We’ll start off with a question: Despite not landing on the Moon, what record did the crew of Apollo 13 set?
Today is Juan Santamaria Day in Costa Rica and World Parkinson’s Disease Day.
It’s unofficially International Louie Louie Day, National Eight-Track Tape Day, and National Pet Day.
It’s the birthday of fashion designer Oleg Cassini, who was born in 1913; actor Joel Grey, who turns 85; and television host Jeremy Clarkson, who is 57.
Now, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random.
This week in 1988, the top song in the U.S. was “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car” by Billy Ocean.
The No. 1 movie was “Beetlejuice,” while the novel “The Icarus Agenda” by Robert Ludlum topped the New York Times Bestsellers list.
Now for our weekly question: What is the nickname of the bell that surpassed Big Ben as the largest bell in Great Britain?
Submit your answer at triviapeople.com/test and we’ll add the name of the person with the first correct answer to our winner’s wall … at triviapeople.com. We'll have the correct answer on Friday’s episode.
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