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Who voiced Marty the zebra?

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1. Who provided the voice of Marty the zebra in the “Madagascar” film franchise?

A) Martin Lawrence

B) Chris Rock

C) Jada Pinkett

Smith

D) Ben Stiller

2. From 1952 to today, which company has won the most NASCAR manufactur­ers championsh­ips?

A) Chevrolet

B) Ferrari

C) Ford

D) Toyota

3. New Orleans musician Troy Andrews is better known by what stage name?

A) Kid Creole

B) Trombone Shorty C) Doctor John D) Macklemore

4. Which creature transmits trypanosom­iasis, or sleeping sickness, to humans?

A) Bat

B) Cobra

C) Rat

D) Tsetse fly

5. Introduced in 1914, the Mercury Man is the official trademark of what

company?

A) AT&T

B) Cunard

C) FTD

D) Western Union 6. A recognized form of the card game bridge is named for which U.S. city?

A) Albuquerqu­e B) Boston

C) Chicago

D) Sacramento

Answers

1) Chris Rock provided the voice of Marty the zebra in the “Madagascar” film franchise.

2) From 1952 to today, Chevrolet has won the most NASCAR manufactur­ers championsh­ips.

3) New Orleans musician Troy Andrews is known by the stage name Trombone Shorty.

4) Tsetse flies transmit trypanosom­iasis, or sleeping sickness, to humans.

5) The Mercury Man is the official trademark of Florists' Transworld Delivery, better known as FTD. 6) Chicago is a recognized form of the card game bridge.

FACTS OF THE DAY

• The Grevy's zebra is named for Jules Grevy, a former president of France who received one in 1882 as a diplomatic gift from King Menelik II of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). A representa­tive from the Paris museum of natural history noticed this zebra was different from other known zebras — taller, with narrower stripes and a distinctiv­e white belly. He gave it the scientific name Equus grevyi in Grevy's honor. King Menelik presented Grevy's zebras to England's Queen Victoria and President Theodore Roosevelt as well.

• The first woman to compete in a NASCAR race was Sara Christian, who drove a Ford owned by her husband, Frank, at Charlotte Speedway on June 19, 1949. At the end of the 1949 season, Sara Christian was ranked No. 13 overall. She raced in six of the eight NASCAR events, including the July 10 race at Daytona Beach where the field also included Ethel Mobley and Louise Smith — the first NASCAR race that included three female drivers.

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