was called "I’m Just a
Dancing Partner."
Q: As
of 2012, only five jazz musicians have been featured on the cover of Time Magazine. Can you name them?
A: Thelonious Monk (Feb. 1964), Louis Armstrong (Feb. 1949), Duke Ellington )Aug. 1956), Wynton Marsalis (Oct. 1990) , and Dave Brubeck ( Nov. 1954).
Q: What
is a pregnant goldfish is called?
A: A Twit
Sunday, October 04, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q:What was the first CD pressed in the
United States?
A: Bruce Springsteen’s
Born In The USA.
Q: Today is National Junk
Food Day. Which junk food is most popular?
A: Although Potato chips are the Number 1 selling
snack in the United States. Statistics show that they accompany lunch 32
percent of the time and dinner 18 percent of the time. Donuts are the top
selling Junk Food, followed by Pizza, and Ice cream.
Where is the worlds only roller skating
museum located?
A: Lincoln, Nebraska
Saturday, October 03, 2015
Alan's Trivia
Q: In the famous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's
film. "Psycho," what was used for blood?
A: Chocolate syrup.
Q; Which fairy rules the Kingdom of Sweets in the
ballet, The Nutcracker?
A: The Sugar
Plum Fairy
Q: You suffer from lachanophobia. What do you have
an abnormal fear of?
A: Vegetables
Q Who was the mother of Queen Mary I?
A:
Catherine of Aragon.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q: The
Flintstones was originally sponsored by whom?
A: Winston
cigarettes, and was intended for adults.
Q: When coming up with the Morse code, Samuel Morse needed to know what letters were used most frequently in the English language so he did this by counting the number of letters in sets of printers type. What do you think was number one, two and three were? A: E, T, then A,I,O,N,S. (all about the same. Z was last with J,X & T rounding out the bottom.
Q: What male singer recorded a brilliant duet album
with John Coltrane in 1963? Songs on the album include "Lush Life"
and "They Say It's Wonderful".
A: Johnny Hartman For my money, "John
Coltrane and Johnny Hartman" is a must-own album. Hartman's vocals are
smooth as silk, and Coltrane's playing is at its finest. One of the top 100
jazz albums of all-time, in my opinion.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Alan Rock's Trivia
Q: Who was the gal that worked long and hard hours on assembly lines during
World War II. What was her nickname, which was even set to music in honor of
her on recordings and during dances and other musical events?
A: The wonderful gal who helped with the
manufacture of aircraft and other equipment needed by our troops was Rosie the
Riveter.
A: The world's first electric traffic light signal was
installed over 75 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio, at the intersection of Euclid Avenue
and East 105th Street.
Q: In what year did Congress declare
the Fourth of July as a national holiday?
A:
In 1870, the Fourth of July became a national holiday.
Q: How many milk or baby teeth does a child have?
A: 20
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)