I [glub glub] love [glub glub] TRIVIA QUIZzes!
Today is Serious Soap Opera Day, marking the debut on this date in 1956 of "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night" on CBS Television. "The Edge of Night" had been moved from radio, where it was called "The Adventures of Perry Mason." It was canceled in 1984;"As the World Turns" continues.
Today is International Children's Book Day, marking Hans Christian Anderson's birthday.
Today is National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day.
On this day in 1902, the first motion picture theatre opened in Los Angeles. The Electric Theatre charged a dime to see an hour’s news reel, including the films, "The Capture of the Biddle Brothers" and "New York in a Blizzard."
On this day in 1964, The Beach Boys recorded "I Get Around."
On this day in 1980, Toshiaki Shirai and Yukiko Nagata set the world underwater kissing record in Tokyo with a very wet kiss of two minutes 18 seconds.
On this day in 2007, in Langley, Washington, Alden Couch went for a drive in his '81 Impala to celebrate his 101st birthday. He would breeze through his state driver's license test, including the dreaded parallel parking, a few days later. He limited his driving to South Whidbey Island -- "The mainland is too wild" -- and drives mostly to nearby Langley, to the grocery store, the gas station, and the senior center for lunch and a game of dominos. His new license expires in 2012.
OK, some baskeball trivia: On this day in 1984, John Thompson became the first black coach to lead his team to the NCAA college basketball championship. Which team was he coaching when they defeated Houston 84-75 in Seattle for the win?
Good luck :)
5 Comments:
i'm interpreting for mark: georgetown.
i myself have no answer and don't understand how he can remember things like this but not where we keep the colander.
Yes, it's Georgetown. John Thompson's trademark was a white towel over his shoulder, so you can think of him the next time you need to wipe up baby drool!
That's an awesome story about the guy on Whidbey who drives at age 101! Are you sure they made him parallel park?
Georgetown it is!
Jody and Mark, nice job! Jody, I have to agree with you about the sports stats...I can only remember certain ones, like the fact that WFU did horribly in the one NCAA tourney game during my time there :)
JD, good question: I didn't take a driving test here, so I'm not sure if you have to parallel park!
yes, that's one of the requirements. which i did well on even though i flunked my driving test the first time - went 27 in a 20 zone and automatically flunked. it sucked.
Jody, that does suck, but thanks for the info! The NC test was really easy: the hardest part was the 3-point turn. My tester took me to a road so wide he had to tell me not to pull a U-turn even though I could have...in my parents' STATION WAGON!
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