Our trivia pal Doug Schiller of Port Lavaca, Texas, once visited tiny Erick, Okla. (population about 1,000), where singer Sheb Wooley (of “Purple People Eater” fame) was born and singer Roger Miller (of “King of the Road” fame) grew up. He reports that the only two streets that intersect in the town are named for Miller and Wooley.
Anyone who reads car ads or watches car commercials on TV is familiar with the word “horsepower” as a measure of engine performance. Which of these units of measure is a fraction of a horsepower?
A) Watt
B) Volt
C) Ampere
D) Pound
Monday’s answer: The 1984 film “Cannonball Run II” featured the last film roles of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
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