Monday, January 07, 2008

Sweet Georgia TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Millard Fillmore Day, marking the birth of the 13th U.S. president on Jan. 7, 1800. The Millard Fillmore Society, a group of proud under-achievers, calls its members "Fillmorons." Fillmore's birthday is often used as an occasion for parties when no other reason exists.

Today is National Thank God It's Monday Day, for folks who get excited about a new week. Note that this category does not include your trusty blogger ;)

Today is Harlem Globetrotters Day. On January 7, 1927, the Globetrotters played their first game in Hinckley, Illinois. They had been founded the previous year by Abe Saperstein. Since then, they've played more than 20,000 games all over the world.


On this day in 1789, in the first U.S. presidential election, Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation's first president.

On this day in 1992, AT&T released its video telephone. The price: $1,499.

On this day in 1998, Brian Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, reported five sets of twins born in 48 hours. Obstetrics Clinic Manager Jan Lucas said, "You’d think we were having a special."

Ok, let's get the week going with a tough one: Who saw the turtleneck he wore at cease-fire talks in Bosnia fetch $5,000 at auction?

Good luck :)

2 Comments:

At 2:12 PM, January 07, 2008, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, that is a tough one! I'll make two guesses - George Mitchell and Jimmy Carter. It was probably in the early to mid-'90s, and it had to be a bipartisan statesman type. Were turtlenecks still in then?

 
At 7:41 AM, January 08, 2008, Blogger R-dogg said...

Wow, JD, I'm impressed! It was my JC himself...Jimmy Carter!

 

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