Andy Angel's Antelope... A, A, A Quiz

Answer: American Airlines

American Airlines formed in the late 1920s from a conglomeration of local and regional aviation companies as American Airways under The Aviation Corporation. It became known as American Airlines in 1934.

Answer: Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams got his distinctive crooked nose during an aftershock following the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Adams was only four years old. His broken nose was never set properly and he elected not to have it set even in adulthood.
Adams fell in love with photography at an early age and loved the outdoors, particularly Yosemite National Park. He developed techniques that revolutionized outdoor photography. His works are widely loved and praised.

Answer: Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is located in the south-central region of Alaska, west of the Chugach Mountains and south of Mt. McKinley. Anchorage was settled in 1914, and grew in size as workers migrated to work on the Alaska Railroad. The city was incorporated in 1923. Anchorage's population increased significantly in the 1940s and 1950s.

The U.S. military established Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson Army Base there during the beginning of the Cold War. The city saw a population explosion in the 1970s with the discovery of oil in Alaska.

Answer: Alcoa

Charles Martin Hall founded Alcoa, then named Pittsburgh Reduction Company, in 1888. The company changed its name to The Aluminum Company of America in 1907. Often referred to as Alcoa, the company changed its name officially in 1999. Alcoa has long traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AA.

Answer: Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous, or AA, was founded in the mid 1930s. It can trace its roots to the principles practiced by members of the religious movement of the early 20th century known as the Oxford Group. The ideas of self-improvement by performing a self-inventory, admitting wrongs, making amends, using prayer and meditation, and carrying the message to others became the basis for the 12-steps that AA incorporated into its program.

Answer: Alan Alda

Alan Alda won all three of these awards during his work on the TV series "M*A*S*H". Alda was born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo in 1936 in New York City. Alda began his acting career on Broadway in 1959.

Answer: AAA

Ratings among credit agencies varies slightly but are similar. S&P uses the scale: AAA, AA+, AA, AA-, A+, A, A-, BBB+, BBB, BBB-, BB+, BB, BB-, B+, B, B-, CCC+, CCC, CCC-, CC, C, D. A rating of AAA is the highest rating possible.

Answer: Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor was founded in 1824. Forty acres of land were designated for a proposed state capital site, but Lansing won the bid for the Michigan state capital. The land was instead used by the University of Michigan when it moved from Detroit in 1837.

Answer: American Automobile Association

AAA was founded in 1902 in Chicago by nine independent motor clubs that banded together to form The American Automobile Association. The club was started in response to a growing interest in automobile traveling and the lack of suitable roads and maps available at the time. AAA produced its first road map in 1905.

Answer: Arthur Ashe

President Bill Clinton awarded Arthur Ashe the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993, four months after Ashe died from AIDS-related pneumonia. Arthur Ashe was a legendary tennis player and winner of three Grand Slams. The Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health charities were both founded by Ashe.