Morocco is our oldest friend
1. Which body of water separates Morocco and Spain?
A) Bay of Biscay B) Dardanelles
C) Strait of Gibraltar D) Strait of Messina
2. What made Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, J.J. Jackson and Martha Quinn newsworthy in 1981?
A) American hostages freed from Iran
B) Eurovision song contest winners
C) First MTV VJs
D) Space Shuttle Columbia astronauts
3. Who was the first woman to run for vice president of the United States on a major party ticket?
A) Shirley Chisholm B) Geraldine Ferraro C) Winona LaDuke D) Sarah Palin
4. Which performers are the subjects of the musical “Jersey Boys”?
A) The Drifters
B) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band C) Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
D) Frankie Valli and the Four
Seasons
5. The Grammywinning song “Kiss From a Rose” by Seal was featured in which 1995movie?
A) “Batman Forever” B) “Clueless” C) “GoldenEye” D) “Pocahontas”
6. A cooper is a person who makes what?
A) Barrels
B) Hats
C) Perfume
D) Whiskey
Answers
1) The Strait of Gibraltar separates Morocco and Spain. 2) Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, J.J. Jackson and Martha Quinn were the first MTV VJs. 3) Democrat Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman to be a vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket. 4) “Jersey Boys” is a jukebox musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. 5) “Kiss From a Rose” was a hit from the “Batman Forever” soundtrack.
6) A cooper makes barrels.
FACTS OF THE DAY
• Morocco was the first nation on Earth to recognize the United States as an independent country. The acknowledgment was made in 1777, largely at the request of the Continental Congress who wanted safety for American trading ships visiting the Moroccan port of Tangier. The official Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship was signed in 1786and remains the longest unbroken treaty in U.S. history.
• The Andrew Jackson equestrian statue that stands in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., isn't merely a heroic likeness of POTUS No. 7; it's a feat of engineering. It was the first equestrian statue in the world whose weight — all 15tons of bronze — is balanced entirely on the horse's two back legs.
• Bradley Cooper holds the rare distinction of having appeared on the Bravo TV series “Inside the Actors Studio” as a student audience member and, years later, as an interview subject. He can be seen in episodes of season five, which aired in 1999, asking questions of Sean Penn and Robert De Niro. In season 17, which aired in 2011, students were asking Cooper questions.